/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.19958522]

Any alcoholi/ck/s in the house?

I have a sort of a liquor cabinet that I built up as gifts from friends. Never really drank hard liquor, always been a beer guy. I started passing some nights by drinking whiskey and playing video games. Made them last but I emptied a few bottles after some months. Now that I know I enjoy some whiskey and scotch could anyone recommend me some alcohol? It doesnt have to be potent but I would appreciate one with good flavor. I want to develop my pallette. Picture not necessarily related, wouldnt let me post without a picture.

[Anonymous No.19958541]

nobody cares

[Anonymous No.19958559]

>>19958541

Thanks for the bump

[Anonymous No.19958616]

>>19958522
What were the gifted whiskey bottles? Did you have a favorite?

[Anonymous No.19958700]

>>19958522
Get pic related and not normal Jack Daniel's. It's really good.

[Anonymous No.19958712]

Wild Turkey 101
Knob Creek 9 Year Old
Old Grand Dad Bonded or 114

[Anonymous No.19958716]

>>19958522
Aged Jamaican rum
Eau de vie
Brandy and armagnac
Grappa
Mezcal

[Anonymous No.19958722]

>>19958616

Two were just labeled Canadian whiskeys, no brand names. I kinda liked one of them.
Another was a limited edition Fireball. I really didnt like. I had Jameson at a friends house. I liked it but then again Im an amateur and probably dont know what good is.

I dont really know what I like. Even if its just a suggestion you like I want to try something and start somewhere.

[Anonymous No.19958732]

>>19958700
>>19958712
>>19958716

Just saw these. Thanks for the suggestions. I might get one bottle from each of your posts.

[Anonymous No.19958745]

>>19958732
Seconding aged jamaican rum. Appleton signature is a good start, cheap, not much age, and enough funk to know what you're getting in to

[Anonymous No.19958783]

my favorite is 4 roses single barrel. evan williams single barrel is also pretty good without being too pricey. if you are okay with spending a bit more, i really like the aged hibikis, they have a bunch of different types. if you're interested in scotch, go to a local fancy bar where bartenders have moustaches and wear vests and shit, and give the bartender like $50 and tell him to educate you on scotch. they'll show you a bunch of different kinds and varieties and you'll be able to find a kind you like. then get a bottle of that. it's an education you'll carry with you for the rest of your life.

[Anonymous No.19958789]

>>19958722
i always liked Chivas

[Anonymous No.19958810]

>>19958522
Since you provided no context as far as what you've tried and what you liked or a price range, I'll just give you a few recommendations for different styles in the ~30-60$ range that should be fairly widely available.
>Irish: Redbreast 12 year, Tullamore Dew 12 year, Green Spot
>Scotch: Glenlivet 12 year, Glenfiddich 12 year, Laphroaig 10 year
>Bourbon: Knob Creek 9 year, Bulleit 10 year, Woodford Reserve

[Anonymous No.19958851]

>>19958716
Greekfag here, grappa has a huge range of quality, low-grade shit tastes like ass but the good quality stuff is pretty clean

[Anonymous No.19958858]

>>19958522
Alcoholic here. Not reading your whole op but I'm loving Appleton Estate signature tonight. It's good what can I say

[Anonymous No.19958870]

>>19958522
i am not an alcoholic but i enjoy watching alcoholics ruin their lives on youtube

[Anonymous No.19958881]

>>19958851
I recommend Jacopo Poli grappa. Insanely smooth and intensely floral. Anything they produce is delicious.

[Anonymous No.19958886]

>>19958870
that's pretty cool fat, i bet you feel great about your life

[Anonymous No.19958892]

>>19958522
Just here to say, accept Jesus into your heart and put down the bottle.

[Anonymous No.19958897]

>>19958892
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

[Anonymous No.19958902]

>>19958870
That's what's up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yopiV6-sA8I

[Anonymous No.19958948]

>>19958745

Ill be getting Appleton then

>>19958783

I like that idea, thanks

>>19958789

Noted

>>19958810

I was telling you guys as much as I could. I just dont have that much experience here. Sorry.

>>19958851

I googled and there seems to be lots of Grappas. Can an anon narrow down a few of them?

Seems like Appleton is really good. Gonna have to buy that at least. Thanks for all the suggestions so far.

[Anonymous No.19958960]

>>19958892

I dont even drink that much btw. If it takes me several months to get through two and a half bottles I think Im good.

[Anonymous No.19959026]

>>19958522
When you're further down the road and looking for something new, try an Islay Scotch. They have a really unique flavor profile that's completely unlike anything else. They can be pricey, though.
Don't fall into the expensive whiskey bullshit btw.

[Anonymous No.19959053]

>>19958522
I'm mexican and I love whisky because is made out of corn. I have tried Jack Daniels, J&B and Chivas Regal. I was surprised that the cheapest whisky like McKendalls is better than all of the above. Weird shit

[Anonymous No.19959062]

you posted the pinnacle of whiskey. it's better than the variants too like gentleman jack and the bonded version. old no. 7 is the best whiskey ever made

[Anonymous No.19959083]

>>19959062
Jack is some smooth whiskey I tell you what
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceMD-ZpCiVo

[Anonymous No.19959094]

>>19958522
Zivania if you can get your hands on it. Like grappa but strictly regulated, and supposedly the composition of the cypriot soil gives it a unique flavor. A good gin is also nice. I can't drink anymore because I have AIDS in my liver but I'll gladly help you ruin your life too

[Anonymous No.19959097]

>>19958522
My cousin runs a brewery and calls in every December on the 1st (so an hour from now) to ask what I weight so that he can send me my weight in his godawful homebrew mead. He makes it out of honey and that strawberry syrup shit nestle makes to flavor milk for children. But he uses some weird combination of yeasts and racking so that it actually tastes okay when it comes out, but it's sweet. Jesus Christ is it sweet.

I then have to find some way to get rid of this shit before the next year. Fortunately my wife has like 30 idiot spinster friends.

[Anonymous No.19959108]

>>19959097
Buy a still and make honey booze.

[Anonymous No.19959146]

>>19958948
Greekfag again, seconding this
>>19958881

[Anonymous No.19959147]

>>19959108
Bruh telling someone to buy a still is like the inverse of teaching a man to fish

[Anonymous No.19959284]

>>19959147
buy a man a fifth and he'll drink for a day
teach a man to homebrew and he'll drink until he aspirates his own vomit

[Anonymous No.19959309]

I drank the drink

[Anonymous No.19959310]

>>19959309
me when my boss calls me into his office

[Anonymous No.19959326]

Explain the difference between irish, scotch, bourbon and canadian whiskey to me pls

[Anonymous No.19959345]

>>19959310
I'm druk right now

[Anonymous No.19959352]

>>19959345
i was drunk for all but maybe 5 days of november

[Anonymous No.19959361]

>>19959326
It's the base they use. Most american bourbon and whiskey is mostly corn while scotch is mostly wheat and barley. That's basically what I got listening to boomers drunk ramble.

