What whisk(e)y are you drinking over the holiday season, /ck/?
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>>21055455Really? Nothing nicer over the holidays, anon?
>>21055453I'm not drinking until my vacation in April. What bottle should I pick up in NC. I'm from a non collectivism state so I'm not sure what to expect my first time shopping at an ABC.
>>21055458nope
>>21055463Just take RSO until your legs stop working. Stagnant weed smoke is just as revolting as indoor cigarette smoke.
>>21055478It doesn't get stagnant if you keep smoking. And you're not invited in anyway.
>>21055484I'm the host. Only person in my friend group with a finished basement.
>>21055470Sandeman 20 year Tawny Porto is nectar of the Gods.>vodkaI mean, if you're mixing, sure. Straight? Eww.
Currently in the cabinet for the holidays: Glendronach 12, Longrow, Laphroaig 10, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, Old Forester 1920.
>>21055453Sipping on John J Bowman SB while I'm waiting for my Blantons to arrive from overseas.Texas is so fucking retarded that shops here charge way over MSRP. Even with shipping from EU the bottles came out way cheaper than paying local liquor stores lmao!I think I have this figured out, liquor stores out of state can't ship to Texas normally but they should be able to ship legally with specialized carriers so I'll be talking to the shops to see if they'll be willing to use it. Hopefully I can tap into MSRP liquor out of state.Fuck TABC bros.... In Commiefornia, I was able to get Eagle Rare 10 at Vons regularly for 30 bucks, some nicer stuff at Costco for below MSRP but this bureaucracy has lead to every liquor stores colluding and flippers taking advantage of inefficiency in the market. Fucking nuts.
>>21055564Yes, California sucks overall but it is nice that we can legally have poison wood water shipped to us in the mail here.
>>21055576Shipping is half of the equation. Grocery stores here aren't allowed to sell liquor above certain ABV but only beer and wine at the store...So the effect of giant grocery chains with established supply chains unable to sell liquor meant all the little pajeet owned liquor stores are working together to jack up the prices state wide.TotalWine here have higher price on everything than back in Cali, about 20% so some even higher. Specs is a total joke, they're also on average higher prices than Cali and on drop days I see flippers camping outside of the store.
>>21055615I'd be buying a lot of Balcones if I lived in Texas.They make some really interesting whiskies.
Sippin' on some Lafrog. Old Faithful. The Costco within walking distance always has it cheap. Old Reliable.
>>21055621I definitely should try more local bourbons but Garrison Brothers was so terrible It'll have to be a while.
>>21055648Balcones makes some very interesting American single malts as well.
>>21055453maybe this is the wrong thread but have any of you ever tried dragon's milk spiced rum or whatever? any good or is it yet another reddit recommendation?
>>21055651I'll definitely try it if I come across one that's opened in a store. I'm thinking of pre-ordering wood hat bourbons. Their take on breeding whiskey corn is very interesting.
>>21055488I'm coming in that basement.
>>21055923Ha HA! Single entendre.
I'm drinking the best whisky money can buy. Lagavulin 16. Nothing comes close in flavor and nose to this deliciously smoky elixir.>inb4 seething poorfag cope
>>21056186>inb4 seething poorfag cope>75€ bottle
>>21056186>he thinks Laga 16 is a spenny whiskylmao
>>21056192>>21056193He's baiting the guy who screams about Diageo shilling.
>>21056194the diageo shill schizo probably spends about that much too, maybe moreI don't think poorfags would really care about who makes their whisky
>>21056200Yea but it's just extra bait to grab people like yourself who know lag 16 isn't that expensive.You don't just throw out simple bait in 2020+5, it's gotta be layered.
>>21056203ok I admit it, I was goofed
>>21056203
>>21055453whatever they have, I'm not a drinker. It's probably gonna be Beluga vodka or Glenfidich or whatever that whiskey is, or bourbon...idc
>>21056225Glenfiddich is scotch
>>21056226yeah, whatever - it's not bad actually
>>21055453>holiday seasonI don't partake in jewish traditions>drinkingA bottle of Jameson a day, every day
>>21055453I've got c924 ECBP, Ardbeg 5, lafrog quarter cask, and Arran 18
I know literally nothing about whiskey but want to try some. I'm a lightweight that barely drinks. Any recommendations? I live in Australia if that helps or makes things different
Working on a bottle of Michter's Rye, might pick up some Heaven Hill BIB when I get back from my trip. It's a bitch trying to get anything much nicer around here, but I might poke around a few stores in AZ to see if I have any luck there.
>>21056367>AZJust gopuff allocated bourbons
>>21056332>AUSno hope m8>>21056280>Arran 18hasn't been in my market since I bought the last one at the end of '22
Got a bottle Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold with the Christmas shopping but the cashier didn't scan it properly I guess because I wasn't charged for it.Free bottle of Scotch, God Bless, Merry Christmas!
