Do you like peat, /wg/?If so, from what region?Do you prefer a light, medium or heavy level of peat?
>>21648845Sometimes I wish I lived in a state controlled area. But at least I can usually find everything for only a little markup
>>21648845What am I looking at here?
I've been on this stuff since the tariff shit happened.
I drink one dram of whiskey over the course of a year
I like my women like I like my whiskey. 12 years old and mixed up with coke.
I am going to buy a bottle of Eagle Rare today. I don't normally drink bourbon what am I in for.
>>21648888list of bottles available for this month's allocated release day for every liquor store in the county.You're limited to 2 bottles, though they can't be 2 of the same bottle. Everything is MSRP, no 2ndary prices. >>21648885>state controlled areaActually, just county-controlled, most other counties in this state just have regular private liquor sales.
For me it's OGD 100 BIB
>>21648831I don't know who is worse -- whiskey fags or wine fags. What kind of loser do you have to be to be pretentious about alcohol? It's alcohol! You drink it and get fucked up, who cares how old the liquid is. You want something that tastes nice? Then get a cocktail.
>>21648975shut up sugar shill
>>21648975Go take an everclear enema.
post the damn flowchart guide before I piss meself
>>21648975Your tastebuds were destroyed by corn syrup, burgeroid
omg haaaaaaaaaaai gaaaaais
Is High West a scam? I just bought the double rye but I feel like its not going to be good.
>>21649399Probably tastes better than a lot of people are willing to admit.
>>21649449They're not a scam, but they used to basically only use other people's distillate cause their own juice hadn't gotten old enough to use yet, it was good juice at a decent price, in the last few years they started switching to their own distillate as it was deemed "ready", since then people have been kinda meh about them and their MSRP has gone up during the same period.It went from cheap, sourced but high-quality juice to expensive, in-house produced, but somewhat mediocre juice. I'm not sure if that qualifies as a "scam" as it's a story many distillers have gone through when they start releasing their own distillate instead of MGP-sourced juice.
>>21648831I like peat and would say Islay is clearly king but to be fair the 2 best peated whiskys I’ve had would be considered the “Island” region in Ledaig and Talisker. I tend to break out the Laphroiag / Ardbeg type heavy stuff in the summer when I need a break from the more syrupy sweet wine finish / sherry bombs
>>21648920>not 114
>>21649580>ledaigyum>taliskerew>laphroaigmeh>ardbegyum
>>21648902A great deal at MSRP, but overhyped by the Buffalo Trace marketing machine. Overall, a pretty good bourbon. Good amount of age but not overly oaky. Rich and complex enough for sipping neat, but not so pricey you can't throw it in a cocktail. Make an old fashioned and enjoy yourself.
>>21649723The only 2 heavily peated whiskys that I really didn’t care for was Bunnahabhain Ceobanach and Kilchoman Machir Bay
>>21648975stay filtered
>>21648831OfcourseIslayHeavy as you can go
>>21649747>Bunnahabhain CeobanachI understand>Kilchoman Machir BayThe fuck??
went to the back of the cabinet for this one. still taped up from 2023 house bombing. starts off warm and spicy, vanilla, clove, black pepper, banana bread, nutmeg, charred oak, then into the super sour dill hamburger pickles, green apple skin and eucalyptus oil. too hot for 90 proof.
>>21650258>vanilla, clove, black pepper, banana bread, nutmeg, charred oak, then into the super sour dill hamburger pickles, green apple skin and eucalyptus oilbro it’s fuckin bulleit rye
>>21650290astutely
>>21649734I ended up getting a bottle of 1792 full proof that was a store pick. Not sure I made the right call but I’m cracking it tonight.
>>21648831I got about 100 dollars to get a whiskey for a friend as a gift for a gift exchange later this month. I know nothing about whiskey but I got his wife to tell me what he likes. She said he got into whiskey this year but likes the Laphraoig 10 and Powers three swallow so far. I asked if he likes bourbon but she said he hasn't gotten too many, but has a Wild Turkey 101 and something Watershed. I looked it up and there is also Rye, Canadian, and Japanese. So if you guys had 100 bucks, what would you get?
>>21651613Assuming in the US, bourbon/rye will likely be the best "value"You're paying a hefty premium for japanese and scotch.For $100 i'd probably get a Booker's batch, elijah craig batch proof (or private barrel), or maybe a Sagamore 10 year Rye.