[Anonymous No.19959372]

>>19958522
I'm not a huge gin fan but a few months ago I bought this because it's Captain Slow's brand. I held it for months because I thought it would be disgusting. This past Thanksgiving I had a bunch of family in town so made them all try it with me. It was actually really good. Already killed the bottle.

[Anonymous No.19959378]

>>19959326
Cheap blended scotch, cheap irish whiskey, bourbon, and most Canadian whiskey is all just corn swill.

Good scotch will be 100% malted barley. Good Canadian whiskey will be 100% rye. Bourbon has to be 51% corn by law, but the good stuff will have rye and/or wheat as well. I don't know about Irish whiskey.

[Anonymous No.19959553]

>>19958712
as a fellow degenerate alcoholic, seconding wild turkey 101. some good shit

[Anonymous No.19959676]

>>19958716
Thoughts on Calvados and Poire Williams?

[Anonymous No.19959691]

>>19958522
I got into whisky and started buying pricier bottles and it unironically cured my alcoholism since now I can just pour a dram into a glencairn glass and sip on it for a good while and be satisfied when in the past I just bought cheap shit and just downed bottles of wine in one sitting and such

I recommend seeing if you like heavily peated whisky, try a laphroaig 10 to see what's up

[Anonymous No.19959698]

>>19958522
I, uhh went sober for a bit. All it did was give me energy and mental clarity to work myself up into more shit of the latter while using the former.
Back to drinking again.
>You need help
Yeah, no shit? I tried. Obviously doctors, family, friends, and siblings don't help. Neither does taking it upon yourself to cut it out, or the other time where you surround yourself by drunks (but it's free!).

Buncha faggot shit, if you ask me.

[Anonymous No.19959700]

>>19958522
>>19958722
If you enjoyed the Canadian stuff, try some American rye and see how you feel about it. Wild Turkey is technically bourbon but it's rye-heavy in the mashbill and it's usually pretty cheap. You want the Wild Turkey 101 specifically.

Honestly just try a bunch of stuff, see what you like. You don't have to go for the really expensive shit while you're just trying to get a feel for things but some good starters in my opinion would be like

Wild Turkey
Knob Creek (both their bourbon and rye are good)
Bulleit
Four Roses
If you can get your hands on some Mellow Corn it's a pretty interesting thing to try compared to more traditional whiskey
Monkey Shoulder is a pretty decent affordable Scotch
If you want to try some different Irish whiskey I like Powers, it's definitely a step up from Jameson.

[Anonymous No.19959717]

>>19959284
>teach a man to homebrew and he'll drink until he aspirates his own vomit
Can't aspirate on my vomit if I always pass out in the recovery position.
>t. brews and drinks a lot of alcohol

[Anonymous No.19959736]

>>19959361
That's only like 20% correct, there's a lot of differences between the way different types of whiskey are distilled and aged outside of what the mash is made from, and there's also a bunch of variation in mashbills even within any given country. American whiskey isn't all mostly corn, bourbon is by definition but American rye whiskey is as you might've guessed mostly rye.

[Anonymous No.19959757]

>>19959736
>Made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn

[Anonymous No.19959774]

>>19958522
Anyone tried the Armorik Whiskeys from Brittany, France?

[Anonymous No.19959994]

I can't drink anymore, my heart starts pounding like crazy when I'm hungover
My /druk/ days are over

[Anonymous No.19960264]

>>19958522
I drink red wine every other day for "health benefits" :^)
Who knows if it actually does anything but tastes nice with food

[Anonymous No.19960280]

>>19958522
aktual alkie here, the point of no return is when you stop having hangovers, from there its just the shakes, and trust me, you dont want that, and letting youself know, like, yea, downing 2 glasses of Rose in the morning, probably not normal

[Anonymous No.19960488]

>>19958722
lot 40 is the best canadian rye out there imo if you can find it. I think they had some production issues a couple of years ago and have gotten a lot of recognition and has gone up in price.

[Anonymous No.19960501]

>>19959691
also i agree with this. Focus on quality, drinking straight liquor or high effort cocktails and gaining more refined tastes. It makes you look classier and will reduce your overall alcohol consumption versus drinking cheap shit or beer. Harsher and shittier liquor is easier to overdrink with paradoxically because you either mix it or chase it instead of savoring the flavor that you paid extra for.

I lost 10lbs since I went /whiskyonly/. It's also a much more enjoyable buzz for me somehow. Rum, vodka, et. al just don't hit the same way as a rye or scotch. Some science nerd could probably figure out why but i frankly dont care.

[Anonymous No.19960535]

>>19959676
Calvados is one of my favorite spirits. If you like apples it is a no brainer. Kind of expensive to get into the really good stuff.

I haven't actually tried pear in a bottle pear brandy before.

[Anonymous No.19960581]

>>19958522
Rum and coke or vodka and coke ? Make a choice

[Anonymous No.19960749]

>>19959757
Thats only for bourbon. In case you weren't aware, plenty of American distilleries make whiskey that is not marketed as bourbon.

[Anonymous No.19960766]

>>19959053
Not all whiskey is made of corn, but Jack Daniel's is. Look for bourbon, which has to be at least 51% corn, or corn liquor. Speaking of which, I'm surprised I've never heard of Mexicans making corn liquor.
If you like beer, check out Genesee. That's made with a mix of corn grits and barley.

[Anonymous No.19960857]

>>19958700
This Anon knows

[Anonymous No.19960976]

>>19960280
harcore alkie here. I still get hangovers and never the shakes. I've also stopped like 20-30 times and never got a seizure, god bless. Drank a fifth last night and barely got drunk. Feel like shit today and contemplate stopping again.

[Anonymous No.19961009]

>>19958522
one time I went to scottland and decided to bring home this highland hooch any other /scotch/ heads in the chat

[Anonymous No.19961117]

>>19960976
I am an allied too. I got my first seizure like a month ago, woke up in an ambulance and forgot who I was and 3 days in detox ward. I got sober again after but yea...Back to it

[Anonymous No.19961147]

>>19961117
i wish you well bro. hope we can defeat this curse. bless

[Anonymous No.19961635]

is this the best scotch whiskey for less than 100?

