Whisky/ey thread

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>>8360534
>Whiskey

no

>>8360541
i'm sure there's other, more appropriate threads out there for you to discuss your juniper vodka in

>>8360534
Haven't tried the peated one but I have tried the regular one. I agree, like nothing I have ever tried before. Not sure if I liked it or not, will probably pick up another bottle if I see it on offer to double check.

Been drinking Glenmorangie Midwinter Night Dram recently after getting it for £25 in Costco. Quite unusual and quite subtle but very pleasant. Will buy another bottle and hide it away until next winter I think.

>>8360548
>Not sure if I liked it or not
Yeah, I get that. I reckon it's just a case of getting used to it, though. I started on bourbon and felt the exact same way when I started drinking scotch, so I guess feeling that way about Penderyn is just getting used to a new variety of whisky. It was definitely a worthwhile experience just for the uniqueness.
I guess you gotta give the Welsh credit for the fact their whisky is a unique variety. Japanese whisky just tastes like a variety of scotch and Canadian is similarly indistinct.

>midwinter night's dram
I have a bottle of that I've been going through for a year or so. It's okay, but to me it just seems like an inferior Balvenie 12 with a slightly grassier taste.
Might have to hit up Costco so I can give it a second chance, though.

>>8360566
I have been getting in to bourbon more and more actually. Was initially put off by JD in my uni days (ok, not technically a bourbon) but gave it another go recently and I am glad I did. Current favourites are Bulleit and Buffalo Trace, got a bottle of Knob Creek on the way too.

I was initially disappointed with it too, but after spending an evening with it and giving it some time I find it very pleasant. Not one I would drink regularly, but something nice in the dark winter evenings. Or maybe the marketing has gotten to me, who knows! My local Costco started doing Lagavulin 16 again so need to go again soon.

>>8360621
If you're getting into bourbon, try and lay your hands on a bottle of Four Roses. Small Batch is great and Single Barrel is a thing of beauty, but even their cheapest offering, Yellow Label, is impressively good for the price.

>>8360637
I will be sure to look some of that out, thanks anon.

>>8360658
I quite like a gin and tonic sometimes, it is very refreshing and easy to drink quite a lot of if thats what you are in the mood for. I am a total pleb though, I just keep a bottle of Bombay Sapphire in and Fever Tree tonic. I even go all out and use the fancy glasses and a wedge of lime to pretend I am sophisticated

>>8360658
All spirits come from clear distillates. The only thing that really defines them is the process they undertake along the way.

Gin's real defining factor is the botanicals that it's infused with, and the fact that historically this infusion originated as a medicinal elixir. It's enough to set it apart as an individual drink, even though I personally dislike it.

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Bought this 2 weeks ago. Haven't tried it beside small cup at the vendor's place. It seemed ok. A canadian whisky with mapple.
What do you guys think of it ? Anybody knows this ?

Any of you tied Aberlour 12? On offer at my local supermarket and I am tempted to get a bottle

>>8360766
IIRC nothing exceptionnal, but still a good QRP, easy to drink. Go get a bottle dude and try it.

>>8360735
Haven't had it, but I'm always cautious of liqueurs. More often than not, they're just alcoholic syrup that might have a slight taste of the booze they use as a base.

Never really found a reason to buy a liqueur except for fancy cocktail-making. Certainly wouldn't drink it straight.

>>8360766

I always have a bottle of Aberlour 12 as one of my standard 'cheap' Scotches. Definitely go for it

>>8360735
pig disgusting

I'm picking up a new bottle soon, but I'm not sure what to go for. My choice is between
>Lagavulin 16
>Ardbeg 10
>Eagle Rare
>Evan Williams Single Barrel

What's your recommendation, whis/ck/y?

So, I've generally been a bourbon/rye guy. Bulliet, Woodford Reserve, and Knob Creek have been my go to's.

I'm just now getting into Scotch. I've had Bowmore 15, Laphroig 10, Dalwhinnie 15, and Macallan 12 DC. The Macallan was probably myfavorite. What else is worth trying?

>>8361917
Balvenie 12 Doublewood, Glengoyne 12 and Glenfiddich 15 are all good scotches that should please a newcomer's palate.

