Whiskey Thread

[Anonymous No.15161462]

What are your favorite whiskies?

[Anonymous No.15161468]

>>15161462
Here's the template.

[Anonymous No.15161577]

>>15161468
maybe not my favorites of all time but my go-tos that I will always have on standby if I can find them

[Anonymous No.15161602]

>>15161462
The cheapest. I'm Danish so my tastebuds are fried already due to me drinking and smoking at the age of 13.

[Anonymous No.15161621]

>>15161577
Based and double oak pilled.

[Anonymous No.15161823]

I think I'm done with bourbon, boys. I've tried a shit ton of it and I can count the ones I actually like on one hand. It's rye an scotch from now on for me.

[Anonymous No.15161898]

What are some good cask-strength sherry bombs other than A'bunadh and Glenfarclas 105?

[Anonymous No.15162003]

>>15161462
If you've consumed more than 6 bottles of whiskey during your lifetime you have a serious problem.

[Anonymous No.15162068]

>>15162003
Oh... oh no...

[Anonymous No.15162082]

>>15162003

[Anonymous No.15162428]

>>15161823
less than a 5 years frok now and you'll be drinking Makers

[Anonymous No.15162481]

>>15161462
Costco costco costco costco

[Anonymous No.15162485]

>>15162003
I'm probably at 600
>>15162428
Makers sucks
>>15161823
Scotch is helt to a lower standard than bourbon and cheap ones often have dyes and artificial flavorings.

[Anonymous No.15162499]

>>15161577
Based

[Anonymous No.15162530]

>>15161462
I drink a lot of whiskey to cope with the horrors I saw as a toddler in the Nazi gas chambers. Just by a miracle, I survived somehow. Now I run a successful business.

Still, the horror haunts me.

[Anonymous No.15162765]

>>15161577
>Willett rye
>Signet
10/10 choices.

[Anonymous No.15162781]

>>15162530

Was it "take your son to work" day? And did you get any splinters from the wooden doors?

[Anonymous No.15162786]

Famous Grouse

[Anonymous No.15162824]

>>15162003

[Anonymous No.15163033]

[Anonymous No.15163036]

>>15162003
Yeah alright I've had more than that in the past month
>>15161462
For me, it's Jameson

[Anonymous No.15163617]

>>15161577
>$125 for Willet Rye 4yr

Is it worth it or am I being Jewed?

[Anonymous No.15163684]

>>15161462

[Anonymous No.15163691]

i have drank a ton of canadian mcmasters this year, and some days i have horrible gut rot. i make OK money. i don't know why i still insist on buying this cheap stuff. it's probably because i tend to go overboard sometimes and i don't like spending 3x the money on jack daniels where you're just paying for the name. i hate wasting expensive whiskey on a bender

[Anonymous No.15163701]

>>15161602
this

[Anonymous No.15163703]

>>15161462
Four Roses, Jameson or Haig and that's that. Don't like scotch at all

[Anonymous No.15163711]

>>15161602
>>15163701
i sometimes hear that more expensive liquor will possibly lead to less hangovers and less gut rot. is there any truth to this

[Anonymous No.15163762]

>>15161823
There's absolutely nothing wrong with a nice rye.

[Anonymous No.15163778]

Evan Williams BiB, Old Forrester 100, Monkey Shoulder, Wild Turkey 101

[Anonymous No.15163821]

>>15162003

[Anonymous No.15164258]

>>15163778
>Monkey Shoulder
404 Flavor Not Found

[Anonymous No.15164459]

>>15163711
No, your body reacts to ethanol the same way no matter how it's produced
However you could get allergic reactions to the other shit in it

[Anonymous No.15164649]

>>15163617
It's 50-60 bucks if you can find it on the shelf
you're being jewed regardless because resell is 80-90

[Anonymous No.15165076]

>*snifff* *snnnnooorrrrfffffff* ahh....mmmmm the pungent, peaty smell of a fine Highlander *SNNNOOORRFFFF*....do i detect flowery notes, too? Ah who cares?! let's taste this baby! *Slurrrppp* *swolsh swolsh*....*sharp inhale* AHHHHH now THAT's the stuff! The earthiness is just mild enough not to overpower the mellowness of the oak cask! Now THAT's the REAL taste of whiskey- not that blended scotch crap! I'm going to polish this one off and then move on to the REALLY sophisticated stuff- a 40-year old sherry casked Islander! Cheers!

[Anonymous No.15165367]

>scotch
Tamdhu Batch Strength
>blended scotch
Black Bottle
>bourbon
Knob Creek Single Barrel
>rye
Rittenhouse
>Irish
Writers Tears Red Head Single Malt
>Other
Amrut Fusion

[Anonymous No.15165531]

>>15165367
>Tamdhu Batch Strength
Is this on the fruitier end or the meatier end of the sherried scotch spectrum?

[Anonymous No.15165681]

>>15161577
Had that Signet the other day. What a delicious and unique scotch. I am not normally a fan of Glenmorangie and prefer Islay or Campletown scotches but damn, that was just outrageous. Wish I could afford it.

[Anonymous No.15165798]

I just bought the Coffee grain whiskey
total meme. it's fine, but I've got far better whiskeys for the same price; this is not so good it deserved to be sold out for six months. I'm going to drink it, but definitely never buy it again.
I almost tried Talisker 10 but I wanted to try both and the coffee was $30 less. I'll pick that up next time.

[Anonymous No.15165836]

>>15165798
>i consoomed
>i hated it
take note retards

[Anonymous No.15165854]

unironically like jap whisky the most
this shit is so strong but tastes sweet

[Anonymous No.15165884]

>>15165798
>Coffee grain whiskey
i prefer coffey malt desu, it has the tan label

[Anonymous No.15166006]

>>15161462
Really good all around. Need to try the Old Grand Dad 114
>>15161577
I've only had the Nikka and Glenmo of these but like them both a lot

[Anonymous No.15166026]

I drink a whole lot but I don’t think I’ve ever had any of the whisky in this thread besides maker’s mark
I guess im a pleb

[Anonymous No.15166145]

>>15165531
Fruitier for sure. Quite sticky as well compared to A'bunadh and Macallan Classic Cut.

[Anonymous No.15166550]

>>15166145
Have you (or anyone else) had the batch 004? I've heard bad things about it, the most recent batch, compared to the first three.
Sounds right up my alley if the batch 4 isn't shit.

[Anonymous No.15166754]

>>15166026
Nah. Unless you're drinking garbage gutrot, the best whiskey is the one you enjoy.

[Anonymous No.15167197]

>>15166754
The best whiskey is the friends we made along the way :)

[Anonymous No.15167309]

[Anonymous No.15167553]

>>15163684
I know the caffeine content is different but can you taste a difference between diet coke and coke zero?

[Anonymous No.15167723]

>>15165854
I still dont get it. How come jap whiskey makers didn't figure it out that they need to put anime girls on labels? I guarantee that, there will be a lot more demand for their products.

