Whiskey General thread

File: IMG_0799.jpg (622KB, 1512x2016px) Image search: [Google]

622KB, 1512x2016px

what is the best rye, pic relate

Why are there whiskeys, scotches, and bourbons, and then it says all of that on the label anyway???

>>8125698
Drinking bulleit bourbon for the last 2 days. Recently really enjoyed Bookers, and found angels envy way too fuckin sweet.

>>8125645
thats bourbon, anon.

>>8125705

bulleit is pretty legit

File: IMG_20160924_092022.jpg (2MB, 2576x1932px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2576x1932px

Just bought a bottle of Johnny walker blue label it's really good I'm not really into whiskeys but I have to broaden my taste can drink rum forever

>>8125655
Try rittenhouse. Better deal than bulleit by far. Inb4 shill I've probably talked about this whiskey 3 times in the last week here

Or you could have a nice big glass of water, it's nice and cold and yummy too!

>>8125827
fuck you bozo

I really love some nice cold knob

>>8125827
But does water make me happy and disinhibited?

>>8125836
does alcohol really make you happy anon?
or does it just dull the empty feeling that slowly grows bigger with each passing day

File: heart2battack.jpg (95KB, 1600x1300px) Image search: [Google]

95KB, 1600x1300px

>>8125645
>artificially flavored "whiskey"

not even once

>>8125705

Bulliet is really nice, it is my go to at the moment. Picked up a bottle of their rye stuff too, it is good.

>>8125780
>buying an entire bottle of blue label
>when you could've bought Lagavulin 16 or even Laphroaig 18 for less
Man fuck you richfags with shit taste.

>>8126756
You probably have a preference for single malts, but that's your own taste. I've never had it, but I hear BL is actually quite phenomenal.

Why are bourbon and rye so fashionable nowadays? Did something happen to the industry that made people interested in it.
Also since I've never been into it, what's a good beginner bourbon?

>>8127137

In the UK at least there seems to have been a surge in it. You only used to get Jack Daniels (yes I know it isn't technically a bourbon) and Jim Beam white in the supermarkets but now we get all sorts.

I think the rise in the popularity of cocktails has something to do with it, as I don't know many people who drink it by itself. Or it could just be a change in attitudes for whatever reason like the recent surge in craft beer and gin over the past couple of years.

I really like Bulleit and Buffalo Trace, they are quite cheap too so a good place to start.

>>8127130
Ive heard that Green Label is a lot better for the price.
I just can't fathom people paying 200 dollars on a No Age Statement blended scotch

>>8127137
Bulleit is pretty decent, cheap, and readily available. Never had the rye version though I prefer bourbon.

File: 20160908_165157.jpg (265KB, 735x980px) Image search: [Google]

265KB, 735x980px

latest purchase

File: 20160908_165656.jpg (251KB, 735x980px) Image search: [Google]

251KB, 735x980px

>>8127428

>>8127428

Never tried that, but I live very near there.

What is it like?

>>8127469
A bit like Talisker actually, but not as aggressive.

File: Springbank 15.jpg (589KB, 1573x2507px) Image search: [Google]

589KB, 1573x2507px

Drinking this right now.
And I'm thinking of getting either a bottle of Old Pulteney 12 or Speyburn 10, any other suggestions for a good cheap whisky?

>>8127560

Aberlour 10 is my go to cheap whisky. Old Puletney 12 is pretty good though

>>8127137

American craft whisky became a meme
It is also being shilled in asia as a luxury product

>>8127560
Tasted old pulteny 12 once.
jesus Christ was it good.

>>8127560
Bunnahabhain 12yo is tasty

>>8127560
How does it compare to the 10yo?

File: DSC04240---Copy.jpg (611KB, 1600x1067px) Image search: [Google]

611KB, 1600x1067px

My new go-to bourbon. This stuff is off the hook for $17. I haven't tried the single barrel yet. I doubt it's worth the $10 price difference but I figured I'd give it a try.

>>8125645
>General

I've never tried the honey jack daniels, is it really good?

>>8128578
No. Admittedly I'm not a big fan of liqueurs, but try barenjager. It actually tastes like honey (unlike the honey jack).

>>8128527

That has started appearing in my local supermarket for £30, which for reference is about £8 more than Bulleit and £10 more than buffalo trace.

Is it significantly better than them?

File: ralfy.jpg (110KB, 1280x720px) Image search: [Google]

110KB, 1280x720px

Hullo you malty meme masters and welcome to another whisky review on ralfy.com here at the Manx Bothy!

>>8125719
what the fuck do you think bourbon is a subset of?

>>8129994
>trying to ironically meme on ralfy
Kill yourself.

>>8129994
Ralfy is the man

>>8125645
everyone itt seems to drink whiskey straight (as do i most of the time), but what bourbons and ryes do you think work best in a manhattan?

>>8130535
Ryes:
Alberta Premium
Canadian Club Small Batch
Gibson's Finest

Bourbon:
Knob Creek 100 proof
Four Roses
Bullit Bourbon

>>8127130
>I've never had it, but I hear BL is actually quite phenomenal.
Things self-admitted whisky neophytes believe.

>>8127325
Bingo bango. Green Label is the king of the normal JW tier. Blue Label is a childish display of conspicuous consumption. It tastes good and you shouldn't turn down a glass offered to you, but value for price is way out of whack.

>>8127870
Also had a bottle of this once, very good whiskey.

>>8128578
It's alright. Nothing special.

Tasted some 12 year old Lagavulin yesterday, shit was cash.

File: Spicebox.jpg (55KB, 338x450px) Image search: [Google]

55KB, 338x450px

I've been a very big fan of pic related, but I'd like to move away from sweetened and artificial flavored whiskey to a nice affordable bottle that I can sip sparingly.

What would you recommend? I'd prefer either a rye or a scotch.

