Whiskey Thread

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I just started trying to get into whiskey, I've only tried a few. I like this and Jameson the best so far.

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>>9366206
That one isn't bad, nothing amazing though. Had (I believe) the 18 some time last year at a whiskey night with some coworkers.

>>9366272
That one isn't bad either but there are better choices in its price range. Bulleit is on par with it and a lot cheaper, if you're into rye-y bourbons. Jameson is a great irish if you just want to drink a lot imo, it tastes bretty good and goes down smooth

I'm more of a rum guy myself, but I quite like pic related for the price (for all the hate JB gets this particular bottle is pretty good).

Jim Beam is my current go-to. I'll get Devil's Cut if Piggly Woggly has it stocked. Just bought a bottle of Red Stag to try but maybe later this weekend or next week.

>>9366395

I'm fond of the red stag but the cherry flavour doesn't always have the appeal you're after. Makes a bottle last longer, and as long as you have something else to drink when you're after a different flavour you won't get sick of and regret it.

>>9366206
>Japan perfects whiskey
>they won't do the same with wines or vodka

Why?

>>9366527
>vodka
>just fermented rice or potatoes
Wine I'm not sure. Probably a climate thing. But vodka, I mean come on.

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>>9366206
>Hanzo gives McCree shit for liking whiskey over saki, complaining that he has an unsophisticated palette
Wow, great research Blizz, uninstall.

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my two favorites right now are this

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>>9366760
and this.

>why do you like whiskey over other alcohol

The flavor. I'm not big on cocktails, and a good whiskey is better than any other booze straight, imo.

>do you add anything

Not usually, and if I do its a single ice cube.

>how often do you drink

Basically everyday. I usually have at least a beer or glass of wine with dinner, and a whisky while I read before bed. I only allow myself to get drunk on Friday/Saturdays

>>9366206
The age statement Japanese whiskeys are getting crazy expensive. Try the Hibiki Harmony before splurging on a 12 year. That Yamazaki is beautiful though.
>>9366770
LOVE the Coffey Grain. To me it's closer to a high end pot still Irish whiskey than scotch.

>>9366770
I've had the Coffey Malt, but not the Grain. I thought it was pretty good. Is the Grain worth trying?

>>9366790
Yeah, I don't really go for Japanese stuff because of the price. Plenty of bourbon or scotch I'd rather just stick with at a friendlier dollar sign.

>>9366206
Right now, I have Blanton's, Highland Park 12, and Jameson Black Barrel in my bar. I like them all quite a bit. I don't really have a favorite yet - still trying new things.
>why do you like whiskey over other alcohol
Other stuff either is too sweet or has an aftertaste I'm not a huge fan of. I do like nice beer though. I'm also a sucker for a Moscow Mules.
>do you add anything
With bourbons or ryes like Bulliet or MM. I like an Old Fashioned or some similar cocktail every now and then. A local place got me liking a bourbon/ginger liquer/orange bitters on the rocks drink.
>how often do you drink
I have like 2-3 whisky's during the week and like 4-6 beers on the weekend.

>>9366825
I haven't tried the malt, but the grain is fantastic. It's one of the few that I make sure to continually have stocked in my wet bar.

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It's only 2 gingers for me.
It was made to be marketed to women, im a man but I like it

>>9366206

GET HIBIKI 12 NOT HIBIKI HARMONY ANON

Please, trust my decade of liquor store experience the harmony is bullshit the Japanese are selling to us in exchange for all of our sick-ass Jim beam whiskey.

The 12 is being discontinued because it's too good for white devil's, don't fuck with the harmony is trash my bretheren

>>9366206
Quite like hibiki.
Just bought a bottle the other day actually.
Worth the price

>>9366206
Whiskey is an overhyped poor-mans schnaps.

>>9366206
>your favorite whiskey

I can't drink spirits anymore because I'm a fucktard and the nice ones are expensive.

I like lagavullin, talisker, highland park, old pulteney and bunnahabhain......of the blends I liked black bottle, isle of sky 8 and johnnie walker green.

of american whiskeys I liked elijah craig 12, buffalo trace and eagle rare.

>why do you like whiskey over other alcohol

I'm scottish....so its mandatory to like whisky without the "e"

>do you add anything
I used to try adding a dash of water to see if it changed the flavour profile.....i'd never add ice, soda etc
>how often do you drink

I still drink daily...just not spirits

>>9366206
I live in Japan.

Hibiki is genuinely great. It's got notes of white chocolate and honey. I gave a bottle to a friend for Christmas. I wouldn't drink it alone. It's something you would share with others. I haven't tried the other two bottles in your picture.

If you want to get into Japanese whisky, I recommend Suntory White. It's cheap and really smooth. Kirin Fuji-sanroku is similar in price but it has more of a kick to it. I tried Koshu but didn't like it. I don't know why Japan likes blended whisky so much.

>>9366907
Cheap widespread availability of the aged stuff was phased out in Japan even earlier than the rest of the world. They simply didn't put enough of it away 12 years ago, since no one saw the demand coming.

>>9366527
Wines are climate-related, and vodka is treated as a substitute for cheap shochu as cocktail filler rather than a serious thing in itself.
I'm surprised there's been no real effort toward rum, with the significantly lower stigma against low-test mixed drinks for men or hard liquor for women.

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>like scotch a lot
>live in Utah
>super limited quantity, only the cheapest releases of the biggest brands available
>all liquor is taxed to hell, especially imported shit
>a bottle of HP12 is 90 dollars
>Japanese whisky is nowhere to be found
>only American Malt whisky I can find tastes like shit
It just Eagle Rare for me here I guess. I really should move.

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Can't drink anything else now :/

Pass the whiskey.

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This is my new favorite. Has anybody tried this? I have no idea how available it is nationwide. A fried let me try a glass of it over the weekend and I loved it, and I usually don't like straight alcohol. It was smooth all the way to the finish, almost no burn and was slightly sweet. Almost had a creamy sort of feel. I haven't tried many higher end bourbons though.