[Anonymous No.19962477]

[Anonymous No.19962490]

[Anonymous No.19962493]

>>19958522
can't stand corn tasting shit. i'd recommend scotch or an irish whiskey. crown royal is ok too

[Anonymous No.19962627]

alcohol is history, as a beer guy you're carrying on our ancient ancestors' first establishment of civilization.
wine is pre-civilization, even animals get drunk on fermented fruit
distillation is another jump in societal evolution
i like the ritual involved in preparing absinth
for taste you can't go wrong with Lagavulin 16

[Anonymous No.19963137]

>>19959097
>Fortunately my wife has like 30 idiot spinster friends.

[Anonymous No.19963143]

>>19962477
Skip the middleman and drink sherry.

[Anonymous No.19963156]

Fellow low key depressed Alkee here too. I love when the holidays come around and the drugstore sells those booze bottles with the nice glasses. Picked up some Woodford reserve last night and some eggnog. Going to drink up because there’s no more sane and available women out there and I can’t be Foreveralone sober. I hate life right now.

[Anonymous No.19963158]

I'm 31. Been drinking since I was 16. Started using coke at 19. Started smoking crack 5 months ago.11 days since I touched booze or drugs. I dream about it every night in the few hours I can actually sleep. Been going to three meetings a day and getting tweaked on coffee and Pepsi. I crave salty food constantly and have been smoking 2 packs a day. How long until I start to return to normal?

[Anonymous No.19963167]

>>19963158
It’s a Miracle that I haven’t messed with any hard drugs by now.

[Anonymous No.19963383]

>>19963158
It depends how much you were drinking. The insomnia usually goes away for me after 2 days after a month long bender. If you've been drunk constantly for 15 years it will be longer, but not too much longer.

Try and get some mirtazapine if you can. Take 7.5 mg half an hour before you want to go to sleep.

[Anonymous No.19963466]

>>19958522
If you have a built up stash of liquor in the house, you arent an alcoholic

[Anonymous No.19963472]

>>19963167

Hard drugs don't hit the same as booze. I've been down both paths and I don't recommend either, but booze was harder to kick. Deleting a dealer's contact info is substantially easier than avoiding places that sell liquor

[Anonymous No.19964412]

>>19963472
>easier than avoiding places that sell liquor

Well of course, alcoholism is a slow form of suucide.

[Anonymous No.19964656]

>>19958716
Jamaican Rum is meh. Get literally any other rum that has an age statement and no additives. I reccommend Saint Theresa or Ron Zacappa.

[Anonymous No.19964829]

>>19964656
I'll second Ron Zacapa. Good shit.

I accidentally bought some dogshit rum. No flavor besides that cheap liquor harshness. What do I do with this shit?

[Anonymous No.19964832]

>>19964829
Make some Mai Tai's. Very 80's but very delicious.

[Anonymous No.19964899]

>>19958722
>Fireball
Didn't like it
>Jamesons
Did like it
You're already off to a good start and have made the correct decisions:) Possibly Markers Mark, another blended whisky, but with a stronger flavor than Jameson. The much-more-expensive single-malt whiskies are their own thing and can have very polarizing flavors. I'd hit up an Irish pub and do a taste test of multiple types.

[Anonymous No.19965628]

Get a bottle of this.

The liquor store clerks meme sometimes and hide it in the back so make sure you ask every single liquor store clerk to check if they have it.

[Anonymous No.19965721]

>>19962477
I mean, I'm not a scientist and I can explain that the sherry gets absorbed into the wood, so the whiskey later has a slight tint of sherry to it. Not that goddamn complex.

So where's my honorary doctorate?

[Anonymous No.19965752]

>>19965628
No

[Anonymous No.19965788]

>>19961009
Auchentoshen is a lowland scotch not a highland. My favorite lowland is Bladnoch 29 year

[Anonymous No.19965802]

>>19965628
>msrp $70
>actual price $1,000
Whiskeyfags are wild.

[Anonymous No.19965812]

>>19958522
I went to the ER last month. They did a full checkout and said the vital organs are working. Vitally. Even the brain, if you could believe it.
Tried long-term care and tried sobriety out to see if it would fix the CNS head-wonk shit. Nothing took.

It's probably advisable that you stop drinking, because it gets harder if you have something happen down-the-line.

[Anonymous No.19965845]

>>19963156
if you got hater hoes nearby try out the store brand cognac. it's pretty dank for the price

[Anonymous No.19965935]

>>19961635
not by a long shot. Macallan is only enjoyed by Asian's who see it as a symbol of wealth.

[Anonymous No.19965943]

>>19965802
I don't know what's up with that specific bottle but you can get a good bourbon starting around $25 and really good ones starting around $40.

[Anonymous No.19966073]

>>19965943
a decade of Sazerac product placement and flippers/redditors eating it up. Diageo sparked the fire with Parks and Rec shilling of Lagavulin 16.

[Anonymous No.19966090]

>>19965752
I'm going to be going to one of these stores soon and I'm going to see if that shit actually has a $1000 price tag on it.

[Anonymous No.19966194]

>>19966090
you probably wont see it at all. most of the time you have to be in the group to even know its around. clerks will assume anybody not looking for wine or the regular everyday shit is a scout looking to cop the allocated bottles and laugh you out of the store the second you start to ask about them.

[Anonymous No.19966216]

>>19966194
Then why is it openly listed online?

[Anonymous No.19966224]

>>19966194
Also why would they not sell it to anyone who wants to buy it?

[Anonymous No.19966242]

>>19966216
online listings have been bullshit for the last few years. getting you in the store is half the battle.

>>19966224
because they can hold the bottle ransom to score inducement points with the distributor by say making you buy 2 cases of some cheapo shit before you are allowed to overpay for one allocated bottle that has also been price gouged.

the inducement part makes it easier for them to get preference from the distribution side on allocated shit because moving the cheapo shit pumps the numbers and all the conglomerates care about is numbers going up.

[Anonymous No.19966249]

>>19966242
That makes sense but it's listed online for you to order it and pick it up in the store.

[Anonymous No.19966254]

Bulleit rye is good

[Anonymous No.19966257]

>>19966249
That is to say, suppose that I ordered it and payed $1000+ with my credit card, are they not going to give it to me?

[Anonymous No.19966261]

>>19966254
I don't drink anything under 100 proof

[Anonymous No.19966265]

>>19966261
I don't fart anything that isn't stinky

[Anonymous No.19966266]

>>19958886
You're poor, person.