>>8361179
yes all of those

>>8361947
But if I had to pick only one?

>>8360735

I got a bottle for an early Christmas present and it's not bad. I enjoyed it neat before brunch or after supper.

I find that the maple flavour does limit it's versatility, but it does have it's uses (Especially when combined with breakfast)

inner house scotch poorfag but this shit is pretty smooth

>tfw too poor to into scotch whiskey

>>8361917
Glenlivet 12, 15 and 18 are great Highland scotches. If you liked the Laphroaig you should try Lagavulin, Bruichladdich and Ardbeg.

>>8361179
I would toss a coin between Ardbeg and Laphroaig

had a bottle of hakushu after a particular convention I set up. Fantastic taste, a bit smokey... delicious! And it was about $80 per bottle at the time. I had 3 shots, and gave a bit away to a friend. Alcoholic roommate drank the rest of it. as well as the rest of a bottle of gifted vodka.

I don't bring alcohol home anymore.

>>8362030
I sympathise with alcoholics right up to the point they start drinking someone else's good booze.

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>>8360534
>What are you drinking
Laphroaig 10

>what are you buying
Laphroaig Brodir

>what are you eyeing up?
pic related. Anyone know if it's any good?

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>>8360735
Got this as a free sample the other day, looking forward to it, because it sounds like it might be vaguely like Irish Mist which is pretty godly.

>>8360534
Got a bottle of Black Barrel Jameson's for the $18 due to a pricing error. Was trying to get the 1.75 L of Jameson's, but the cashier wasn't having it.

I'm glad she did that. This shit was so much smoother. Shame I've almost drunk it all in 3 days.

>>8362078
>pic related. Anyone know if it's any good?
It's decent. Only way to describe it, really. Not bad, not great, just thoroughly decent.

Depending on what you pay for it, just don't expect it to be amazing and you'll be happy enough. It's inferior to Laphroaig 10 though, I'll say that much.

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$10 make u holla

>>8361179

The only person in this thread that knows a damn thing.

>>8362084
Quebec is nice

>>8361179
Personally I would go for the Ardbeg 10, it is about as good as whisky gets without going up a price bracket.

>>8362123
Doesn't feel like it, man. If I knew shit I wouldn't be asking.

>>8362178
Thanks bruh. I've been eyeing Ardbeg for a while but I didn't want to take a gamble on it if Laphroaig or those bourbons outclassed it to any significant degree. It's really that good?

>>8362186
>Laphroaig
Lagavulin*, my bad.

>>8362186
It is a toss up for me if I prefer Lagavulin or Ardbeg, haven't had the two side by side in a while. You can't go wrong with either really.

Ardbeg isn't chill filtered so gives a slightly more pleasant feel in the mouth, and is slightly smokier and fuller bodied than Lagavulin which I find to be a tad smoother.

Both are fantastic. Got a bottle of Ardbeg in my cupboard which I have been enjoying but now you have reminded me I might nip to Costco and pick up a bottle of Lagavulin.

>>8362143
>Quebec is nice

Always thought about visiting.

>>8361179
I'd go for Lagavulin. But take the Ardbeg if it's better priced.

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Picked this up in the duty free last month because 1L was going for the price of 70cl of JB white.

Serious dark horse. I expected it to be only a marginal improvement, but this is some seriously decent shit. Flavourful, smooth, sweet and spicy with no unpleasant burn. Recommend.

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>>8360547

>>8362514
That stuff is really good, and even the basic JB White is perfeclty acceptable for how cheap it is.

They stopped selling the black here in the Uk for some reason, we get the double oak but it is pretty average.

>>8361179
You can't go wrong with Lagavulin 16

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Daily reminder that if you drink whiskey at less than 90 proof you are a pleb

>>8362981

This is how you don't suck at /ck/. Lagavulin is cheap for its flavour.

>>8363499
>muh proof
Go drink everclear if proof matters to you that much. Whiskey is a flavor spirit.

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>>8363499

Like you aren't all generic rookies.