>>21055453I bought a 375ml of Bulleit Rye to enjoy on Christmas but for the most part just doing my vodka plus mixer like I do 5 days a week. The two tolerance days are important to convince myself...well y'all know why.
Talisker of course. The oldest single malt produced on the Isle of Skye, Talisker is as rugged and unforgettable as the landscape that shaped it. Diageo is really based. am I right fellow Diageo chads?
>>21056782Talisker sucks dick, but it's not because of diageo
>>21056782Torabhaig releases stuff half the age and its 10x as tasty
Reminder.
>>21057532why do you post this misinfo almost every thread
>>21056226And Scotch Whiskey is Whiskey. Just as Rye Whiskey is Whiskey. And Bourbon... just another whiskey. All in the whiskey family. The drinker of one is no more refined than the drinker of another. Such pompous asses in these threads. Probably because they're already drunk.
>>21057532There's no right and wrong in taste.
>>21057868>misinfo
>>21057890see>>21057891Post-modernism is for faggots.
>>21057891t. missing out on flavours he doesn't even know exist
>>21057868>>21057891It's called disinfo, actually. You AI bots can't even get simple terminology right.
>NAS>"limited release ultra rare baijou cask finish!!!">43% abv>$140I'm sick of this paradigm
>>21057917>he doesn't know the difference between misinfo and disinfoeven ai bots are smarter than you, embarrassing
>>21057906t.makes the guaiacol float the top so the first sip is more flavorful and every sip after that is less flavorful, ruining the whisky
>>21057920just don't buy itit's easy
>>21057926I don't, and yet more and more of what's sitting on the shelf becomes it anyway
>>21057925>I know the name of one chemical so I'm going to use it to make it sound like I know what I'm talking about
>>21057931he's right
>>21057883Scotch Whisky is so different from Rye Whiskey that they may as well be considered entirely different classes of spirits. Someone who generally likes one might just have no interest in the other at all. Like, I'm fine with there being an umbrella category for these drinks, but Bourbon style whiskey and Scotch style whisky are at least as different from each other as gin is from vodka or brandy is from rum.
>>21057920>over $40 USD for mellow cornyou can blame that bastard Ralfy.comI'm steadfast in my holiday budget hoping maybe the tariffs dont unfreeze in the next month.
>>21058194I'm actually quite fond of the combination of peated malt and charred new oak. Sort of a hybrid Scotch/American whiskey. The combination is great and tastes like BBQ meat.
>>21057532I do like whiskey on the rocks but I save that for bottles that I don't like as much or cheaper stuff.
>>21058194>Scotch Whisky is so different from Rye Whiskey that they may as well be considered entirely different classes of spirits.They're not classified that way, though. Your opinion doesn't mean anything.
>>21058412Why are Americans getting mad at not being the inventors of whisk(e)y?
>>21058424Your post doesn't make sense. If we wanted to be the "inventors" of an entire class of spirit then we'd try to categorize them the way that you're advocating and would agree with you.
Isn't Bourbon considered low class because it's made with corn?
>>21058441Your laws already get close with how they state single malts are not legally considered full whiskey in America, but instead "light whiskies" which is basically a blanket term for aged moonshine
>>21058465We actually added an American single malt category to our whiskey laws last week. I like it that it requires that usage of caramel coloring has to be disclosed on the bottle.https://www.ttb.gov/public-information/newsletters/ttb-establishes-american-single-malt-whisky-standard-identity
>>21058442yes
>>21058442no
>>21055453For me, it's good old Talisker 10 from the Isle of Skye
>>21055453Normalfag Scotch, neat. Is it neat? what else would you call it, straight from the bottle?JWBL. Still gross. Still going to finish the bottle.Also, thanks again /ck/ for the whiskey/scotch recommendations from last time. I'll try single malt over a blend next time.cheers, lads. Happy whatever.
>>21059246>straight from the bottle, no ice/water addedYeah, that's neat, a.k.a. the correct way to enjoy whisky.
A lot of the whiskeys recently seem kind of hard to find. Is there some sort of shortage driving prices up that I'm unaware of? Or is this some manufactured price gouging jewery? I don't understand.>>21059256I guess it's a preference thing. Although I kind of agree with you.I don't like added ice melting and then diluting the drink, and I also just don't like it cold. No idea why, but if it's cold, I find it significantly less palatable. So, in other words, even if the bottle was just chilled, and there was nothing added, I still wouldn't like it.