[Anonymous No.19966267]

Can anyone recommend a Canadian whisky that is actually good? I've tried Crown Royal, Kirkland (Costco brand) Canadian blended whisky which just tasted exactly like Crown, and an old bottle of MacNAUGHTON from my Grandparents cupboard that I found after they passed away. Honestly the Crown, and Kirkland tasted like shit to me; the best way to describe them was like flat cream soda with a hint of wet dog. The MacNAUGHTON actually tasted pretty good, more like a Scotch with a stronger rye spiciness, but the bottle was definitely old, like late 80's to early 90's. Pic related is the exact bottle if anyone can date it.

[Anonymous No.19966272]

>>19966257
dont trust indian run stores with bottles like that. they absolutely steal your card info and you will be having to sign shit claiming fraud charges for the bank.

they will try to substitute it or tell you it will be pending until they get the next shipment.

shit is a fucking scam, man. very rarely are Winkles ever laying in wait and if they are I seriously doubt they arent counterfeit.

[Anonymous No.19966282]

>>19958522
Get. Cheap. Italian. And Portuguese. Wine. Period.
Slavs have a lot of crazy spirits, buy those

[Anonymous No.19966290]

>>19966272
Fair enough, I'd never pay that much for whiskey anyway

[Anonymous No.19966325]

>>19966267
$$$ Alberta Premium Cask Strength
$$ Lot 40
$ Canadian Club 100% Rye

Those are the only 3 Canadian whiskeys I've had that aren't trash, and they just happen to be 100% rye. Don't be fooled, "rye" is a generic term in Canadian whiskey, a bottle can straight up say "rye" on it, and not have any rye in the mash. The MacNaughton shit you posted isn't even available here, most of the booze we produce for export is absolute bottom shelf, so I wouldn't be surprised if the 3 I listed aren't even available to burgers.

[Anonymous No.19966350]

>>19966325
Lot 40 is the one you dont see often, even in stores that will basically stock Alberta Premium whenever possible. CC100Rye is available enough although CC in general is low sales compared to shit like LTD and Canadian Mist and R&R and Crown varieties.

[Anonymous No.19966367]

>>19966350>>19966350

Of the whiskeys you listed, Crown is the only one even sold in Canada, the other 3 are export only, they must be really awful.

[Anonymous No.19966379]

>>19966367
Canadian Mist looks like shitty CVS cologne and is like $10 for a handle. never had it, or LTD or CC. Rich & Rare was ok to mix with pepsi in the party days, but Crown was always noticable in a mixed drink so we just chased it if possible. only time I had it straight was when I was 14 and my brother got married.

[Anonymous No.19966389]

>>19966379
I'm in my mid 30s and I've only made the mistake of buying Crown once when I was in my early 20s. It is probably the worst whiskey sold here in Canada.

[Anonymous No.19966390]

>>19958716
>armagnac
t. Jean Philippe

[Anonymous No.19966409]

>>19958522
jack daniels is probably responsible for 9 out of 10 people thinking that whiskey is shit. this garbage should be banned

[Anonymous No.19966426]

>>19966409
See >>19958700

[Anonymous No.19966450]

>>19966367
What province are you in that's banned local liquor production?

[Anonymous No.19966453]

>>19966073
Obviously we need a famous and overpriced brand of booze to suffer the fate inflicted on Peloton by "And Just Like That"

[Anonymous No.19966516]

If I'm used to drinking higher proof bourbon will I enjoy Scotch? Specifically stuff other than Islay (I have had Laphroaig and did not enjoy it). I notice most of it is lower proof, and I prefer a strong flavor (just not peat). I tried Jameson recently and it tasted like water almost.

[Anonymous No.19966521]

>>19966516
Also I know Jameson is Irish, I'm just using that as a reference since it's also lower proof.

[Anonymous No.19966537]

2 beers in not even noon yet

[Anonymous No.19966542]

>>19966516
If you don’t like peat, you won’t like Scotch. I hate Scotch and think it tastes like ass.

[Anonymous No.19966544]

>>19965845
Dood, I hate that liberal store and don’t go there unless I have to.

[Anonymous No.19966614]

>>19966267
>>19966325
>>19966350
Try spending more than $40 on a bottle, Crown make an XO and an 18 year and neither one are cheap

[Anonymous No.19966633]

Jameson picklebacks and Sazeracs

[Anonymous No.19966657]

These common brands are available at my local store, which one is worth getting?

[Anonymous No.19967278]

>>19959757
Who are you quoting?
Are you retarded?

[Anonymous No.19967374]

>>19966516
Laphroaig is a rather hardcore entry to peated scotch lmao
Try a Talisker 10 maybe

For Jameson the black barrel is a lot of improvement for not that much more, although to me it is very sweet with caramel/honey notes

[Anonymous No.19967605]

>>19966614
They're also blends and taste like shit, despite the age statement.
>>19966450
Canada has government enforced mandatory minimum pricing on booze, so the cheapest plastic bottle tier shit is sold at the same price as actually decent stuff. So the plastic bottle unaged crap gets sent to the US.

[Anonymous No.19967674]

>>19964656
You must have never had a good single pot jamaican rum in that case. Try a bottle of hampden with an age statement.

[Anonymous No.19967677]

>>19958522
1792 is good

[Anonymous No.19967753]

>>19967374
>Laphroaig is a rather hardcore entry to peated scotch lmao
I guess? It's definitely weaker than what I normally drink. I just wasn't fond of the flavor. I wouldn't say it was bad, though.

[Anonymous No.19967783]

>>19966516
Well today I bought eight bottles of bourbon/rye. I also picked up two 50ml scotch bottles, Glenlivet 12 and Johnnie Walker Black. I tried the JW just now and I can recognize some similar flavors from the Laphroaig, so I suppose it has something peated blended in. It's not bad but again not really a flavor I'm terribly fond of. I don't think this is any worse than the Laphroaig to be quite honest. Maybe my tastebuds are not refined enough to understand what makes this shit and what makes the Laphroaig better. Will try the Glenlivet momentarily.

[Anonymous No.19967804]

>>19967753
Not the ABV, but rather the flavour yeah. It's somewhat unique and medicinal so might not be to the taste of someone who otherwise would enjoy peated.

I only know Islay ones well, so can't really recommend much, but if you'd like to try that again then give a go to Ardbeg Uigeadail which is 54% ABV with strong fruit notes after the peat

[Anonymous No.19967823]

>>19958716
Never underestimate a good aged rum mixed with coke. Real coke if you can get it, not the corn syrup bullshit and definitely not diet coke.

