Whisky and hard liquor thread

[Anonymous No.10199098]

I was in Costco yesterday and saw they had some of the new batches of Johnnie Walker Green on offer, so I picked up a bottle for $65.00 CDN. By comparison a 750ml (24oz.) bottle of JW black is around 45.00 where I live in Alberta.

It's nice. Not super spicy or peaty, but not too mellow and delicate either.

I finished off a bottle of Lagavulin 16 earlier in the year, and I found by the end the peatiness had lost some of its magic, so this is a nice easy drinking change.

[Anonymous No.10199105]

Alcohol is degenerate

[Anonymous No.10199107]

>>10199098
we have a general you stupid fuck
also blue label or bust

[Anonymous No.10199136]

>>10199107
>We have a general
No. I want to talk whisky and hard liquor, not the life crippling dependencies and downward spirals some people have from drinking it.

>>10199105
One of the sixty frogposter threads referencing tendies and wagecucks might be more to your taste.

[Anonymous No.10199155]

>>10199136
t. wagecuck

[Anonymous No.10199168]

>>10199098
OP I didn't read your post but I just wanted to post that I'm way cooler and smarter than you

[Anonymous No.10199246]

>>10199168
Kek. This is /ck/ in a nutshell.

[Anonymous No.10199283]

I am poor but not without taste. This is my go to when I have extra money otherwise it's scoresby.

[Anonymous No.10199317]

>>10199283
how do you feel about Laphroaig

[Anonymous No.10199333]

>>10199283
Tell us about it.

[Anonymous No.10199353]

>>10199317
Never had it
.>>10199333
It's pretty good. I don't think I can describe it to you. It is on the sweeter side though.

[Anonymous No.10199599]

I feel wrong eating veggies like they are crying that I'm about to eat them

[Anonymous No.10199831]

Had this tonight. It was OK.

[Anonymous No.10200874]

>>10199831
Had that before, picked up some bulleit rye and I can definitively say that rye is better. Pick some up if you get the chance.

[Anonymous No.10200876]

>>10199098
whisky is for literal soyboys

[Anonymous No.10200888]

>>10199107
>blue
so many better options for the price. Green is about the only worthwhile jw

[Anonymous No.10201128]

>>10200888
Blue doesn't have an age statement if my memory serves.

[Anonymous No.10201306]

>>10199105
Go back to /r/pol.

[Anonymous No.10201404]

>>10199098
I've been drinking Nikka from the Barrel recently.
I'm still trying to get used to whiskey, but this is pretty good.

[Anonymous No.10201426]

>>10199105
You must be a riot at parties.

[Anonymous No.10201428]

>>10200876
Sure bud. Pray tell what manly drink you quaff?

[Anonymous No.10201442]

>>10201428
bud lite

[Anonymous No.10201463]

tried Buffalo Trace on a 4hour flight last night, pleasant!

folks in the whisky generals kept bringing it up as a really good bourbon for the price and I'm glad I tried.

[Anonymous No.10201532]

>>10201463
My nigga. Yeah, its pretty good. Try Four Roses if you haven't already.

[chop No.10201538]

I love whisky but JW, all of them tastes like shit to me. Always wondered why Hitchens didn't drink something better when he obviously could afford it.

[Anonymous No.10201562]

I don't understand 4chan's hateboner for Johnnie Walker, I mean Red Label is low tier, but Black Label is a decent drink.

[Anonymous No.10201576]

>>10199098
How's Lagavulin 16? I've been interested in buying it recently.

[Anonymous No.10201596]

What's a good starter whisky that doesn't break the budget? I want to get into drinking harder spirits and whisky has always intrigued me. I've heard crown royal is good, not too harsh, and it's only 20$ for 750ml. I know normies love jack daniels, is that any good or just low tier trash?

[Anonymous No.10201609]

If you like whiskey you will probably also like good dark rums. Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is great stuff.

[Anonymous No.10201615]

>>10201596
JD is lowest of trash. Buy a bottle of laphroaig (peaty, smokey) or dahlwinnie (honey, flowers), its a little bit expensiver but worth it, just save some money.

[Anonymous No.10201618]

>>10201596
Jack is terrible.

If you want to go crown get the Harvest Rye. A not too terrible 80 proof.

My recommended starter whiskey is Knob Creek. Easy to find, not that expensive, and pretty damn good.

[Anonymous No.10201620]

>>10199098
I drink lagavulin 16, laphroaig 10, and balvenie 14 Caribbean cask.

Between the three, I’m pretty sure it covers the bases of my palate

[Anonymous No.10201632]

>>10201576
Its really good if you like smokiness. It wore me out a bit by the end of the bottle, but I could see myself getting it again, eventually.

[Anonymous No.10201635]

>>10201618
Which knob creek do you prefer? Looking on their site they seem to have, bouron, rye, maple smoke flavor (which is 90 proof), and single barrel reserve which is 120.

[Anonymous No.10201638]

>>10201635
My order of preference is Rye, 120, 100. But I would recommend getting the 100 first. The rye is extremely spicy, and the 120 has serious kick.

Never tried the maple stuff, sounds vile.

[Anonymous No.10202563]

>>10201576
Anyone tried Bank Note?

[Anonymous No.10203459]

>>10199105
underage /pol/ faggot get out

[Anonymous No.10204533]

>>10199107
JOHNNY WALKER, BLUE LABEL, SECOND HARVEST OOOOOOOOOOYEAH

[Anonymous No.10204553]

>>10204533
JW Blue is the fucking biggest scotch meme ever, for what you pay you get complete shit

[Anonymous No.10204612]

>>10204553
JW Blue isn’t terrible, but it’s price point makes or breaks its worth. My liquor store carries it at $160/bottle, which isn’t too bad. If you spend over $200 for it, you’re a stupid asshole. There are so many better whiskies at that level, and I’m not even taking about the meme single malt that is Macallan.

Today I picked up Tomatin 14, and I already finished 1/4 of the bottle. It’s an incredibly smooth and flavorful scotch that goes down much easier than I expected.

[Anonymous No.10204738]

>>10204533
AWWWWW JESUS CHRIST YOU SICK SON OF A BITCH

[Anonymous No.10204845]

>>10199098
>he can buy scotch at Costco
Being Ontario is suffering

[Anonymous No.10204863]

>>10200874
Cool, I'll give it a shot next weekend.