>>9369289
I'm moving to Utah in a month.
Are the liquor stores really that's bad?
Maybe I'll stop being an alcoholic

>>9370314
They have a stand for it at my local now, must be a promotion.

>>9370314
They don't even distill most of the liquor in the bottle. They buy from a factory distillery in Indiana, then they just blend some of there own with it.
It's a scam.
Tastes good though

>>9370355
Lol I think they are promoting it, that's why he let me try it. He got the bottle for free.

>>9370358
Have any similar recommendations?

>>9370371
Not who you asked, but a similarly priced bourbon I like is Maker's 46. It's spicy, creamy, and relatively smooth. Woodford Reserve is also very nice.

If you're willing to spend $15-20 more, Blanton's is pretty good. I haven't tried that many bourbons pricier than it though.

>>9370371
>>9370378
Blanton's is one of my favorites, it's definitely the best available in most liquor stores.
I do like the taste of High West, I just hate that it's a big phoney with a pretty label.

>>9366770
Aged rums work just like whisky anon, but theres less of a demand for those in the U.S and globally.

>>9369289
Save up your liquor money and take a trip and while on the trip buy 500$ worth of liquor.

>>9370437
It's illegal to bring liquor from another state into Utah

>>9370342
If you have easy access to a liquor store and like bourbon a lot it isn't too terrible. Wine stores have better liquor inventory than regular liquor stores for more obscure spirits. The biggest problems for me are imported liquor prices, high point beer prices, and bar laws (no cocktails over 2.5 abv are allowed). The craft beer scene here is actually greqt if you avoid grocery store and tap. Utah's also about to roll about the stricted blood alcohol level driving laws in the nation so keep that in mind.

>>9370449
and?
What you have some police gonna kick in your door or something?

>>9366206
all those whiskey's in your pic are fucking great for the price

>>9370449
Do they stop you at the border?

>>9370342
>>9370483
Oh and also, since liquor is state regulated, everything is sold at suggested retail + taxes so limited quantity stuff that gets sold at insane prices in other states is relatively cheap here.

Also, I meant 2.5 oz for cocktails not abv

>>9370512
>>9370483
Awesome, doesn't sound too bad. I really enjoy uinta brewing.
I heard about those new dui laws, I'm definitely gonna cut down my public drinking now.
Thanks for the response anon

>>9370486
I don't want to get fined, or have my booze confiscated

>>9370498
I think the only states that stop you at the border is commiefornia and maybe some Northeastern hell-hole.

>>9370539
Again
are some police gonna kick in your door
You gonna get stopped on the road back?

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I'm pretty new to whisky myself. I've had scotch, irish, and japanese (mars iwai is pretty good)

I'd like to try Canadian rye for my next bottle, but heard terrible things about canadian whiskeys in general. Still, I've been eyeing 1910. anyone try it?

>>9370564
white Americans think their public servants are omnipotent as opposed to the lazy fucks they really are. it comes from watching all those cop dramas

>>9370587
I dont understand white people being afraid of cops. I have never once had a bad experience with a cop. they are quite accommodating and give quite the benefit of doubt.

>>9370596
Dude have you seen those sovereign citizen videos, some of those guys are crazy.

>>9370597
People sperg out over the littlest of things. A cop is generally #1 worried about their safety. You remain calm, and they remain calm. They check your identification (or should, I dunno about fucking utah might be illegal there because mexicants), your vehicle registration to identify that its your vehicle etc. Run the plates and run you to make sure you aren't a felon on the loose.

>>9366770
My nikka

>>9370314
Yeah I like campfire bourbon. Its spicy.

>>9366683
You misspelled sake and palate.

Also,
>giving Blizzard money
>ever

>>9370564
Fuck you

Is woodford reserve a good bourbon?

>>9370823
Yes.

>>9370849
Thanks.

>>9370314
>>9369289
>>9370342
My Utah niggas. You're mostly right about poor availability even at state wine stores, I mostly only get high west, eagle rare, and buffalo trace. The liquor store close to my house in SLC had bottles of ketel one on sale for 19.99 so I snapped those up last week. You guys like red rock brewery? The Eliphino is my favorite even though it's hipster bait.

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I had two fingers of Johnnie Walker Blue last month. Cost $45. Really good though.

Earlier in the night, I had some of this stuff. They had a bunch of different whiskey shots with a beer for $5. The best shooting whiskey I ever had.

>>9370910
Last time I had Elephino I wasn't a huge fan, but that was a while ago, and I wasn't as big on IPAs then so I'll be sure to try it again soon.

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I don't normally drink whiskey, but when I do I prefer a spicey meata ball

>>9370065
I need to try this. I've had a few different types of whiskey, and the Irish ones have been the best by far. No idea why scotch fans go crazy for the flavour of burnt peat.

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Drinking this tonight

Glengoyne is severely underrated

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>>9370914
If you could feed people with shit taste your post would end world hunger.

>>9373630
That mellow colour is so fucking aesthetically pleasing.

>>9373646
It looks a bit darker in real life.

>>9366206
>pewdiepie starting a whiskey thread on /ck/

i got suntory toki because i live in cucktario and that's all i can ever find

haven't opened it yet
can't decide to start on it tonight or just have a cold beer

>>9373633
Teacher's>>famous grouse>>>>>>>>grants>tesco's special reserve>whyte and mackay> bells.


could be worse

I liked some Nikka whiskey I had. Like a better Scotch.

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(note I'm determining "shit-tier" as anything under £20 and "blended" as grain/malt blends)


1) Black bottle....quite like the new bottling, preferred the old one
2)Isle of skye 8.....sort of like a cheap highland park. Don't let anyone tell you it has loadsa talisker in it...it doesn't
3) Teacher's highland cream.....was shit for a while....then good..then bad....was good last time I drank it (raymond carver used to drink lots of it)
4)famous grouse (mellow grouse is better than original grouse which is better than black grouse which used to be better than all of them)
20)Tesco's special reserve
200)grants....all variations
2000)Whyte and mackay....pure shite. tastes like cheap guilt, regret, airfix glue......the "sherried" one has a nose of stale cum to it
9000) Bells. dire

do the japs make anything peaty? I enjoy a few of there faux scotches, would like to try their take on an islay.