>>21651613A bottle of Oban and a bottle of 1792 Reserve
>>21651637>ObanGross
>>21651808If he likes Laphroaig he'll like ObanOtherwise>fine more for me
>>21651954>If he likes Laphroaig he'll like Obanwhat they're nothing alike
>>21651973They're both bold, and while Laphroaig has a beach bonfire smokiness to it, Oban has a roasted fruit character. Both give no fucks when it comes to people who say they like whisky but then buy Johnny WalkerThey're different in flavor but the same in character, so if he likes Laphroaig but should try something different, try Oban
>>21648975>You want something that tastes nice? Then get a cocktail.I genuinely can't tell if you're being sarcastic here, though it's obviously bait either way. It's really, really hard to find a cocktail well make enough that it actually tastes as good as a decent single malt scotch, or even just a good bourbon. Like, if you can find a cocktail recipe that results in something as good as Ardbeg 10, please let me know.Having said that, actually very good cocktails exist, but it's obvious that most of the popular ones are based around mixing mediocre booze into something that tastes less meh, and not about taking decent spirits and making something that shows off their flavors well.Gin is a big exception, in that it's a generally excellent mixer that comes out very well in the drinks it's used in. Tiki drinks should be similar in principal, but I find I just don't like rum drinks close to as much as I want to. Tequila is odd for me, because it turns out I like it it quite a lot, despite having the typical experience with it of just doing random shots of it and having meh margaritas until realizing that it's a fucking solid spirit in its own right.
>>21651985Uh actually they're nothing alike.Oban isn't particularly bold or flavorful.
>>21652000Try a godfather you retard This board is full of children "Muh hints of cinnamon" I've never heard anyone who actually has sex say this
>>21652104>Try a godfather you retardYou're not getting me then, and I'm betting you likely googled something you don't drink. I drink the whisky I like in cocktails all the time, and really enjoy doing so. It's just that the best whisky is so full of flavor and so well balanced in itself that, at best, drinking it mixed will let you experience it in a different way and can be perfectly great, but will rarely be superior to tasting it directly unless the cocktail is very tailored around the specific whisky.If you can't taste the stuff well enough to appreciate it I won't judge you for that, but I am judging you for being a weird fuckwad going out of your way to go into a whisky thread on 4chan and trying to act all superior to people who enjoy it. Chill the fuck out.
>>21652140>full of flavor >well balanced>experience>superior>appreciateYep you're a fucking pseud and exactly the sort of person I was talking about. It's fucking liquor dude, imagine getting pretentious about water or energy drinks. I bet you are insufferable irlAlso it's important to keep calling people retards because how will they know what they are if people don't tell them?Shove your snifter up your ass
>>21651985>They're both bold>ObanWhut? It's one of the most bland malts on the market.
>>21652148tastelet melty
>>21651634My local totalwine seems to have an Elijah Craig Private Barrel for around $100 so that might be perfect.>>21651637Getting 2 different ones might be cool, but it seems people are very much on the fence about the Oban, I'm assuming Little Bay?
>>21652934>My local totalwine seems to have an Elijah Craig Private Barrel for around $100 so that might be perfect.Just be aware the private barrels are akin to "cask strength" scotch, they're not watered down. They come out of the barrel and get bottled, no blending, no taming the heat with dilution.They generally range from ~110-140 proof. Much higher than "standard" whiskey at 80-100 proof.
>>21651613Easy choice get a bottle of yellowspot since he likes Irish whiskey.
>>21652941I think that's good, she said he prefers higher ABV. I'll probably end up going with that. I tried that Watershed of his one time and it was like pure fire water to me.
Why is corn whisky so bad? How does it get away with being more expensive than Old Crow?
>>21652934Yeah little bay
>>21653329A couple youtubers propped up Mellow Corn as "not as bad as you'd think!" Then it sells out in several states run stores, then they priced it up, along with other corn whiskeys. Social media trending is pretty nuts.
>>21653607You get that shit here too, morons posting shit like>love me that 'llow corn
>>21653477OK I'll keep it in mind for a future, slightly cheaper gift.
>>21649734>Buffalo Trace marketing machineNewfag here, what's this? I didn't mind BT
>>21652934>I'm assuming Little Bay?No, when people talk about Oban they typically mean the 14, which isn't very good.Little Bay is even worse.
What does a 26er of bottom shelf cost you where you are? In Ontario I'm paying $30 leaf bucks
>>21655034>26erFucking Canadians I swear...It's called a fifth, or a "seven fifty".I can get a fifth of cheap bottled-in-bond bourbon (Kentucky Gentleman) for about $8.50 after taxes. A 1.75L for ~$17.50 after taxes.
>>21655059I am jelly
>>21655072My average bottle price is still $60-100, stop drinking cheap swill.
>>21655074If it's good enough for mr lahey it's good enough for me. Also I can't get tasty bourbon here any more.