[Anonymous No.10205003]

>>10199098
Prefer Irish whiskies because they often cost less than a lot of Scotches.

[Anonymous No.10205060]

>>10205003
This thread has caused me to read up on some of the differences between whiskeys. It seems like Irish Whiskey has less limitations on what it has to be / go through in order to be called "Irish Whiskey."

[Anonymous No.10205070]

>>10205060
>in order to be called "Irish Whiskey."
ergo less time in the barrel and less overhead to pass on

[Anonymous No.10205117]

>>10205003
OP here. Ironically where I live Redbreast is as much as a decent single malt. Shame because its so good.

[Anonymous No.10205118]

>>10205060
>>10205070
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_whisky#Regulations
>To improve marketability, it may contain caramel colour and flavouring, in addition to the distilled mash spirits.
Canadian whiskey has way fewer limitations than Irish whiskey does. Literally brown vodka, not whiskey.

[Anonymous No.10205141]

>>10205117
Redbreast 12 is $42 US at my local Total Wine. Not super cheap, but at least it's not $50+ like it is at the local packies. If only they could lower the price of Green Spot, I would be happy.

[Anonymous No.10205146]

>>10205118
Some are really good, others are real shit. I wish the Canadian government would tighten up the regulations concerning whisky.

>>10205141
Is Green Spot pretty good?

[Anonymous No.10205151]

>>10205118
Is this an argument for or against?

[Anonymous No.10205172]

>>10204738
*cans.wav*

[Anonymous No.10205242]

>>10205141
fugg that, at my total wine it's $53 ($66-67 after taxes). green spot is actually a few bucks cheaper. i've really wanted to try both, but haven't had either yet.

[Anonymous No.10205245]

>>10205146
Haven't tried them, but the few Canadian single malts and actual ryes I've seen intrigue me.
And Green Spot is good, I just prefer the biscuit/butter notes of Redbreast.

[Anonymous No.10205981]

>>10201404
God Tier Whisky my dude. I love the taste of this and the Coffey Grain

[Anonymous No.10206015]

>>10201615
>expensiver

[Anonymous No.10206146]

>>10201404
>>10205981
I have an unopened bottle of it waiting for the right time. Would it be acceptable to drink it with ice, or should I drink it neat only?

[Anonymous No.10206284]

>>10199107
Fuck off WTH generals faggot its killing 4chan

[Anonymous No.10206765]

>>10206284
Losers like you desperately holding onto a idealized vision of a 4chan that never actually existed is what is killing 4chan.

[Anonymous No.10207182]

>>10199107
Blue Label sucks balls. Id rather buy Teachers before touching Blue Label, god what a massive letdown that whisky is.
>>10201404
You have done well my brother
>>10201532
Seconding Four Roses, especially the single barrel
>>10201618
Northern Harvest is 90 proof or is it 80 in America?
>>10204533
Ghost is such a fag
>HEY GUYS LOOK AT ME SHOOTING MACALLAN 18! I GOT SOO RICH OFF OF CRYPTO I TOTALLY DIDNT LOSE THOUSANDS AND THIS MACALLAN IS DEFINITELY REAL I PROMISE!
Fuck him.
>>10204612
I wouldn’t even pay $50 USD for Blue much less $150. Like good lord the stuff tastes like a slightly older Black Bush, how the fuck can anyone justify that price point when you can get Bunna 18 which is 100 times better.
>>10206765
Generals are cancer and so are you

[Anonymous No.10207208]

>>10207182
go away

[Anonymous No.10207221]

>>10199098
>Green label
>Label isn't green
What did they mean by this?

[Anonymous No.10207232]

>>10207221
you're color blind

[Anonymous No.10209021]

Is Canadian Club a good introduction to Canadian whisky?

[Anonymous No.10209207]

>>10209021
Their regular rye is decent. Their "Chairmens Select" 100% rye is really good if you can get ahold of it in your area.

[Anonymous No.10209301]

i want a fruity-tasting whisky, something <$50 a bottle that tastes like cherry/stone fruit/berry. any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.10209322]

>>10199098

>That hand

...la creatura

[Anonymous No.10209338]

>>10201562
Drinking JWB is like a beautiful woman sitting in your lap, blowing cigar smoke into your mouth.

[Anonymous No.10209425]

>>10209322
Working mans hands, my dude.

[Anonymous No.10209429]

>>10209322
kill yourself

[Anonymous No.10209718]

>>10201609
Finally got my hands on a bottle of this stuff and boy is it a treat.

[Anonymous No.10209908]

>>10201463
>>10201532
my melanin-rich brethren.

i've got a bottle of four roses single barrel and small batch in my liquor cabinet now.

[Anonymous No.10209988]

*blocks your path*

[Anonymous No.10210266]

you like scotch? you like paying less than 20bux for it?

WELCOME TO TRADER JOE'S!!

[Anonymous No.10210858]

apparently, millenials are changing the whisky industry
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-24/whiskey-s-next-wave-lighter-mellower-made-for-millennials
make of that what you want.

[Anonymous No.10211430]

How do you do, fellow kids?
My supermarket should soon have hard liquors 25% off, so I'm tinking about grabbing meself another bottle of whisk(e)y.
Currently I have >>10199283 and Laphrrrrrghrghgh Quarter Cask.
The Speyburn I didn't really like too much at the beginning, but now that it has oxidised a bit, it's quite OK. The Laphroigh is kinda meh. Used to love the 18yo, back when it was not a meme and somewhat affordable, but the QC is rather underwhelming. But it IS peaty…
What would be the opposite of Laphroigh in the €30 to €60 price bracket? Not totally opposed to blends, but I'd prefer a single malt, for supremem gentleman reasons of course…
I'd like to give bourbon a try, but that shit is hard to get in europe. Had some Jim Beam Single barrel a while ago, and that shit was vile. I guess gentleman Jack is the same crap, and I haven't yet seen other bourbons here, besides standard jack and jim, but I'm not 16 anymore, so… nope.

[Anonymous No.10211492]

>>10199107
>drinking blended meme whisky
why even live

[Anonymous No.10211495]

>>10199317
>The Frog
It's only the greatest scotch ever distilled.

[Anonymous No.10211496]

>>10211430
>What would be the opposite of Laphroigh in the €30 to €60 price bracket?
Glenmorangie

[Anonymous No.10211519]

>>10211495
How does it feel to know that you have the most incorrect opinion in the history of the human race?