File: image.jpg (327KB, 900x1600px) Image search: [Google]

327KB, 900x1600px

>>8125655
My mother bought me a bottle of this for my 21st birthday, only I have bourbon whiskey, distiller's select. I have just about as much left as you do. It is a fine drink. Benefits of living in Kentucky?

>>8127428
>>8127560
>>8128527
Nu-males

>>8129994
>>8131818
These guys know what's up

>You gonna introduce me?
>This Jane's a widow.
>Give me a piece of that ass.
>Jane's my widow.

File: georgedickel12__09561.1403571136.1280.1280.jpg (217KB, 941x1252px) Image search: [Google]

217KB, 941x1252px

all day eerday son

love this shit

File: 1474385672002.jpg (139KB, 748x1020px) Image search: [Google]

139KB, 748x1020px

>>8131893
>liking Ralfy
>disliking craft whisky

File: ballechin.jpg (651KB, 2048x2048px) Image search: [Google]

651KB, 2048x2048px

I'm planning on getting a bottle of this sometime in the near future.

File: 1386874593984.jpg (27KB, 236x300px) Image search: [Google]

27KB, 236x300px

>>8130871
>Bingo bango.

>>8127472
How about in english which properly communicates your intent and doesn't rely on telepathy to be fully understood.

>>8132153
You just want that because of the name, don't you?

>>8128202
I like the 15 better since it's similar to the 10, but with more of everything. Mainly more warm fruity flavors whereas the 10 is more lemony.

I wish I could still drink whisky

Now every time I take a sip I get some massive heartburn. I miss being able to drink normally with out issue

>>8125705
Get James E Pepper Rye. They're the exact same mash bill from a large distillery, just bottled at a higher proof.

>>8128527
Its good because its literally a younger Woodford Reserve.

>>8125645
I have simple tastes and want to branch out.
I like Wild Turkey 101 and Buffalo Trace. Bulleit is pretty good too but I don't like it quite as much. What should I try next?

>>8132863
Same except every time I take a sip I wake up with a massive hangover and something inevitably broken laying nearby.

This shit took me by surprise.

It's remarkably good for what it is. Matter of fact, I still maintain JB white is better than most give it credit for anyway.

File: brbon_jim22.jpg (84KB, 540x720px) Image search: [Google]

84KB, 540x720px

>>8132961
whoosp muh pic

>>8132883
Laphroaig 10yo.

File: Jeremy-Brett-sherlock-holmes-33590952-469-500.jpg (146KB, 469x500px) Image search: [Google]

146KB, 469x500px

>>8132302
No, I want it because it's unchillfiltered, natural colour and higher strength whisky from a small craft-oriented distillery.

is maker's mark meme tier

>>8133843
yes

I disagree with labelling things as "meme" anything but maker's mark is a thoroughly average bourbon that doesn't deserve any kind of special reputation. It's the Jack Daniels of genuine bourbon.

Any recommendations for my first scotch? I quite enjoy bourbon, I've had wild turkey, bulliet, etc. but I'm looking into trying a scotch without paying $50 a bottle since I'm a beginner to it. What would you guys recommend for around $20? I have tried clan McGregor and it sucked ass but was $10 so I can see why.

>>8134162
VAT69

>>8134162
>What would you guys recommend for around $20?
Which state do you live and what are your preferences in terms of palate?

>>8134162
Pick up the cheapest Macallan you can lay your hands on.

>>8134236
I've heard of it, I'll look to see if I can find it.

>>8134247
Florida. I am looking for a relatively simple "scotch flavored" scotch if that makes sense. Just a good example as to the characteristics of scotch, the smoky, woody, peaty flavors that make it.

>>8134255
Nice, I'll give it a swing.

>>8134255
>cheapest Macallan
Only thing you could find is an $8 50ml mini of Macallan 12, and that's one of the blandest Speysides out there for the price.
Honestly 20 bucks is probably only going to get you a blended scotch so I say try Ballantine's or Dewar's White Label.

>>8134278
Adding to that note if you like the peat I'd suggest trying Highland Park 12, especially if you can find an earlier bottling, and if you are comfortable with intense have a dram of Laphroaig Quarter Cask at your local pub its a fantastic budget Islay and its what got me into scotch.

>>8131711
45 euro in spain per bottle, mama I'm coming home.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

Anyone have any experience with American Single Malts? Just picked these two up.

Should I buy Johnny Walker black label?

>>8135187
Yes.

File: IMG_20160927_211923699.jpg (2MB, 3120x4160px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3120x4160px

>>8135213

I bought it.

File: benchmark-old-no-8-bourbon.jpg (105KB, 349x1000px) Image search: [Google]

105KB, 349x1000px

Someone told me this was good cheap shit but I can't find it anywhere.


What is the Evan Williams of Rye and Canadian whiskeys? The one that's as cheap as possible while still being decent.

>>8128578
Nah. Something about all flavored liquors makes me want to puke though. Besides Fireball.

File: 1443361262244.jpg (41KB, 640x742px) Image search: [Google]

41KB, 640x742px

>>8135374
>he fell for it.

>>8135374
Very funny anon, got a gig-
>picture is legit
>buying an entire 750cl of Black Label
DUDE WHY

>>8125780
I love this stuff and I think whiskey is generally boring

>>8125957
That's kind of the same thing to me

>>8135374
Good goy

>>8135423
>>8135428
>>8135443
It was $30 and pretty good. As my first scotch it ain't bad.

>>8135534
You should have bought a mickey.
Now go try Caol Ila 12 and regret paying for an entire bottle of Black Label.

>>8135534
It's really good, just also really overpriced.

>>8135549
As opposed to a half bottle?

I didn't want a blend and pretty much everything cheaper than it was a blend. I'm quite satisfied. It might be overpriced and all but I think it's tasty and that's all that matters. I just wanted to get a decent scotch as my first and I didn't want to Jew out and get a shitty bottle. it worked out

>>8135583
Green label and black label are literally the same thing so long as you're not a massive snob. The only difference is which one a professional taster prefers but they're made the same way otherwise.