>>9370580
Canadian whiskey has a few competing definitions, hence the less than great reputation.

>>9370580
since no one commented I went ahead and got a bottle. had to resist going for another bottle of the Japanese whiskey. It turned out ok. I mean, good sipping, but a bit bland to be honest. If this is yhe best Canada has to offer I'll stick to european and Japanese offerings

>>9366206
Makers 46 is my fav for the price
Idk why I like it better than say vodka or rum, it just tastes better to me. Plus the burn is pleasant after a long day.
If I'm drinking straight whiskey a splash of water actually helps. Something about the whiskey tannin chemicals are repellant to water, so adding water pushes the tannins to the surface and makes more contact with your tongue. Otherwise Coke is the best mixer
I drink pretty much every weekend

>>9366206
are you sure you didn't just watch this on pewdiepie's channel?

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Pic related is my every day drink. Tastes amazing and if you don't believe me you should look at all the reviews around that put it on par with pappy. I'm on a first name basis with the owner of my local liquor store and he always sets 2 cases aside for me when it comes in.

>>9373965
why's he talking about whisky....... his viewers are tweens

>>9373879
>3) Teacher's highland cream.....was shit for a while....then good..then bad....was good last time I drank it (raymond carver used to drink lots of it)

I've got a bottle of this at the moment. Never tried scotch before (Irish whiskey is usually my thing) so I don't know how to judge it. The smokiness is definitely not what I'm used to. I've read stuff where people criticise Teacher's over the past couple of years for having less smoke. Not sure whether they've returned the whisky to how it used to be, or whether I'm noticing it because I'm not used to scotch.

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Is he browsing this thread?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfjgISRI5E4

>>9374259
Nah, he only browses ylyl threads on /wsg/ and /pol/.

>>9374259
Michael lam and ralfy, back in the day, were the best whisky reviewers....youtube fucked up when they monetised content and kikes like pewdeepie started niggering up the place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heX2ai9H5eY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFhSat3u8Q

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>>9366206
Are you supposed to drink whiskey with or without any snacks? I debating whether to end my night drinking straight whiskey or with some japanese shelled peanuts

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>>9366362
i like this bottle

Is Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit a direct upgrade from standard Wild Turkey? What about Rare Breed?

>>9374611
I really like the apple, how is fire?

not the biggest fan of fireball b/c it's really heavyand syrupy imo

>>9374466
Are those the ones with the chili coating?
>Japanese
But they're so incredibly common.
Also pistachios are the superior nut.

>>9374755
it will put some lead in your pencil

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drank this for years. always reeked of whiskey. switched to vodka so no one gives me a look unless I slur my words or stumble.

>>9373630
How is it? Glengoyne 10 is the best whisky for the price here in Georgia.

>>9374259
Was just thinking the same. Dude probably has a decent amount of free time, and we know he comes here.
He seems like an alright dude once all of the entertaining kids for money schtick gets dropped.
I'd hang out with him.
Maybe he'd let me root his girl.

>>9366272
>>9370065
Irish whiskey is so fucking sweet. How can you fuckers stand that shit?

>>9375301
You should check out
>>9373981

>>9375341
i'd set his beard on fire and lecture him about being a disgraceful, talentless manchild.

the id fuck up his pets

>>9374259
>Picks dumb overpriced nip whiskies

He really is a moron

>>9375301
It's pretty great. I've not tried the 10 but the 15 is very rich, with a lovely sherry sweetness.

>>9366770
Nikka is the shit.

>>9375349
If you're used to wine, it's useful gateway whiskey.

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>>9366206
Favorite is probably pic related.
I enjoy whisky and vodka over all liquors but I probably drink wine more than anything else.
Usually take an icecube in my whisky, I will get a scotch and dry at low-end pubs or whiskey sour at cocktail bars.
Rarely drink alone apart from wine with dinner, but I go to client meetings and social events for work maybe once a fortnight where I'll drink socially.

>>9366206
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gfjgISRI5E4

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drinking goals

>>9366770
Just tried this yesterday and ended up really liking it. I'll probably buy a bottle soon.

>>9375349
Basil Hayden's is bourbon, not Irish

>>9368501
Hey Japanese anon, are you still watching the thread?

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>>9366206
>your favorite whiskey
Either Lagavulin 16 or Rittenhouse if I want to enjoy something halfway special with a friend. Buffalo Trace or Woodford Reserve if I want an all occasion drink I can enjoy alone any time. I'm not really a strict scotch or bourbon loyalist, although I haven't found an Irish I've fallen in love with yet. Never even tried Canadian. I've had Hibiki 12 once and it was great.

>why do you like whiskey over other alcohol
The variety of flavours you get from it. The amount of variation you can find in what is technically the same kind of spirit is amazing to me. I love the briny, smoky and almost antiseptic taste of islay, I love the sweet and woody taste of bourbon, I love the peppery taste of rye. There's so much to explore and discover.

>do you add anything
A bit of water to my scotch, maybe. I'm not above having an old fashioned if it's a social situation and I want to stretch the drink out a bit though.

>how often do you drink
Only occasionally these days. Money's tighter than it was in the past and I don't really enjoy cheap bourbon that much, although it can be okay. Cheap scotch is terrible.

>>9373981
I'm not able to get this in Canada, but their Special Reserve is easily the best price to value I can get. Blows everything else in its price range out of the water (Old Grand Dad, Old Forester, Bulleit, Wild Turkey 101, etc).

For me, it's Brandy.