[Anonymous No.19967834]

>>19967783
Tried the Glenlivet. Flavors are mild and subtle, did not detect peat. Relatively pleasant to drink. The trouble with this, and everything else I've tried is that it's so weak in ABV I can down it like a beer almost. I want whiskey to be somewhat a struggle, like it is with higher proof bourbon. That keeps me from overdrinking and helps me keep it in moderation. It reminds me of the time I tried vodka, which is an evil drink, though this is not as bad in that regard. I have to say I just really like the flavor profiles you get in bourbon, the vanilla, spices, caramel, etc. This doesn't do it for me.
>>19967804
The increased ABV of the Ardbeg bottle is appealing and might be something I would like more, but it's hard to drop $100 on something I might not like. When I whittle down my bourbon collection some I might pull the trigger on some high proof scotch. For Irish I see there's a cask strength Redbreast. Seems like anything high proof from that side of the Atlantic carries a heavy price tag.

[Anonymous No.19967847]

>>19967834
>It reminds me of the time I tried vodka
That was a short experiment by the way. I made two White Russians, tried a bit of it neat, realized it would make me an alcoholic, and poured it down the drain.

[Anonymous No.19968462]

>>19967605
I was talking about brand selection not prices
Don't get defensive because I asked if you live in a Dry Town

[Anonymous No.19968468]

>>19967823
most aged Jamaicans are way too funky to drink enjoyably with a mixer. they're better used in cocktails in smaller amounts to add depth of flavor

[Anonymous No.19968480]

>>19968462
>Don't get defensive because I asked if you live in a Dry Town
This isn't kentucky or alabama, no such thing unless you're a chug living in the arctic, and they don't have internet. There are plenty of brands of Canadian whiskey, most are shit, and anything made for export only is double shit.

[Anonymous No.19968487]

>>19968468
I enjoy them neat or sometimes with a small amount of water if they're in the 60+ abv.

[Anonymous No.19968584]

>>19960501
>Rum, vodka, et. al just don't hit the same way as a rye or scotch
The trick to rum is lime. Get either a slice of it or a tablespoon of lime juice and add it to a glass of rum. It'll improve your experience tenfold.

Lemon can work as well, but lime is more classic

[Anonymous No.19968588]

>>19958522
Please if you are wanting to quit alcohol then read this. It may help you.
https://pastebin.com/ETHU5J9C#google_vignette

[Anonymous No.19968639]

[Anonymous No.19969298]

>>19958522
Just got a russell's reserve private barrel from my local store.
They had two, a warehouse S at 101 proof, and a Warehouse k at 110, so I got the K, which I've heard good things about.

[Anonymous No.19970303]

>>19958522
If you like smoky flavours you could try a scotch from Islay if you haven't already, like Laphroaig (I like the quarter cask) or Lagavulin 16. They're starting to get into the more premium price range, ~$100 per bottle, but worth it imo.

As far as non-whiskey drinks, I'm a fan of a lot of gin based cocktails. The Botanist gin is really good, especially in a gin and tonic with elderflower tonic water, lime juice and mint. My go to for most other gin cocktails is Drumshanbo. Both are definitely an improvement over Bombay Sapphire. I'd recommend you step up your cocktail game in general. Start with an old fashioned, whisky sour, and gin and tonic and branch out from there.

[Anonymous No.19970383]

I just drink labatt blue exclusively. If I drink liquor I go with Jameson. Simple as

[Anonymous No.19970427]

>>19968639
Stay away from this. It tastes like an earthworm-lawnclipping smoothie.

[Anonymous No.19970444]

For me it's Buffalo Trace bourbon. Splash of bitters, splash of simple syrup, cinnamon stick if I have some, and an orange peel that I smashed to get the oils going. Let it sit for a few minutes and sip.

[Anonymous No.19970533]

>>19958522
Balvenie Caribbean Casks is my all time favorite

[Anonymous No.19970807]

>>19970444
I don't fuck with all the garnishes anymore since it's too much trouble. If something calls for an orange peel I just add orange bitters.

[Anonymous No.19970836]

>>19970807
Sounds like you aren't a real mixologist after all!

[Anonymous No.19970851]

>>19970836
I'm not. I drink cocktails sometimes but I normally drink whiskey neat.

[Anonymous No.19970854]

>>19970807
There are always oranges in my house, so it's like an extra 11 seconds to slice a little piece off and roll something heavy over it. The cinnamon stick is something I have on hand once in a blue moon, so it's rare that it gets added.

[Anonymous No.19970860]

>>19970854
The only fruit I regularly have at home is grapes

[Anonymous No.19970877]

>>19970860
>he doesn't like grape old fashioneds
missin out bro

[Anonymous No.19970878]

>>19970877
I googled it to see if it was real and found this abomination
https://www.cocktailcontessa.com/peanut-butter-and-jelly-old-fashioned/

[Anonymous No.19970882]

>>19970878
good god, even AI couldn't dream up something that heinous. I'm sorry I made that joke and I'm sorry you felt compelled to look it up. Most of all I'd like to apologize to the bourbon that was wasted in that failed attempt for internet points.

[Anonymous No.19970923]

>>19970860
>The only fruit I regularly have at home is
That's what he said. LOL.
Pause. No homo.

[Anonymous No.19970950]

Due to some educational adventures in the past, I have, outside of financing it, unlimited access to pure ethanol.
Good start to become alcoholic?

[Anonymous No.19970953]

>>19970877
that's just a brandy old fashioned

[Anonymous No.19971266]

what is the best neutral tasting liquor to add to a pitcher of beer to increase the abv? I don't want to taste liquor if I'm drinking beer but I do want a strong pitcher

[Anonymous No.19971325]

>>19971266
You would want something high-proof and "flavorless" like Everclear. But don't do it, it will taste disgusting. Just buy stronger beer.
Alternatively, use Mexican beer to make micheladas and spike them with tequila.

[Anonymous No.19971539]

I miss the DRUK threads on /tv/. I've tried starting some on here inconspicuously but end up banned, so dumb

[Anonymous No.19972141]

What are some good ryes to drink neat or on the rocks? I like Rittenhouse a lot.

[Anonymous No.19972159]

>>19972141
Rare breed rye.
I'd recommend neat.
Also Russells reserve single barrel rye.

[Anonymous No.19972162]

>>19972141
Almost forgot Wilderness trail rye, any of them.
This is one of the best ryes.