>>21059284>Is there some sort of shortage driving prices up that I'm unaware of? >Or is this some manufactured price gouging jewery?Bothunfortunately the whiskey production horizon is just starting to correct from the massive spike in demand 10 years agoprices will remain elevated and probably keep going up even as supply stabilizes
>>21059284Making it cold objectively makes it perceived as less flavorful. This is verifiable through science.Adding ice/water to it makes the guaiacol float to the top. This makes the first sip more flavorful and every sip after that less flavorful. This is also verifiable through science.
>>21059300>le ScIeNcE bItChyou're a midwit>>21059287>probably keep going upjust so long as normalfags keep paying too much for it the prices will continue to sore. the objective is to make it as expensive as possible before it becomes prohibitively expensive(which it already is for 95% of the population because it's already a luxury good).
>>21058442It's lesser whiskey so don't drink it.Buy more scotch or whatever and leave our terrible bourbons alone pal.
>>21058442Rye is so much better.Take the ryepill.
Bud light
I can't handle Jack Daniels SB BF, they are nuclear with the proofs.My rye bottle is freaking 134 proof, this shit is too much and not enjoyable.
>>21059907Skill issue
>>21059907Take smaller sips.If that doesn't work, you may require testosterone injections.
>>21059284>and I also just don't like it cold.>No idea why, but if it's cold, I find it significantly less palatable.If you can't enjoy whiskey on the rocks then you don't actually like the way whiskey tastes.
>whiskey on the rocks>in a tumbler>what does it taste like anon>omg its so smooth
Is this any good? I wanna buy a bottle of whiskey for new years eve with the family, but I don't want to break the bank on a sigle bottle because I know full well that my cousins will dilute it with coke.
>>21060161The only proper way to drink whiskey is in this specific glass invented in the 1980s. Also make sure to take pictures of it when you post your Reddit review~
>>21060186The American version is better
>>21060186>because I know full well that my cousins will dilute it with cokeYou shouldn't spend more than $40 on a bottle for such cretins.
>the correct way to drink whiskey... is le way you like it!
>>21060186Yeah it's really good tasting.
>>21060348>t. glencairn redditboy
>>21060586>he drinks his 'skey from a plastic sippy cupGrow the fuck up
>>21060612I ONLY drink whisky (no 'e' !) from the traditional Glencairn® Glass (invented 1981). As it says on the box, it is the Official Whisky Glass and thus the ONLY way to drink whisky that is allowed, good gentlesir.
got gifted a bottle of laphroaig 10, my first scotch. a far departure from bourbon (the only whiskey i've drank so far)
>I ONLY drink whisky (no 'e' !) from the traditional Glencairn® Glass (invented 1981). As it says on the box, it is the Official Whisky Glass and thus the ONLY way to drink whisky that is allowed, good gentlesir.Yup totally not a seething fat NEET retard I just triggered.
>>21060612>he doesn't drink it straight from the bottleVagina owner and operator
For me it's the Libbey 9217 Master's Reserve Distill Whiskey Glass.
>>21060638Lafrog is good, but medicinal/iodine isn't for everyone
>>21060697Comparison with Glencairn (not my pic).
>>21060706Anyway, it feels more solid and less dainty than a Glencairn and feels nice in the hand. You can drink out of it without your nose getting in the way, and you can still nose the whiskey decently (though it's definitely less concentrated). Also it's large enough to use ice if you want to (it can fit two 1.25in ice cubes side by side in the bottom).
Okay, there's no Alcohol General, so this is the next closest thing.Years ago I was at a Christmas party and I did a shot of something that tasted exactly like Pistachio Pudding. I don't know what it was, it was from a table full of booze, and anyone that might have any guess is dead now.What the fuck did I drink?
>>21060783Cyanide
>>21060856It it was, I wouldn't be having this problem, now would I?
Someone asked for a closer look at this glassware a week or two ago. 1/3
>>210609562/3
>>210609583/3
You're allowed to use glasses other than Glencairns. However, the following glasses are absolutely VERBOTEN:>tumblers>any glass where the top is not significantly less wide than the glass below itThe above glasses are absolutely KINSHI.
>>21061004No one cares. People in the past used to drink whisky out of wooden bowls.
>>21061023I drink all my scotch from a tiny tin can Tastes authentic like I'm in the industrial revolution
The only people who care so much about drinking whiskey the "right" way are tryhards. I've read multiple things from master distillers and they do all sorts of shit, drinking it on the rocks with lemon, keeping the bottles in the freezer, etc. You bought it so you can drink it however the fuck you want.
>>21061043Nah. Post-modernism is for commie faggots.There is a right way, and that way is my way.
>>21061047>Calls other people a commie>Wants to regulate how others use their private property
>>21061055Nah, this is America, where you have a right to be a faggot and I have a right to call you a faggot.
>>21061063Being a faggot should be illegal, though.
>>21061066...OK you have a point there.