[Anonymous No.15167746]

>>15161577
i like nikka from barrel too

[Anonymous No.15167756]

>>15167309
soy

[Anonymous No.15169018]

>>15167309
>Peel here

Is there something behind the label?

[Anonymous No.15169140]

>>15167553
coke zero is supposed to more closely resemble the flavor of regular coca-cola, while diet coke is its own thing
people liked the taste of diet coke, regardless of the fact that it tastes different than regular coke

[Anonymous No.15169615]

>>15167309
"always be gambling? Listen here you little SHIT that acronym is A.B.G. That's a 'G', as in captial-G GAY. Are you a capital-F Faggot? Do you spend your days here taking /ck/ocks up your ass? Do you make your living sucking dick?"

"Pal the letters you need to know are A. B. C. It's so easy a little black boy can sing about it. A. B. C. Always. Be. Closing. You see this? This is a 50 year old Springbank. That's who I am bucko. Whisky threads are for closers."

[Anonymous No.15169625]

I only drink Evan Williams and Jameson, I'm drinking to get drunk but also not feel like poison the next day.

[Anonymous No.15169792]

was the new Old Tub shilled here? I'm low on bourbon and really like Old Grandad 114 and Jim Beam generally.

[Anonymous No.15169992]

>>15169625
eloquently put and correct

[Anonymous No.15170003]

>>15169792
It's solid for 20 bucks, havent had OGD114 in a while but they're in the same ballpark as far as flavor/intensity
unfortunately a lot of hypefags have already cleared the shelves of it

[Anonymous No.15170022]

>>15170003
figures

[Anonymous No.15170399]

>>15170003
>13% rye
>in the same ballpark as OGD114
No.

[Anonymous No.15170422]

>

[Anonymous No.15170457]

>>15169615
Aging a whiskey like Springbank where the base spirit is so characterful for 50 years would be pretty silly, I imagine, overriding the distillery character with cask.

[Anonymous No.15170547]

>>15170399
ballpark means loose correlation, not verbatim
try both, decide for yourself, I personally found them to be similar enough to warrant a comparison

[Anonymous No.15170627]

>>15170547
The rye content in the mashbill is so different that they're essentially two separate styles of bourbon, m8. OGD 114 is a high-rye bourbon. Old Tub has a fairly "standard" amount of rye in the mashbill.
They're totally two different styles of bourbon.

[Anonymous No.15171537]

>>15167309
R E D L I N E

select all images with cars

[Anonymous No.15171566]

>>15166006
Yoichi is a great choice.

[Anonymous No.15171599]

>>15170627
sure
and yet, if someone asked me "What are two great high-proof bourbons that are non-chill filtered right around 20 bucks" I would answer Old Tub and OGD
They're more similar in flavor than you might think. Again, try both.

[Anonymous No.15171874]

I accidentally picked up a bottle of WT rye 81 instead of 101. This might be what pushes me over the fucking edge.

[Anonymous No.15171899]

>>15162003
If you took a single 1oz shot of whiskey (almost nothing) every day you'd go through six bottles in 6 months. If you had a few oz of whiskey every few weeks it would only be a few years before you've had 6 bottles.

[Anonymous No.15171963]

>>15167723
Japs can't even satisfy the demand they already have.

[Anonymous No.15172023]

coming off a 95hr fast. after having a firehouse sub had 2 glasses of old fashion.

[Anonymous No.15172537]

>>15161462
>Single Malt Scotch
Glendronach 18
>Blend
Monkey Shoulder
>Bourbon
Buffalo Trace I guess
>Rye
Only ever had Bulleit. Don't like it much but it wins by default.
>Irish
Green Spot
>Other
Nikka Yoichi

[Anonymous No.15172995]

That smell after leaving the glass out over night and the last few remaining drops of bourbon have evaporated. That's the best smell in the world.

[Anonymous No.15173175]

Allright you fags, what do i get Johnnie Walker green for 31 euro or Ardbeg 10 for 38 euro? Is the Ardbeg really worth the extra cash? Is the difference big enough..

[Anonymous No.15173634]

>>15173175
I have had neither but ardberg is a real distillery, while Jonny Walker is a overmarketing meme

[Anonymous No.15174830]

>>15161462
Single malt: laphroaig 10
Blended: JW green
Burbon: Makers mark
Rye: buliet, but I've only tried that and Jack Daniel's rye
Irish: redbreast
Other: Nikka

[Anonymous No.15174940]

>>15172995
This but replace bourbon with Islay Scotch.

[Anonymous No.15174953]

>>15173175
Silly question, honestly, as they're so different. The Johnnie Walker Green is subtly peated and the Ardbeg is... not subtly peated.
Want something balanced? Get the Green. Want to drink a campfire? Get the Ardbeg.
>>15173634
>Jonny Walker is a overmarketing meme
It is, but the green is worth the money. It's the only one that is.

[Anonymous No.15174987]

>>15173634
>Jonny Walker is a overmarketing meme
Their cheaper offerings are alright, it's just that JW blue is for people with no taste and too much money

[Anonymous No.15175018]

>WHISKY THREAD! MANLY MEN ONLY!! I STILL LIVE AT HOME BUT BOUGHT A $200 BOTTLE OF WHISKEY BECAUSE I'M A DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN CONNOISSEUR

[Anonymous No.15175055]

>>15175018
Where else would you live other than your home? Isn't the definition of home the place you live in?

[Anonymous No.15175064]

Is "smokey" whiskey actually smokey or is it tarry? I tried some lapsang souchong and people say it's smokey but it's very clealy not a campfire smoke and closer to tar.

[Anonymous No.15175066]

>>15161462
I'm not telling you

[Anonymous No.15175078]

>>15161462
Anything with lots of pete

[Anonymous No.15175086]

>>15175055
>Where else would you live other than your home? Isn't the definition of home the place you live in?

[Anonymous No.15175089]

>>15175064
Different peated whiskies have different flavors. Some, like Ardbeg Wee Beastie, are tarry; some are not.
Pic related is a man's reaction to the tarry note in Wee Beastie.

[Anonymous No.15175683]

>>15175064
>I tried some lapsang souchong and people say it's smokey but it's very clealy not a campfire smoke and closer to tar.
Lapsang souchong tastes smoked in the way smoked meat does. Peated scotch tastes like cigar ash

[Anonymous No.15175684]

>>15169615
I wish more malt mates had laughed at this, I tried to put effort into it

[Anonymous No.15175706]

>>15175684
I just don't get the reference

[Anonymous No.15175740]

>>15175684
>malt mates
cringy faggot

[Anonymous No.15176054]

Who here knows their tequila? I'm looking for something very grassy/floral, but also mellowed out by oak, with no bullshit additives.
What's the closest thing under $100?

[Anonymous No.15176119]

>>15176054
Do you know how pretentious you sound faggot?

