Whiskey

[Anonymous No.14022966]

I think I’m about to give up on scotch. All the ones I’ve had hve been disappointing and not worth the price.
>Glenmorangie 10
>Laphroaig 10
>Arberlour A’bunadh
They haven’t come cheap and don’t impress me at all. The bourbons I have tastes better and even a $20 bottle of rum is more exciting than any of these drinks.
I am going to get one more before I stop with the scotch meme. Have I just been getting trash scotch? (They’re all hyped up, welll reviewed). What do you recommend to convince me that I shouldn’t give up on scotch?

[Anonymous No.14022981]

>>14022966
glenmorangie and aberlour 10 get btfo by bourbon pretty easily but you didn't like laphroaig? if you don't like smoke or peat then you can probably skip scotch and just check out other aged spirits.

[Anonymous No.14022992]

>>14022966
Those 3 bottles should last you awhile (the bottom two aren't exactly casual drinking whiskey), so yeah, try other things. That's a respectable starting whiskey collection to show off when you have guests over.

[Anonymous No.14023019]

>don't like peatbombs
>don't like sherrybombs
>don't like "plain" scotch
I think you just don't like scotch.
>The bourbons I have tastes better and even a $20 bottle of rum is more exciting than any of these drinks.
You just like sweet booze.

[Anonymous No.14023024]

>>14022966
honestly, that's a pretty big spread, the glenmorangie being really light, the laphroaig super peaty, and the aberlour being a sherry bomb. and you're right, those bottles are all well-regarded at their price point.

you probably just don't like scotch. and given that you prefer all your bourbons to your scotches, the scotch you'd most like would probably be middle-of-the-road stuff like highland park.

[Anonymous No.14023033]

>>14022981
Plenty of scotches lack that. Your advice should have been to look into lowland or speyside varieties, and avoid islay.

[Anonymous No.14023047]

>>14023033
>Your advice should have been to look into lowland or speyside varieties,
he obviously won't like those

[Anonymous No.14023093]

>>14023019
>You just like sweet booze.
No. I like Redbreast, I like dry red wine, I like gin, l like rye. I just like flavor. Glenmorangie was nice for all of two drinks, the honey impressed me, but then it just flattened to base whiskey flavor. Laphroaig is just smoke, little of anything else comes through. A’bunda Is by far the most dissappointing, where’s the fucking sherry “bomb”? It’s like a slight, almost perceptible nothing. Might as well drink actual sherry and it’ll cost a fraction of the price. There seems to be more variation between bourbon (woodford, four roses, knob creek, eagle rare) than there has been in these scotches (with the exception of peat which woukd be nice if it were accompanied by something else). I'm asking for recs on a scotch that won’t disappoint. I’ve heard bad things about Glendronach in general, but the 18 seems to be highly rec’d. Will that actually be the sherry bomb of promise?

[Anonymous No.14023113]

>>14023093
try spanish brandy like lepanto

[Anonymous No.14023122]

>>14023093
>Laphroaig is just smoke, little of anything else comes through
Try pairing it with Taco Bell.

[Anonymous No.14023129]

>>14023113
Will look into it
>>14023122
Catch corona

[Anonymous No.14023130]

>>14023093
Longmorn 16
if you don't like it, you don't like scotch.

[Anonymous No.14023135]

What is the second worst-tasting scotch behind Talisker 10?

[Anonymous No.14023137]

>>14023135
Talisker Distiller's Edition

[Anonymous No.14023144]

>>14023122
Do y'all have any favorite whisky/food pairings? The food you eat right before you take a sip of whisky can very dramatically alter the perceived flavor of the whisky. The effect can even be rather extreme at times, for better or for worse.

[Anonymous No.14023147]

>>14023144
dark bread and whisky is pretty good

[Anonymous No.14023163]

>>14023144
whiskey and pretzels are pure magic
honestly, anything salty pairs really well as long as the whiskey itself isn't already briney

[Anonymous No.14023181]

>>14023093
>Glenmorangie was nice for all of two drinks, the honey impressed me, but then it just flattened to base whiskey flavor
Yea, Glenmorangie is the least flavourful scotch out there. You should stick to their cask finishes.
>Laphroaig is just smoke, little of anything else comes through
That's not true. Try light-medium peat stuff like Springbank, Highland Park, Benromach, Tomintoul (Peaty Tang), Talisker.

I don't think you're going to get much more sherry flavour than you had in A’bunda. Especially if you go older, where there'll be more wood influence. In any case it is a very intense whisky.

[Anonymous No.14023185]

>>14023181
>Springbank, Benromach, Tomintoul
Good
>Highland Park, Talisker
Not so good

[Anonymous No.14023192]

>>14022966
Super depressed and want to start drinking. What should I go for?

[Anonymous No.14023198]

>>14023192
The answer is obviously a handle of $10 vodka or a handle of Evan Williams black label.

[Anonymous No.14023204]

>>14023185
I'd probably swap springbank and talisker there.