George Dickle 15 is so freaking delicious.The newer release @ 42% ABV is too watered down. You have to find 52% if you can. This is some hidden gem
>>21061814I've got a bottle of the 13 BiB that I haven't opened.
>>21061029they made a song about you>https://youtu.be/20DeiuHr59U?si=s_Koj-zab-FbmYis
>>21061814Dickle.Uh huh huh huh, huh huh huh.
I got a coworker Octomore 15.1 for Christmas. He was kind enough to bring it in the next day for the rest of us to try. It was ridiculously good, and I would say the high price is at least justified to a certain degree.
>>21062586Isn't that only half aged to keep as much peat as possible? I'd rather try that Dalmore. Why is it so red though. Did they leave half the sherry in the barrel before filling it with the spirit?
>>21062658The Dalmore was extremely underwhelming. It definitely had a bit of sherry influence but I'd chalk the way it looks up to artificial coloring. It tasted downright watery at 40% ABV.The Octomore is aged only 5 years, probably for exactly the reason you stated. It was very pale. But 59% ABV and the taste and nose were amazing though. A bit sad that I can't justify buying a bottle for myself.
New store opening in the county this month, so they're doing a special highly allocated release to celebrate. Not sure I'll bother since it's a ~20-30 minute drive.
>>21062677Drinking some Glenfiddich 15 right now and it's really good. The 12 was underwhelming too, nothing special going for it, but the 15 is good stuff. Also that Spayburn is really excellent for a no-age statement Scotch at that price range. Got it really cheap in the Christmas presents sales at my local supermarket and I'm glad I got two bottles. The first one was empty really fast. Really smooth, fruity and buttery in the aftertaste.
>>21062691Springbank the only thing worth hunting but I'm sure the price is over $200 now.
>>21062788Almost
>>21062793that would my last bottle. the one I've had open since late 2022 is still more than half full. might pour it 2-3 times a year, maybe about 3/4 oz or less each time.
>>21062658>Why is it so red thoughThey use lots and lots of caramel coloring.
>>21062691Which location is this?Lavon?
>>21063416It's in Maryland
Would you pay 129 for a Stagg jr? Batch 24A and B
>>21063624I would not buy it for anything over MSRP.
>>21062738Woodford Reserve in America is 45.2%
>>21063624Costs twice that where I live so I would probably buy it once just to try it.
>>21063837Damn the happy merchants are cheating us Europoors by 2%.
>>21055453No whiskey this time. My mom's godfather presented some nice aguardente and brandy(picrel).
>>21056771This was said Bulleit Rye with my Christmas day ribeye.
>>21055453I am drinking Buchanan's 12
>>21064102>38 percentWorthless.
>>21064828Me too, thanks.
>>21064828I thought Aguardente was distilled very low, like 8% abv low, but has a lot of condensed flavor.
>>21064947https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguardiente>Portugal>It is usually bootlegged, as most drinkers only appreciate it in its traditional formulation of 50% to 80% ABV.So 38% is pussy shit.
>>21062738>Really smooth>>21060161
>>21065694I don't dilute it (only 40% anyway) and no ice. I meant smooth that you almost not notice the alcohol because it's well balanced in the drink and no bitterness from old overused barrels.
>>21065918>says "smooth">uses tumblerNPC
>>21060783Anime girl pee
>>21067317I prefer anime girl foot sweat but you do you
OF SBBS This shit is so fucking bad, tastes like a bottle of acetone but has sweet vanilla banana custard smell with orange peel backdrop.I wish I could taste some of these but it's just ethanol and ass.Never buying this shit again
>>21067448I like their 1920 and their rye, the latter of which is an absurd value at around $25 and at 100 proof.
>>21067462Yeah I like those, especially the 1920.It's also insane to me that most of OFs in my area are collecting dust except for King Ranch and SBBS which are flying off shelves.
>>21067448>This shit is so fucking bad, tastes like a bottle of acetone but has sweet vanilla banana custard smell with orange peel backdrop.>I wish I could taste some of these but it's just ethanol and ass.This is what I have heard from basically everyone, and most places it was going for $100 on top of that. Newer place has it for $70 but I still don't want to buy it.Old Forester think they can rapid age things with their climate controlled warehouses.
>>21067533I think it's worth a pour at a bar just to try it but yeah the bottle is not worth picking up. Old Forester was cooked when they made this.
I can't pick out individual smells or tastes when I drink whiskey. I can smell and taste the differences, it's not like it's all the same, but I can't pick it apart and analyze it. Even if I read a review of a whiskey I'm drinking and try to compare it to what they're saying I don't get any of it. I think it's time to just start using a rocks glass.
>>21067533OF100 used to be my favorite sub $20 bottle. I took a break from it and when I tried it again recently I found it to be terrible, with a weird marzipan/amaretto note to it. I don't know if my taste buds changed or if it's the juice that changed...