[Anonymous No.15176125]

>>15176054
I got some jose quevo with a hint of permanent marker bitch

[Anonymous No.15176625]

>>15176054
grassy/floral is a young flavor, oak is obviously an aged one. You won't find many with both.
Tequila Ocho reposado or Dobel Diamente are probably your best bet, although Riazul blanco and anejo are both great too

[Anonymous No.15177118]

Lagavulin, Ardbeg, or Talisker. Which do i buy lads? Ive only had glendfiddich which i thought was good

[Anonymous No.15177162]

>>15177118
Ardbeg > Lagavulin > shit > Talisker

[o !.CzKQna1OU No.15177166]

>>15175706
https://youtu.be/bkjfZctGMq8

>>15175740
Ralfy is repetitive but cozy. I'm cofortable with that.

[Anonymous No.15177218]

>>15163684
hi, don

[Anonymous No.15177282]

>>15177166
I hate the auto-trip, left it on from another thread as a mistake

[Anonymous No.15177284]

>>15177118
What flavors do you want from your whiskey?

[Anonymous No.15177423]

>>15177284
im not exactly sure. i really like the way glenfiddich tasted. peat?

[Anonymous No.15177447]

>>15167723
nips hate otakus. dishonorable cringe. if it was 150 years ago every cuckime watcher would be forced to sudoku

[Anonymous No.15177567]

>>15177423
Speysides are typically the least offensive and "smooth"est drinkers. Highlands are usually unpeated or slightly peated(like Highland Park 12) and otherwise close to Speyside in most instances. Lowlands are a tad bit moar heavier in perfumy qualities and Islay is synonymous with smoke/brine(although offer more than a few bottles that are lightly peated or unpeated).

[Anonymous No.15177605]

>>15172995
its a neat thing to do. you can get more pronounced notes from it than you get when drinking/nosing. with bourbon its usually the sweetness of vanilla and the charred oak like you just blew out a candle. Rye gives me black tea really singularly, but it is nice to get the occasional yeast note. Peated Scotch is really mint and clean.

[Anonymous No.15177802]

>>15177567
thanks for the insight!

[Anonymous No.15177829]

>>15161462
>blended
Black Label
>Bourbon
St. Augustine
>Rye
Bulleit Rye
>Irish Whiskey
Don't have one
>Other Whiskey
Evan Williams Honey cause it's good
>Single
I'm white.

[Anonymous No.15178139]

Only the finest whiskey.

[Anonymous No.15178204]

>>15178139
>EZ POUR SPOUT
Finally a whiskey brand that looks out for the consumer

[Anonymous No.15178208]

>>15178139
Abv?

[Anonymous No.15178216]

>>15178208
43.5%, it looks like.

[Anonymous No.15178297]

>>15176625
Thanks! I've seen the Ocho reposado recommended before in other places. I'll check out the others as well.

[Anonymous No.15178305]

>>15178139
>handle doesn't stick out to match the handle on the can
One fucking job

[Anonymous No.15178307]

>>15163684
Mr. President, >>>/pol/ is that way

[Anonymous No.15178459]

>>15178307
you have brain damage

[Anonymous No.15178754]

>>15175089
I wonder how bad the tarry note is on the Wee Beastie if Horst makes that face. I'd like to buy one bottle to try once it becomes available near me.

[Anonymous No.15178936]

>>15162003

[Anonymous No.15178965]

>>15163684
>>15177218
>>15178307
Diet Coke is the drink of patricians and the enlightened.

[Anonymous No.15179412]

Laphroaig 10 always reminds me of the movie Alien because I was drinking it the first time I sat down to actually watch it.

[Anonymous No.15179416]

>>15175089
I don't watch this guys review, but I know some people like him. Did he not like the Wee Beastie? Most people I have talked to in real life enjoyed it.

[Anonymous No.15179576]

>>15161468
wow those are my favorites too

[Anonymous No.15179591]

>>15179412
You either had bad parents if they didn't show that to you before tou could drink or super cool ones who let you drink scotch when you were 13.

[Anonymous No.15180548]

>>15179416
>Did he not like the Wee Beastie?
Clearly.

[Anonymous No.15180574]

>>15180548
The webm isn't so clear. It's the same face black people make when they hear a funky bass riff.

[Anonymous No.15180736]

>>15179591
My parents never forced any media on me but also never forbid any media I was interested in. I just realized one day that I had never actually seen Alien start to finish so I sat down with a bottle of Laffy and watched. Mind you this was probably 12 years ago.

[Anonymous No.15180755]

>>15161462
Pretty based assortment.

[Anonymous No.15180763]

>>15180736
Also, Alien is the better than Aliens.

[Anonymous No.15180775]

>>15180763
That is the wrongest thing anyone has ever said ever.

[Anonymous No.15180782]

>>15180736
>My parents never forced any media on me but also never forbid any media I was interested in.
you were severely neglected as a child.

[Anonymous No.15180784]

>>15180782
This is likely one of the many reasons I drink. Thank you for understanding.

[Anonymous No.15180791]

>>15180775
I just think the mystery and suspense of what they were dealing with was more compelling than the action heavy sequel.

[Anonymous No.15180857]

>>15180736
This is sad. Your dad is supposed to show you culturally significant movies and take you to museums as well as teach you to hunt, fish, and shoot.

[Anonymous No.15180865]

>>15180763
>>15180775
Different styles of movie. Alien is one of the best sci-fi thrillers, Aliens is one of the best sci-fi action movies. It's like Terminator 1 vs Terminator 2

[Anonymous No.15180915]

>>15180775

[Anonymous No.15180921]

>>15180574
He didn't like it and specifically cited the tarry note as to why.

[Anonymous No.15181276]

>>15180921
It's common black slang to say "bad" to mean "good" so it's still not clear what his true feelings about it were

[Anonymous No.15181396]

where do i get this shit in the US?

[Anonymous No.15181526]

>>15181396
>first fill sherry cask
>11 years and that color
That's extraordinary.

[Anonymous No.15181595]

>>15181526
caramel

[Anonymous No.15181614]

>>15181595
https://www.adelphiselection.com/who-we-are/
>Adelphi bottles straight from the cask without colouring or chill-filtration.
They could be lying, of course. That's a remarkable color for an 11 year-old.

[Anonymous No.15181634]

>>15181595
or sherry syrup

[Anonymous No.15182745]

>>15181634
Id dump that on ice cream
Where do i get it

[Anonymous No.15183641]

>>15181276
I dont think this has been true for 25 years.

[Anonymous No.15183724]

People will spend 60, 70, 100 bucks on a bottle of scotch but it seems like the only bourbons people talk about here are <$40

Bourbon bros, what are some more luxurious bourbons you drink? The priciest one I've had was Four Roses SB

[Anonymous No.15183872]

>>15183724
>People will spend 60, 70, 100 bucks on a bottle of scotch but it seems like the only bourbons people talk about here are <$40
The price point of diminishing returns is a lot lower with bourbon than with Scotch.

[Anonymous No.15184050]

>>15183724
Idk about others but I don't see the point of spending that much for bourbons. If I want cheaper/mixer stuff I buy bourbon.