What do you guys think is the best buy of these three?
Bulleit (€20)
Johny Walker BL (€20)
Four Roses Single Barrel (€27)

>>8363532
which is why you buy it at higher proof and add water you fucking imbecile

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Help!

I want to buy my brother-in-law some whiskey for Christmas, but I have no idea what is good. Can someone provide a list of easy-to-find but still good whiskey? I live in Minnesota, if that helps.

>>8363898
>watering down your alcohol to get the same product as if you'd bought a lower proof bottling
You're a fine one to talk, lad.

>>8363814
Four Roses, easy.

>>8364024
Is he a scotch man or a bourbon man? This is crucial.

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Looking for a bottle for my old man for Christmas. Was thinking Yamazaki 12 since we were in Tokyo last year for the holiday and tried some great whiskey together. Looking to spend $70-125. Any other Japanese whiskies I should look at at that price point that's somewhat easy to acquire?

I was also considering just picking up a bottle of Lagavulin 16/Glenlivet 18/Arbelour 18/etc but going straight to the Scotch doesnt have the same personal meaning.

>>8365077
I bought my dad Hibiki for his birthday this year. It was pretty good. It was about $80 at bevmo

>>8364093
Works well though, opens up the flavours a lot.

>>8365253
Won't deny that, but claiming that it's only acceptable to drink high proof whisky and then say you're supposed to water it down is idiocy of the highest degree.

High proof whisky has its own flavours, and should be enjoyed for that. That's the merit of it, not the fact that you're "better" if you drink it.

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Found it at a same price as the 10y/o, which I had exactly a year ago. They seem fairly similar, if the QC a bit less powerful on the nose, I remember the 10y/o smelling up the house when I left a few drops in the glass overnight.

where is the best place to buy good whiskey in aus without having to spend $80-$100?

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>>8360534
Do you guys enjoy Whisky?

30% is the limit for me before it just becomes rubbing alcohol that I glug to forget about life.
I even bought VSOP Cognac, expecting it to be different. Nope. May as well have bought bottom-shelf vodka.

>>8360534
Currently next to me I have half bottles of

Lagavaulin 16yr <- this is the best
Auchentoshan American Oak
Talisker 10 yo
Drambuie
Jonnie Walker Select Casks Rye

>>8362186
Ardbeg is super peaty

>>8365599
Yes. You learn to get past the burn or you water down to enjoy the flavour. That being said I wouldn't drink non alcoholic whiskey for the flavour.

>>8365607
There is definitely a discernable difference between Whiskey, Gin, Brandy, et cetera, but I feel the 40% overpowers any appreciation of the 60% "impurity". Alcohol overpowers the taste of the barley mash, juniper berries, or wine to the point where it's unpleasant.

I will say, I remember when I tasted alcohol in beer and wine, and now I don't taste it anymore.

I suppose you can learn to get past the burn, but I've spent the same time around spirits as I have around beer, wine and liqueurs (2 years), and spirits still don't appeal to me.

>>8365611
Try getting blackout drunk off of straight Jack Daniels a bunch of times then switch to better stuff. Worked for me!

>>8365611
Try adding a splash of lukewarm water

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Had some of this shit a few days back. It was pretty good, but I'm sad that its not sold in Canada anymore because it was really good for the price.
>>8361917
Aberlour A'Bunadh or maybe Bowmore 15 Laimrig if you can find a dram anywhere.
>>8362023
Nah fuck off most Glenlivets are overpriced for the quality.

>>8365599
Macallan Gold is actually really nice despite being NAS, especially if you add a drop of water.
On the other hand Cognac is for rap music videos and actual gangbangers desu

>>8365504
If you can get it i highly recommend the Laphroaig Lore. It's a bit pricey and its NAS, but i have yet to find anything that can beat it for sheer quality.

>>8362013
this, I need muh bourbon because I can't afford to drop $50-$70 on one fucking bottle

>>8362023
I once payed $15 for a shot of Glenlivet 15. Was worth it though

>>8365892
Some toothless old man who was in the same tour group as me at a distillery I visited recommended Auchentoshan. The only one I could get my hands on was their American Oak bottling. I wasn't really impressed.