>>21067533Rapid aging IS possible. The guy from Lost Spirits mastered it. It's too bad he went fucking mad, turned his business into a bizarre restaurant, and is now having to close the restaurant/distillery due to debt from COVID. He should have stuck to making whiskey. He made incredible fucking whiskey and his speed aging device was fucking legit. It made stuff speed-aged for a few weeks taste 25 years old - I'm not kidding. It used heat and light.
I usually get one in over christmas but couldn't make my mind up on what to get this year so got nothing
>>21067733>the guy from Lost Spirits mastered it.No the fuck he didn't, the reason they mostly did rum by the end is because the whisky was shit.
>>21067733It is possible in theory but I haven't seen any good examples.
>>21067743same. grabbed a store pick the day before Thanksgiving and havent decided what to do with my Christmas budget.
Did whiskey shopping for my grandfather today. He's in in-home hospice care for the last 2 months and wanted to keep his 1 shot per day lifestyle even with the morphine.
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>>21068725
>>21068729And these two for myself
>>21068717You're a good grandson and you have good taste. Considering his long life, what are his favorites? My grandfather is also in hospice. I wish I could share a drink with him but he's lost that ability now.
>>21069012He was a single malt scotch drinker for 30 years, he really likes peated, but he'll fuck around with oak and sherry as well. For value he has been sticking to Wee Beastie, but he likes to play around and try new things.Over the last year or two I've been having him branch out to Irish whiskey and Bourbon/Rye which he had generally stayed away from.Of the 4 bottles I got him today the only one he requested specifically was the A'Bunadh, he wanted me to choose the rest.
>>21067750>the whisky was shitIt wasn't. I had it. It was incredible. Jim Murray agreed.
>>21069045The VAST majority majority of reviews for it say otherwise.His wikipage also sounds like it was written by him, and I can find basically nothing on these supposed other distillers who he claims have licensed his process. > As of 2016, the Davis method of aging spirits is only used by a handful of producers. However, it has been widely speculated that Davis' invention may ultimately revolutionize the spirits industry.[7][8][9][10][11]if this reads as legit to you, I've got a bridge I'd love to sell that I'm sure you'd be interested in.
>>21069050>The VAST majority majority of reviews for it say otherwise.OK, and they're wrong.
>>21069051Thankfully the industry disagrees.
>>21069053Confirmation bias.They tasted it expecting it to be shit.
>>21069056Yeah these multi-billion dollar souless megacorps just care about the love and craft behind it and totally wouldn't take advantage of a new process that can make super old whiskey for a lot less.I'm sure it has nothing to do with it tasting like shit.
kek diageo shill in full panic mode hoping nobody tries speed aging and becomes a legit competitor for his employer's profits
I wonder if people tried putting an entire barrel in environmental chamber not just wood chips in a vat.
>>21069192The Lost Spirits guy put wood staves in his speed ager. It worked well.
>>21069062NTA but those mega corps have vested interest in keeing sciency rapid whiskey in check since aging for years is a barrier to entry.
I've had good rapid "aged" whiskey before, but the thing is it doesn't taste old, it doesn't taste like bourbon that has been kept in a barrel for say 6-8 years, it just didn't have any of the bad flavors of young whiskey.
>>21069390I swear the Lost Spirits whiskey I had had flavors comparable to something aged in oak for 25 years.
>>21063624Probably
>>21067462Even at $60, the 1920 is a great value, it's just as good as a lot of $100 or allocated bottles and you can find it easily.
Currently sippin on an Ardbeg 10. Nothing like a good old smoky peaty whisky in the christmas season
>>21070949Ardbeg 5 here
>>21067560You need to get used to the high ABV. Once your nose no longer "burns" when you smell it then you should be good to go. Take small sips swish it around and aerate it and then wait for the aftertaste. The flavors will change all throughout.
Got a bottle of Bunnahabhain 18 for Christmas, what am I in for?
>>21070993Great pour, too expensive these days though.
>>21071006only if you shop in the US.>>21070993nice. I've heard Bunna doesnt really gain much with extra age as the around 12-15 is plenty, but I cant directly correlate that as I havent an older statement yet.did a little shopping today and came across some decade old bottlings of Benromach Peat Smoke and Organic with no tins. price wasnt awful, but I'm still browsing.
>>21071209>only if you shop in the US.I've never left the US
>>21070972I don't have any issue drinking higher proof whiskies. Hell back when I first got into whiskey I started with 100 proof bourbons. Stuff lower than that I can drink like water almost. What I'm telling you is that while I can taste the flavors, I cannot "place" them, like I can't tell you, this tastes like cinnamon and baking spice with dark fruit undertones blah blah. Same goes for smell.