File: classic-malts-collection-coastal-collection-3x20xl-whisky.jpg (24KB, 600x522px) Image search: [Google]

24KB, 600x522px

Left this at home in Europe, got it as a gift.

Really just starting out with whiskey, but I quite liked the smokier Talisker. But now I'm in the US, and making do with bourbon. Haven't really found one that appeals to me yet, it's quite sweet.

>>8135600
Good to know, next time I'll definitely try that, I was unaware. Thanks!

>>8135600
Nigga... did you even read what you wrote before you hit 'post'?
>They are literally the same thing except they're not but otherwise they are
That is what you just said.
Lay off the hooch for a few days, my man.

>>8135634
Maybe you should grow a brain before coming to this site, Timmy.

>>8135650
Wew. You sure showed me! High five, brotendo!

>>8129990
Are you talking about the regular or single barrel Old Forester? If it's the regular then I would say no, it's not worth it over Bulleit at that price. Over here Bulleit is more expensive though.

I just tried the single barrel. I'm no Ralfy, but to me it seemed the same but smoother and more mellow.

>>8132874
Oh really?

>>8127137
Elijah craig is my favorite but its a little spicy if youre a beginner to liquor. Four roses is a good and inexpensive starting places bulliet is good one. I hate weller personally.

File: 1466894160081.jpg (64KB, 720x960px) Image search: [Google]

64KB, 720x960px

It actually tastes better than it looks.

>>8136239
I don't believe you've ever tried it.

>>8135374
Good for mixing... That's about all.

Fuck this thread. Makes me want to buy a bottle. Has anyone been to an actual Whiskey bar? Highly recommend if you feel stuck and want to try new things.

File: image.jpg (1MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x2448px

This was my first alcoholic beverage,

Did i do gud?
Birthday was on sept 5th and my buddy suprised me with it.
I know its just cheap shit

>>8130535
I just made an Old Fashioned with Old Granddad BIB, it was breddy gud. I don't make Manhattans, vermouth is for Negronis.

>>8134460
Ah fuck you got the Garryanna? I want to try that real bad.

>>8132883
hot -> Rittenhouse 100 (rye)
smooth -> Old Weller 107 (wheat)

>>8136332
It's just cinnamon syrup with a whiskey base. It's not really a whiskey.

Mix it with cloudy apple juice (cider if you're american) for liquid apple pie. That's about the only good use for it.

>>8136335
Any real honest to god whiskeys for new drinkers like me to try out?

>>8136336
If you want decent bourbon, Bulleit and Buffalo Trace are sure winners. I hear good things about Elijah Craig as a budget bourbon, but I can't get it where I live so I can't vouch for it. If you're destitute, Jim Beam is acceptable.

Scotch is one of those ones where you'll need to shop around and find one that you personally like. My personal recommendation is Laphroaig 10yo, but some people find islay whisky to not quite be their thing. Try a highland whisky like Glenfiddich or Glenmorangie and move from there.

>>8136347
Thanks a lot buddy!

Do you partake in rums too by chance?

>>8136349
Afraid not. I drink Lamb's Navy on my grandad's birthday, but that's more of a salute to him because he was the toughest old devil I ever knew. I don't like to drink it in my day to day.

I tried Wray & Nephews once, and that was fucking poison. Otherwise, I've got no experience with rum at all.

>>8135613
talisker 10 is a nice entry into peaty, islay scotch,
laphroaigs 18/21/quarter cask is beautiful too. I've had the quarter cask that was aged in sherry casks and that was stunning, a bit sweeter than the 18/21 but still amazing.

File: thevulin.jpg (229KB, 1600x1200px) Image search: [Google]

229KB, 1600x1200px

>>8136366

Honestly, the best, cheapest Islay is Lagavulin 16yr. It's expensive, but it tastes like a much better bottle.

>>8136362
I salute to your grandad anon. I shall have to remember to drink to him for you.

>>8136366
>>8136370
I would suggest the standard Ardbeg, personally.

>>8136377

Ardbeg is peppery, like Caol Ila. Amazing in its own right, and if you taste the new Talisker 10 it's not dissimilar.

File: 980627ac_Glenrothes1998-LARGE.jpg (459KB, 852x892px) Image search: [Google]

459KB, 852x892px

Literally never had a drink in my life but want to try.

Theres a place that sells this near by, is it a good place to start?

>>8136427

speyside is tame as shit, yeah it's fine.

>>8136239

It looks like it'd fucking kill you, so it better.

>>8136239
i'm not surprised because it looks like shit, did someone harvest that from the sandy vomit outside an african pub with a plastic jerry can?

>>8136366
>Talisker
>Islay

File: eya.jpg (168KB, 960x1600px) Image search: [Google]

168KB, 960x1600px

What does /ck/ think of this?
I got one 20-25yrs old.

>>8136377
Ardbeg is kinda overrated.
It goes amazing with bbq meat but its underwhelming compared to a Laphroaig even, at least for the 10 year old.

>>8136427
>Literally never had a drink in my life but want to try.
You should probably start out with rye whisky to get used to intensity of alcohol. Speysides are pretty soft though so it shouldn't be too bad. Probably better off buying a 375ml bottle of Glenlivet or Glenfiddich 12 to get the idea of the spirit and basic oak tones. Speysides to look into after would be Balvenie Doublewood and Dalwhinnie 15, both are great entry level speysides.
>>8136575
What do you mean by 20-25 years old? As in it was matured for that long or it was bottled decades ago?
>>8136366
Talisker is an Island scotch not an Islay, big difference.
Also a sherried Quarter Cask sounds absolutely divine, is it sold in UK exclusively though?

>>8136575
Gentleman Jack is just a smoother JD.