[Anonymous No.10211528]

>>10211430
If you want to try bourbon do your best to get either Bookers or Bakers, as a red blooded american I can assure you those are the two best bourbons in the world, if you want to figure out if it's for you definitely start there.

[Anonymous No.10211571]

>>10211496
Sounds intersting. Why would you consider them the opposite?
>>10211528
I'll see if I can find them. From what I have read, there seems to be a whole universe of nice spirits under the bourbon "label", but sadly, it's fronted by Jim Daniels and Jack Bean for some overpriced "muh gentleman cowboy" meme firewater.

>>10211495
Come on. That's just your opinion. Also, there's huge variation in their different ages and NOS bottlings.

[Anonymous No.10211585]

>>10211571
Yeah, Jim Beam owns both of them, you can either accept that it's a giant retarded conglomerate that still makes some palatable shit, or drown your tears in what is usually hit or miss super local shit. If it's any consolation Jim Beam has at least figured out that they have no fucking clue what they're doing so they don't touch the shit they acquire.

There is a pretty decent bourbon made near me, but it is only sold in stores, and only in Missouri so you're pretty SOL there. It's called Defiance Whiskey, not great but solid for the price.

[Anonymous No.10211812]

>>10209301
crown royal has a few different flavors, one of them might be up your alley. i like the apple one.

iirc beam does a black cherry flavor

[Anonymous No.10211903]

>>10199105
Bleach isn't. Try some. To really get the taste right it's best to chug a whole gallon at once.

[Anonymous No.10211954]

>>10211528
Those are NOT the best Bourbons in the world, but they are solid, if overpriced.

My best all around pick is Blanton's for regular proof, and over proofed would be knob 120. Overall picks counting value as a variable. If price is no object then we can get crazy.

[Anonymous No.10212000]

>>10199098
I tried the bakanite plum brandy the other day.
I might start larping as a barbarian with stone axes and animal pelts if i continue to drink it.
Opens up your appetite and kills every germ in your mouth and throat.
Like a hot spicy burrito coming out, but the other way around.
Godforbidd you get drunk from it.
Its the closest thing to battle drugs

[Anonymous No.10212156]

>>10209718
Yes, its fuckin delicous.

[Anonymous No.10212600]

>>10210858
>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-24/whiskey-s-next-wave-lighter-mellower-made-for-millennials
GOD DAMN IT I FUCKING HATE MY GENERATION, FUCKING PUSSY BRAINWASHED COCKSUCKERS.

[Anonymous No.10213264]

>>10199105
>degenerate
>nigger xD

[Anonymous No.10213283]

Current collection, not pictured is some triple sec and vodka. Peychauds is necessary, really upped my Sazerac game. I picked up some Evan because it's cheap as shit and works great for whiskey sours, and I don't wanna kill shitloads of bulleit and buffalo trace if I'm mixing it anyway.

[Anonymous No.10213486]

Saw this at the liquor store the other day
>Wisconsin Straight Bourbon Whiskey
>Wisconsin
This should be illegal.

[Anonymous No.10213550]

>>10201463
Eagle Rare, which is the same mash and distiller but aged for 10 years, is absolutely amazing for the price point.

[Anonymous No.10214821]

>>10199098
Friend's bachelor party is coming up and he likes gin. He doesn't drink much anymore. Never been fond of it myself but I want to get him a bottle of something good.

In my minimum amount of google searches I have seen Hendricks Gin come up. Any reccs or information is appreciated. Thanks

[Anonymous No.10214855]

>>10214821
Hendricks is good. Citadelle is good. Bombay Sapphire and Tanqueray Ten are both good if you want to spend a little less on a bottle.

Aviation and The Botanist are highly recommended, although I haven't tried them myself.

[Anonymous No.10214885]

>>10199317
It's my favorite scotch. I like it neat, no water. Love that it makes the whole room smell good. Smells bad to people not drinking it, which is an additional plus imo.

[Anonymous No.10214894]

>>10201620
Are you me?

[Anonymous No.10214901]

>>10205003
I'm killing redbreast lately. It's complex but so smooth and easy.

[Anonymous No.10214907]

>>10205245
Damn. $72 at my total wine. Where the fuck do you guys live?

[Anonymous No.10214923]

>>10214855
Bombay and Tanqueray I've seen him drink. The others I've only become aware of through looking around. Probably going to come down to what's available when I grab the bottle on Thurs. Thanks anon

[chop No.10214929]

>>10199317
It's delicious. With a lot of cheap whiskys with little character I feel some kind of need to have several drinks. With Laphroaig I'm perfectly content sipping a single one and then putting away the bottle.
It has a lot of character and you can spend a lot of time swishing it around in your mouth appreciating it.
I drink it neat but there's nothing wrong with taking it with a little bit of water.
It's famously VERY peaty but it's not JUST that either. There are some subtleties to it, especially the Quarter Cask, if you take your time with it. That splash of water might help with that.
I keep a bottle of 10 and Quarter Cask in the house at all times.

It's not for everybody of course; you have to like a very peaty whisky obviously, and it's not something you get drunk on either.
I can't imagine having enough Laphroaig in one sitting to get drunk. I doubt that would even be enjoyable.
You have one or two and then switch to something milder and cheaper if that's the kind of drinking you're up for.

[Anonymous No.10214946]

>>10212600
Yeh. I'm with you. But maybe we can profit. The pansies could drive the price of the good stuff down.

[Anonymous No.10215005]

>>10212600
>NAS whiskys becoming more popular
>Wimpy nerds want wimpy whisky
>MFW
This is The Time Of Thin Blood, kindred.

[Anonymous No.10215103]

>>10213283
i have a problem.

but i finally found a cabinet for it all, just have to refinish it and fix it up a little.

[Anonymous No.10215153]

>>10215103
That's a decent collection. Definitely need a nicer place to store them.

[Anonymous No.10215168]

>>10209988
Great dram

[Anonymous No.10215189]

>>10215168
>Referring to it as a dram

[Anonymous No.10215448]

I really like Woodford Reserve when I drink bourbon. It's about the best I can get where I'm at. Haven't really tried much scotch but I bought a bottle of Lagavulin 16 recently and I quite liked it. Any recommendations on scotch that is different and not as smokey? I'd like to try different sorts

[Anonymous No.10215949]

>>10215103
Trink und sing.
Alles nimm gering.