[Anonymous No.15184157]

>>15183724
bourbon market is fucking gay and retarded. more than $40 is pants on head retarded. faggot fucking redditors defending gauging "because I know someone who runs a bar and liquor isnt cheap durr hurr hurr" need to be hung from lights poles. they will say "but virgin oak caks are expensive and sourcing is the only way to get started because i dont want to pay the farmers for their crops and the soonest i can bottle is like 3 months abloobloo!" and then you compare that to all the shit Scotch is restricted to like having to buy shitty old casks, pay for the shipping of them, recondition them AND THEN they get start aging for no less than 3 YEARS. fucking bourbon jews piss me the fuck off m8, its getting to be more expensive than the imported + tariffed goods in its own fucking region. how can you do that simple math and expect people to swallow that much bullshit priceing. oh thats right (((USA))) home of borgir and bebsi shid ;DDDD

most bourbon is painfully overrated as well. not like you can go elsewhere like Rye or Irish because those are commanding 30% mark ups too. I say when you see its over priced either break bottles or steal them or tell Antifa the store aint woke. Also FUCK Asia and Diageo.

[Anonymous No.15184616]

[Anonymous No.15184624]

>>15184157
>>15184050
>>15183872
Surely there are bourbons that can compare to 15, 18, 20+ year aged scotch that are therefore worth more than a bottle of buffalo trace costs, right?

[Anonymous No.15184885]

>>15161462
>single malt scotch
Oban 14 or Clynelish 14
>blended scotch
JW gold
>other
Yamazaki 12

I found another bottle of Ben Bracken Blue NAS for cheap so that's what I'm drinking since my usual whisky bar is closed because of the lockdown
it tastes like Bowmore 12 with some younger scotch mixed in, there's also a nice taste of apple and toffee, cheap but very good for the price and quite enjoyable overall, all hail Lidl

[Anonymous No.15184945]

i like dewars white label and gosling's
i don't care for cutty sark or 100 pipers though
I know they're all cheap as shit

[Anonymous No.15184959]

>>15178139
Grocery Outlet! I love that store. So fun

[Anonymous No.15185018]

>>15175064
depends on the whisky, good smoked tea steeped properly tastes a bit like the smoked wood used and good peated whisky is no different, only they burn dirt and moss
Ardberg 10 is pretty peated but it doesn't really taste like tar imo, much more like smoke, Oban 14 is kinda smokey and it's a bit more on the tar side but it's pretty light on that side, and Lagavulin 16 tastes like the bottle was used as an ashtray before and after bottling the whisky
>>15180574
the expression is kinda different, the guy's face is clenching almost entirely, cheeks raised, nostrils slightly widening, lips kinda retracting
the bass face is much more relaxed with uuu shaped lips, it has quite a few similarities with the face westerners make when they reach orgasm
the review guy is pretty clearly disgusted

[Anonymous No.15185037]

>>15177118
Ardberg > Talisker > Lagavulin
>>15180775
this is the most american opinion in this thread, aliens is a shit quality over the top action movie made to cash on the success of Rambo 2 and partly Terminator, the only things it has in common with the rest of the series are the main character and antagonist

[Anonymous No.15185070]

>>15183724
I have a bottle of Garrison Brothers Single Barrel Cask Strength. It's very flavorful, certainly. It's been a while since I last drank it, but I remember liking it, which is good since I dropped $150 on it. Anyways, I've been on more of a scotch kick recently. Picked up a bottle of Spice Tree, gonna try it tonight.

[Anonymous No.15185335]

>>15184959
Every trip is a magical wonderland of 'what the fuck is this?' First time I saw 'dessert hummus' was at a Grocery Outlet.

[Anonymous No.15185549]

>>15184157
are there any single-barrel or cask strength bourbons you think are good and worth it?

[Anonymous No.15185555]

>>15181614
>https://www.adelphiselection.com/who-we-are/
hmm.

where do I find this in the US? ball park how much will it cost?

>tfw control state surrounded by control states

[Anonymous No.15185755]

>>15166550
Only have had the batch 2. I've heard 4 is better and 2 was pretty darn good.

[Anonymous No.15185960]

>>15184624
Bourbons aren't typically aged as long as Scotches because they're aged in new oak barrels, anon.
Scotches can be aged longer without the cask's flavor becoming too strong because they're typically aged in used barrels. New oak barrels have a shitton of flavor to give off and it's real easy to overage something in new oak.
Maker's Mark gives people on their tour a taste of their bourbon aged a bit longer than their standard release just to prove to people that aging it any longer ruins it.

[Anonymous No.15185965]

>>15185549
Not him, but OGD114 is obviously the cask strength bourbon value king.

[Anonymous No.15186932]

I drink mostly ryes, old overholt, high west, catoctin creek, george dickel, and pic related. For more expensive, Copper Seas, EH Taylor, older bookers. Currently drink Sonoma rye from california, its pretty unique but not one of my favorites.

For other whiskeys i've enjoyed several of the untitled whiskeys from One Eight as well as several of the nikka coffey releases.

[Anonymous No.15186936]

>>15186932
forgot pic

[Anonymous No.15186957]

>>15161462
I really only like bourbon, everything else is all fire and no flavor. Who the hell flavors things with peat? Disgusting.

[Anonymous No.15186976]

>>15186936
>price doubled in less than 2 years
I fucking hate what the american whiskey market has become

The only cheap rye I drink these days is Ezra Brooks, and the moment it goes over 20 bucks, I'll probably have to find a different one

[Anonymous No.15187059]

>>15186976
can always go for the liter of grandad, 100 proof too.

[Anonymous No.15187287]

>>15180775
Hazbin Hotel faggot has terrible taste
As expected.

[Anonymous No.15187309]

>>15186957
Retard

[Anonymous No.15188229]

>>15184616
For me, it's Black Tiger.

[Anonymous No.15188757]

>>15161462
What weird categories.
It so misleading because the categories aren't even at all. My twentieth favorite scotch is still probably better than anything I'd come up with for some of the other categories. Why not just go for flavor profiles?

North Star Fettercairn 12
1960's Haig
Blanton's Original Private Reserve Single Barrel
Archie Rose Rye Malt (malted rye, not rye + malt)
Roe & Co
Taketsuru Pure Malt

[Anonymous No.15188797]

>>15161898
Benromach Sherry. But at that price you may as well say fuck it and drink independent bottlings exclusively. There's so many cask strength sherry matured whiskies in the IB market, but they're harder to get ahold of and don't stick around so just see what you can get.

[Anonymous No.15188846]

>>15162485
>Scotch is held to a lower standard than bourbon and cheap ones often have dyes and artificial flavorings.
What a load of shit.
People hold whisky to a standard, not lawmakers. Scotch definitely has the better reputation so is held to a higher standard. :
Laws are limitations and not signifiers of quality. You'll find plenty of really high quality world whiskies breaking every scotch and bourbon rule.
For that matter the rules themselves aren't across the board more permissive four American whisky than for scotch. Where's your minimum age or requirement that the cereal labelled on the bottle is 100% accurate.
Also the use of coloring has no relationship with price or quality.