>>8365599
Yeah I really like it. I find the trick is to add a drop of water to most things and to sip it slowly, hold it in your mouth for a while and then swallow. Shouldn't get any burn at all after the first sip with a decent dram.

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Bought this for my dad for christmas, hope he will like it. Generally, he prefer peaty whisky...

>>8366364
If he doesn't, your dad is a tasteless pleb.

I keep buying 1.75l of four roses every so often.

Its like 36 bucks where i live which is the cheapest of the bulliet/wild buffalo/four roses recs ive seen in my time lurking these threads

Im just into liquor to drown my thought a bit without burning my nose a bit while i drink it. I tried a bottle of ardbeg 10 and it was good but just too expensive and my friends wouldnt drink it. I had to go through this whole thing of teaching them about it having a cork which was well worth it though. That was probably my favorite part of wild buffalo too.

Anyway, cheap whiskey recs? Or is this even the right liquor for me?

>>8366381
For cheap stuff Jim Beam white is hard to knock. Tastes perfectly good and at £13 a bottle you can't argue. Buffalo Trace is £18 a go and a big step up, great stuff.

For malts, Aberlour 10 is about £22 and very pleasant. Sometimes the NAS Laphroaigs like Select come down to cheap money on offer too

>>8360534
I found Penderyn tastes like diesel. Not unpleasant, but definitely like diesel.

I consider Johnny Walker Black as cooking whiskey now. Am I too far gone?

>>8367782
Yes.

Cooking whisky shouldn't cost you more than $15 a bottle.

Best bourbon I ever had was Eagle Rare 17. Shit was so cash.

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>>8360534
How's this for an introductory Whisky?

>>8368431
Sounds nice.

How'd you like it?

>>8368441
Huh?

>>8368046
pretty terrible but passable in cocktails.

>>8368484
Name some decent starter Whiskies, then. Don't limit it to single malts. Just whatever you think is good everyday sipping Whisky.

>>8368522
Cheap single malts that are good:
>Old Pulteney 12
>Highland Park 12
>Aberlour 10 / 12
>Glenmorangie Original
>Glenliviet Founders Reserve (very cheap, a bit bland but inoffensive)

Good cheap blended whisky:
>Chivas Regal 12
>Johnny Walker Black (not red, thats for mixing)
>Black Bottle
>Islay Mist
>Famous Grouse (best of the bottom shelf)

Good cheap bourbon:
>Jim Beam White
>Buffalo Trace
>Bulleit
>Gentleman Jack (ok not a bourbon, but it is good. Don't drink the normal stuff)

>>8361054
Classic Devon

>>8368522
Sapporo- beginners can have it with soda
Makers Mark with a bit of ice or cool water, tastes like cotton candy
Woodford Reserve,
Jameson - I find beginners like the vanilla and the lightness I still enjoy it straight on a cold winter night

I'm not remotely a snob but whiskies like JB, Canadian club and Johnny Walker are not the best to introduce people to whisky, unless maybe they already like other spirits.

>>8368543
>>8368603
Good lists.

I didn't know that CC wasn't a decent choice for sipping.

The Maker's Mark and the Jameson's sound good.

>>8362118
I went out with a girl that worked at the radio station in Orlando FL in 2000 that drank that like it was sweet tea.


i wish the state that I live in now didnt have the southern ABC board bullshit, and i could get a wider variety of booze without having to buy an entire case of something at once or drive to a major city to possibly get a bottle of something beyond cheap shit, or overpriced good stuff.

there are shitty bars with a wider selection of liquors than the liquor stores here. fucking ABC bullshit.

>>8360534
>old fashioned and other cocktails
Bulleit Rye
Maker's Mark

>neat
Lagavulin 16

>>8368543
I agree for the Aberlour 10 Original, really cheap, but still good, smooth, not the burning feel.

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>>8362023
>great highland scotches
>glen

Pls go

>>8365077
You're going to buy scotch for your dad who took you to Japan and you pick a 12 year? Hibiki 17. Have some tact.