>Kentucky Deluxe
>$12 for a handle
>No
>Daily

>>9379604
A reasonably-priced brandy, or do you shell out for some rapper's favorite 'yac?

>>9366683
Hanzo probably only drinks sake though. He's probably total pleb tier when it comes to liquor overall

i just had my first glass of whiskey(or any hard liquor) neat (15yr bottle) from a decent restaurant downtown... shit smelled, tasted, and felt like nailpolish and fire at the same time. Do all whiskeys/hard liquors taste like fucking shit???

The aesthetic and idea of drinking whiskey or some similar shit is so cool and nice but the fucking shit is like a chore to drink... liek wtf. I've had jack daniels before, too and it was the same shit. Is it acquired taste?

Tips? Try a different one? I legit couldn't even finish the glass. It tasted so bad.

>>9379758
Maybe add some water to it to dilute it a bit, over time as you get used to it add less and less water.

>>9375559
nice

>>9379765
but the taste is so unappealing... is that the actual taste of most whiskeys??

>>9379768
>>9379765
idk i'm not a drinker. I've had 2 beers my entire life and tonight i was out with my girl and i said fuck it ill spend 10$ on a glass of whiskey neat.

Shit sucked. Maybe im just a bitch cause ive never drank. I'm 25.

>>9379758
Also scotch whisky tastes way different depending on which region it's from.
Islay whisky tastes like smoke and seaweed big while whisky from the Highlands is a bit more mellow and has some floral notes.

>>9379773
i had this:
Dimple Pinch 15 Year Blended Scotch Whisky

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Highland Park - 18 years, by far.
>why do you like whiskey over other alcohol
I like the aftertaste of whiskey, preferably when it's soft, or smokey.
>do you add anything
Cold rocks, sometimes.
>how often do you drink
Once or twice a month. I keep it to special moments or occasions.

>>9379758
Some people like it and some people don't, but not many people start out with their first drinks being whiskey neat and enjoy the experience.
I only started liking whiskey in my later 20s about the same time I started enjoying red wine.

>>9379758
That was my first experience with whisky as well. I had on the rocks after and let the ice melt 80% before drinking it and it was a lot better. I kept doing that but letting the ice melt less and less as I got more accustomed to it. Now I can drink neat, but I prefer the drink to be slightly chilled.

>>9377930
Yep.

hey anons what about the nikka from the barrel? is it any good?

>>9380395
I've been craving Japanese food, but I don't trust shitty cooking blogs, do you know where I can find authentic jap recipes, Anon?

>>9381135
Have a glass of water.
It'll be less bland.

>>9366362
Jim beam puts out some great stuff while offering a cheap option still. They're behind bookers, and that's easily my favorite bourbon

>>9381166
>What is salt

>>9381791
something you seem to have in abundance lmao

>>9379633
I'd like to get into Brandy, but she expressions are over the place. I only trust scotch because single malt. American whisky is a shit show, but stuff like bullies pretty good especially their rye which is at least 50% of the product

>>9381828
Nigga I'm just trying to get recipes I messaged like 15 Japanese people and got no reply because "lol stupid foreigner gaijin"

>>9381911
I'm just yanking your chain bro

>>9381921
Whatever

>>9381840
>American whisky is a shit show
Less than you might think, because of the strict regulations that have to be adhered to in order to call something "Kentucky straight bourbon". As a general rule, even bottom shelf bourbon will be half decent if it's labelled with those three words. The regulations on labelling something straight bourbon are actually stricter than labelling something a single malt scotch whisky. Straight bourbon isn't permitted to contain caramel colouring, for example.

I like Crown Royal or Jameson.

>>9381928
chill out dude

>>9381943
What you on about ?
I'm not angry lol

>>9381958
>whatever

>>9381987
Whatever you think bud

>>9381937
I've never heard of that being the case, but I haven't fucked with american whisky too much after hearing about "rapid-aging"

>>9370914
Famous Grouse is about the only whiskey I drink.

>>9382096
Rapid ageing is an experimental process only being employed by a scant handful of distilleries, last I heard about it. It's shortsighted to dismiss an entire variety because a few outliers are getting scientific with their procedure.
The term "straight bourbon/rye" is basically as much a mark of the distillation process' integrity as "single malt" is, and as the legal regulations currently stand, that definition doesn't allow for rapid ageing.
Don't buy into the cult of elitism that surrounds scotch. I love my islay and speyside as much as the next man, but you shouldn't snub perfectly good whiskey because of snobbery. Look into regional distillation regulations, it's actually a remarkable way to help you learn to distinguish good whisky/whiskey from bad.

There's too much variety out there to deny yourself the chance to try new things just because you want to be seen as having "better taste". Have fun with the vast amount of stuff out there.

>>9382314
I also tended to snub American stuff because it seemed overly priced. Okay scotches can be had as low as 20-30$, but American stuff seems overly expensive in comparison.

>>9382404
Are you euro/brit? It makes sense that bourbon would be pricier if it's imported, although there's still some really decent bourbon in that same price bracket. I'm genuinely surprised if you're in the US though, I would have thought decent scotch would be at a premium compared to native stuff.

>>9382404
You must be overseas. You can get a ton of great bourbon in the states for $20-30 but decent scotch will start at $35-50

>>9382438
Americunt. The old age stuff runs 50$ or so in my abc state for a liter bottle. Younger rougher single malt are like 30$ though. Which is same price as bulleits rye.

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>>9366206
Bow ye shits.

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Got to try pic related for free a couple days ago.

Not at all worth the retail price, and not even close to the best of the whiskies being tasted. I'm sure is the case with most high-end whiskies.

>>9382479
Nobody has bowed to the Irish in the entirety of history thus far, nobody's starting now.

>>9382501
Fuck you perfidious albion & your pathetic pansy "gin"

>>9366206

Recent purchases are Minor Case Rye Whiskey and Ardbog 10yr Single Malt.

Minor Case: good for what it is.. Honestly not much to say. Forgetable but I don't feel like I was ripped off. It's 6/10.