Whiskey snobs tend to turn their nose at JD, and of course anything that big is not the greatest whiskey. But like Johnnie Walker it has its place in every bar.

>>8125655
>>8125797

Sazerac Rye is tastier than Rittenhouse imo

>>8136583
My dad got it as a gift 20-25yrs ago and now he gave it to me.

>>8136602
>My dad got it as a gift 20-25yrs ago and now he gave it to me.
Make sure it smells and looks okay then, 2 decades is a long as time and it could've gone bad in the bottle depending on the batch.

>>8136620
It has never been opened.
Can whiskey even go bad?

i cant drink .75 liters of whiskey without getting hungover.

any tips from you seasoned drunks?

>>8136620
>Whiskey
>Going bad

Maybe if you leave it in the furnace. Spirits are pretty durable.

>>8136630
True, for the most part. UNOPENED spirits are durable when well-stored. When you open a bottle, the oxidation process starts which can cause whisky to go bad, but slowly. Even stored optimally (in a cool, dark place with well-regulated temperature) opened bottles will eventually change for the worse.

I have an opened bottle of Supernova 2010 that still tastes pretty decently five years after I bought it, while I had to dump quite a bit of a Bunnahabhain in the drain (just the 12 year, thank goodness) because it was undrinkable after a year of being open.

>>8136025
>Four roses is a good and inexpensive
http://www.alko.fi/tuotteet/171387/?fromsearch=true

As someone who prefers bourbon to any other drink, I feel like I did something appalling in a past life that I was sentenced to be born In a country that has a state ran monopoly for alchohol

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>8136625
It can but it really depends, its rare to happen but possible.
>>8136630
Yes but that doesn't mean they can't go bad over that long in sealed glass. The chances are low but its still possible for it to have become foul.

>>8127137
Makers Mark was my first bourbon and I thought it was a good place to start,

I drink mostly whiskey but in various cocktails, partial to mules, and rarely care what type is being thrown in there.

Where should I go about starting if I want to try something straight or OTR?

>>8137267
Four Roses single barrel or small batch is very inoffensive. If you have a local distillery check them out. Do a tasting. Go to a local bar with a good whiskey selection and ask for sipping whiskey. There might be a whiskey and cigar bar in your area. Those are great for trying new things.

>>8136763
Holy christ 58 euro.
I can get that for around $45 which considering the currency exchange is about 1/3rd of the price. Where are you from?

I'm an absolute cheap bastard, what're some good small bottles that won't run me $50?
I'm quite fond of rye whiskeys. Bulleit Rye is my current favorite.

>>8136576
I disagree. I used to drink Laphroaig exclusively and the quality of the current 10 is worse than it used to be. Ardbeg is a better value.

File: aging-barrel.jpg (56KB, 458x458px) Image search: [Google]

56KB, 458x458px

I plan on buying a 1 liter aging barrel to make some bourbon vanilla extract.

I know some brands advertise that that they use champagne barrels or something for aging their product so i want to know, would aging something in the barrel i used to make vanilla extract be something worth trying or would it just ruin the alcohol?

>>8139358
Definitely only going to ruin it.

>>8139358
Vanilla is way too strong so it will probably end up tasting awful.
But feel free to try it. Maybe it turns out great and then you can share it with the world.

>>8139455
Probably right.

I'll just make some bitchin home brewed cream soda then.

>>8140172
I think you could also make anisette, but I don't know the specifics. Vanilla should fit the taste profile just fine though.

>>8138544
Ardbeg is also unchillfiltered and has no e150

File: sadbastard.jpg (3MB, 2400x1800px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 2400x1800px

Hi from /vr/ this is some stuff wot I have got.
Currently hooked on Laphroaig PX. Not pictured: a whole bunch of single malts.

Post whiskey music.

http://youtu.be/ved2go9zEGw

File: whiskey1.jpg (245KB, 1240x800px) Image search: [Google]

245KB, 1240x800px

>>8141604
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVV34E061A4

Speaking of whiskey, I know whiskey is good to drink with beef, but how about cooking with beef.
I was thinking of marinating some ground beef in whiskey overnight.
Anyone got experience with this?
Also what would go well with it. Cooking for a friend tomorrow so I want to impress

>>8141840
>marinating ground beef

>>8141850
I dunno, just thought about it.
Didn't say it would be good

Is there anything more pleb than drinking Jack Daniels Old No. 7 directly from the bottle? That's what I'm doing right now.

>>8136628
I couldn't drink a fifth of whiskey in a night either

>>8128527
>>8125655
my old job used to sell these, sad feels man

>>8136239
>literally a gallon of gasoline with movie logo for the black stallion glued to the front

File: 1394853902243.gif (2MB, 240x270px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 240x270px

>>8142093
>glued

>>8141598
>starforce
>no battle network

reeeeeeee

Any reviews for the Canadian club rye whiskey? I hear it's good. My local liquor store said he would order it.. The fucker forgot so hopefully soon. I also caught him trying to overcharge me with delivery. Sent me 750ml instead of 1.5.

>>8125719
that's some finely crafted retardation right here. artisanal stupidity.

>>8143457
I do have a battle network (all of em, even the chip challenge and what have you) but it was one game per generation and MM&B won out because it's technically rarer/closer to the originals in play mechanics.

I'm also too lazy to retake the photo with more booze and megamans though.

>>8132883
Wild Turkey is very, very rye-dominant, and it has a unique mineral character which you won't find in other Bourbons.

The farthest thing away from WT would be a wheated whiskey, sweet, smooth, juicy, succulent. Lots of confections and fruity notes. Maker's Mark is the flagship of the style, but you should try to find Old Fitzgerald, Larceny, or Old Weller.

Is Uigeadail still worth it?

>>8144412
>still

?

Are you worried that recent bottlings are different, or rather that price has gone up?