[Anonymous No.10216388]

>>10201404
Is there any difference between this and the white box? The label looks exactly the same, but who knows with Shifty-Eyes Tojo

[Anonymous No.10216400]

I don't know how you guys can settle on a regular. Theres so much variety just at my local liquor store it's take me several years to get through if I bought a fresh bottle every week

[Anonymous No.10216433]

>>10216400
A regular what?

[Anonymous No.10216445]

>>10216388
I never saw this with a white box and didn't find a picture, do you have one?

[Anonymous No.10216453]

>>10214894
Possibly.
I see no reason to stray from my formula since I've never been dissatisfied with one of the three, depending on my mood, i can pick between any of them and hit all the right notes

[chop No.10216462]

>>10216400
>>10216433
He means a regular whisky. I.e. always drinking the same one instead of trying something new.
I keep my two favourite Laphroaigs in the house all the time but also buy new stuff when I spot something that looks good or is on sale etc.
It's nice to keep something around you know for a fact is good.

[Anonymous No.10216496]

>>10216445
For some reason I remember it being all white, not two tone. But I could very well be mistaken. My store seems to be selling the black box now in any case, so I think they just changed it

[Anonymous No.10216525]

>>10210266
Thats just normal Aldi stuff desu. Aldi and subcompanies all have great, cheap booze, wine and everything alcoholic for cheap.

[Anonymous No.10216536]

>>10214855
Get sir Adam of Loxby good little Sheffield tipple

[Anonymous No.10216670]

>>10209021
Fuck no. Alberta Premium or bust.

[Anonymous No.10216672]

>>10210266
Too bad their picks are trash. Literally used up casks that weren’t good enough for their OBs

[Anonymous No.10216678]

>>10216670
My nigga. Have you tried their Dark Horse?

[Anonymous No.10216685]

>>10210858
>people going for paler whisky means they’re going for more delicate whisky
Bullshit that just means the number of casks being used now sway more towards ex-bourbon casks instead of sherry and port wine refill barrels.
I’m actually part of a whisky club in a major city and if anything younger people are more open to different palate ranges if anything, that Bloomberg article is talking about the masses who drink JW and Crown not actual fucking whisky hobbyists.

[Anonymous No.10216693]

>>10216678
No but I’ve heard good things.

[chop No.10216713]

>>10210266
Step aside, child.

[Anonymous No.10216717]

>>10199098
what's a good vodka for sipping

[Anonymous No.10216727]

>>10216717
Moskovskaya

[Anonymous No.10216747]

What's a good gin for sipping?

[Anonymous No.10216748]

>>10216713
Basically undrinkable

>>10216717
None

[chop No.10216762]

>>10216748
>Basically undrinkable
No shit.
I swear I could actually taste the caramel the used to colour it.
It wasn't even that cheap. €14? Somewhere up there.

[Anonymous No.10216772]

>>10216717
Moskovskaya.

[Anonymous No.10216787]

>>10216713
>everyday
kek… so buying this you already accepted that you are a full blown alc? At least their label design is nice. Non of this fake heritage crap other cheapos pull.

[Anonymous No.10216824]

>>10209021

this is my go to and it's reasonably priced

[chop No.10216839]

>>10216787
I like to try something really cheap and miserable on my annual trip to Dublin and I did like the label.
Next year was this. It was terrible but maybe it would have been better cold.

[Anonymous No.10216848]

>>10199107
The alcohol general can fuck right off
nobody even talks about alcohol there

[Anonymous No.10216852]

>>10216824
>>10216678
>>10216670

This is my Canadian shit right here, not so expensive that you feel bad about mixing, but still a decent sipper. How are Alberta Premium and Seagram's for sipping? Any other recommendations? I've heard Lot 40 is the bomb.

[Anonymous No.10216860]

>>10216848

This. Just a big pity party + shitposting. I don't understand why those threads are even allowed on /ck/.

inb4 "muh board culture"

[Anonymous No.10216869]

>>10216860
At one point was it actually /alcohol/ general, or has it always been /alcoholism/ general?

[Anonymous No.10216870]

I primarily drink Bacardi gold rum, purchased only by the handle, mixed with random fruit juices
tell me how pleb I am

[Anonymous No.10216901]

>>10216870
That's just boring, not pleb. Pleb would be Captain.

[chop No.10216912]

>>10216901
That seems to be what the RLM folks drink, incidentally. I hate Cpt. Morgan in particular and spiced rum in general.
Bacardi Gold is at least drinkable. I prefer Hansen or Stroh if I have to drink rum. They both work nicely for mixing, hot and cold, too.

[Anonymous No.10216960]

>>10216852
Regular Alberta Premium is just on the border line for mixing and sipping. AP: Dark Horse would be a better sipping choice.

How is the Small Batch? I've only had regular and Chairmens Select Canadian Club.

[Anonymous No.10216969]

>>10216960
I much prefer Small Batch to Chairman's Select 100% Rye or the regular CC. More depth of flavour, less astringent grain alcohol taste. Still quite sweet, but not as sickly sweet as the 100% Rye.

[Anonymous No.10216982]

>>10216901
I have no idea how Captain Morgan can be both more expensive and shittier in every way.

[Anonymous No.10217784]

>>10201596
glenfiddich

[Anonymous No.10217945]

>>10216852
I can’t stand that stuff. It tastes like lip gloss and cough syrup. CC should honestly just stick to 100% aged corn whiskies like their 20 and 40 Year Old.

[Anonymous No.10217950]

>>10201596
Buffalo Trace or Four Roses Small Batch
However if you can find Weller 12 or Old Weller Antique at your local for MSRP pick it up because it’s a very solid wheater

[Anonymous No.10218037]

>>10215103
Interesting collection.
How's that 1800 añejo? It's relatively cheap where I live.

[Anonymous No.10218065]

>>10212600
What a sad thing, people nowadays need everything watered down so nobody "hurts" them...

[Anonymous No.10218087]

>drinking R&R so you can cover your party house in Stickers

[Anonymous No.10218088]

>>10206146
>drinking whisky in any form other than neat

Lemme guess. Burger?

[Anonymous No.10218105]

I know this is some basic bitch stuff but this is one of my favorite rums.