>>21071213you dont have to
>>21071307Surely you can pick out the basics, like peat smoke, oak, vanilla (like from bourbon casks), dark dried fruits (like from sherry casks), lemon zest (like from young bourbon cask aged whisky), right?
>>21071307Most of the time people are making it up. >this tastes like smoke, peat, bit of clove, allspice, grandma’s panty water, grandpa’s spittoon, and chicken gizzardsMeanwhile all I can really taste is black pepper and scotch.
>>21071584I can recognize a few basic things like peat smoke or sherry influence (actually buying a bottle of sherry helped), and obviously a bourbon doesn't taste like a scotch, but this deeper analysis of the flavors that I read in reviews doesn't get through to me.>>21071588I've honestly wondered if that's the case.
>>21071349My state doesn't allow liquor delivery by mail
>>21071592>actually buying a bottle of sherry helpedThe spirit that has been in a barrel previously actually has negligible to zero impact on the flavor of the whiskey.The reason sherry cask aged whiskey tastes different from bourbon cask aged whiskey is the wood is different and uncharred.
>>21071592I can pick up things like raisins. Raisins just means dried fruits. I’m pretty sure most people are making shit up, because people say cloves or allspice and I’m like “peppercorn” which just means black pepper. I guess. I dunno, I’m not a YouTuber and I don’t have fancy friends.
>>21071602You sure? I mean it's not like it tastes exactly like actual sherry or anything but I was able to understand the flavor influence better.
>>21071613>You sure?Yeah, it's a dirty secret in the industry.I'm not saying there's zero impact on flavor but there is very little if any. The primary factors are going to be type of wood, if it's charred or not, and how long spirits have been aging in it previously (so how much of the wood's flavors have already been extracted out of it). The type of spirit that has been in them has a far, far lesser impact compared to the previous three factors.
>>21071629It’s not even a secret. The reason they started using sherry casks is because bourbon barrels can only be used once and they found out that using bourbon barrels made them a bunch of money (probably because of the char) and bourbon barrels were cheap and easy to source because by law bourbon barrels can only be used once. Supply couldn’t meet demand, so they used food coloring and sherry barrels to trick people. It’s not even a secret, it’s pretty obvious to anyone who has been drinking dirty water for any length of time.
>>21055453Evan Williams. I'm going halal for 2025 wish me luck bros
bourbon > rye > sc*tch > ir*sh
>>21071593what they dont know, wont hurt em.
Has anyone else been Auchroisk pilled?It is insane how unique and good it is.
>>21071976shut up, Diageoshill.
>>21071994You're missing out schizo anon. It's so funky it's unreal.
>>21072063I'll funk you up.
My favorite bottling this year has been the SCN 13 yr Glenfarclas Blacksboat bridge.Total sherry bomb and a flavor bomb.
can't even find ardbeg 10 anywhere it has gotten so popular
Happy new years and cheers
>>21074002Because it's the best of the big three peat monsters. Laphroaig 10's vegetal/iodine notes are not for everyone, and Lagavulin has not been the same (and is terribly overpriced) since it got Diageo'd.
>>21074002the Wee Beastie 5 is only $5 less than the 10, but the 10 has been going up recently.
>>21074400NTA, but I prefer the 5 anyway.
>>21055453>>21056186I had a $40 off coupon for Total Wine, which opened in my city this year, and went with this (I have a fairly good income but live conservatively and rarely purchase this tier even if it is within my budget). This is superb if you like peat/smoke, which I was really hoping for when I bought it. Once you get beyond the mid tier $50 stuff there are noticeable improvements.Btw: read the Whiskey Wash review. It is utterly spot-on for the nose description. Perfection.
>>21074497This. Any Diageo product is worth the price, no matter how high it is.
>baito desu
Having a glass of Red Breast 21 with the lemon pigs tonight.
>>21074435it's not a good thing when a $30 bottle doubles especially when the 10 is also about to be more expensive than Lagavulin 16 in my market
>>21056226>>21056231>>21062738THE FIDDICH 15 SOLERA VAT IS TOP NOTCH.THE 15 IS THE MINIMUM AGE OF THE WHISKY THEY PUT IN, SOME OF THAT WHISKY HAS BEEN IN THAT VAT FOR DECADES
>>21074683I almost grabbed a bottle last week, but they wanted $349 which is like $150 more than I paid just a few years ago.
>>21075099irish has gone off the deep end trying to keep up with scotch and it's really retarded.
best budget scotch?ideally under $50
>>21076598Johnnie walker black
>>21076598For a single malt, Glenmorangie 10 should be under $50. I think they recently changed it from 10 to 12 though, which I haven't had.