>>8132283
https://youtu.be/bgDF2xfcbv8

>gf is an alcoholic
>buy a nice bottle to sip on every now and then
>gf can only do shots followed by a sweet chaser
>as the cupboard empties, the better bottles come out for shots

I will never have a collection.

>>8136332
You goofed

>>8144826
your girlfriend is a little bitch.

I'm getting in shape but can't cut the weekend booze. Switched to JD (can't stomach scotch anymore), how do you drink this without mixers? I'm having shots but around 50% of them I'm retching.

I'm not 17 anymore, I can't drink as well.

>>8144888
Just get a really physical job. I must drink the equivalent of 40 beers a week at least and I've still lost 15kg in 3 months (I have fixed up my eating habits though.)
Either that or solve the problems in your life that cause you to drink so much. But that is often a very tall order.

>>8144888
You sip it. I can drink any shot with 4-5 sips. If I tried to drink it in one go I'd make a bitch face and be mad.

If you're just drinking booze for the buzz effect you might as well just get the most neutral tasting vodka and drink it like water. If you're enjoying your drink then take your time and nurse it.

Good ways to drink booze and count calories:

>Greyhound preferably with fresh Grapefruit Juice
>Whiskey or Vodka on the rocks or with a Club Soda
>Gin Rickey
>Tequila Straight up (only alcohol besides fine whiskey I enjoy neat).

>>8144891
Yeah, problem is I was in shape and got promoted -> into the office. I lose out on so much passive exercise now.

>>8144900
I can't drink vodka, never been able to. I also feel like sipping would be prolonging it rather than 'ripping off the bandaid'.
I do like to drink and enjoy the taste but for a saturday afternoon I just want to get buzzed.

>>8144826
>gf
Break up with her immediately. Her passion for abusing your liquor will soon turn into abuse of your money.

File: glendronach 12.jpg (220KB, 1500x1000px) Image search: [Google]

220KB, 1500x1000px

Happy Birthday /ck/! Which whisky are you guys drinking today?

Pic related for me.

File: robert.jpg (28KB, 480x640px) Image search: [Google]

28KB, 480x640px

Anyone else here who drinks this? Pretty cheap but really good imo.

>>8136239
>best before date
>on whiskey

FUG ::D:D::DDD

>>8145272
Kind of unnecessary to immediately break up with he, it's better to talk about it first and letting her know that it's wrong.

File: rye.jpg (40KB, 600x600px) Image search: [Google]

40KB, 600x600px

>>8125655
Best rye coming through

>>8144435
both

>>8145344
>he

>>8125645
Benriach and Oban m8s

File: glen moray.jpg (92KB, 1236x980px) Image search: [Google]

92KB, 1236x980px

>>8145277
I have been trying all the glens recently.
Glenfiddich
Glen Moray
Glenburgie
Glen Spey
Glenlivet
Glenmorangie
Glen ord

Of those; Glen moray 12 year has been the best, still looking for other types and years. Really want to try Glen moray 1962

>>8136589
Sazerac Rye is god tier, wish it was cheaper in the UK

File: gentleman-jack.jpg (57KB, 480x270px) Image search: [Google]

57KB, 480x270px

what do you guys think of this? I don't think regular jack is worth the price but this might be.

File: benchmark-old-8.jpg (110KB, 1260x801px) Image search: [Google]

110KB, 1260x801px

There is no better budget bourbon than pic related. If you disagree, you haven't tried it.

$8 a fifth for me.

>>8127137
It's All-American with regulations to guarantee purity and quality.

It's more affordable than scotch.

It's fucking tasty. What do you drink, faggot?

>>8136628
Don't drink that much?

If you're drinking more than a pint a day, you've got a serious drinking problem. Hell, anything more than 200ml in one sitting is "binge drinking", and that much a day suggests a mild problem as well.

>>8143612
Don't fuck with Canadian whiskey. Zero regulation or labeling requirements. Most of it has caramel coloring added, and is often up to 50% neutral spirits.

Kentucky bourbon/rye, Irish whiskey, or scotch is the only shit worth forking out.

>>8148454
>It's more affordable than scotch.
its all relative nigger

>>8148436
It's decent. It's worth sipping neat, wheras Jack is only good to mix. For either, they're not worth the price, unless you MUST have them for someone who likes it.

>>8148475
No, it's not. Even the cheapest scotch blends in the USA will be $15 on up (J&B, Cutty Sark)

Anywhere in the US you can find a decent Kentucky Straight Bourbon for $10 in a bottle of Heaven Hill, Evan Williams, Ezra Brooks etc.

>>8148454
>All-American with regulations to guarantee purity and quality
>American
>Purity
>Quality

Is this some sort of new meme or something?

what's the consensus on Hennessy whisky

>>8148464
220ml of whiskey a day is more than a mild problem.

>>8148454
>All-American
>regulations
Those things are not indicative of quality.
Let's not forget that "All-american" regulations also define pizza as a vegetable and tic tac's as 'sugar free' even though they're 99% sugar.

>>8148470
>Kentucky bourbon/rye, Irish whiskey, or scotch is the only shit worth forking out.
That's just retarded. Not defending canadian rye here but there's more quality whiskey in the world than those three.

>>8148489
Are you retarded or something? The US doesn't cover the entire planet.
It IS relative.
Of course your shit is going to be more affordable when it's manufactured locally.

>>8136377

I had the 10 year Ardbeg and I honestly like the taste but HOLY FUCK the smell got to me so bad half way through the bottle. I can never drink that shit again

File: 30727_135617s.jpg (2MB, 3216x2322px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3216x2322px

grocery haul

>>8145344
This

Don't overreact, goddammit

>>8148739
You didn't drink over half the bottle in one sitting did you?

>>8149026

I did indeed

>>8148777
>Dalmore

why

>>8149179
Why?
Nobody pours back a shitload of peated whiskey in one sitting.

File: pat.jpg (45KB, 1024x576px) Image search: [Google]

45KB, 1024x576px

>>8149190
>meme'd

You guys go with rocks or straight?