[Anonymous No.10218277]

this is what a real alcoholic drinks. it's actually really smooth; i've already finished 3 bottles this week.

[Anonymous No.10218553]

>>10218087
Kek. Young leaf detected.

>>10218088
>He doesn't mix Rob Roys, Old Fashioneds, Highballs or Blood and Sands
Kawaisou.

[Anonymous No.10218595]

>>10218277
My grandpa told me when you drink this stuff you get so wasted and belligerent that the next thing you know you’re surrounded by cops yelling at you to put “ten high”

[Anonymous No.10218597]

>>10218088
>drinking cheap mixing whiskies like CC Premium or JW Red neat

[Anonymous No.10218632]

I just ordered a delwhinnie 15 years for my brother. Costed around 40 dollars. Anyone familiar with it?

[Anonymous No.10218649]

>>10216839
>not your brother-son's apple juice

[Anonymous No.10218662]

Brother's roommate had some of this, tastesgoodman

[Anonymous No.10219053]

>>10215103
>>10215103
Nice collection family. I'm still on the fence about Hendricks, I like it G&T and that's about it, otherwise I go Sapphire and sometimes Tanqueray.
I bet your cabinet is a little better than the top of my desk shelf, props.

[Anonymous No.10219103]

>>10218632
what the fuck? where did you get that for 40 dollars? it costs $72+tax here

[Anonymous No.10220576]

>>10219103
Discount in the netherlands.

[Anonymous No.10221203]

Rye is best whisky.

[Anonymous No.10221446]

>>10216839
40 oz of cider, never in America

[Anonymous No.10221870]

>>10201609
my favorites
>centenario 25
>don pancho 18
>a.h. riise 20

[Anonymous No.10221913]

>Not available for sale in the United States
Sorry Burgers. You're missing out.

[Anonymous No.10221954]

Good first whiskey for a britbong?

[Anonymous No.10221976]

>>10221954
Glenfiddich 15 Solera

[Anonymous No.10222005]

>>10221976
cheers

[Anonymous No.10222020]

>>10221913
i literally have a bottle of this in my cupboard at work

[Anonymous No.10222038]

>>10222020
Are you a Burger? Did you buy it locally?

Also what kind of job do you do that you keep hooch on hand at work?

[Anonymous No.10222055]

>>10221954
Johnny Walker Black or Glenlivet 12 for scotch.

Redbreast 12 or Green Spot for Irish.

Crown Royal Northern Harvest, Canadian Club Chairmens Select or Forty Creek (if you can get them) for Canadian rye.

Four Roses or Buffalo Trace for American bourbon.

[Anonymous No.10222090]

>>10222055
thanks

[Anonymous No.10222101]

What's with all the hate for JW Black? Tastes nice, doesn't break the bank, overall a good "daily" drinker. I can understand why people disdain JW Blue (overpriced meme whisky), but JW Black tastes fine to me.

[Anonymous No.10222128]

>>10222101
Pretentious people like to think that having tastes that run contrary to the norm somehow elevate them above the masses.

The idea that only drinking """""obscure""""" single malt scotches makes a person unique when hundreds of millions of litres of whisky are produced every year is laughable.

[Anonymous No.10222335]

>>10222128
Then why not drink vodka instead? You can get highly reviewed vodka for much cheaper, and I like it's neutral flavor.

[Anonymous No.10222365]

>>10218037
it's not bad, but a bit pricier than the el mayor, which is just as good imo. 1800 runs around $35ish around here, while the el mayor is more like $26

[Anonymous No.10222378]

>>10219053
hendricks goes amazing in simple and savory cocktails, like a pickle martini. i don't know how well it goes in sweet or sour drinks, mostly because i don't normally drink those with gin.

[Anonymous No.10222479]

>>10221913
Sorry burgers

[Anonymous No.10222936]

>>10222335
Wat. Nobody said you can't or shouldn't.

[Anonymous No.10222948]

>>10199333
Great stuff the price. Definitely tastes younger, pretty mild, nice and drinkable.

[Anonymous No.10223009]

>>10201576
Lag 16 is worth the money, if you haven't tried the 8 year, start with that and then you will appreciate the 16 more.

[Anonymous No.10223022]

>>10221913
missing out on cheap rum? Oh my

[Anonymous No.10223155]

>>10223022
>He doesn't like good rum at a good price

[Anonymous No.10223503]

>>10205118
Canadian shit is so hit and miss. Had some nice Moonshine from Ontario recently.

[Anonymous No.10223525]

>>10216747
Absinthe

[Anonymous No.10223537]

>>10216870
Bacardi is fine... so long as you mix it.

[Anonymous No.10223543]

>>10217784
This.

[Anonymous No.10223549]

>>10218105
It's way better than Kraken

[Anonymous No.10223892]

>>10218662
it's delicious but it doesn't taste like whisky in the slightest, it's a bottled mixed drink pretty much

[Anonymous No.10223948]

>>10223892
Yeah, its basically designed for easy drinking shots.

[Anonymous No.10223983]

>>10223948
i find it actually tastes better sipped slowly than as a shot, the best part of the flavor is on the tongue

[Anonymous No.10225224]

>>10223983
Either way it's pretty tasty.

[Anonymous No.10225370]

>>10218632
2muchpeat4me

[Anonymous No.10226062]

Is markers mark good?
I'm an eurocuck and bourbon is very rare here, and that seems to be a step above jack daniels. Or is it also cheap crap?

[Anonymous No.10226080]

>>10225370
Ahh i just checked some youtube videos. Some people praise it for being very good in cost/quality-ratio; others say it's like a nikka without smokeyness/character, but overall worth the buy.

[Anonymous No.10226338]

>>10201609
Old monk...just try it once and it will change you forever...

[Anonymous No.10226779]

>>10226062
I think its pretty good. Its definitely a step up from JD or Jim Beam.

[Anonymous No.10227304]

>>10199831
What's a better bourbon in this price range? Because I definitely like this but if it only rates "OK" I'd like to know what else there is.

[Anonymous No.10227318]

>>10209021
Gibson's

[Anonymous No.10227325]

>>10227304
Four Roses and Buffalo Trace are ballpark for price and are pretty good.

[Anonymous No.10227347]

>>10199105
>degenerate
Dude, considering you're from /pol/, I would support alcohol as it's a large part of western culture.