>>8365077
For my money, Nikka from the barrel is the best Jap whisky in that price bracket. Yes it's only 50cl rather than 70, but you'll enjoy every damn drop. Hibiki 12 was delicious but the price has gone crazy since the stopped producing it. Their non age stuff might be worth a look but can't comment on quality

>>8368729
Your gonna be putting down about 250 for that though

>>8362078
Ardmore is garbage. It's an Aberdeen whisky so nothing like Laphroaig. No smoke/peat. If you want a Laphroaig alternative that is generally a little cheaper try highland park 12

>>8368729
Yamazaki 12 Year is one of the best Jap whiskys available. Also if you're implying that older whiskys are always better you're so, so wrong

>>8369086
>Hibiki 12 was delicious but the price has gone crazy since the stopped producing it

Exactly what I came here to say. I actually have a bit of a bottle left and was considering buying another, until I saw the prices. It is good, but not £200+ good. Comparable to a decent single malt around the £50 price bracket I reckon. Now I need a special occasion to justify finishing it!

It is a shame the Japanese stuff has become such a meme with the stupid prices, hopefully it will settle back down soon.

>>8369640
Have you tried the Hibiki Harmony? That seems to have replaced the price point of the 12, but it just sounds too much like a perfume for me to commit to a purchase

>>8368543
which is better: Jim Beam or Buffalo Trace?

and is wild turkey any good?

I'm only 23 so even though I know I love whiskey I'm not exactly a connoisseur

>>8370304
I have not, the 12 was really pushing it as far as pricing goes when it was in supermarkets, I can only imagine the Harmony is a younger inferior version they are still wanting £50 for. Happy to be proven wrong, but you can get a really good bottle of malt for that and I don't fancy taking the risk.

>>8370324
Buffalo Trace IMO, but Jim Beam is much better than it should be for a really cheap bourbon. Wild Turkey 101 is really good, the 81 is ok but a bit harsh and bland, better off with Buffalo Trace at that price i reckon

>>8366211
Is it gangsta to put cognac in your eggnog?

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Anybody drinking pic related? It's been my go-to neat bottle; I don't know how they get such different component whisk(e)ys to create something so complex yet cohesive, but damn.

Also, I keep Bulleit Rye and Elijah Craig 12 around for cocktails.

>>8369488
That's not what I'm implying. Laphroaig 10 cask strength is one of my all time favorites.

going to buy myself some more beer and whiskey today, what should I get?

I just bought a bottle of black douglas 12 year on special, did I fuck up?

>>8371698
>never heard of it
>google it
>popular australian blend that runs cheaper than johnny walker red
Yeah, you fucked up.

Should I get Aberlour A'bunadh or Glenfarclas 15? They're both around the same price on Master of Malt.

>>8371706
excellent, sure glad it was on sale

>>8371698
Drink it. If you like it then you didn't fuck up, if you don't like it then you learnt a lesson instead of fucking up

all this layfroog posting made me get my bottle out, cheers.

>>8371707

A'bunadh is incredible. Not had Glenfarclas 15, but you're getting a solid, cask strength whisky with the A'bunadh. Plus you can play it cool, or be a fucking nutcase and forego water.

>>8368522

IMO the best budget whiskies are as follows:

Glenmorangie Original
Dalwhinnie 15
Aberlour 10
Balvenie Doublewood
Ardbeg 10
Bunnahabenn 12
Laphroig 10

Lagavulin is a meme, anything made in America or Japan is a meme, anything made in Ireland or Canada is trash and if you drink their whiskies you too are trash.

>>8371736
>>8371706
It's not too bad, my money probably would have been better spent on other stuff though

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>>8362118
No bite to it, I hate it. Bourbon is supposed to have a gnarly, hot bite. I thought this was too smooth and untrue to good bourbon.

If I have to choose a whiskey, it's bourbon. I think it encapsulates what whiskey is supposed to be; fiery, sweet and smokey. Scotch is nice but so refined I think it needs a different title. Irish whiskey is fun but it makes me angry. Canadian whiskey is a bastard curse and I don't enjoy it.

Larceny is my favorite budget bourbon right now along with Fighting Cock. Close third would be EH Taylor Small Batch.