[Anonymous No.19972267]

glenmorangie 10yr for easy, reasonably priced single malt scotch
jw gold but also buy a jw blue and switch the labels. drink the gold and use the blue as aftershave. jw red for cleaning small parts of engines and weapons.
jw black if you're too stupid for monkey shoulder and too proud for j&b
jim beam if you have like no money at all

[Anonymous No.19972281]

>>19971539
The al/ck/ threads here were okay whenever they were still around. I could complain about wanting to just get drunk without any ramifications or consequences, and they would understand.

[Anonymous No.19972496]

>>19971266
>what is the best neutral tasting liquor to add to a pitcher of beer to increase the abv?
Vodka, but you'll still taste the alcohol no matter how you spin it.
>I don't want to taste liquor if I'm drinking beer but I do want a strong pitcher
Try stronger beers, like imperial stouts, or get into wines/spirits.

[Anonymous No.19972533]

I just had a schizo tier dream where me and a friend ordered something called a GI Joe drink, which consisted of a strong drink (don"t remember which, probably whisky), grenadine, cream and morphine, how likely is it for that drink to kill IRL? and how would it taste

[Anonymous No.19972746]

>>19972533
looks like 10-30 mg is an ok starting range for oral application. not sure how it plays with alcohol, but codine is frequently used by undesirables in conjunction with gin and soda and I imagine the effects are similar with a smaller dose of morphine.

[Anonymous No.19972923]

>>19972141
Jack Daniel's Bonded Rye
Knob Creek 7 Rye

[Anonymous No.19973000]

>>19970953
Not if it's made with whisky and a grape liqueur

[Anonymous No.19973016]

>>19968480
and I'm saying you're writing entire brands off because you're not willing to fork out for their more expensive products
>>19970854
right now is supposed to be the tail-end of Satsuma season but I go out so rarely and avoid the produce aisles so often that I never bothered to check if they were there, next month the Satsumas get replaced with Sumo Oranges

[Anonymous No.19974125]

>>19958700
My liquor store was selling this by the liter for $30, can’t be beat

[Anonymous No.19974501]

>>19974125
That's a really good deal. I picked up a bottle of the rye version over the weekend but haven't opened it yet.

[Anonymous No.19974512]

>>19966544
Sounds like you should follow your picrel.

[Anonymous No.19974651]

>>19972141
Woodford Reserve rye

[Anonymous No.19975148]

For me it’s rum. Coconut rum with mango Pepsi or spiced rum with cherry coke and a squeeze of fresh lime.

[Anonymous No.19975185]

>>19975148

ay this nigga a lil zesty bruh..

[Anonymous No.19975290]

This shit tastes like bonfire. Unpleasant. What the fuck do I mix with it too make it tolerable?

[Anonymous No.19975296]

>>19975290
That's a great fucking mezcal, what-are-you-doing?

But to give something useful: it goes well with a mule.

Lime juice, ginger beer.

[Anonymous No.19975980]

>>19975290
>40% ABV
Mix it with a gallon of water so it can realize its true form

[Anonymous No.19976179]

>>19975290
Try handling it like you might some rums and get a slice of lime or some lime juice. Even a drop or two can completely change the game.

[Anonymous No.19976839]

>>19975290
I like the bonfire taste. It's why I drink islay scotch.

[Anonymous No.19977141]

>>19975290
>This shit tastes like bonfire.
You're retarded. It tastes like burnt pencil erasers.

[Anonymous No.19977221]

What's the most cost efficient way to get wasted without totally sacrificing taste?

[Anonymous No.19977237]

>>19976179
Orange slice with chili flakes is an excellent accompaniment to mezcal. Try it out sometime. They have that worm salt that is traditionally used if you want to buy some of that..

[Anonymous No.19977247]

[Anonymous No.19977274]

>>19977221
Costco liquor store, Kirkland Signature brand liquor. It's usually manufactured by a mid-shelf distiller whose normal product is twice the price.
Eg, handle of Crown Royal is $40 but a handle of Kirkland Signature Canadian Whisky, which is made by Crown Royal, is $20.

[Anonymous No.19977280]

>>19977274
Based and Kirkland booze-pilled.

[Anonymous No.19977283]

>>19977247
All Scotch taste like Ass.

[Anonymous No.19977296]

>>19977283
and what ass taste like? idk

[Anonymous No.19977324]

>>19977274
Wouldn’t I need a Costco membership?

[Anonymous No.19977329]

>>19977324
Not to buy booze, tell the door staff you’re just buying booze.

[Anonymous No.19977357]

is this shit any good

[Anonymous No.19977359]

>>19977329
Weird ok thanks

[Anonymous No.19977362]

>>19977357
forgot pic

[Anonymous No.19977478]

>>19977329
>>19977359
That won't work everywhere. Only certain states have laws that prohibit alcohol being sold privately with a membership.

[Anonymous No.19977533]

>>19958522
Try the costco brand of their spirts, good bang for your buck

[Anonymous No.19977537]

>>19958722
>>19964899
Fireball is for 19 year old girls

[Anonymous No.19977544]

>>19958960
My momma thought i was an alcoholic for going though a 1.5 liter bottle in 3 months I told her its about the same amount of servings as the box wine she drinks

[Anonymous No.19977546]

>>19960766
I guess they prefer tequila as their national spirt

[Anonymous No.19977561]

>>19977537
weird resurgence of Fireball. i'm 40, I drank that shit in high school. swear I didn't see or hear about it for 20 years, and all of a sudden every time I go to liquor store some dude is buying it, talk to people who come back from bars talking about drinking fireball... it's fucking weird like we crossed into a dimension where actual adults drink fireball

[Anonymous No.19977566]

>>19977561
They were caught up in a scandal and there's no such thing as bad press

[Anonymous No.19977579]

>>19961009
Why is the name german?

[Anonymous No.19977583]

>>19977561
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/business/fireball-cinnamon-whisky-lawsuit.html
huh

[Anonymous No.19977588]

The fact that scotch gets matured in bourbon barrels is unappealing to me. It makes me feel like scotch is some kind of secondhand product. I normally drink bourbon, so the bourbon itself is not the issue.

[Anonymous No.19977626]

>>19977324
Very good question. Depends on the state. Iirc, in eighteen states, it's illegal to require a membership to buy liquor.
In my state, that is the case, but alcohol can't be sold in the same "store" as other stuff, so the Costco liquor store here is in the same building but a different store, with no membership check.

[Anonymous No.19977974]

>>19977588
How do you see where you're walking with your nose all the way up in the air? Doesn't it hurt your neck?