>>21655059>seven fiftyThat would be metric you faggot. How American are you really?
>>21648975Scotch is quite literally the most delicious thing on the planet. I drink regularly and can't remember the last time I have drank enough to get drunk, because I'm grown man and not a fucking teenager
>>21655079Why does Danielle hate stores with private inventories?
>>21655118What?
>>21655090Anon, almost all American liquor/wine bottle sizes are in metric.750ml, 1 liter, 1.75 liters.
Is Johnny Walker Red "peated"? The aftertaste is more like liquid smoke.>>21653607>>21653633Insanity. It tastes worse than Everclear 190.
>>21655127We just convert the metric to ounces. Metric on the bottle but it's Mickey, 26er, 40 and 60 when talking about it. Funny.
>>21655145"fawties" exist here, but it's generally a term used by black people (and white trash) buying malt liquor.For whiskey (broubon, rye, scotch, etc) everyone i've seen uses fifth/handle (750ml/1.75l) or just the metric.
I'm a bit of a whiskey newb. But when people say they taste "Vanilla, red fruit, etc" notes do they actually taste those or is it them trying to put into words how it tastes without saying it tastes like alcohol? I'm just curious because I don't believe they actually put vanilla, red fruit, or anything else in the whiskey when making it, right?
>>21655302Those flavors tend to come from the barrel (the wood).They exist, though tend to be nuanced not bold in your face flavor like you're gonna get from a flavored whiskey (Crown Royal Apple, Fireball, etc)
>>21655302the higher the proof, the more your tastebuds get zapped and as they blink in and out of paralysis, you may start sensing all kinds of flavors in that momenthowever, if you think those flavors are actually there and try searching them after watering down the bourbon, the only thing you will taste is disappointmentthat being said, the last bourbon I tasted had cola notes that didn't appear until I got halfway through the bottle
>>21655302>but when people sayThere are a lot of people, and they say a lot of things while having different motives. Most just try to look good or they're trying to sell you something.>do they actually taste thoseSo usually they don't. With the exception of proper terroir (climate, soil), fermentation and ageing. Those will shape and break down a product (wheat, grapes,...) and reshape it, so to speak. The end result will have aromas (chemicals) which you find elsewhere in nature. Vanilla, butter, red or white fruit, oysters are all very common. The best wines, beers and spirits continue to evolve once you opened a bottle.>They don't actually put that stuff in there, do they?Actually they do. The vast majority (95%) of supermarket-tier alcohols are chemical garbage. Water, ethanol and synthetic flavours (as described above) added. They don't even add actual vanilla etc anymore. And alcohol producers aren't required to list their ingredients, so you can't find out which is which.Your best bet (if you're strapped for cash) is to stick to bio certificates - but even those are rarely what they claim to be. A few years ago France's biggest newspaper, Le Monde, investigated all bio wines in the country. Only 2% came out as actually that, despite regular government checks. Most got pesticides from neighbouring winemakers, 5% were utter garbage though.tl;dr: you're far better off buying one good bottle instead of 5 poor ones. Look for small independent producers, big brands put their money in ads and scaling production (which you pay, not them), small ones put their money in quality grapes and wheat. You obviously want to avoid small producers who want to expand as well, as they'll inevitably ditch quality as they scale up.
>>21655099>Blocks your path
I had always liked the look of these bottles (plus, what else is made in Wyoming?) so I picked this up on Friday night. It's great, I liked the bold wheatedness. I always wanted to know what a wheated bourbon tastes like
Drank this over the weekend and it was very good, does need to be 5 dollars cheaper to compete with everything else in the 90 proof mid-shelf range though.
>>21655566>90 proofUndrinkable
>>21655566I had a pour from a new bottle at friendsgiving last year and it was really punchy for the low abv and I dont think any particular flavors were present. would absolutely take the basic 4 Rose's over the small batch.
Me first single malt. Not bad, but it started tasting like shite halfway down the bottle the other night. Tastes okay 2nite.
>juice >baking spice
>>21655421He said whiskey, and as a response to an inquiry about whiskey, every single thing you said here ranges between inapplicable and mentally retarded
>>21656138you blew it
>>21655302>Vanilla, red fruit, etc" notes do they actually taste thoseYes, absolutely.When whisky ages in oak, it will extract actual vanillin into the spirit, which alcohol is very efficient at dissolving. When people say they taste vanilla in whisky, they actually do mean this, just try out some Glenlivet if you want something where you should clearly taste this (that brand is super underappreciated by snobs). This isn't some abstract bullshit where people just make shit up. Vanilla, cinnamon, turmeric, nutmeg and the phenols in them will show up in barrel aged spirits and people will actually taste them because they are there.This is why well aged whisky is cool, it has all this nice 'pumpkin spice' type flavor in it, but you get to feel manly for drinking it.