Ardbog: worth the $70 . Smokey, smooth as all fuck. I bought it as a visiting gift for my mother but I plan to buy a bottle to have around the house when guests come over.

>>9382502
Scotland, m8.

>>9382501
rip micks

>>9382506
Your ridiculous attempt at ripping Our Superior Whiskey off then.
Taking out the e doesn't mean shite.

>>9370314
>>9370773
I've only had the High West Double Rye which is fantastic. I can't find the American Prairie Bourbon anywhere, and the Bourye and Campfire are too expensive for my budget. But I'd really love to try that Campfire one day.

>>9370358
>it's a scam
>tastes good

Stfu faggot

>>9382515
Paddy delusion at its finest.

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>>9382504

forgot a pic. seriously great stuff.

>>9382522
We made the first Whiskey, & the best.
We just brought it over to ye cucks & ye have acted like it's your thing ever since.

>>9382528
We made it something you can enjoy drinking. It's amazing that you can act like irish whisky has ever been good for anything other than getting pished as quick as possible with less chance of going blind than poteen and still keep a straight face, let alone claim it's something worth "bowing" to. Get tae fuck, you're probably not even Irish. Most likely a yank whose great grandad saw an irish flag once.

>>9382548
Jemmie & Tullamore Dew are better than any of that Scotch pishwater.
Jemmie itself is very smooth, I don't know where this "hard to drink" meme came from, maybe ye scots are just acting like pussies again.
I'm no plastic Paddy. Born & Raised here.

>>9382561
You're a riot, lad. Simple as anyone can expect from a paddy, but a right laugh.

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>>9381135
I don't know. When I cook, or when I'm looking at recipes, I don't really wonder "is this authentic?" Like I don't make authentic Italian lasagna, I like making really spicy and really saucy lasagna, and I do the same thing when I make Japanese/Asian food.

I eat authentic Japanese food when I go to restaurants, and like another Anon said, the flavors are really subtle. When I think authentic Japanese food I think of something like yakitori, which is just chicken on a skewer, and usually there are two flavors: salt or soy sauce. It's really just salty chicken on a stick. They do the same thing with grilled fish, they just add some salt and that's it.

Other authentic Japanese food I can think of are pickled vegetables. I once met a really old Japanese woman and for lunch she just ate a ton of pickled onions and carrots with a little soy sauce and that was her lunch. In Japan everyone eats a big dinner like that on January 1st. It's probably really authentic, but I don't know if you want to just eat pickled lotus root and cucumbers as a meal. I wouldn't. Maybe as a side dish, but not an entre. You can always look for a miso soup recipe or a curry recipe. That's pretty popular.

Just look up Japanese recipes on the internet. If the recipe tells you to make a thick dipping sauce, like a honey mustard soy sauce, or if it tells you to add a ton of sugar, or non-Japanese fruits and vegetables like tomatoes or mangos, or spices like 5 Spice, which is Chinese, then it's probably not authentic. I think that's your best bet. Learn what ingredients aren't in "authentic" Japanese food and adjust whatever recipes you find accordingly.

>>9382561
Irish distilleries are a joke since all the historic ones nearly closed down. So now it's all new shit set up in Ireland so it can be "Irish"

buy Kavalan and never drink another whiskey again.

>>9381135
japanese cookpad is good if you a) know at least enough japanese to translate ingredients and b) know the dishes well enough to weed out ~creative~ mommybloggers and "lel i make everything out of cans" brahs.

>>9366206
>>your favorite whiskey
The one that tastes the best to me
>>why do you like whiskey over other alcohol
Its earthy flavors
>>do you add anything
If cask strength, a bit of water
>>how often do you drink
A glass or two every couple nights

>>9369289
Buy High West

>>9370233
[sound of Colt Walker going off]

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Based Grouse

>>9382589
The flip side of this is that lots of the Japanese diet, including a bunch of unique dishes, are things that the Japanese consider "Chinese" or "Western". I'd definitely skip out on Maria Taro's Definitely Authentic Barbecue Sauce Tonkatsu, say, but you can't make a good plate of Hayashi rice without ketchup and the stuff the Japanese call Worcestershire sauce that's actually genericized A-1. Even the "Japanese-style" hamburgs I made last night needed lemon juice and white sugar as part of the thick onion reduction as the sauce.

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Just bought this while in Japan for 70 dollarinos

I don't like whiskey that much, but I just wanted to say I think Japanese brands have the best looking whiskey bottles.

>>9382719
if you're gonna go bottom shelf at least go for teacher's

>>9382772
How the hell is Famous Grouse bottom shelf?

>>9382775
if it's blended and it comes with a screw cap it's bottom shelf m8

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>>9382723
Saw this at my local place, so tempted but 80 bucks for a gamble when I know I can get good shit for 45......

>>9382589
That was a very informative post, thanks

>>9370770

Me too. Evan Williams if I'm not making any money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfjgISRI5E4

>>9382723
I've had this at a bar and loved it, but its 10 dollars an ounce. the only place i have seen in for sale in a bottle it costs over 100.

>>9382953
Why would you link that shit here?

>>9383308
It's actually the second time its been linked in this thread

>>9379774
>Blend

Well there's your problem. Pick a Speyside single malt to start with, sip it, and concede that you might not have the palate for it yet.

>>9382775
It's the definition of bottom shelf

>>9383592
damn son, you're doing it right

>>9379758
If you've never had whisky before, scotch is not a great introduction. I'd recommend trying an Irish whiskey, and dilute it with some water.

>>9383628
It's weird, when I started I could drink Irish way more easily than Scotch. Now that I'm into Scotch I find Irish undrinkable.

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>>9366206
>favorite
Caol Ila. But Bunnahabhain is the best name.
>why whiskey?
the strong and distinct flavor, also smokey options
>add anything?
Yeah, usually use cheaper whiskeys for that but mixed drinks like Manhattans, Up to Dates, and Gold Rushes are great.
>how often do you drink
Not very often now that I think about it.