[Anonymous No.10227363]

>>10199098
Drinking in Canada is indeed pure pain (for your wallet). I only buy local whisky because everything else, even bourbons that are considered cheap swill in the US, is so marked up.

[Anonymous No.10227371]

I was thinking about picking up pic related because I like how it looks. Is it any good? If not can someone recommend me a similarly priced whiskey?

[Anonymous No.10227423]

>>10199098
Picked up a bottle of this last weekend that I've been lightly consuming. Bretty gud.

[Anonymous No.10227444]

>>10227371
I'm interested in trying the Toki out as well. Its around 55-60 leaf currencies a bottle around where I am.

[Anonymous No.10227521]

>>10227371
>>10227444
it's pretty good. very smoky flavor

[Anonymous No.10227557]

>>10227521
Hmm. I figured it would be smooth and delicate.

[Anonymous No.10227583]

>>10227557
admittedly i am not a whisky expert so it might be smooth for a whisky i just enjoy it

[Anonymous No.10227709]

>>10227371
>>10227521
>>10227557
So I caved and just bought it. Definitely very smokey, I would not describe it as smooth though. Overall I like it. 30 bucks amercan btw

[Anonymous No.10227830]

>>10214929
>Quarter Cask
My fucking nigga

[Anonymous No.10227851]

What's a good hard alcohol that will get me through a party full of strangers, if I am sick or whiskey and rum.

I've moved to Denmark, so I can't just drink beer

[Anonymous No.10227856]

>>10214821
Brokers and Portobello Road are both fantastic gins. Brokers lid comes with a little bowler hat which is a nice novelty.

[Anonymous No.10227861]

>>10227851
Why can't you drink beer?

Vodka or gin if you are tired of brown liquors.

[Anonymous No.10227885]

>>10222101
Black and Double Black are both nice. Red is fucking gut rot.

[chop No.10227907]

>>10227830
Das rite!

>>10227851
Denmark is flooded with really good beers. What the hell are you on about?
I guess you could drink gin & tonic or Tom Collins instead. Those are acceptable party drinks that will get you sloshed.

Seriously, though, many of our mass produced beers are good and even if you don't like those there are more microbreweries than people in the country by now.

[Anonymous No.10227911]

>>10227885
I like regular black label, but have never had double black. Is it way smokier?

[Anonymous No.10227918]

>>10227907
>Kylle kylle
Is that the local onomatiapoia for the sound chicks make?

[Anonymous No.10227931]

>>10227907

Tuborg is bad, Carlsberg is undrinkable. I've tried most stuff found in Fakta, Fotex, Meny. Thank sweet Jesus, that Quickly stacks British beers. Every beer here seems like they've added lactic acid to it. Of course I am open to suggestions, wjat are good shops?

[chop No.10228012]

>>10227918
I guess it kind of is, yeah. Never really thought about it. It's what you'd say if you were trying to make a chicken come over to you. Like saying "here, kitty kitty" to a cat.

>>10227931
99% sure Turborg and Carlsberg come from the same tank. And of course the two best selling mass produced beers are boring piss. They are sour, yeah. Not a fan myself.

I don't know what you like and I'm not as big into beer as I am whisky so I don't have many real suggestions other than try some local brews.
I like the Mosaic IPA from Albani. Until recently I lived pretty much next door to that brewery so I got it fresh as well. You don't want an IPA that's been sitting on a shelf for a year.
Ceres have a few good fairly strong ones.
Pic related is amazing but I don't know if you're into drinking enough of those to get drunk. Might be a bit heavy for that.
I tried the Brutalis today and would NOT recommend it. Didn't taste as strong as you might expect from a 7.7% vol. beer but it had a weird aftertaste almost like rubber. It will get you drunk, though.
Had a Fynsk Forår after that. With elderflower in it. It's tasty and inoffensive. A light Summery beer I'd probably recommend to people who want to drink beer but don't really like it. Certainly a nice contrast to the boring sourness of a Tuborg.
Giraf, both red and black, are strong beers that taste good but don't have much subtlety to them.

I'm afraid that's all I can think of right now.

[Anonymous No.10228030]

>>10199098
Johnny Walker is garbage. Talk to me about proper Scotch or non-Scottish single malt, like this 18 year old Springback that's getting oxygenated in my glencairn class right now.

[Anonymous No.10228106]

>>10228030
You sound like a pretentious blowhard. Nobody that isn't autistic really cares about single malts vs. blends.

[Anonymous No.10228142]

>>10228106
because i like something better than the "britney spears" of scotch i'm pretentious?

[Anonymous No.10228158]

>>10228142
>Better
>Because I said so!
Autism.

[Anonymous No.10228197]

>>10227851
weed

>>10228030
Does it upset you that Jim Murray disagrees with you completely?

[Anonymous No.10228225]

I'm eyeing Ardbeg 10 next, but the last thing I tried was Laphroaig 10, and I might want to try something sherried and fruity instead of another peat monster. Any suggestions for the other side of the spectrum? Doesn't have to be Scotch.

[Anonymous No.10228317]

>>10228225
>Sherried and fruity
>Doesn't have to be scotch
Well, sherry is pretty heavily sherried.

[Anonymous No.10228330]

>>10228317
lel

[Anonymous No.10228599]

I wanted to try the Bulleit Rye mentioned earlier in this thread --> >>10200874

Went to two stores and they didn't have it. Ended up with a cheap bottle of Cold Spell mint whiskey. It was really cheap, around $12. The promotion for a $10 discount around the neck expired a year and a half ago so it may not be that popular with the locals. Anyway, it's smooth, but sweet. I might use it to mix with, probably too sweet to drink by itself.

[Anonymous No.10228666]

>>10212000
i got beat up when i got drunk of it
i thought i was tougher than i am

[Anonymous No.10228678]

>>10228666
Good. We all need a bit of sense knocked into us once in a while. Unless you happen to be fighting for something important, losing a fight is more useful than winning it.

[Anonymous No.10228691]

>>10228678
I got taught the lesson of spitefulness, how it is more important than taking it up the ass so to speak to live another day
i cant explain it in english or in any other language but the lesson was the one to remember
i dont like serbs anymore though

[Anonymous No.10228726]

>>10228599
That sounds fucking disgusting, but for $12 what the hell, why not

[Anonymous No.10228807]

>>10228726
It's not the worst thing I've ever had, but I was expecting a little more whiskey flavor and much less sweet. Now that it's been in the freezer for a while, it's starting to pour like light syrup.