[Anonymous No.14023206]

>>14023198
Not looking to get wasted or anything. I just want something that tastes good and can take the edge off. I do get a super exaggerated burn when I drink, I don't like it.

[Anonymous No.14023210]

>>14022966
I genuinely enjoy whiskey but it makes me beat my wife and sexually abuse her two kids so I just stick to light beer.

When I was drinking however I was a big fan of Jameson and Johnnie Walker black label. Doesn't have to be expensive to be nice I say.

[Anonymous No.14023216]

>>14023204
>swapping literally the best distillery for Diageo trash

[Anonymous No.14023222]

>>14023216
>Choosing whiskey based upon the companies political leanings

[Anonymous No.14023223]

>>14023093
>with the exception of peat which woukd be nice if it were accompanied by something else
Longrow Peated is this. It has a wonderful smoke and lemon oil balance going for it, despite being heavily peated. It is equally peaty to Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg yet has much more non-peat flavor going on in it than those.

[Anonymous No.14023227]

>>14023222
>not choosing whiskey based upon it being owned by the largest producer of alcohol in the world, and who is notorious for pumping up production and price while shitting on quality

[Anonymous No.14023228]

>>14023222
>nonsensical strawman
literally what the fuck are you even talking about

[Anonymous No.14023236]

>>14022966
scotch ain't for everybody.
I personally only use it for highballs.

[Anonymous No.14023249]

>>14023227
It doesn't matter how much the quality was shat on if it's still better than the competition.

>>14023228
Go on, use your non political words to explain "swapping literally the best distillery for Diageo trash"

[Anonymous No.14023254]

>>14023249
>It doesn't matter how much the quality was shat on if it's still better than the competition.
massive cope
and it's decidedly not, especially at the pricepoint they charge these days

[Anonymous No.14023266]

>>14023254
Talisker 10 is definitely better than Springbank 10

[Anonymous No.14023268]

>for me, it's diageo. they got it all covered.

[Anonymous No.14023316]

>>14022966
You probably just don't like scotch. I feel the same way about bourbon. I've tried Woodford, Buffalo Trace, Angels Envy, Bulleit and I just don't care for it. It's a good thing they were all so cheap

[Anonymous No.14023337]

>>14023268
>things at proofs higher than 91? uhhhhhh

[Anonymous No.14023691]

>>14022966
it's cheap grain spirit stored in burnt wood

[Anonymous No.14023757]

>>14023130
old or new bottling?

[Anonymous No.14023798]

For me it’s Talisker 10, the best affordable scotch

[Anonymous No.14023802]

>>14022966
Maybe you just don’t like scotch.
Your palate can’t be in sync with everything.

[Anonymous No.14023806]

>>14023093
>There seems to be more variation between bourbon
That’s gonna be a big no from me. Bourbon is definitely more samey, as the rules for bourbon making limits the distillers options.
If you like wine, I would recommend trying some of the wine finished scotch. Like Arran’s wine finish series

[Anonymous No.14023854]

>>14022966
As many other guys suggested just go for different spirits instead. Whisky is very easy to get into, because of the huge hype it had. But that led to some askworthy developments in the industry anyways. Also most other spirits are much more straight forward when it comes to taste. Especially brandies like cognac, argmagnac, brandy de jerez or even calvados. But the availability of those isn't even quite as good as scotch. And with most unpopular things it not that easy to get some good suggestions.

[Anonymous No.14023865]

>>14023854
Not OP, but in the US it's practically impossible to find a liquor store that carries more than 2 or 3 different bottles of calvados.

[Anonymous No.14023959]

Just buy the cheapest bottle you can find, guaranteed it tastes exactly the same

[Anonymous No.14023994]

>>14023959

[Anonymous No.14024003]

>>14022966
Bourbon suits the American palate more as it's known for its bold, sweet flavour. Nuance isn't really for the American palate for the most part.

[Anonymous No.14024017]

The esteemed bourbon connoisseur

[Anonymous No.14024020]

>>14023854
I would disagree about Armagnac, I've had some Armagnac that definitely rivals scotch. Got a bottle of this for my friend's buck's weekend and it was great.

[Anonymous No.14024059]

>>14022966
Boring drink for bores. Whisky is the steak of beverages.

[Anonymous No.14024061]

>>14024059
to be honest any liqour is meh

there's such a variety of beverages out there compared to the small and expensive vertical that is whiskey

[Anonymous No.14024066]

>>14024061
TURKEY GANG BITCH

[Anonymous No.14024103]

Irish Whiskey is better anyway. Stick with the superior bottles.

[Anonymous No.14024106]

>>14024061
cocktails are where it's at

[Anonymous No.14024110]

>>14024103
Which Irish whiskies are you talking about?

[Anonymous No.14024155]

Holy shit OP is an enormous faggot

[Anonymous No.14024168]

>>14024155
>noooo you can't just not like whisky, you have to love so you can fiti in with us brave female maltheads from reddit and btfo patriarchy

[Anonymous No.14024435]

>>14024110
Jameson of course. The only brand of Irish whiskey.