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>>9368501
You ever been up to yoichi? The single cask are worth the trip.

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Delicious and a great value. God bless the general public for not appreciating Canadian whisky so it stays affordable

>>9382589
I work at an izakaya in gifu and this is very true. Most of the recipes involve some combo of sake shoyu mirin. Sometimes salt, vinegar or sugar. Nikujaga. Tofu (various boiled dishes). Shogayaki. Oden. Teriyaki. Nanbanzuke. Nikudofu. Tamagoyaki. Add dashi for soups and fish dishes.

Fish and vegetables are often just lightly grilled or fried with salt or shoyu.

And of course sukemono. Salt cured pickles. Any vegetable OK. Daikon is most common.

Sometimes it's miso based though. At which point you'll add a bunch of miso paste.

>>9383706
No I haven't. Next time I go to Yamaya I'll see if they have a bottle.

>>9384114
They're not common. If you can write moon runes, send an email and they'll let you know when they open some. I bought a small 300ml 15yo(this 5 as well). It was magical. Sampled the 20, but the 15 I preferred. About 10,000 of your finest yens

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>>9383803
>Is there a character that could even possibly EVEN TOUCH Madara Uchiha? Let alone defeat him. And I'm not talking about Edo Tensei Uchiha Madara. I'm not talking about Gedou Rinne Tensei Uchiha Madara either. Hell, I'm not even talking about Juubi Jinchuuriki Gedou Rinne Tensei Uchiha Madara with the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan doujutsus (with the rikodou abilities and being capable of both Amateratsu and Tsukuyomi genjutsu), equipped with his Gunbai, a perfect Susano'o, control of the juubi and Gedou Mazou, with Hashirama Senju's DNA implanted in him so he has mokuton kekkei genkai and can perform yin yang release ninjutsu while being an expert in kenjutsu and taijutsu. I’m also not talking about Kono Yo no Kyūseishu Futarime no Rikudō Juubi Jinchuuriki Gedou Rinne Tensei Uchiha Madara with the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan
(which is capable of Enton Amaterasu, Izanagi, Izanami and the Tsyukuyomi Genjutsu), his two original Rinnegan (which grant him Chikushōdō, Shuradō, Tendō, Ningendō, Jigokudō, Gakidō, Gedō, Banshō Ten’in, Chibaku Tensei, Shinra Tensei, Tengai Shinsei and Banbutsu Sōzō) and a third Tomoe Rinnegan on his forehead, capable of using Katon, Fūton, Raiton, Doton, Suiton, Mokuton, Ranton, Inton, Yōton and even Onmyōton Jutsu, equipped with his Gunbai(capable of using Uchihagaeshi) and a Shakujō because he is a master in kenjutsu and taijutsu, a perfect Susano’o (that can use Yasaka no Magatama ), control of both the Juubi and the Gedou Mazou, with Hashirama Senju’s DNA and face implanted on his chest, his four Rinbo Hengoku Clones guarding him and nine Gudōdama floating behind him AFTER he absorbed Senjutsu from the First Hokage, entered Rikudō Senjutsu Mode, cast Mugen Tsukuyomi on everybody and used Shin: Jukai Kōtan so he can use their Chakra while they are under Genjutsu.

>>9373879
>blended = shit
Scotch snobs are such faggots

>>9384248
>Complains about people disliking blended whisky.
>Calls out those who like scotch.
Japs need to leave.

I didn't get any super-premium Japanese whiskey while I was traveling like Hibiki, but the ones I did try I thought were smooth but too reserved. I would rather have a cheap and competent bourbon like Evan Williams 1783 than entry level Japanese whiskey, and I suspect Scotch and higher-end bourbon similarly outclasses the more expensive Japanese stuff.

>>9382937
are you me

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>>9366206
Suntory's shit is massively overpriced, if you want good jap whisky look into Yoichi or Nikka from the Barrel.
>>9366272
You overpaid for an average bourbon m8. But if you like low rye mash whisky definitely try Buffalo Trace or Stagg Jr. if you want to enjoy 70% alcoholic harmony. OWA 107 is also a better bargain for a decent wheater bourbon so go try that if you like the spice.
>>9366362
>>9366410
>>9366395
>>9374611
Jesus Christ please stop.
>>9366862
Try Teelings when you get a chance. I had a 20+ year single malt Teeling and it was fucking divine.
>>9369289
Just drive to Nevada or California you cheap fuck.
>>9370314
Have you had the Midwinter Nights Dram? My whisky friends were raving it for a while last year.
>>9370580
If you like Canadian whisky and want something different give Lohin McKinnon and Stalk and Barrel single malt a try but dont buy a bottle since theyre both kinda overpriced.
>>9370770
Now this is the go to cheap bourbon, beats EW and JB every day of the week.
>>9370914
JW Blue is crap, shouldve just bought a bottle of Green Label since its all single malt and no grain whisky.
>>9373630
Muh niggah! I fucking love me some Glengoyne, I really want to go to the distillery and get an aged cask strength of their stuff.
>>9379507
They just had this in Ontario and I bought half a case.
Feels good.
>>9374259
>calling jap whisky "whiskey"
TRIGGERED
Also why not swedish whisky, that shit is pretty good too. I bet Suntory paid him to push that shitty Yamazaki.
>>9375251
Then you drink wrong because you should never reek of whisky unless your a fucking drunkard to which case you deserved it.
>>9376002
Had the 25 year talisker, shit was cash.
>>9382479
Only good Jamesons ive had was the Coopers Croze since it was single pot still aged minimum of 14 years. Got that shit for $30 and was worth every penny.
>>9382523
Lucky bastard, Ardbog is impossible to find for me here in Canada.

Pic related is one of my fave under $200 bottles

>>9384855
>replying to every single post in the thread
holy shit, get a grip

>>9384903
Calm your tits Jim Beam lover

>>9384915
Let's calm down for a secons m8, jim beam is moderately decent for a cheap bourbon. It's definitely better than equivalent scotch in its range.