>>8148777
Damn, looking at the food makes me want to go out and get the same thing.

What kind of cat you got anon?

>>8148777
I hope you're planning on making some sort of sauce or broth for that.

>>8149191
Well, if you're a goddamn drunk, you might.

>>8148777
>dalmore
Enjoy your overpriced, caramel color loaded average as fuck tier single malt.

File: IMAG0419_1.jpg (488KB, 2654x1373px) Image search: [Google]

488KB, 2654x1373px

>>8149320

Her name is Mew

http://www.strawpoll.me/11351129/

>>8149370
What a beaut

>>8149324

After cooking the steak I like to throw some whisky in the pan, light it on fire, then mix in some beef stock, heavy cream and black pepper. Reduce dat down while the steak is resting

>>8136370
That's nice looking glass. Is there a name for that make?

File: Untitled-1.jpg (1MB, 1920x1200px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1920x1200px

>>8149375

Young mew

>>8149382
Sounds good.

>>8149384
Yes.

>>8149382
Yep. Trying that next.

>>8136239
>best before date on whisky
>best before date was four years ago

Not sure what to make of this desu. I wouldn't drink that if I were you senpai.

>>8141840
kek this is why I keep coming to this board

Guys why didn't you tell me the Balvenie 12 Single Barrel was fucking amazing???

It might be expensive as fuck, but natural color, 47.7% ABV and the amazing palate of flavors really tempts me to get a bottle.

>>8149387
Fuckin adorbz

>>8149384
They're "Canadian" whisky glasses, also made by Glencairn.

http://www.glencairnwhiskyglass.com/glencairn-packages/glencairn-whisky-glasses/Canadian-Glass

>>8135409
Shut is like 9 dollars a bottle. Use to pick it up for an alcoholic underage friend. I couldn't stomach it.

File: 00080244009984.jpg (634KB, 1600x1600px) Image search: [Google]

634KB, 1600x1600px

This is my go to. What other bourbons would you guys recommend?

>>8149784
nvm i didnt read. sorry senpai

Bought a litre of this canadian rye at the airport, delicious. Riley's I think?

Is there any scotch beyond the ~$50 dollar that's actually worth it?

Anyone bargain peaty recommendations?
pls help me out

>>8149820
> anyone
*any

>>8149808
Cask strength releases

>>8128578
Jim bean honey is better imo

>>8134269
People will probably disagree with me, but my favorite cheap scotch is Monkey Shoulder. I just bought a couple bottles for $18 each at some grocery store near PCB.

>>8149820
Bowmore

whats a good whiskey around $80-$140 max?


dads birthday is coming up. and he can drink with the best of them, so i wanted to get him something really nice.

any ideas /ck/?

>>8151938
Lagavulin senpai

>>8152024
That's a bit strong to buy on a whim.
>>8151938
Do you have any idea what he likes?

File: 1466819711897.jpg (64KB, 925x820px) Image search: [Google]

64KB, 925x820px

>>8136370
This is my daily bread
>tfw 200th anniversary edition 999 yurodollarydoos
ayyy

>>8152055
he will drink anything under the sun. it just has to be something more exotic then what you find in a store or bar.

i know he like sweetness

>>8151938
Oban 14 bruh

>>8152206
>>8152024

thank you both

>>8136370
I've heard the quality of Lagavulin 16 has dipped in recent years, as an ironic result of Ron Swanson's endorsement of it.

I've never tried it because I refuse to buy a drink solely due to a fictional character's brand loyalty, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted. Is it still good?

>>8152367
Refusing to do so because of a fictional character's brand loyalty is equally retarded, my man.

>>8152372
Refusing to do so at all because of it, yes.

What I'm saying is I'd still be open to buying a bottle of quality whisky if it's actually good and not just sly TV marketing.

WHO ELSE IS DRUNK.

LETS BANTER.

>>8152379
it actually is really good
but im a slut for islays so take what i say with a grain of salt

>>8152383
>with a grain of salt
I see you.

>>8152383
Have you been drinking it long enough to comment on whether its quality might have been affected by Parks and Rec's popularity? It sounds a bit obsessive but I'd be kind of disappointed if I bought a bottle and all I could think was "I'm not experiencing it at its best".

And for what it's worth, someone who gives a shit about islay is easily the best person to ask. No salt taken.

>>8152380
I'm sober as a rock because I'm stuck on a 12 hour night shift but whatchu drinking bitchboi

what are you doing while you're pished

>>8152399
You can be thinking that about any bottle at any time.
If you want quality you gotta shell out.
As far as popularity goes, whiskey overall has gotten more popular so if the quality has gone down over the years then it's not because some character liked it on a tv show but rather because people had money to spend and whiskey was one of the top luxury items of choice.

>>8152397
thanks familia

>>8152399
i seriously doubt its quality has managed to somehow degrade in the years since ron swanson mentioned it

File: irishmisttWdjZjqmp1.jpg (16KB, 299x400px) Image search: [Google]

16KB, 299x400px

>>8128578
>>8150630

The best honey whisky is the original. Discovered this on a trip to Ireland shortly after discovering I did not like Guinness at all. It's fucking magic. Delicious and best of all available all over the place.

I've been drinking this for years and I've tried all the honey gimmicks the bigger distillers are putting out but nobody even comes close. Anyone else tried it?

When broke: ancient age, benchmark, evan williams

With money: four roses, buffalo trace, evan 1783

>>8152879
>original

You mean Drambuie? A little goes a long way.

File: irish-mist-the-original-honey-liqueur__25886.1325887157.1280.1280.jpg (46KB, 430x430px) Image search: [Google]

46KB, 430x430px

>>8153257
>Drambuie
my bad, the new rebranding of Mist tags it as the original.

I've never liked drambuie (or glayva) over it, so I was fooled by marketing into thinking mist was actually the first. It's definitely the most honeyed of the three though.