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My usual is standard Woodford Reserve, but I've been hearing from a few friends about a brand called Tincup. I've done a lot of looking into it and am curious to try, but three problems:
Can't find a place local that sells it
Can't order online cause that's illegal in Kentucky, fucking degenerates
Seems to have rather conflicting reviews, such as pic related.

Anyone here tried it? Thoughts on it?

>>8371851
To me it had an odd flavor note that I associate with sorghum, not my favorite. If you live in KY you have plenty of better choices dude.

What defines a good whisky?

>>8372342
You liking it or not.

>>8370390

I've been really put off by the price of their product. Yeah it's good but usually for the price of one bottle of Bourye I can buy two bottles of other really good stuff and blend it myself.

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Had a bottle of Caol Ila 11yr cask strength delivered yesterday, haven't opened it yet. Usually have a bottle of Laphroaig or Lagavulin on the go.

Currently exploring bourbons since I've not got much experience with them, just finished off a Bulleit and wasn't too impressed. Buffalo Trace is next on the list

>>8372342
See >>8372505
It's not wine, snobbery gets you nowhere

>>8371851

It's MGP Whiskey. Might be good but it's just cool bottle whiskey.

>>8371810
>lagavulin is a meme
>bourbon and rye are memes
>ardbeg and aberlour somehow aren't
eyy lamo

>>8368543
>>Glenliviet Founders Reserve
>Glenmorangie Original
>Highland Park 12
Fuck no, absolutely not.
SUPERIOR ENTRY LEVEL MALTS:
Speyside: Glendronach 12
Highland: Clynelish 14
Lowland: Auchentoshan 12 or Three Wood
Campbeltown: Hazelburn 12
Islands: Arran 14
Islay: Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Peated Malt
>>8368046
Absolutely terrible
>>8366289
Yeah the American Oak is easily their worst core expression. The Valinch and CS offerings blow it out of the water.
If your at a scotch bar next time maybe try the Virgin Oak as its a limited edition that's likely never coming out again and its still pretty tasty at 46%.
>>8371707
Glenfarclas 105 if you can find it. If not get the A'bunadh since the price will eventually go up for that shit.
>>8371810
Aberlour is 12 or go home.
Dalwhinnie 15 is way too simple for the price.
Glenmo 10 is watery trash.
Balvenie Doublewood is barely better then Glenmo and worse then Aberlour 12.
I agree with the rest.
Glendronach and Glenfarclas are still the best bang for buck sherried whisky.
>>8371851
Tincup is diluted shit and massively overpriced.

Why does all whiskey taste the same to me

>>8372644
Does it really all taste like whiskey?

>>8372644
Because you need to develop a palate for whisky first. Start with dark beer and wine and move your way up to rye and irish whiskey.

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Tullamore dew . One of my favorites

>>8371810
>look at me am I scotland yet
Trying to impress people with exclusivity isn't a show of maturity.

>>8360534
Jim Bean

>>8372644
For me too. Don''t bother with it and become a craft beer fag instead. Easy, fun and they do taste different.

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Can't go wrong with Ardbeg...

>>8372947
I tried the 10 and the uigeadail and they were both amazing.

>>8360541
>Gin

I bet you're an insufferable cunt

>>8372947
10 was okay as was the Perpetuum, How is the Cory? Is it worth $180 Canadian?

>>8373339
Nope.
Don't get me wrong, both the Uigeadail and the Corryvreckan are amazing. But the 10 is easily the most bang for your buck.

next time I'm in the supermarket, what should I buy? I'm thinking Glenfiddich 12

>>8373579
Splash out a couple of sterling extra for a bottle of laphroaig, or bite the bullet and upgrade to Glenfiddich 15. The difference between the 12 and the 15 is night and day.

>>8373579

Depends where you're at anon; if you're in the UK, I managed to find Glengoyne 14 on offer in Marks & Spencers. Easily one of the smoothest scotches I've ever had.

>>8373339
>>8373528

10 is still the only non NAS bullshit whisky Ardbeg has produced in the last ten years, but thanks fuck for the three or four yearly meme releases.