>>21076611I'm actually finishing off a bottle of the 10 year right nownot my favorite though to be honest. it's just maybe a little bland>>21076605this has been my favorite relatively affordable one so farI should pick up another bottle
>>21076611although I havent tried the 12 year maybe I'd like that more
>>21076605No. Literally any single malt at a comparable price is better.
>>21076611>404: flavor not found
>>21076598>I want lots of smoke flavor for under $50Laphroaig 10, Ardbeg Wee Beastie>I want lots of oak flavor for under $50Glendronach 12>I am an NPC who wants something "smooth" meaning lacking in flavorGlenmorangie 10, Johnnie Walker Black, Irish whiskey
>>21076632any idea which category would be closest to balvenie doublewood 12?I had that one once and really liked it
>>21076632>Laphroaig 10, Ardbeg Wee Beastie>Glendronach 12Whether you can get that stuff under $50 is extremely dependent upon where you live, in a lot of places you can't.
>>21076598There are several decent blended malts that are cheap: Copper Dog, Monkey Shoulder, Naked Grouse, Shackleton
>>21063624as far as reseller prices go, I'd much rather get stagg for 130 than blanton's
>>21076598all of the compass boxes under 50 dollars
>>21076630>I have the palette of a childOkay
>>21076635>any idea which category would be closest to balvenie doublewood 12?>I am an NPC who wants something "smooth" meaning lacking in flavor>>21076639Yeah I'm just going by Wine Searcher prices.
>>21076640>Monkey ShoulderI'd say 404: flavor not found, but it actually tastes slightly like perfume. I don't mean that in a good way. It's fucking awful.
>>21076678I think you just have shitty taste, judging by your regular posts (I assume they're all you)
oh yeah we finna be in Flavortown soon bros
>>21076678I've heard people say Deanston 12 tastes like Stetson cologne. I thought about buying an independent one on sale. maybe next time.
>>21076731That Linkwood looks like a nice bargain. If it's that color without coloring I imagine it should be rather like a sherrybomb.
The new laws for American single malts are going to specify that if caramel coloring is used, it has to be stated on the bottle. Maybe that will discourage it.
>>21076736the site is notorious for enhancing the color on the studio pics. there was a SV Linkwood red wine hogsheads that slipped through my hands a couple years ago and this one just got listed as well as the Port Charlotte(my first). I tried to get it early as the dollar started to drop. my local shops have been slacking on scotch this year unless anything greater than $100 gets poached for flippers.
>>21076598Ardbeg wee beastie
>>21076739Nah it won't. It says so on most Scotch bottles in the EU and no one cares.
>>21076739Producers will rather write a small ass note on the back of a bottle than sell whatever swill with the colour of white wine. Or they cheat around with wet wine barrels to add some colour. Adjust the different colours of batches my ass.
>>21055453I'm normally an Islay person but my current bottle is a Talisker. I don't really celebrate the season though so this is just my usual tipple.
>>21076639I'm not sure you can get Glendronach 12 for under 50 USD in fucking Aberdeen. Certainly not where I live.
>>21076994Yea it's $76 for me in the US.
>>21076635>balvenie TRIPLEwood 12
>>21077182>1L>40%travel retail slop
https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/266111/benromach-2014Got this one over Christmas, inspired by my visit to the Benromach distillery in the summer.Good stuff. Can recommend anything Benromach, they're very underrated.
Do I buy Scotch from my overpriced local liquor store or for the same price I can order it from overseas?It pisses me off that all the 'jeet owned liquor stores have ridiculous price on some of my favorites.
>>21078619Depends on how patient you are. If you feel like you're getting ripped off, I'd avoid buying local.
If I like stuff like eagle rare will I like wild turkey 70th or Eh Taylor? I'm thinking of buying of decent allocated bourbons because it's easy to find it in California.
>>21078619dont buy from pakis. try a specialty shop. mine has good deals on most shit that actually makes it to shelves.>>21078706you're only buying the brand.
>>21078294looks good
>>21056186If you like this try some Kilchoman Whiskey’s. I love Lagavulin too but cause it’s so popular it’s going up in price and down in quality. Also Port Charlotte Heavy peated.
>>21078619If you're lucky you can find one that isn't owned by Indians. There's one near me that's owned by an Asian family and two others I've found that seem to employ only white people (as far as I can tell).
Great/"best" bourbon under or around $65? I loved blantons lmao. I like OF 1920, Jim bean BIB, angels envy small batch, i had whistle pig piggyback (not the rye) recently and thought it was okay.
>>21077182>Matured in 3 distinct casksBecause the first two casks were complete shite.
>>21080210Heaven Hill bib is about $50.Woodford double oak is around $55-65 I think.My local store has had some good 9 year knob creek single barrel picks that are quite good for the price as well.