>>21655302>is it them trying to put into words how it tastes without saying it tastes like alcohol?alcohol is a solvent, it carries flavor compounds with it.> I don't believe they actually put vanilla, red fruit, or anything else in the whiskey when making it, right?they don't, but the chemicals that make those tastes can develop with fermentation and be concentrated by distillation.ever noticed how a musty old book can kind of smell like vanilla?you just have to learn how to ignore the alcohol and taste what the alcohol is carrying.
Some tasting notes are real, but a lot of them are made-up placebo bullshit.
drank some ardbeg 19 yo last friday. thinking tullamore dew today
>>21655545Wheated bourbons are the exact opposite of bold.
>>21656138>mixingGTFO
>>21656479Nah that's just a big boy pour
>>21656453>ardbeg 19That's a good one, kind of overpriced for the age though.
>>21656729it was very good, pirated it from work so it was free
>>21656591If that's not mixed, what the fuck is the white shit floating on the top of it? Semen?It's fucking opaque. That's clearly mixed with something.
>>21656804its called a chaser
>>21656814So... you're doing fucking shots of Scotch?
>>21656818NTA, but my grandfather used to do shots of scotch with me so I got somewhat used to doing that.
>>21656818I'm just commenting on the picture. I'm primarily a bourbon drinker.
>>21656843>Im primarily a bourbon drinker
>>21657084This board is mostly Americans, and we drink bourbon and coffee. Calm down, Nigel.
American here.Scotch > rye > bourbon
I see Finedrams has suspended deliveries to the US that’s too bad they were 1 of the last online retailers where you could still find a decent deal
>>21658593This
Scotch, single malt, heavily peated, cask strength, glencairn, neat, room temp.Anything else can go straight down the fucking TOILET as the DIARRHEA SHIT it truly is!!!!!
>>21659172>Scotch, single malt, heavily peated, cask strength, glencairn, neat, room temp.This but unironically, except also non chill filtered but peat doesn't actually matter that much
>>21656476I'm not sure what the hell you're drinking unless you're talking a large share of the mash bill being wheated, that was as bold as any rye
>>21659340Sure if you mean boldly homosexual.
>>21659462>/wg/ - Needlessly Hostile Comebacks
>>21659555He's autistic and can't handle people posting about products he personally dislikes.I suspect he's the same retard that cries whenever someone brings up Diageo.
>>21658696why bother with a "decent deal" when you're extorted as soon as it hits the US?
>>21659628Not saying I’m a fan of the tariffs but they were only like 10%, the big hassle for me with ordering internationally has always been they want me to sign for the package and I’d have no way of knowing exactly when it would arrive until a couple hours before delivery. You can only dip outta work at 930 am so many times before the boss man starts getting suspicious
>>21659555>that wath needlethly hothtile!
>>21659656I used to just have shit delivered to my workplace. Work at home these days.
>>21659175>also non chill filteredOf course, should be implied
>>21659172>glencairnI prefer crystal style glasses
>>21659829Your subjective preference is objectively wrong.
>>21659860Glencairn glasses look gay, prove me otherwise
Someone go to the LCBO site and recommend me a few premium scotch priced 50-150 dollars. thanks.
>>21660152**Make it $80-$150.**Thanks.
>>21648831I like Port Charlotte. It's the right amount of peat and a good flavor. I don't really drink anymore though, but if I had to drink this is what I'd prefer.
>>21650258This is why>>21648975this guy has a point. It's also coffee people. Hallucinating flavor is a faggotty hobby. You know what I get from peated scotch? Notes of model rocket fuel and spray paint. (This is not a criticism, I actually like this.)Oh, and you fuckers ruined beer and weed too. Just drink the shit because you like it and keep your queer observations to yourself.
Why are brits eternally btfo by coffee drinkers?As an American, I prefer diner coffee and a cigarette to tea and a biscuit any day. Same goes with bourbon vs scotch. For the most part, your preferred flavors are going to be regionally influenced. Get over it.
>>21660138That’s what I like about them.
>>21660138>giving a shit about form over functionYou are not a man.>>21660568Redbreast 12 confirmed for superior to Bushmills 12, which is confirmed to be for homosexuals.
>>21660497>“describing flavors is lame”>on /ck/ - food & cookingis the only queer opinion that nobody wants to hear posted ITT
>>21660650Sir you have gone too far. If this were the 1700s I would slap you with my glove and challenge you to a pistol duel.