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>drinking
Currently drinking some Gentleman Jack gradually that I've had for ages, whilst definitely not the best its pretty alright. I'm new to American Whiskies so looking for recs that arent too pricey (Ausfag and liquor tax here is insane).
>eyeing
Currently eyeing pic related, on special in the bottleshop I work in, anyone had it? Going for 85 a bottle here, for reference Glenfiddich 12 goes for around 70 a bottle.

>>8365892
I had a flight of scotches when I was backpacking in Scotland. Auchentoshan was definitely my favorite, probably still my favorite Scotch Whisky

Perhaps dumb question from a novice: when someone talks of the "peatiness" of a whisky, what does that mean?

Had a bottle of lagavulin 16 yesterday, so good.

>>8373743
Balvenie doublewood is beautiful stuff. Tastes like treacle, sweet spices and dried fruit. Reminds me of my nan's sticky toffee pudding.

The best cheap american offerings are bulleit bourbon, which is rye-heavy and has a peppery spice to it, buffalo trace which is smooth and sweet, and four roses yellow label which has a floral honey taste. Elijah Craig 12yo is good if you can afford it, it's slightly pricier but a very rich and woody whiskey.

>>8373863
They're talking about the smoky flavour of a scotch, typically imparted by the peat fires used to toast the barley grain. How much of the grain is toasted with peat fires dictates how strong the peat-smoke flavour will be in the end product. That's "peatiness".

why does being drunk feels so good?

what's the best cheap whiskey i can buy?

aka what is the sobieski of whiskey

>>8373904
If you're a naturally anxious person, you stop feeling fractured and start feeling whole, if only for a bit.

>>8373904
it makes Tool listenable

>>8373924

OGD

>>8373968
Jesus, this so much. I have a low-stress job at the moment, but every high-stress job I've held, I had to turn up to work at least two drinks in. It makes me feel confident and careless enough to not give a shit about stressful situations. It makes me feel like the person I wish I was.

Can someone suggest me something good for 30 to 40 dollars?

I want to drink most of it/all of it on christmas eve and christmas day.

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I have drunk this before only once.
And at last I bought this bottle.

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>Lagavulin 16 usually goes for over $100 here
>found a bottle tucked behind a bunch of Glenlivet at my local Costco
>was only $78.99
>feelsgoodman.jpg
/blogpost

>>8373743
>85 a bottle for the 40% 70cl version
Feels bad man

>>8373924
Mellow Corn

>>8362981
>>8362981
>>8361179
>>8362023
>>8374276
Surprisingly, Lagavulin 8 > Lagavulin 16
and unsurprisingly it's cheaper.

>>8366246
I second this. Lore is the new Uigeadail

>>8366364
It's basically the mascot of islay whisky. I don't see how he wouldnt like it

>>8374721
Breh its on special for 85, usually 92 kangaroo skins

GUYS HOW DO YOU ORDER DRINKS AT A BAR

LIKE ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO PAY IN CASH RIGHT AWAY
DO YOU TIP? HOW MUCH

>>8374863
>drinks at a bar
>not enjoying higher quality at lower price from the comfort of your home

>>8374878
my coworkers are going to happy hour tomorrow for a holiday party, ive never been to a bar before, no idea how it work

pls help

>>8374879
Go to a bar order and get your drink then pay, done

>>8374863
You pay at the end when they give you the bill. You tip 20%

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The start of a good night

>>8374879
Bartenders are there not only to prepare and serve drinks but to recommend and help you if you don't know anything about ordering drinks at a bar.

>>8374880
do you only pay cash? are you supposed to tip?

>>8374887
i dont know shit about drinks but my experience with drinking is basically just drinking stuff straight, like vodka, whiskey, scotch, etc. dont drink mixed drinks

i dont know anything about brands or anything like that

>>8374903
Well I'm Swedish so I'm not entirely sure about how it goes down in the USA, presuming you live there (you guys are crazy about tipping).

Let's say you want some whiskey. Say you named a brand, the bartender still wants to know how much you want, so you tell him, at least thats how I do it. Standard for Whiskey is 4 deciliters, but you americans (if that's is where you are from) have imperial units so I'm not sure how to go about.

>>8374883
Too peaty.