[Anonymous No.15188860]

[Anonymous No.15188867]

>>15165798
>but I've got far better whiskeys for the same price
You were warned of this
>>15165798
>but I wanted to try both and the coffee was $30 less
umm, that doesn't sound reasonable at all. You may want to give the Talisker a miss.

[Anonymous No.15188869]

>>15188860
>taste is as trashy as his image editing

[Anonymous No.15188880]

>>15188869
>faggot animenigger insults my "taste"
i'm melting!

[Anonymous No.15188881]

>>15167723
Everybody knows anime labelled whiskies are independent bottlings. You wouldn't want to imply you bought your whisky from someone else if you're a distiller.

[Anonymous No.15188883]

Got a pretty good bonus this year, wanted to buy something nice. Thinking between Glenmorangie Signet or Bruichladdich Black Art. Any of you guys try these?

[Anonymous No.15188922]

>>15188880
>I don't like anime
>yet, of all the websites on the internet I chose to discuss whiskey, I chose the one that was literally started for the purpose of giving its creator a place to talk about anime online with his friends

[Anonymous No.15188936]

>>15179416
Horst likes rich, light-medium peat, fruity, complex whisky. His tolerance for peat (and abv) have been going up slowly with time. This video is fairly recent though.
IIRC he said something along the lines of if you like heavy peat you'll like this one.

[Anonymous No.15188947]

>>15181595
Dude they all use the one shade of colouring and that isn't it.

[Anonymous No.15189454]

>>15161462
>Green Label
Based, I’m not too big into scotch but Green Label after a nice steak is really satisfying.

[Anonymous No.15189497]

>>15161462
haha knob

[Anonymous No.15189501]

>>15189497
it's funny because it's a word for penis

[Anonymous No.15189511]

>>15161577
Man something about that Doubled Oaked is just so fucking good, it’s like drinking a s’more.

[Anonymous No.15189571]

>>15189454
I don't think you'd be able to taste it at all after a steak. You'd probably want something way richer.

[Anonymous No.15189581]

>>15189511
It's almost funny how much better Double Oaked and Maker's 46 are compared to regular Woodford and Maker's.

[Anonymous No.15189600]

>>15185960
well its not that overaging ruins it as a fault of the barrel, but that since Maker's is a wheated bourbon it doesnt have the the enough natural flavor to stand up to the oak character for very long. Maker's is practically Irish its so light.

Thats the main reason Maker's 46 is as popular as it is because the French Oak staves they add to the cask impart more flavor that is typically more subtle compared to American Oak.

[Anonymous No.15189601]

>>15189581
I haven’t tried Makers 46 yet but I’ve heard similar things too, definitely agreed on Doubled Oaked being way better than regular Woodford though.
I guess Makers 46 is next on my list.

[Anonymous No.15189654]

>>15188846
coloring hurts quality because it makes normies want to buy it because of its even color, making blenders/bottlers cut and stretch the whiskey further with water, charging more for the finished product because of the added cost of the coloring and """demand""". Also nowadays "whiskey nerds" know its a bad omen sign and will now pay even more because of something they DIDNT add. To be honest, they should add a restriction to the eligibility of the term "Single Malt" determined on the addition of coloring. The only negative of that happening is that all the whiskey that would no longer be single malt with that distinction would remain the same price and everything labeled Single Malt would be nearly double the old price.

[Anonymous No.15189667]

>>15188883
both are overpriced, but Signet is easier to find.

[Anonymous No.15190047]

I feel like the flavor profile of various distilleries changes too often to give a consistent judgement of each one.
Then again ive only been drinking heavily a year.

[Anonymous No.15190152]

>>15190047
ur palate is too busy or youre drinking swill

[Anonymous No.15190289]

>>15161462
I pretty much only drink jameson or Glenmorangie. If I'm drinking to get drunk, it's midgrade vodka for me.

[Anonymous No.15190360]

>mfw I live in Kentucky

[Anonymous No.15191024]

>>15161462
a handle of jim beam

[Anonymous No.15191060]

>>15161462
Are you the lemon oil guy?

[Anonymous No.15191406]

>>15189581
Should I try double oaked if I didn't like regular woodford much?

[Whiskey hate No.15191438]

What is my favorite paint thinner?

[Anonymous No.15192160]

>>15161577
>>15166006
where can I buy nikka whiskey in the US? MN specifically, I can't find it anywhere and most places don't ship here

[Anonymous No.15192598]

>>15163033
>weller
My nigga

[Anonymous No.15192645]

>>15192160
It only hits the sheves in the states 2 to 3 times a year, but if all else fails there's always
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/2928/nikka-from-the-barrel

[Anonymous No.15192861]

>>15188860
>those pics
>even picks the worst version of overholt and grandad
my god anon, its like you intentionally fucked this up

[Anonymous No.15192900]

>>15161462

[Anonymous No.15193107]

>>15188860
>hating scotch
>while enjoying the literal worst garbage bourbon and rye sans Old Overholt
Commit sudoku

[Anonymous No.15193341]

>>15190047
What do you mean by that?
Core ranges usually don't tend change more than every 10-15 years.
Though I do agree that it's hard to judge a distillery as a whole since there doesn't seem to be too much correlation between the quality of each bottle in the core range.

[Anonymous No.15193386]

>>15162530
I kinda want to know your background story now.

[Anonymous No.15193402]

>>15177447
They hate them so much that one of the most successful Japanese business panders to them.

[Anonymous No.15193403]

>>15189654
>Normies want to buy it because of its even color
I doubt this; they mostly by for price or prestige.
>making blenders/bottlers cut and stretch the whiskey further with water
You've pulled that out of your arse. They are not diluting extra because of coloring. Coloring is so cheap it's a non factor.
>whisky "nerds" pay money for no coloring
Color is a (somewhat insignificant) aspect of whisky, so adding coloring to a pale whisky improves the product. It doesn't make it watered down, it doesn't taste of anything, it is no change - slight improvement, every time. The "nerds" are being pretentious and are paying for it.
Same for chill filtration which costs more and improves flavor (and certainly texture) according to double blind studies.

If you want to talk about newbies obsession with pretty colors affecting whisky then suck their dicks over the great benefit they create by encouraging the use of sherry casks.

[Anonymous No.15193699]

>>15193403
>adding coloring isnt diluting
>artificial ingredients improve the product
>chill filtering improves the product
>sherry cask BAD, 4000th refill oak cask GOOD
oh hey its that Diageo employee, heres your (You)

[Anonymous No.15193820]

>>15193699
>adding coloring isnt diluting
They replace water with coloring, not whisky. Argue against non-zero dilution all you want, that's not the point I was making.
>artificial ingredients improve the product
Yes, they can. Natural = good, Artificial = bad is a pretty brainwashed stance.
>chill filtering improves the product
And is proven to do so. Which is why they do it despite the added cost.
>sherry cask BAD
That is the opposite of what I said.