>>9384923
It really isnt when everything from Old Grandad to Wild Turkey are much better buys.
If we're talking prices then sure its better priced in the NA market for obvious reasons however in terms of bottom of the barrel scotch stuff like Auchentoshan 12 or even Glenfiddich 12 is far better than bloody Jim Bean

>>9384927
You can't get Old Grandad where I live and Wild Turkey costs more than Buffalo Trace. Jim or Jack are basically your only budget american whisky options, and Jim really isn't that bad.

>>9384949
>Wild Turkey costs more than Buffalo Trace
What shitty state do you live in?

>>9384952
There's a world outside America, champ.

>>9384971
You're talking about American whiskey on an American website where the majority of people are Americans.

>>9384981
What does that have to do with anything at all?

>>9380420
It's great, be sure to diluted it a bit because 51% is no joke

Campbelltown stuff for scotch, Wild Turkey for bourbon, Nikka for Japanese whisky

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Longmorn 16 year old, great smooth tasting whisky.

>>9385346
Literally the most reddit Scotch.

>>9373824
>Famous Grouse not number 1

Also it's definitely above shit tier.

>>9385462
famous grouse is pish m8

>>9366527
Except they didnt. They went to scotland and learned from them. And they have not surpassed them. Not to say it isnt as good.

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>>9385455
>Scotch
You clearly know nothing about whisky.

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>>9371738
Peated whiskey is less than 10% of all Scotch. and almost all of the isle whiskey makers also make unpeated varieties (though usually not sold in the US)

>>9379507
Its the same thing just less water, Only the 12 is different.

>>9385560
There's nothing wrong with learning from the best. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

>>9382499
I dont agree. I have purchased this over any of the buffalo trace antique. Which I have purchased or drank all of. Only Pappy 15 year I think is in the same catagory.

Other bourbon I do think is as good is some of the old Elijah Craig, like the 23 year. Or some the crazily overpriced Mitchters.

>>9382523
In what country is it called Ardbog. I have only ever seen Ardbeg

Does anyone notice any real difference between Tennessee and Kentucky bourbon? I think the sugar maple charcoal used to filter Tennessee whiskies is just a gimmick.

>>9385617
Ardbog was a limited edition release variety of Ardbeg.

>>9385668
Did it taste like bog-water?

>>9385726
Haha, because it has bog in the name.

>>9385743
Maybe bog-water after a recent fire, I hear ardbeg is smokey as fuck.

>>9384855
Reply walls are against the global rules.

>>9366410
Well I finally drank it. It tastes like Nyquil or some shit. Not great but not too bad. I think SoCo Cherry is better.

>>9385619
TN claims their high quality water makes it a distinct style of whiskey, I can't easily taste much of a difference between TN and proper bourbon

>>9385455
Longmorn is literally never posted there [spoiler]i frequent and have almost 100 reviews on /r/scotch[/spoiler].
If anything the most plebbit scotch is Ardbeg Uige

Is there a pastebin with the best whiskies available at different price points?

>>9386289
No because prices vary widely depending on where you live.

>>9366206
>favorite
cheap
>why
no
>add
water, ice
>often
hopefully daily, sometimes less, monthly whiskey

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>>9385462
grouse is more consistent.....but when you get a good bottle of theacher's its one of the best shit bottles of whisky £15 can buy....unless you find other slightly less shit bottles of whisky on special offer somewhere (got a bottle of black bottle for £15 today)

>not what it used, to be and my grandfather would be turning in his grave if we didn't have him cremated, but the new formulation isn't half bad.

Aldi do a good shit-tier whisky also (highland 8 or something like that). you got to let it open up for a bit to get rid of the furniture polish vibe.

I stopped spending serious money on whisky a few years back

>>9382937
>Evan Williams if I'm not making any money
my nigga

>>9382521
>Stfu faggot
Go fuck yourself hipster faggot
Enjoy drinking your mass produced Indiana rye swill, fucking retard

>>9384915
Show me on the doll where Jim touched you.

>>9384903
He didn't reply to mine so hold off on your autism diagnosis

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>>9385083
thanks anon will try it love ya

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Pretty new to whiskey only being a college student. Any good $30-$40 whiskey I should try other than makers?

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>>9366770
just poured the last of mine

I hope Costco still has it for a good price, really enjoyed it

>>9387811
Bulliet

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Johnnie Walker Green Label, one of the best blended whiskys out there and reasonably priced, better than blue lable and a lot of single malts IMO.

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>>9387919

The best single scotch I've ever tasted in my life.

Woodford Reserve or Knob Creek? I'm going shopping and I want one or the other.

>>9387919
son, its £40+ in scotland. I can buy any of the component single-malts for JW green for around the same price (caol ila, talisker etc).

It used to cost £25 not that long ago.

its really bloody good stuff .... just overpriced

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>>9386289
This is an infographic /ck/ made back in 2012 for rye whiskey.

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>>9387811
>yfw Japan perfected bourbon

>>9389251
>Bulliet Rye
>drinking mgp shit

>>9389251
whistlepig is great

>>9389414
It makes a decent old fashioned. I don't give a shit.

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>>9366206
>favorite
>Ardbeg Corrywreckan
At least until I find anything better, Ardbeg has the best ones I've ever had, from the regular 10 yo to the more expensive ones. Still trying to get my hands on pic related.
>why whisky?
I don't really prefer whisky over others, it's purely a seasonal thing. I have been enjoying grappa most of the summer.
>additions?
I prefer my drinks as-is. From coffee to alcohol, only sometimes I do gintonic or a random mix I feel like having.
>how often?
I drink stronger stuff maybe twice a month and never in large amounts. I drink wines, beers and such every week, on weekends with food and after sauna.

>>9390400
whats a good drink after a sauna?

lager?