>>8374903
Let's roleplay.

What can I get ya?

>>8374883
It's in a plastic jug, this is very new for me.

Anyone have some good intro-level scotches? I'm 21 and still trying to develop tastes for more "adult drinks" than stuff like rum and coke.

>>8374958
The idea of drinking locally made liquor in Africa scares the hell out of me just based on the packaging. Another winner like this (I think the guy showing me it was in Uganda) was "Senator Brand" gin. Had a screw top, and a black-text-on-white-backround label that looked like it was done in MS Paint because it probably was.

>>8374962
Yeah, there's a good one called Reading the Thread

>>8374953
ill have a scotch straight please

(now is this just one shot, unless i ask for a double)?

>>8374972
(Yeah, you'll get one shot. Depending on how fancy the place is it'll come in a shot glass or an old fashioned glass. But asking for 'scotch' is probably just going to get you the well blend.)

*plunks down a shot glass of Ballantine's
That'll be tree-fiddy.

>>8374903
Here in australia we dont tip since bar staff are paid decently, you only really tip at expensive cocktail bars.

>>8374967
I read the blog post that picture of Black Booster "whisky" originated from. The guy looked into it pretty intensively and the most assurance he got about it was from some unspecified agency stating it was "safe for human consumption".

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>>8374984
>ballantine's
pls no

>>8375038
Shit like that is why I can't get into libertarianism. I want personal freedom and all, but goddamn, I like having shit like the FDA.

>>8374972
Don't feel like you need to pretend you know what you're doing. A bartender will know you're clueless the second you open your mouth.

Just be honest and say "Can you recommend a good single malt for a beginner?", and any bartender worth his salt will do his best to make a solid recommendation. They don't want to push their most expensive booze on you only for you to realize you hate it; they want to help you find one you enjoy so you'll order more of them.
When he helps you pick one out, ask for it straight. Don't take ice with a decent single malt.

Honesty is your friend. Knowing you're not trying to pretend in front of someone who knows their shit will help your confidence.

>>8375038
Source for interested parties:
http://www.abreureport.com/2014/01/the-finest-cheapest-whisky-from-sierra.html?m=1

>>8374883
still waiting for someone to not use the stock picture. That day I'll be impressed.

So it's been several years since I drank Teachers, Bells or Grants, and I largely remember them as being garbage, but I just wanted to know if any of you guys have any opinions on those three.

I've been meaning to back and try them again since y'know, evolving palates and whatnot, but I'm in the peat mines when it comes to drinking these days and I'm not sure I'd taste anything when it comes to those. I've already had to basically swear off irish stuff because I just don't taste anything anymore.

>>8375271
They're still garbage.

My housemate bought me a bottle of Grant's for christmas back in my uni days and I swear to god it was like drinking a rusty sawblade.

Teacher's is probably the least offensive bottom shelf blend, but I wouldn't personally touch the stuff.

>>8375271
Teachers can be extremely nice when blended into a whiskey mac.

>>8373339
Nah. Uig is good but the only Ardbeg bottle I've really liked other than the 10 is Supernova.

>>8373869
Yeah Balvenie is good dessert scotch.

>>8375053
How would being a libertarian prevent you from having the choice to not buy booze in an antifreeze container?

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>>8375053
There's no reason to assume industry regulators wouldn't exist in the absence of state intervention. If you played videogames in the late 80s and early 90s you probably remember the Nintendo seal of quality. An independent regulator could do for antifreeze what that did for broken shovelware. Distillers and bottlers would have a market incentive to cooperate with regulators to increase the perceived value of their product, and regulators would have an incentive to avoid bribes and maintain their own integrity as to maintain and increase trust in their certificates.

There are a number of things wrong with libertarianism as a political philosophy, namely the valuation of economic prosperity over cultural integrity, but 'muh regulators' isn't really one of them. Any regulatory body that wouldn't exist in a free market economy is a waste of taxpayer money anyway.

ayyywhiskeythreadlmao

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>>8375420
are you me?

Mist is alright but it's really just a weak diluted version of Laphroaig. If you get a chance treat yourself to a bottle and see if you prefer it.