Keep paying for green labels and worse whisky while ignoring gems you're too biased to even try.

[Anonymous No.15193956]

>>15185960
>aging it any longer ruins it.
Most bourbons I've tried that were older than 12 years were just too much. Oaky and bitter. Just a waste of money.

[Anonymous No.15194660]

>>15193820
I only consumed Diageo before I was 21 and leanred about quality/value, so I've never payed for any color label.
>j-just d-dont b-buy it if its packed with shite!!
no shit, shill

[Anonymous No.15194918]

>>15194660
God you're schizophrenic, nobody gives a shit about Diageo.

[Anonymous No.15195058]

I walk into a liquor store with $20 and want a fifth of good bourbon. Not great not rotgut.

Familiar with Jim Beam, MM, but mostly prefer Crown. Will be used with Coke or Mt.Dew and prefer sweet to dry.

TN whiskey is devil shit and I've never had rye.

[Anonymous No.15195153]

>get my hands on a bottle of Laphroaig 10, my first Islay scotch
>first pour is so intense with the smell of sharpie ink that I think there's been a mistake in its bottling and I can barely get it all down
>pour the next day is significantly more mellow, has a taste like my grandfather's suit, quite enjoyable now
>pour the day after is all smoke and a bit of vanilla
>every pour since is kind of bland spice and some smoke
What the hell is this? Over a few days it went from too strong to even sniff into lacking in flavor. Did it just ruin my taste buds?

[Anonymous No.15195203]

>>15195153
You took the fast track to manhood

[Anonymous No.15195258]

>>15195203
It's a pain in the ass because I liked it a lot when it was still pretty strong and odorous. What's the next step up for my burnt out receptors? Is Ardbeg stronger?

[Anonymous No.15195652]

>>15195258
>What's the next step up for my burnt out receptors?
Corryvreckan.

[Anonymous No.15195660]

>>15195058
Double Stuf Oreos sure as shit don't look like that now. The filling is half of what it used to be.

[Anonymous No.15195729]

>>15195153
I know this feel. Whisky that i used to find great and intense with subtle nuances in flavor are barely recognizable later on to me. The second time it almost always feel more basic and like there is something missing. Maybe it is because i drank too much peat. The only bottle where the taste almost always stayed the same for me is my go to Johnnie Walker Black. But i need a step up.

[Anonymous No.15195750]

>>15188846
This is the dumbest thing I've heard. Bourbons are held to a higher standard legally and the Scotch have no fucking trees and buy old bourbon casks from America to age scotch in. Aside from that, the Japs make better Scotch than the Scotch do because they stole the secrets to it in the 1920s and aren't a bunch of lazy caledonians.

[Anonymous No.15195762]

>>15195750
then explain why like half the Jap Scotch available is actually from Scotland with Kanji on the label instead of English/Gaelic.

[Anonymous No.15195766]

>>15195750
KYS you dumb weeaboo. Bourbon is fucking hogwash and only loved by reddit tier tastelets.

Whisky > Whiskey > trash > Bourbon

[Anonymous No.15195826]

laphroig, the more it tastes of naphtaline, the better you fags

[Anonymous No.15196587]

>>15192900
I grimaced

[Anonymous No.15196653]

>>15193820
>And is proven to do so. Which is why they do it despite the added cost.
only for Lowest Comon Denominator palates.

[Anonymous No.15196658]

>>15195153
you caught covid

[Anonymous No.15197397]

what tastes worse, laphroaig 10 or malort?

[Anonymous No.15197401]

>>15197397
Laphroaig 10 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Malort > Talisker

[Anonymous No.15197404]

Anyone drink hot toddies? What is generally considered to be a classic hot toddy?

[Anonymous No.15197412]

>>15195750
>because they stole the secrets to it in the 1920s
?

[Anonymous No.15197453]

>>15195058
don't get a fifth, you get 375ml of good shit. Woodford Reserve or Eagle Rare

[Anonymous No.15197653]

>>15195058
>I want a fifth of good bourbon
>for $20
>Will be used with Coke or Mt.Dew
Just buy any old shit

[Anonymous No.15197674]

>>15195058
Evan Williams BiB

[Anonymous No.15197704]

>>15195058
Rebel Yell

[Anonymous No.15197708]

>Bourbon is fucking hogwash and only loved by reddit tier tastelets.

[Anonymous No.15197779]

>>15197708
your dad is still disappointed

[Anonymous No.15197794]

>>15197704
rebel yell is excellent for mixers. I always have a bottle in my pantry for that express purpose.

since my senpai mainly drink mixed drinks I would say I've bought more RY than any other one bottle

[Anonymous No.15198073]

>>15197779
$20 bourbon poster

I was recommended Old Forester 100 Proof or Evan Williams White Label or Evan Williams Single Barrel. Any recommendations of these? I live in a state-ran liquor store, so it's not like I can just order it or shop around

[Anonymous No.15198150]

>>15198073
EW bottled in bond (white label) > EW single barrel > OF 100

[Anonymous No.15198247]

>>15198073
Old Forester is sorta overrated. EW single barrel is nearly double the age of the white label, but its also only 43 abv compared to white labels 50. also if you are able to get single barrel for only $20 you should highly consider it over white label. if you are just going to mix it it i would go cheaper, but the extra age and lower proof of single barrel may give you a better mixed drink as far as flavor goes and white label will need higher dilution to drown out the alcohol. White Label is good for sippin for sure though.

[Anonymous No.15199293]

>>15198150
>>15198247
Wtf? While EWSB is pretty okay, in no way does it have anything over OF100. I haven't had white label, but regular evan williams is pretty close to what I'd call rotgut.

[Anonymous No.15199822]

>>15195058
spend $5 more to get Buffalo Trace

[Anonymous No.15199835]

>>15199293
budget OF is barely better than licking my boot heel. the overpriced ones are barely better than Jack.

You Foresterfanboys are on par with Buffaloniggers just fyi.

>>15199822
haah holy shit couldnt even finish my post without one cropping up.

>>15195058
bro, anybody NOT recommending Evan Williams is a reddit shill.

[Anonymous No.15199859]

>>15199822
Spend $5 more than that to get Woodford Reserve

[Anonymous No.15199874]

>>15199835
>bro
Yikes, just stick to your rotgut pleb

[Anonymous No.15200651]

>ctrl-f turkey
>only 1 result
>there's even a conversation about ~$20 bourbons going on
Is this bizarro /ck/?

[Anonymous No.15201670]

>>15167723
Because Jap whisky is for old men who've been with their company/yakuza family for 25+ years

[Anonymous No.15202513]

What is a worse value, Japanese whiskey or Canadian whiskey?

[Anonymous No.15202914]

Which one is better, lads?

[Anonymous No.15202943]

>>15200651
>alt+f4 101
>2 hits
that's your problem, everyone says WT101 and most people disregard the other ones except rare breed occasionally

>>15202914
dalmore but both are overpriced

[Anonymous No.15203588]

>>15195750
Did you just ignore what the post above you said?
>Bourbons are held to a higher standard legally
is retorted 3 times and you provided no additional reasoning besides both America and Scotland have barrel restrictions and then undermined your point about laws making Bourbon better by saying lawless Japanese whisky is better too.