[Anonymous No.19978059]

>>19968588
woah. thanks anon. I had my first night off in months last night after bottoming out. This actually might really help me.

[Anonymous No.19978081]

>>19968588
Just read it, and it's worth reading even if you aren't planning to quit. Identifying and understanding addictive urges is the necessary first step to managing them, regardless of whether that entails abstinence or moderation.

[Anonymous No.19978238]

IF ITS BROWN FLUSH IT DOWN

[Anonymous No.19978245]

>>19978238
If it's clear you're a queer

[Anonymous No.19978600]

>>19973016
>and I'm saying you're writing entire brands off because you're not willing to fork out for their more expensive products
Just because something is aged for a long time doesn't make it good. I'm happy to pay for quality, but just because something is aged for 12+ years doesn't make it good. I would rather have a young rye over a 12+ year old corn whiskey any day of the week.

[Anonymous No.19978681]

>>19958783
Scotch is so good and I will never forgive Trump for the tariffs.

[Anonymous No.19978769]

I used to not like alcohol until I discovered amaretto. I really like how it tastes, especially with milk.

[Anonymous No.19978771]

>>19978769
Benedictine is nice with milk. Frangelico is also nice with milk. Chambord + frangelico is like fruity pebbles. I think drambuie is also good with milk, but I forget. Been a while.

[Anonymous No.19978796]

>>19977588
Doesn't have to be, and you don't have to frame it like that.
They could pour spirit into a fresh barrel, then after two years pour it into the next fresh barrel. After a few times filter that spirit and carry on again. The sacrificial spirit is never sold. Or is and they call it Bourbon.
Sherry is usually sacrificial because nobody drinks it anymore.

[Anonymous No.19978990]

>>19977974
That's just the way it comes off to me. I don't feel bad about thinking that way given how snobbish scotch drinkers tend to be.
>>19978796
You're just framing it the opposite way with by degrading bourbon.

[Anonymous No.19978993]

>>19958522
Honestly, it just werks

[Anonymous No.19978995]

>>19978993
Vodka is evil

[Anonymous No.19978997]

>>19978993
love a cheap vodka. at least until i wake up and see all the texts ive made

[Anonymous No.19979119]

Making margaritas this weekend and I need some help. I'm not a huge fan of them, but my wife requested them for a get together and I'd like some of your marg recipes and suggestions on tequila. I'm looking for mid(ish) shelf here because I'm not in love with the people coming over and they refused to drink scotch.
Most of what I can find is thus:
2oz tequila
1-1.5oz Cointreau
1oz fresh lime
0-1oz simple syrup (to the taste of the drinker)
What can you guys add/subtract?

[Anonymous No.19979122]

>>19977274
I love living in the sticks 99% of the time, but I will kill someone for a Costco closer than an hour

[Anonymous No.19979139]

>>19978796
worst part about the dwindling cooperage industry is the wood used. the good shit is long gone as the trees cut 60-80 years ago were 200-300+ years old and nowadays it's less than 150 years on average. anything older than that will never see the commercial market.

>>19978681
tariffs are longer in effect. now its an Asian tax.

[Anonymous No.19979204]

>>19978769
What's your favorite Amaretto? I've only had Disaronno, but that was some good shit.
Felt like liquid marzipan.

[Anonymous No.19979222]

>>19979204
I've only had one.
>Felt like liquid marzipan
I hate marzipan. Mediocre taste, horrible texture.

[Anonymous No.19979252]

>>19979119
A dash of salt/tajin or a salt rim wont hurt you can also play around with flavored syrups

[Anonymous No.19979264]

>>19979252
I should have mentioned that I got the salt part (the addition of tajin I hadn't considered but am going to do that for sure). I've got a ripe pineapple ready to go...maybe I'll let that rind and some orange peel sit in the syrup. Thanks for the assist.

[Anonymous No.19979272]

>>19978796
>The sacrificial spirit is never sold. Or is and they call it Bourbon.
Bourbons isn't made to create barrels for scotch. The barrels are unusable afterwards and would get thrown in the dump so they get sold cheap.

[Anonymous No.19979294]

>>19979119
Don't mess with the cointreau or simple syrup. Margaritas are incredibly forgiving and easy to make tasty.

Use 1ish fresh limes to a shot or two of tequila and a little agave syrup. That's it. Shake it all up with ice. It should be tangy, but not overly so. If it is too tangy add a little more agave syrup. Salt rim is nice.

Tapatio blanco is an excellent and relatively inexpensive tequila.

[Anonymous No.19979298]

>>19979119
1-2 limes depending on size.

[Anonymous No.19979301]

Old fashioneds don't taste good unless I add 1/2 oz of simple syrup (turbinado)

[Anonymous No.19979317]

>>19979294
This sounds more to my taste, but I don't think I can ditch the sweet/orange or they won't taste "right". I'm making these for white women by the way....

[Anonymous No.19980852]

>>19979119
>1-1.5oz Cointreau
Grand Marnier makes better margheritas.

[Anonymous No.19980857]

>>19979301
>turbinado simple syrup
My nigga.

[Anonymous No.19980873]

>>19979317
You can always compare them with the ladies. Lime juice + agave syrup is best for higher quality tequila. The minimal ingredients lets the flavor from the tequila show better.

You can always add more agave syrup if they prefer a sweeter drink.

If they like daiquiris they will like marg without oranfe liquoe

[Anonymous No.19981180]

Best drinks to make while alone on the christmas holidays?
I was thinking white russians and/or irish coffees

[Anonymous No.19981468]

>>19980852
original Rita recipes call for either Cointreau or a Mexican Licor De Naranja

[Anonymous No.19981546]

>>19958522
>I want to develop my pallette.
Get the little bitty shot bottles. Just go to any dedicated liquor store, and load up on the little babies. Get ALL of them, one for every brand and category. Then try em all. Smell em, try a little by itself, then in a mixed drink. Boom, you now have experience with all the bottom shelf and mid shelf drinks. Rum, gin, vodka, whiskey, do them all.

Then you will know what categories of booze you like/hate, and from here you start working your way up the shelf in quality for the ones you like, from cheap shit to the expensive shit.

[Anonymous No.19981552]

>>19981180
Festive mug full of vodka

[Anonymous No.19981565]

>>19958522
>scotch
scotch is gross. i think its the peat or moss flavor i dont like.