[Anonymous No.10228947]

Had the Teeling Brabazon a bit ago at an event. Cooley Distillery are really putting Irish whiskey on the map with stuff like this.
>>10218632
Its okay but for $40 id say its absolutely worth the price assuming its a full 750ml bottle.
If he likes that go for Craigellachie 13 next.
>>10226062
Not really unless its the 46 but the 46 is overpriced. If you can get Weller for retail price go for it. If not stick to Four Roses and wait to buy a good wheated bourbon when you run across one.
>>10228599
That sounds really nasty no offense. Hopefully its good with hot cocoa.

[Anonymous No.10228955]

>>10199098
I didn't know they sold alcohol nat Costco

[Anonymous No.10228960]

>>10199098
Why do you drink 'good' liquor? I only drink liquor that is between 12 and 22 dollars per fifth and can't complain. I've had plenty of 'good' liquor and the difference is mostly price. It all tastes like shit, if I wanted 'smooth' I would get a chocolate milkshake. I drink to forget about bullshit and most certainly not to fret over 'taste'.

[Anonymous No.10228971]

>>10228960
>Why do you drink 'good' liquor?
>I only drink liquor that is between 12 and 22 dollars per fifth and can't complain.
>I've had plenty of 'good' liquor
>It all tastes like shit
>if I wanted 'smooth' I would get a chocolate milkshake
>I drink to forget about bullshit and most certainly not to fret over 'taste'.

Have you tried opioids? They're super cheap, you can do a ton of them at once and they HAVE NO TASTE!!!

[Anonymous No.10228986]

>>10228971
I dont care about taste, thats the point. Liquor isn't meant to be smooth, so there is no point in buying good liquor because all you get is something that costs a whole hell of a lot more and is a bit smoother. I polished off a bottle of 18-year laphroaig with my friend and our professor once, it was easy to drink but trader joes $20 single-malt gets me just as drunk for 1/6 the price.

[Anonymous No.10229028]

>>10213283
Evan Williams is good for the price.

[Anonymous No.10229066]

>>10229028
$16 for a handle, can't beat that.

[Anonymous No.10229100]

>>10228960
>>10228986
>I dont care about taste, thats the point.
Well, there you go. I put regular unleaded in my car because I don't give enough of a fuck, you don't spend more than $20 on a fifth of liquor for the same reason. I love tasting new whiskies, I find some delicious and an experience in themselves, separate from the intoxication. If you're drinking just to get fucked up, by all means, keep buying cheap shit.

[Anonymous No.10229113]

>>10228960
This is the whisky thread, the alcoholics thread is two doors down.

[Anonymous No.10229181]

>>10228960
>>>al/ck/

Go back to your containment thread, where you can whine about your problems and not actually discuss food or cooking.

[Anonymous No.10229295]

>>10228955
They have a completely seperate section with different access from the main store, and in Alberta at least due to some kind of regulations they can't ask for membership, so its like a regular liquor store.

[Anonymous No.10229304]

>>10228960
Looking at the responses already, I don't know if I can provide you with a satisfactory answer.

Part of it is pretension I suppose, part is that I can afford it, and part is that more expensive alcohols usually have less of the dregs from distillation that make hangovers that much worse. Also I don't usually drink with the goal to get legit drunk anymore, so I want to get something that I can enjoy, as opposed to something to get blasted on.

[Anonymous No.10229447]

>>10221203
This anon knows.

My current Friday night companion, above.

[Anonymous No.10229758]

>>10218105
makes a killer dark and stormy.

[Anonymous No.10229768]

>>10222479
I'm actually really butthurt I can't get this in burgerland.

[Anonymous No.10229819]

>>10199098
For me it's a handle of Jim beam.

[Anonymous No.10229860]

>>10229768
>Buckfast Tonic Wine is a caffeinated fortified wine that was originally made at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England
>mfw not widely available in Canada

[Anonymous No.10230348]

>>10228947
>If not stick to Four Roses
this four roses?
Can I really trust a whiskey that goes for 13€ a bottle (aprrox $16)? I don't expect something that "beats" a 50€ sctoch single malt, but that price point sounds like it would be at JW red /JD levels of rotgut.

[Anonymous No.10230356]

>>10230348
Also, I probably should get it (whatever bourbon/rye it may be) as soon as possible, before the trade war kicks in with some extra tolls on burger-whhiskey

[Anonymous No.10230374]

>>10230348
Four Roses tastes like bad well-water to me. Sulfur.

[Anonymous No.10230764]

>>10228947
>asuming its a full 750ml bottle.
Yep.

I'm not really a fan of whiskey but that might be because i only drank dirt-cheap ones. But i'm sure my bro will like this.

[Anonymous No.10231080]

>>10229113

[Anonymous No.10231433]

What are some good but cheap whisky?

[Anonymous No.10231441]

>>10231433
What type of whisky are you looking for? Something sweeter like a bourbon or rye, or smoky like a lot of scotches? Are you wanting to mix it or drink it neat?

[Anonymous No.10231447]

>>10199107
Why drink blended whisky>

[Anonymous No.10231446]

>>10231441
no mix. I really liked Nikki Whisky for exemple.

[Anonymous No.10231449]

>>10230348
If you can't afford 13 euros to try a bottle and see for yourself, maybe you shouldn't be drinking whisky at all.

[Anonymous No.10231492]

>>10199105
this but also fuck you dumb /pol/tard

[Anonymous No.10231507]

>>10200874
Bulleit Rye is just MGP rye, a mass produced Rye made in Indiana and bottled under several brand names.
Other Ryes that are the same include Bulleit Rye, Filibuster, George Dickel Rye, High West, James E. Pepper, Redemption Rye, Smooth Ambler, and Templeton Rye.

[Anonymous No.10231580]

>>10231449
Oh, sure, I can afford it, but whenever I had some cheap ass spirits, they turned out to be really terrible. And I can only keep so much liquor bottles in the closet that I occasionally use as a mild solvent to clean some paint spills or something.

[Anonymous No.10231768]

Are the following good?
- Label 5
- Clan Campbell
>Grant's
>Ballatine's

[Anonymous No.10231882]

>>10231768
Grants is okay. I can't say about the rest.

[Anonymous No.10231973]

>>10211571
>That's just your opinion.
Yeah, that's what >>10199317 was asking for, in case you didn't notice.