>>21080210There's like million bottles in that price point loool
>>21080210if you like blantons you probably have shit taste. i've only seen plebs like them
>>21080559It regularly wins blind tastingsBut since it's popular, it's not a real shock you hate it without having tried it
weller 12 > eh taylor > eagle rare > blantons > buffalo trace > b enchmark
>>21080561>it regular wins blind tastingshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHErJZemWIAeven then, blinds are stupid because certain flavor profiles do better next to each other than in a vacuum
>>21080561>It regularly wins blind tastingsOnly against other 90 proof bottles and that is because no one else bottles premium whiskey at 90 proof anymore.
>>21080572I never said it would win every blind, I'm just saying it regularly wins in bourbon blinds.
>it regularly wins blind tastingshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHErJZemWIAkek. most niggers don't drink at that proof so people who prefer blandtons out themselves as plebians
>>21080576my point is more that acting like blantons = shit is retarded.It's still better than many other bourbons in that price range and below.
>>21080578Except it doesn't. If you look at the preferred buffalo trace products blantons won't ever be at the top. only faggots who consider stuff "smooth" are victims of blandtons
>>21080582cope
>>21080585Lmao I've SEEN it win blinds multiple times in the last decade.My city has a bourbon bar that does monthly blind tastings and Blantons is regularly thrown into the blind flights. It doesn't always win, but it wins enough that anyone trying to call it shit/garbage is just a moron.
>>21078706E.H. Taylor is genuinely unbalanced, it's good for making a spice-forward cocktail but no amount of water or ice seems to tame the ryeYou're better off with all of the various iterations of 1792
>>21080596>>21080572
>>21080600Are you retarded? It's the same video>>21080572
>>21080603>blinds are stupid because certain flavor profiles do better next to each other than in a vacuum
>>21080605Which has nothing to do with Blantons being for "plebs" with "shit taste"It's a good bourbon, it might not be YOUR favourite bourbon, or a flavor profile YOU like, but saying it's for people with "shit taste" just means you're retarded, or you honestly think not liking something popular makes you better than everyone else. Either way, you're a moron.
>>21080609>not liking something popularIrrelevant. no one is saying pappy is as shit as blantons.
>>21080611People have told me in this thread within the last 6 months that pappy is "wheated garbage"
>>21080618>as blantonsPeople hate more on blantons than pappy and it isn't even close. if you look at the hundreds of lists of buffalo trace products, blantons is almost never at the top. there's tons of popular bourbons but blantons gets called out for a good reason
>>21080621Who cares if its near the top?I'm not arguing that it's the best buffalo trace product.Simply implying it's shit makes you look retarded.Again, I never claimed it was the best bourbon, the best value, or anything like that. Simply it's a good bourbon.
>>21080632It's an overrated bourbon that isn't as great as other bourbons within the same price point
>>21080656That's totally fine, but I wouldn't AVOID it for its MSRP if it's available and there is nothing else in the price range I am interested in at the time.It depends on what's available when I'm buying. I can agree it's overhyped, and paying 2ndary prices is dumb, but using that + its popularity to say it's for plebs with shit taste, implying the bourbon is garbage, is just wrong.And as you said, there are other bourbons in that price point that are better, but there are others in that price point, and higher, that are worse. Welcome to bourbon.
>>21080618Pappy is wheated garbage.
Drink cognacs, they're more complex than bourbons. Unlike the sweet front loaded bourbons, sweetness takes a back seat so you can taste more floral and vegetal notes but you're still embraced in sweetness at the end.
blantonsisters....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtChIxEVZU
>>21080723Do you think when people buy bourbon they're picking the distiller before the bourbon itself?What other reason would you have to keep thinking anyone gives a fuck that blantons isn't better than other buffalo trace products?
>>21080723Why do bourbon YouTubers look like redneck blue collar workers?This guy looks like he drinks soda and eat fast food every other day.
>>21080732You've obviously never met wild turkey enjoyers
>>21080736I had that same feeling looking at this pic
>>21080736Bourbon is the spirit that most appeals to the fast food American palate due to its sweetness and bold flavour.
>>21080618correct, it's also over-agedI've had pre- and post-sazerac pappy, people value it because it's soft candy that even people without a developed liquor palate can cry out "wow, thats smooth!!!", not because it is the most complex, most well-made bourbon
>>21080801almost no white person under the age of 60 drinks cognac, troonjak poster
Hi proof Tequila is the White mans drink. I drink Stagg and OF single barrel from time to time but I haven't gone back after finding 90-110% blancos
>>21080825>spirit from a non-white country is 'the white man's drink't. Mexican wignat
>>21080843yuropoors are able to drink things with sweetness, it's just that amerifats can't drink something that isn't sweet
>>21080849aging and distilling process in mexico came from the white man, nigga
Subsidized GMO corn isn't luxury dumbass amerishart
>>21080722Calvados > armagnac > cognac