[Anonymous No.19981579]

>>19981546
Don't do that shit man I work in in a liquor store and we hate that.
Especially this time of the year where people are trying to buy a ton of them for stocking stuffers.
They always want to do it when you're busy and pretend they can't see what bottles we have behind the counter, so they'll hold up the line for 15 minutes going "I need mini bottles for an adult pinata/stocking stuffers uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh haha i cant see what you have"

[Anonymous No.19981590]

>>19981579
I feel you. "What vodkas do you have?? I didnt bring my glasses ;)"
these people are driving cars

[Anonymous No.19982310]

>>19981468
Grand Marnier makes better margheritas.

[Anonymous No.19982323]

>>19981579
fucking felt
I go out of my way to make sure the front facing bottle's label is clearly visible too. I want to kick them out because clearly the last thing these actual retards need is to kill the few braincells the have left.

[Anonymous No.19982495]

>>19977579
Auchentoshan is Gaelic for “the field of the corner.” When founded the distillery was in the corner of a field

[Anonymous No.19982688]

Any decent cognac that isn't related to niggers somehow?

[Anonymous No.19982849]

>>19982495
Thanks anon

[Anonymous No.19982856]

>>19982688
All armagnacs.

[Anonymous No.19983062]

>>19982688
d'usse
remy martin
couvoisier

[Anonymous No.19983984]

Alright be real with me, I drink 1 to 4 beers a night, but considering the ABV it comes out to more like 2 to 6 units of alcohol a night. Or some mixture of wine or spirits. I've been doing this almost every day for about 10 years. Here and there I'll take a night off. The biggest break I've taken is probably a week. I can take 5 days off and suffer no symptoms at all. I'll do this every now and then, mostly to cut down on calories. So considering all of this, am I actually putting myself at serious risk of permanent damage? Can I keep doing this for the rest of my life, like my father has?

[Anonymous No.19984391]

Just tried pic related today, and it was pretty decent for a $15 brandy. The alcohol flavor overpowered the rest of the drink, in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.19984394]

>>19983984
i hate people like you lmao

[Anonymous No.19984400]

>>19983984
You tell us, man

[Anonymous No.19984411]

>>19984391
The last brandy I bought ended up in the bedbug traps. Don't know how people drink that shit.

[Anonymous No.19984443]

>>19958522
Stopped drinking Jack when they put that woke drag queen stuff in their ads

[Anonymous No.19984498]

>>19984400
Well my skin is horrible, I never get a good night's rest, my eyes are sunken and glassy, I have memory and concentration problems, my stomach is bloated, I have prehypertension, when I lay down I constantly feel like I need to fart and pee, and I can't feel happy unless I'm drunk.
>>19984394
Be nice to me

[Anonymous No.19984515]

>>19984498
can't tell if troll or if not. i'm being nice to you now. cut this shit out because you will get worse and find more and more excuses to drink as your health deteriorates. you really don't drink that much though, but if you're truly concerned, cut the shit out and get your act together. you've got this.

[Anonymous No.19984614]

>>19959691
don't worry, the phase doesn't last.

[Anonymous No.19984637]

>>19983984
>>19984498
jesus. christ, you're me to a T. I'm pretty sure yes you're doing damage to yourself, have a problem and need to find a way to quiet. Because I'm in the same position of kind of assuming it's what's wrong with me while also at the same time constantly grasping for more convoluted explanations for why my life is shit so I can justify continuing to drink.

funnily I'm starting low dose naltrexone tomorrow because reasons and even though it's a microdose I'm still kind of hoping it nukes the pleasure I get from drinking and manages to break the cycle. Even though another half of me hopes it fails so I can keep on with my useless, fattening, life-shortening, liver-poisoning, sleep-destroying, skin-ruining habit.

[Anonymous No.19984645]

>>19984637
I had the same naive hopes. If it knocks you out, don't keep trying to take it for months trying to see if the dosage, time of day, or tolerance will change. It just made me into a sedated lethargic slug who only drank through it when I wasn't sleeping.

[Anonymous No.19984661]

>>19959326
Irish and bourbon are actually good, scotch and Canadian is mostly shit.

[Anonymous No.19984800]

>>19958522
Just went on my first trip to Japan, brought back some shochu. Mix it with ice and oolong tea or club soda, it goes down like water, way more refreshing than beer and you can make it as strong as you want

[Anonymous No.19985003]

Black Booster is a must.

[Anonymous No.19985015]

this is the best value for bourbon rn

[Anonymous No.19985025]

>>19959691
>>19984614
It really doesn’t lmao
Man I miss drinking

[Anonymous No.19985140]

>>19984391
was it freshly opened just before you drank it?

[Anonymous No.19985505]

>>19985140
Yes. Are you supposed to let it air a bit?

[Anonymous No.19985680]

Why do "Rum reviewers" recommend stuff that's overpriced and tasting of car tires?

[Anonymous No.19985707]

>>19985680
Should have drank whiskey instead

[Anonymous No.19986400]

>>19985505
cheaper stuff can be a little rough the first week or two being opened. you can leave the cap off for about an hour a day for a week or so until it settles down.

[Anonymous No.19986407]

>>19986400
forgot to mention decanting is also a good idea, although it will take more time in a quality piece. if the finish on the plug/neck are shoddy probably somewhat less but then you have to check for bugs and dust.

[Anonymous No.19986781]

>>19985707
Most of them also review whiskey with that same insane "it's supposed to be bitter" palette

[Anonymous No.19986854]

>>19985680
This perplexes me too. They push $80 20-something year old unblended rums that are so oaky it tastes like im chewing on a pencil. Posers gonna pose i guess.

[Anonymous No.19987275]

>>19986854
They'd probably even shit on a rhum agricole despite those being required by law to have no added sweeteners or colors

[Anonymous No.19987321]

>>19985680
I'd just like a rum that I can drink straight and enjoy it for under 30 dollars

[Anonymous No.19987368]

>>19986854
They'll even trash other rums in that same price range simply for tasting palatable instead of woody

[Anonymous No.19987375]

>>19987321
try Santiago Anejo

[Anonymous No.19987482]

>>19987375
american so no cuban rum because of conservacuks trying to appeal to cuban beaners in miami

[Anonymous No.19988136]

>>19987321
Havanna club

[Anonymous No.19988336]

>>19987368
>>19986854
rum is easily over oaked due to climate and the reason age statements arent identical to whiskey is because they need to blend in younger rums with some older to make the older stuff palatable and teaspooning is a valid method of blending.

the real rub with rum aside from the 3rd world production aspect and before the current market price gouging is column still crap being grouped in with pot still in terms of price and quality when its cheapest to produce and lightest on flavor.

in a blend, sure. as longs it's done in moderation, but it hardly ever is because why would they nuke their profit margins, especially during the tail end of a boom?