[Anonymous No.10231977]

How do you guys feel about Teacher's scotch whiskey?

[Anonymous No.10231980]

>>10231977
Better than I expected.

[Anonymous No.10232012]

>>10231980
>>10231977
I just made it through a bottle a couple weeks ago. It was the cheapest whiskey at the store, so I felt it was low class, but it was really smooth and had a unique, slightly musky(?) flavor that I haven't really tasted in other whiskeys.

[Anonymous No.10232279]

>>10227557
Had some of my bottle last night. Not 'smoky' at all if you have any palate for scotch. Little heat, even. Smooth, light, but delicious and an interesting, almost tropical inflection of sweetness. Would recommend it I guess, depends on your taste.

[Anonymous No.10233246]

What do you think of this /ck/?

>One shooter of Red Label
>One shooter of fireball cinnamon wisky
>Fill the rest of the small glass with ice cubes

This shit taste GOOD and it pack a punch.

[chop No.10233280]

>>10233246
So there he is.
The one person on the planet who likes Fireball.

[Anonymous No.10233295]

>>10233246
>Fireball

[Anonymous No.10233387]

>>10233280
>>10233295

Fireball is good. Is it a edgy thing to hate it or what?
Also, if I'd be the "only one" to like it, it would no longer be sold, ya know.

[Anonymous No.10233391]

>>10233387
Nah, I just don't like the taste of cinnamon all that much outside of baking.

[chop No.10233423]

>>10233387
>Also, if I'd be the "only one" to like it, it would no longer be sold, ya know.
Maybe you just drink a lot of it!

No, it's not an "edgy" or "meme" thing to dislike something you like.
I hate the taste of Fireball and I've never met someone who didn't. Those people obviously exist since it still sells and I would think it pretty obvious that I was joking with that last post.

Yeah, there's obviously a market for it.
And there's a market for Velveeta as well.
Doesn't mean they're not both shite.

[Anonymous No.10233440]

>>10233391

Well, tastes are tastes.
I love cinnamon wisky because it's kinda some delicious candy. However, Fireball by itself is just too "cinnamonny" and work better cut with some other stuff. Vodka also work.

I also love Goldshlager. It taste great on it's own but the bottle is really too expensive.

>>10233423
Firaball is indeed cheap shit.
But it's shit that I actually like so it work out.

[Anonymous No.10233644]

>Reminder that blended whisky is three times more popular than single malts

[Anonymous No.10233690]

tried gin for the first time today. bretty good.

[Anonymous No.10233692]

>>10233690
What kind did you try?

[Anonymous No.10233704]

>>10199105
Former alcoholic and I agree.
Won't stop me from drinking

[Anonymous No.10233893]

>>10231080
RIP Aniki ;_;
>>10231768
No, if you want a cheap blend get Black Bottle or Teachers
>>10233246
Two negatives dont always make a positive anon

[Anonymous No.10233932]

>>10227304
What is it going for in your area?
That's a $20 bottle in my area. Other good $20 bourbons would be Wild Turkey 101, Maker's Mark and Evan Williams Single Barrel. Four Roses Yellow also has good taste but would be much improved as a higher proof (the single barrel is out of this world).

[Anonymous No.10234295]

>>10233692
london dry gin from aldi.

[Anonymous No.10234441]

>>10233893
>Aniki dead
I didn't even know when I posted that...
I've had a bad week but this just makes it the worst... I'm out of whisky to drown my sorrows too...

fuck man, I'm going to buy the best bottle I can afford as soon as I'm working again and dedicate it to him

[Anonymous No.10235104]

>>10230348
what the fuck, i live in the US and this shit is like $20 a bottle.

[Anonymous No.10235280]

Fiance got me some Lagavulin Distiller's Edition for my birthday. Pretty much goes without saying but it's very damn tasty.

[Anonymous No.10235283]

>>10235280
Meant to post pic, derp

[Anonymous No.10235343]

>>10199107
>also blue label or bust
every scotch line faces inevitable diminishing returns as the age increases. Blue label simply isnt worth its price. in terms of taste vs. price, Green Label is JW's best valued blend. blue label is the grey goose of scotch, i.e its fucking snake oil

[Anonymous No.10235349]

>>10233246
>fireball AND red label
fucking savage

[Anonymous No.10236405]

had this in a restaurant on friday
>strong sherry smell
>rather earthy a little on the sweet side tho
>super dry
>bit rough in the beginning but gets smoother over time

overall a pretty tasty drink

[Anonymous No.10236730]

Bost blends

[Anonymous No.10236882]

What’s your opinion on Glenfiddich? More specifically the 12, 15 and 18 year variants

I’m new to whisky but i’m guessing it’s one of the most popular whiskies around so therefor it’s probably hated here.

[Anonymous No.10236898]

So far i’ve only tried scotch but i want to start getting into bourbon. Do you think this set of 6 samples is worth buying?

https://www.tastingcollection.com/nl/whisky-proeverij-collectie-6-tubes-in-luxe-doos.html

It’s in dutch but you can see the names and images of the bottles, look for Set 7

[Anonymous No.10236920]

>>10236882
had the 12 which is their standard. It's good, but plain. completely accessible and easy to drink which is what makes it so boring.

[Anonymous No.10236952]

>>10236920
I’m guessing that’s a non-issue for beginners like me, though.

What do people mean why they talk about plain or complex whiskies, though? Does it mean there’s more flavors to discover?

[Anonymous No.10237151]

>>10236952
yes but as a beginner these won't be really able to discern much of the more subtle differences between whiskies until you get more exposure. once you've tried a few bottles your palate will open up

[Anonymous No.10237167]

>>10233246
I don't care, anon. Fireball is good for winter tailgating. Fuck these haters.

[Anonymous No.10237578]

>>10236898
Anyone?

[Anonymous No.10237588]

for the poorfags that want to try to drink a nice whiskey. Just buy irish blends. For example Bushmills

[Anonymous No.10237790]

>>10237588
No.

[Anonymous No.10238266]

>>10237578
>>10236898
that's 35 bucks for 150ml of whiskey which individually cost 40 tops.
Not really worth it imo

[Anonymous No.10238297]

>>10236898
>>10237578
>>10238266
just go to a local whiskey shop and try their open bottles
Also dutch sounds like a drunk retard speaking german