[Anonymous No.15203779]

>>15198073
>$20 bourbon poster
scotch

[Anonymous No.15203786]

How is russel's reserve single barrel vs stagg jr or bookers?

[Anonymous No.15204038]

>>15163684
The Islamic choice, sponsored by the British dental association.

[Anonymous No.15205096]

where do I go from Ardbeg 10 that isnt another Ardbeg, Laphroig and isnt triple digits cost wise?

[Anonymous No.15205164]

What are some good value whiskies? I'm new and don't want to immediately drain my entire bank account. From what I've tried so far I'm leaning to more peat and single malt stuff, but I'm open to try some new stuff

[Anonymous No.15205177]

>>15199859
Touché. Or Eagle Rare

[Anonymous No.15205178]

>>15205096
Ledaig
Benriach Curiositas
Longrow Peated

>>15205164
Compass Box King Street series, v good and worth the extra 5-10 bucks over bigger brand blends

[Anonymous No.15205202]

>>15195058
>Will be used with Coke or Mt.Dew
Wild Turkey Rye. Don't spend more on 101 if you're going to mix it. It's surprisingly good mixed.

[Anonymous No.15205218]

>>15203786
>>15203786
>>15203786
Guys, pls advise. I'm a single malt guy tryina get into bourbon, but so far I only like stagg jr and bookers

[Anonymous No.15205278]

>>15203779
Scotch is disgusting desu senpai

I used to buy 7year White Label Beam, but I have no fucking idea what to make of Jim Beam's line now.

I'm probably going to go with Wild Turkey 101 and top out at $30. Just want a solid bourbon that can be neat or mixed that is common.

[Anonymous No.15205293]

>>15205218
Dunno about RR but if you liked Booker's I think you would enjoy Old Forester 1920.

[Anonymous No.15205428]

>>15205218
Booker's changes heavily with every batch unless you're talking about the 7 year. Stagg jr is low rye barrel proof bourbon that's heavily allocated so most anons haven't actually had it.

If you're just starting off with bourbon idk why you started off with two hard to find barrel proof bourbons. When I started getting into bourbon after primarily drinking scotch I went with the most middle ground bourbons. Legent is straight bourbon finished in sherry and wine casks so it straddles the line between bourbon and scotch. I enjoy Russel's Reserve 10 since it has balanced flavors that don't overpower each other. Eagle Rare is a 10 year old bourbon with the same mashbill as stagg jr at a lower proof. Woodford Double Oaked has strong flavors of molasses.

If you want a barrel proof with similar flavors that's somewhat easier to find then elijah craig barrel proof is another barrel proof low rye bourbon.

American whiskies have a lot of variance in flavor due to their different mashbills as well as their regions. If you want to try ryes Rittenhouse, Old Forester Rye, and Willett Estate Rye are good to try. For wheat whiskey Bernheim 7 year is great. There's also high rye bourbon and wheated bourbon.

[Anonymous No.15205458]

>>15205218
pick literally any high-proof bourbon and try it

russel's is more oriented around barrel spice whereas bookers is all about peanuts + coke and stagg is about honey + caramel. Stylistically separate but not too far off

bourbon is all sweet notes, if you're into that, good on you, but prices are gonna keep going up and the range of flavors for scotch is on average more interesting

[Anonymous No.15205486]

>>15205178
i have the Curiositas Im probably 5 or 6 glasses into over 2 weeks and it feels like all the peat went out with the first two glasses or just became way more subtle. dont access to ledaig or longrow for the most part.

[Anonymous No.15205518]

>>15205486
>>15205096
i should have specified, i want stronger peat/complexity over Ard10

[Anonymous No.15205532]

>>15205518
Unironically Lost Spirits Abomination: Sayers of the Law. Stupidly smoky and flavorful.

[Anonymous No.15205536]

>>15205518
ardbeg is as peaty as it gets aside from certain bruichladdich octomores/port charlottes

I think the singularly most peated whiskey is Ardbeg supernova but I could be mistaken

[Anonymous No.15205575]

>>15205518
>>15205532
What the Abomination is is young heavily-peated Islay scotch (source not made public, is undetermined) which has been finished in a "mad scientist"'s speed aging reactor along with heavily charred Riesling-seasoned oak staves. The tl;dr on the speed aging reactor is it uses light and heat to accelerate natural aging processes which create the flavors found in aged whiskies.
It combines very heavy peat, very heavy char like you'd find in a Bourbon, and a strong, savory meatiness. It is as intensely flavorful of a whiskey as I have ever encountered. It's like drinking the best BBQ ribs ever.
The speed aging, to my tongue, is legit, as this has a lot of oaky notes that you'd find in something 25 years old.

[Anonymous No.15205585]

>tfw no Ardbeg available in my area for weeks
Anyone run into empty spells like this? How long does it usually last before production ramps back up?

[Anonymous No.15206037]

What scotch are you planning on drinking for Robbie Burns' night?

[Anonymous No.15206630]

>>15206037
Literally who

[Anonymous No.15206698]

>>15205585
Couldnt find Springbank around here for more than half a year at one point and when it did come back it was $40 more expensive.

[Anonymous No.15206721]

My personal favorites is 5 single malt and 1 blended malt :
>Laphroaig
>Bowmore
>Ardbeg
>Glenmorangie
>Chivas Regal
>Macallan
What else should I taste?

[Anonymous No.15206747]

>>15161462

[Anonymous No.15207465]

>>15202513
Jap whiskey. Japanese whiskey is heavily overpriced and the prices keep going up as quality decreases due to demand. Canadian whiskey is shit but at least it's cheap swill, and some distillers are trying to improve their product.

[Anonymous No.15207857]

>>15161462
I've enjoyed most single malt I've tried but I haven't found one that I'd call "My Favorite" yet. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban comes close but I'm looking for some smoke too.

Monkey Shoulder is a solid balanced mixing scotch that's good enough to drink straight. Doesn't really excel anywhere but I don't find any short comings either.

Legent is a very nice bourbon full of spice, fruits, and caramel. Four Roses Single Barrel is a close second.

Received Whistle Pig as a gift recently. Fucking great rye. $70 a bottle is one hell of a steep price though, dunno if I'd actually spend that much. I wish there was something on this level in a more reasonable price range.

Not generally a fan of Irish whiskey but I've found I quite enjoy this one. Red Breast 12 year cask strength is the only other Irish whisky I've really enjoyed. I put McConnel over red breast because cask strength is a big punch and I'm generally in the mood for something smoother.

Breckenridge Spiced Whisky tastes like Christmas and I only drink it during the holidays. Tried their entire whiskey range at the distillery and this was the standout. I'm going to attempt a version of this myself as I think all they did was toss in some mulling spices to their standard bourbon.