>>9390400
Kelpie is a shit release, barely better if not worse then the Perpentuum.
Look for the Galileo or Ardbog if not the Lord of the Isles since that one is fucking legendary.

What are the differences in between Lagavulin's 8yo, 16yo and the distiller's reserve?

>>9390419
You gotta do it right man:

1)Sauna
2)Flagellate self with birch branches
3)jump in frozen lake
4)vodka
5)Repeat from step 1

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>Halloo my malty.....motherfuckers

is there a better whisky youtouber than ralfy?
I think not. he's got a bit long and rambling over the past few years, and he's obviously overstepping the threshold into terminal alcoholism......but he's my go to yootoober
for whisky reviews.

I also like to watch his videos when im drinking alone to pretend I'm not drinking alone

>>9390419
I like some pilseners, dark lagers and wheat beers. Most lagers are too tasteless to enjoy hydrating yourself. For a [spoiler]finn[/spoiler], there's a bunch of really good beers in regular stores for affordable prices.
>>9390442
Thanks for the heads up. There's sometimes a possibility to taste some of the whiskeys in cruise ships, sometimes it being free and I would at least want to taste Kelpie. So far I've seen it only in mainland [spoiler]Finland[/spoiler] and it's been like 110 euros a bottle, which I feel like is too much for a bottle that feels somewhat gimmicky.
Afterall, it's more expensive than Corrywreckan, but I could be wrong about that.

>>9390464
Lakes aren't frozen at the moment though, and even then, rolling in the snow is much better option. Lake dipping is for casuals and besides, you should be drinking Jaloviina, not fucking vodka, unless you're a fucking hereditary soviet or live close to Russia.

>>9390473
Ralfy is a pretentious, self-important, insufferable memester faggot who always goes about how he can tell 50 different smell and 80 different taste notes. What a load of horse shit!

>>9390531
His review of jack daniels made me realise that he's more concerned with elitism than accurate and objective tasting. Jack is terrible and only defensible by ignorant loyalists, but he was so shamelessly harsh in his notes that it was obvious he was riding the snobbery rather than pointing out its actual flaws fairly.
His reviews of actual good whisky and bourbon are on point, though.

>>9390531
he was better when he was limited to under 10 minutes.

I get nostalgic for his early reviews when his speech wasn't slurred.

Worth noting that he only really started drinking whisky about a year before he started making vids. he initially did it to give him some distraction after his boyfriend left him

>>9390556
JD does smell like airfix glue and is inexcusably dearer than better whiskeys like buffalo trace and bulleit (where i live).

He was right to give it a gralloching

>>9390600
He was right to, but his snobbish bias was plainly visible. Right for the wrong reasons.
I always thought it smelled and tasted like foam banana candy.

>>9390628
ok

I agree

Im having some cutty shark rn. Its mediocre. Jack Daniels is actually my favourite just because its what its served in all fests and shit here so it brings back good memories.

>>9390723
>cutty shark
It's "sark", my dude.

>>9370065
This is my go-to. Funny that another anon called it sweet. This is how I transitioned from rum. It all makes sense now.

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>>9373764

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>>9375559
>This guy.

>>9373928
Never even heard of Pendleton desu senpai
Next time try Alberta Premium or Forty Creek

If you remember seeing any hype for Whistlepig a couple years back, that was rebottled Alberta Premium (their in-house whiskey hadn't come of age yet)

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I recently spent a few weeks in Japan, and while there I picked up a real taste for Kakubin highballs. Kakubin is almost impossible to find here, though, and ridiculously overpriced if you do. ($60-70 for a bottle that's like $20 in Japan.)

What's a good analog for Kakubin that's widely available and reasonably priced in the US?

>>9391962
heard of those. I'm going to explore other countries first but when I circle back to Canada I'll give them a try.

I went with Pendleton since it was touted as better than the upper tier crown royal offerings at a competitive price point.

well, it was on discount too, so what the hell.

How do I develop my tastes so a heavy peat flavor doesn't just taste like bandaids.

>>9392168
The same way you developed your tastes so whisky didn't just taste like fire water. Drink enough of it to acclimatize your tastebuds to it.

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Go Talisker 18yo or go home.

>Live in Scotland
>Go to America
>Want a decent malt
>Go to shop
>Shits overpriced
>Feel bad for leaving my own country
>Anyone but fucking England

>>9390600

Jim Beam is better than Jasper Daniels.

Fact

>>9392002
Honestly, highballs dilute the whiskey with so much soda and juice that it doesn't matter what kind of whiskey you use. Just use the cheapest stuff you can find. Jack Daniels, for instance.

I tried highballs a few times in Japan and I could barely taste any whiskey at all. They're for people with zero alcohol tolerance and don't want to get drunk because they need to work the next day.

I've been coming to 4chan for well over a decade. Who would have thought the most civilized thread with the least amount of shitposting I've ever seen would have been a whiskey thread?

>>9392793
usually it turns into a barfight. stick around long enough and you'll see

>>9392793
>whisky is expensive
>young 'uns tend not to have much disposable income.

the average age ITT is probably higher than other threads....also the average age of /ck/ tends to be higher than the rest of 4chin

>>9392793
There's dozens of threads like this and better in even the shittiest boards, dude.
Broaden your interests.

>>9390568
This. His early reviews are much better and more straight to the point.
Nowadays he makes a living selling glencairns and "private cask" whisky that he overprices by at least 40 pounds and then claims its worth double the asking, that bastard is full of so much shit you'd think he was Jewish!

>>9390400
Any advice on Grappa? I've tried it in Italy and enjoyed it but I'm not too sure what I'm doing.

>>9392330
>>Go to shop
>>Shits overpriced
No shit you go to America to try cheaper American whiskey. Of course scotch will be overpriced when they have to ship it across the ocean and go through tons of fees and regulations before hitting shelves.
>>9392793
There's still shitposting here, if anything the least ive seen is with 70s-80s anime threads or Yoshitoshi ABe threads on /a/.