>>8152367
Lagavulin has some inconsistencies between batches but there is a general taste that has stayed the same. I drank it before the show when there was a shortage of it.

>>8148028
Try the Glen Garioch. If you can find the Founder's edition (I think that's what it's called), it is an amazing dram

>>8152236
I've recently bought a bottle of oban 14. I'm not familiar with previous batches, but I think something is a little off with the one in my bottle. I'd advice you go for something else for the moment.

File: jim-beam-1-75__40221.1336079329.1280.1280[1].jpg (39KB, 400x560px) Image search: [Google]

39KB, 400x560px

What do you guys think of Jim Beam?

I just recently bought a bottle after not drinking it for awhile... Its got a very acetone-like flavor. Anyone else not really enjoy it anymore? or always hated it?

Was Jim Beam better when it was first made?

>>8155157

I'm far from being an expert on Whiskey/whisky, but I never cared for Jim Beam. My go-to basic Bourbon is Wild Turkey.

File: yrmä.jpg (17KB, 247x226px) Image search: [Google]

17KB, 247x226px

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDpOFcu9gJI

OH BUGGER

>>8135600
are they fuck. Green label is a blend of malts. Black label is a blend of malt and grain. They could hardly be more different and still be whisky.

File: Chef Excellence.png (106KB, 275x314px) Image search: [Google]

106KB, 275x314px

>>8155381
>Whisky Review
>Heartbeat
A good comfynation.

Is Glenfiddich any good?

>>8155450
generic entry level stuff

>>8155450
Depends. Mostly meh.
If you want a good speyside look into Glenfarclas.

File: cbc8b7e3fd4f6ed5bd474c03bbae3ee6.png (45KB, 267x338px) Image search: [Google]

45KB, 267x338px

>>8149387
Stole your pic to fuck with gf.

>>8155157
Jim Bean became my new go-to drink like 2 months ago. It's pretty good.

>All these niggaz ITT saying Jim BeaN

File: japan_hib11[1].jpg (341KB, 900x1200px) Image search: [Google]

341KB, 900x1200px

<- tonight's drink.

i like it.

>>8139358
>I know some brands advertise that that they use champagne barrels or something for aging their product so i want to know, would aging something in the barrel i used to make vanilla extract be something worth trying or would it just ruin the alcohol?

Some of the notes in whiskey come from how the wood has been treated. I know the sugars in the oak wood inside untreated barrels provide the vanilla notes while charred barrels provide the caramel note.

I don't distill or age spirits, so sure someones going to jump in an correct me, but if you've already made vanilla extract, natural or not, your going to be branching into liqueur territory as the vanilla profile that has seeped into the barrel will seep now into the alcohol. My info comes from the 90-100 something page book 'Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey An American Heritage by Michael R Veach'

Obviously if the barrel is reused then it has had the sugar's leached from it already, so fresh wood is the best. Some of the unique flavours in whiskey no doubt come from the supply of wood. Whether that wood is aged or not before it's used in barrels is again another question.

>>8155157
used to drink this. then they started carrying evan williams bottled in bond, now i drink that mostly.

used to drink a lot of eagle rare when it was cheaper, but now it's too pricey for what it is.

old granddad 100 is pretty good when it's on sale for 18 bucks. fuck paying 20 for it though

>>8155162
wild turkey 101 used to be 21 for a 750ml but now it's like 26, so fuck that. if someone else buys it i'll drink the shit like water though lol

>>8155404
they still make green label? only ever saw it in stores once and bought the only bottle they had. was quite nice. black label is pretty cash as it is

File: promo_384x384.jpg (51KB, 384x384px) Image search: [Google]

51KB, 384x384px

This is what I usually drink. Does anyone else like it? What else should I try? I can never bring myself to buy anything else.

Okay, so I've had whiskey about once, which was Chivas Regal 12 years aged, and I thought it was pretty decent, so can any of you anons suggest anything similar/better for similar price? It's about $45 per 700ml bottle at my local bottleo

>>8157932
Jameson is pretty good for its price.

Also there's no reason to pay more than that for whiskey so...

File: 1441579760242.jpg (64KB, 669x705px) Image search: [Google]

64KB, 669x705px

I have a problem. Several times when I'm tasting a whisky this weird sweet smell/taste appears after a while and masks the smell and taste of the whisky. This has happened with different single malts. Initially I thought it was some residual detergent in the glass so now I only wash my glasses thoroughly with water without detergent but it keeps happening. Any ideas what it might be?

>>8158547
Shitty whiskey or whatever shit you are eating/drinking beforehand.
How well do you brush your teeth`?

>>8158608
I brush my teeth regularly. And this smell in whisky first appeared about a month ago.

>>8158617
Then maybe see a doctor.

>>8149191
They don't? In my world, they do.

>>8159407
Yes, well... alcoholics aren't really people.

>>8158547
What sort of sweetness?

>>8148633
Truth. You should see the absolute fuckery they have to go through just to source water from a nearby river.

Woodford Reserve actually have pipes running under their local water source so it doesn't 'touch the air' before it reaches the distillery.

>>8148470
Holy shit not even close nigger.

Forget the obvious troll about caramel colouring, what about Japanese, Australian, Taiwanese, Indian whisky?

>>8149359
No caramel colouring is added dickwad.

>>8156215
Grab another bottle and hold onto it, that'll become pretty rare in a few years

If I were going to make cocktails, which rye whisky should I use?

>>8159503
Jim Beam Rye, either the white label or the green label 'prohibition' one. Its spicy and fruit, but holds up in cocktails with other strong flavours.

File: IMG_20160529_160948593_HDR.jpg (3MB, 3006x5344px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 3006x5344px

How do people feel about Yamazaki and the other high-end Suntory whiskies?

>>8159512
Exceptional when they were first released, and deserving of all the acclaims they recieved.