[Anonymous No.15207970]

I am very much over my
>Battery acid = GOOD
phase

[Anonymous No.15208356]

>>15207857
>I don't find any short comings either
It almost completely lacks flavor.

[Anonymous No.15208371]

>>15207857
>the gentle spirit
haha that's scotch for women you gay homosexual

[Anonymous No.15208376]

>>15207970
>the gentle spirit
haha that's scotch for women you gay homosexual

[Anonymous No.15208529]

>>15197401
Gr8 meme

[Anonymous No.15209364]

>>15208356
You must be one of those people who think scotch should only taste like charred roadkill

[Anonymous No.15209415]

>>15207970
>>Battery acid = GOOD phase
What whiskies fell into that category?

[Anonymous No.15209422]

>tq
Taliskers storm

[Anonymous No.15209615]

Finally found a bunch of bourbon in stock I hadn't seen before but lmao at the prices. A few different Wellers that ranged anywhere between $300-$600 (Weller 12 was $400) and Stagg jr for $150. Also an 18 year old E.H. Taylor for like $2000.

[Anonymous No.15209646]

>>15209615
Burn down the whole god damned building.

[Anonymous No.15209662]

>>15209646
It's a shame since I'd really like to try Weller but I ain't paying more than $40 for that shit.

[Anonymous No.15209704]

>>15209415
Most ryes. Most "smoky" bourbons. Most "peated" scotches. The shitty non-santori japanese whiskies. Redbreast. A lot fit that bill.

[Anonymous No.15209706]

>>15209704
>Redbreast
How? It's as clean/smooth as it gets.

[Anonymous No.15209713]

>>15209706
smooth on the palate, then gasoline after. never understood the infatuation with it.
>dude it's gotta be 15+ yr!
so many better whiskies in that price range

[Anonymous No.15209722]

I had a glass of Lahroaig 27 the other day. Anybody else here ever try it? What did you think? Most expensive scotch I have ever had. Probably the second best I have had at that, but at over $700 a bottle I definitely couldn't recommend it. Kind of cool to taste a whisky aged for so long, and yeah, it was delicious, but far too expensive.

[Anonymous No.15209725]

>>15209713
I'm not big into Redbreast myself (only had the 12). I just found it odd that you called it battery acid, it's pretty tame to me. Prefer Green Spot as far as irish whisky goes.

[Anonymous No.15209730]

>>15209725
green spot has a kick, but redbreast is diesel. especially the cask strength.

[Anonymous No.15210257]

>>15209364
No. There are plenty of extremely flavorful non-peated scotches. Monkey Shoulder is not one of them.

[Anonymous No.15210620]

>>15209730
>redbreast is diesel
I can understand the cask strength, but regular Redbreast is as gentle as whiskey gets. 80 proof Irish whiskey can't be described as "diesel"

[Anonymous No.15210642]

>>15161462
im drinking american honey right now. real sweet.

[Anonymous No.15210924]

>>15209722
Never had the 27 year, but I tried the 18 many years ago at a tasting. I remember not liking it quite as much as the 10, maybe it was sweater or mellower or something.

[Anonymous No.15211770]

how do i stop feeling guilty pouring my good shit? im ocd and have like 6 or more bottles on their death beds and anything new i have to drink almost exclusively until its taken a large dent and then i buy something else and repeat.

[Anonymous No.15212297]

>>15211770
Make more money

[Anonymous No.15212929]

>>15162003
On what grounds, you fucking virgin?

[Anonymous No.15213092]

>>15210257
>There are plenty of extremely flavorful non-peated scotches. Monkey Shoulder is not one of them.
The category is blended scotch. It's like complaining about complexity/flavor in a "budget whisky" category. No shit.

[Anonymous No.15213136]

>>15210257
Could you name some better ones?

I'm looking for a good blended scotch for the base of my Penicillin that's still enjoyable straight. Monkey Shoulder makes a good Penicillin but it's not worth $30. The only other one I've tried is Famous Grouse but it's too sweet for the cocktail.

[Anonymous No.15213156]

>>15211770
Buy cheaper shit?

[Anonymous No.15213449]

I've developed a taste for expensive scotch but now I can't afford it.

My two options for budget blends are Dewars white label and Johnnie Walker red or black label. Are any of these decent? The Dewars and JW red are like $23, JW black around $30

[Anonymous No.15213469]

>>15213449
Dewars 12 Double Aged if you can get it should be under $30, has a bit of smoke and better than giving Diageo money.

[Anonymous No.15213540]

>>15213449
If you like laphroaig flavors then, then finlagann is a cheap alternative. It tastes very similar but a bit more watered down. However, at $20 it's worth it. I've only seen it at trader joes though. Bonus points for being half of Gurren Lagann.

[Anonymous No.15214033]

>>15206747
>Glenlivet 18

Was good for the price before the rebranding, now that they've dropped the abv to the bare minimum 40% and raised the price it's trash

[Anonymous No.15214099]

>>15175078
Who the fuck is Pete?

[Anonymous No.15214123]

Bi-weekly haul. Old Tub is basically OGD114 at slightlg lower strength, but doesnt pull any punches. Still has that cinnamon note, but the nose is just a cunt hair away from being fresh jar of peanut butter tier peanut forward. Mouth feel is still soft with a hint of spice but it takes 4 or so seconds to really kick in. Definitely not bad for $20 still on the neck pour so no water yet, really dont think it needs it.

Lock Lomond12 was an impluse buy since they didnt have the Gordon and McPhails Glen Scotia 12 Cask Strength I wanted. Really damn nice for under $40. It has everything for me. Nose is quite Butterscotchy/Bit-O-Honey with that distinct sweet/tart note of a blueberry pancake. Tasting is that but doubled plus very faint bit of peat and ripe peach jam.
>me to store employee "thing is on site but not on self?"
>"well the owner of the store is a jew and the website is a fuck"
gotta love the holidays ;^)

also there was a qt3.14 on the register I purchased at and I said "Is the main benefit of working here getting to look at you all day?" she blushed and the guy on the register behind me keked. then she acted sorta bitchy when I asked for a receipt like they get docked if someone wants it. /blog

see you niggas in the next bread

[Anonymous No.15214143]

>buy a few thousand dollars worth of spirits from local store
>get regular phone calls for rare allocated stuff
>return original few thousand dollars worth of spirits

THROW AWAY THE KEY

[Anonymous No.15214348]

Any bourbons that aren't cloyingly sweet?

[Anonymous No.15214477]

>>15214348
wheated and high rye bourbons are less sweet/more dry or spicy. basically Makers 46/Cask Strength and Old Grand Dad BiB/114 proof

[Anonymous No.15214515]

>>15214348
woodford reserve or mellow corn (not technically bourbon because it's second-use oak)

otherwise almost all bourbons lean sweet, consider irish/scotch if you want drier

[Anonymous No.15215638]

whichever of you cunts recommended Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, thank you for changing my alcohol life.

[Anonymous No.15215683]

>>15179576
not letting this thread slide without the most based post getting a (you)