But, due to sheer supply and demand (thanks mostly to Jim Murray) they're way overpriced for what they are now,

>>8157520
>they still make green label? only ever saw it in stores once and bought the only bottle they had. was quite nice. black label is pretty cash as it is
JW seems all over the place about Green Label. A few years ago there were big announcements about it being discontinued, then it was to be brought back as a "limited time offering" - now when you visit their website it's still mentioned on their main spread as being "here to stay". So who the fuck knows. It's easily the best value for taste of their color labels, so they're probably trying to promote the idea of it being somehow scarce in order to raise prices.

>>8159426
Fruity? I'm not sure. It doesn't always happen but when it does it pretty much ruins the experience. Could it be caused by peppermint chewing gum that I've been using?

>>8159454
Dalmore has colouring. Source: german bottles that have to be marked for that shit.

Any of you guys tried Bushmills Black Bush? Any good?
>>8159454
Yes it is you stupid faggot. If it doesn't state it or tell anyone it isn't then it clearly is, especially since its at 40% ABV so its pretty certainly a cosmetic bottle.

>>8160541
Mhm, "mit farbstoff".

>>8159529
>thanks mostly to Jim Murray
Man fuck that faggot, why the fuck are people stupid enough to believe that geezer who claims he's had 1200+ spirit samples a year (almost 3-4 drinks a day by that count) and yet out of everything out on the market thinks that FUCKING CROWN ROYAL NORTHERN HARVEST WHICH HAS LESS RYE IN IT THEN FUCKING ALBERTA PREMIUM WHICH COSTS FAR LESS IS WHISKY OF THE FUCKING YEAR?????

That old fuck needs to go rot in a ditch.

>>8160442
yeah. i picked a bottle up for 60 bucks that one time. never seen it since. i'm assuming if they bring it back based on what you say, the price is gonna jump.

i'd rather pick up somethin else with that money.

>>8148454
>More affordable than Scotch

Nope. It's also far too sweet.

>>8149191
I do. I love peated whisky. I'll get through a whole bottle in an evening if I'm not careful.

File: IMG_20160529_162347905-1600x900.jpg (282KB, 1600x900px) Image search: [Google]

282KB, 1600x900px

>>8159529
I def. agree on the price/rarity issue. The 12 year is >$130 if you can find it, which is a bit crazy. Though, made it a real triumph when my SO and I found a bottle for approx $80 at a bar supply shop in a back alley of Osaka...

That said, I see bars doing pours for >$25 of that and then I just rage a little.

Pic related, price the distillery was charging for tastings (everything in yen, so, approx a few dollars...)

>>8160442
>>8160982

I thought I've seen Green Label at costco recently... Maybe it's gone again?

>>8125780
Johnny walker blue is the fancy whisky for people who don't like whisky. Super easy to drink but not much flavor. Any real whisky drinker thinks it's crap.

>>8149190
Shits good neat.

>>8155157
Good if you want a headache. Jim beam rye is task but still a headache. I add water so the hangover comes in the morning instead of right away.

Taste isn't the worst out there, pretty solid for the money.

>>8156215
This is crap. I loved hibiki and yamazaki before it won that massive award. Now it's hard to find and twice as expensive and they made this harmony crap that doesn't state how many years it's aged as a cash grab.

Japanese scotch was like the best secret ever, but now that it's out, they're struggling. You can't deal with spikes in demand when your product has to be aged 12 or more years.

>>8157932
I liked it when I was 23. Seems pretty tasteless now.
Dewars white label is a good scotch blend for about the same price. Might be firey if you're used to whiskey made for shots.

>>8158547
It's not just the vanilla from the oak is it?
Some tasting notes say like raisins and mangos and junk too...

>>8159512
Brought back yamazki 12 and hibiki 17 from Japan years ago. Yamazki 12 used to cost as much as a beer there. They were both great. Hibiki 17 was the best blend I've ever had. Yamazki 12 was as good as any similarly priced and even more expensive scotches.
The harmony stuff is just them trying to push product to deal with the demand spike now that the world knows Japan makes awesome scotch. There are options that cost half as much that are better.

>>8161728
>>8161708
>japan
>scotch
Pick one.

>>8161716
I don't think that Glen Elgin, Springbank and Longrow should have the exact same overly sweet smell.

>>8161393
>I thought I've seen Green Label at costco recently... Maybe it's gone again?
Might be, but it's never been "rare" - plenty of stores have stock that has been on hand for years.

>>8161731
It's scotch, they just can't call it that because it's not made in the right place. Give it a taste and tell me no.

>>8162997
It's whisky. Good whisky, but it's not Scotch.

>>8162997
>can't call it that because it's not made in the right place
Yeah... that's the point.
It's like calling sparkling wine from california "champagne".

>>8125645
What a coincidence. I just got out of work and am now relaxing with a glass of Jack.

>>8136575
>>8148436
I think I'll try that next time I go to Specs.

>>8148482
I never mix Jack. In fact, I always keep it in the fridge so it never needs ice.

>>8163229
What coincidence? This thread is weeks old.

>>8163139
In that only twats will correct you when you do it?

>>8163345
Kek. It's always hilarious to see idiots get triggered over being corrected.
I bet you also use "literally" as emphasis rather than for what the word actually means.

>>8163359
I literally don't, brother.
Do you slide your glasses up your nose saying "well actually"?

>>8163400
No.
Well actually I don't wear glasses.
Feel free to go back to smoking ebin weed and listening to jbiebz, you filthy philistine.

File: 20161007_203319.jpg (2MB, 4160x2340px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4160x2340px

Tonight Im drinking this shit

Havent got an ounce of whisky knowledge but I assume this is some trash-tier shit.

Whatever Im drinking to get drunk either way

>>8163606
>drinking single malts to get drunk

>>8163611
kek no Im drinking vodka and beer too

>>8136332
That shit nearly killed me when I was younger