What whiskies were you gifted over the holidays?Are those whiskies gone already or do the bottles still have some left in them?How would you rank Scotch, bourbon, rye, Irish and American single malt as styles? I'm counting Japanese as Scotch here since that's what it is.
picked up over the holidays: >11-year Old Fitzgerald BiB>Still Austin Single Barrel Cask Strength was gifted small/sample bottles of:>Willett rye>Shanky's Whip >Traverse City rye>Balvenie 14-year Caribbean CaskOpened the Old Fitz on NYE, it's very good. Also opened a bottle of Stagg I've had stashed away, which is also great
>>21815183>How would you rank Scotch, bourbon, rye, Irish and American single malt as styles?bourbon > scotch > american single malt > rye > irishI don't know why I hate Irish whisky so much.
>>21815213>I don't know why I hate Irish whisky so much.Because it is, out of those five styles, on average, the least flavorful?
>>21815217My dislike of it runs much deeper than that
>>21815183>I like my whiskey like I like my women>12 years old and mixed with coke-Lesish Black (Early life)
>>21815223I don't know who "Lesish Black" is and that quote isn't particularly funny, just "tee hee pedophilia shock value" that boomers like to rely on
I like my whiskey like I like my women: old enough to buy their own whiskey
I had another pour of a JDSBBP store pick that I hadn't had for a while and I'm getting strong notes of bananas, some caramel, and a bit of astringent oak and some light cereal notes on the finish. I've been trying to focus on developing my palate lately and I think it's working, as I previously liked this bourbon but now I'm thinking it's kind of boring. I hope this doesn't lead me into becoming a scotchfag.>>21815183>rankingBourbon > Rye > Irish > Scotch > American single malt (though I've only ever tried Stranahans)
>>21815574>I had another pour of a JDSBBP store pick that I hadn't had for a while and I'm getting strong notes of bananasripe bananas/banana bread is a tasting note heavily associated with JD, just like peanuts with Beam products and cherry cola with Buffalo Trace, so you're on the right track. JD single barrel releases are always worth a buy imo
>>21815232Sorry, it was edgey instead of sad back before people were openly advocating for raping kids.
>>21815205>Also opened a bottle of Stagg I've had stashed away, which is also greatWhat batch?
>>2181575724D
>>21815761Nice
>>21815223Niiiiiiiiice
>>21815223Fucking disgusting, the whiskey and the coke x whiskey btw
Well, /wg/? What's your pick?
>>21816665I’ll have a gin with a few drops of elderflower bitters
>>21816665for me? it’s talisker
>>21816665a whiskey, please
>$500 budget went untouched during the holidays despite the deep sales and Springbank 15 being on the shelf for less than $180 after taxI might actually be free...
I have become disillusioned with whiskey after getting burned on a bottle of knob creek 21. I’m just going to stick to the stuff I already know I like and cost 1/5 the price. I could have had 8 bottles of knob creek 9 and actually enjoyed them instead.
>>21817270Nothing wrong with that. You can keep yourself stocked for life with great whiskeys without ever spending more than $100 on a bottle.
Got myself a Jack Daniels cask strength single barrel rye that's the tastiest thing my lips have ever touched. For real. I also got myself a balvenie 14 rum cask but it's nothing compared to my balvenie 15 single barrel. I kind of need more proof in my scotch to be fully satisfied.Does anon recommend any other scotch or bourbons to try out this year? I'm not looking to spend more than $80 realistically.>>21815205Still Austin Single barrel cask strength is fantastic. It's like an explosion of caramel and cherry in the finish that I can't seem to get enough of.
>>21817317If you like Jack Daniel’s you should try the heritage barrel if you haven’t. Best new whiskey I tried last year.
>>21817317>Balvenie 15 single barrel sherryshit was so anemic and not worth 1/3 the cost. I took mine back to Total Wine 5 or 6 six months later.
>>21817371>anemicShould have expected this from:>Balvenie>not specified as first fill sherry cask
Can you guys recommend me something? I'm new to whiskey and bought these 2. I had a friend over and we tried them.They were very tasty for me, especially the right one The first sip was too smoky, but after some sips, it really grew on me.Are there any i need to try or u guys can recomend? Also i need to get some appropriate glases
>>21817391Try a bourbon so you can see what good whiskey tastes like.
>oh, sweet, my 100th bottle of bourbon>I now have 100 bottles that taste like very slightly different variations of charred new American oak>I sure love very slightly different variations of charred new American oak>it sure is exciting when I get a new bottle that tastes like a very, very slightly different charred new American oak>wow all of these varieties in flavor>this one tastes like charred new American oak>and this one tastes like charred new American oak!>I love variety>Scotch is for fags
>>21817417insufferable scotchfag detected
>>21817391Regarding Scotches, there are three main types of Scotch (there are other types, but these are the three main types):>peated Scotch>non-peated, bourbon cask-aged Scotch>non-peated, sherry cask-aged ScotchThose Laphroaigs are obviously peated Scotches.Other peated Scotches you may wish to try include (in no particular order):>Ardbeg Wee Beastie, Ardbeg 10, Kilchoman Machir Bay, Kilchoman Sanaig, Port Charlotte 10, Longrow PeatedFor non-peated, sherry cask-aged Scotch, Glendronach 12 is the obvious starting point.Someone else can give you recommendations for non-peated, bourbon cask-aged Scotch, as I prefer the bigger, bolder flavors of peated and sherried Scotches to the more subtle flavors of bourbon cask-aged, non-peated Scotches.
>>21817466Thanks for the recomendation, didnt really know where to start, i looked up some stuff on Youtube but i dont trust these fuckers.I remember the store had ardbergs, gonna get one of them, or both next time
>>21817376I expected better based on the basic 12 Doublewood. it was way better value for money and had actual presence in the palate. I had heard the "800"'s were better than the "650"'s, but I had a feeling that was incorrect, but all the ones on the shelf were the same batch. The 12 Doublewood is a damn decent starting point imho.
>>21817490not trusting scotchtubers is a double edged sword. sometimes they arent bullshitting you, but that's almost entirely dependent on the channel. most trust Ralfy, but he's so long winded and preachy these days it's hard to do more than look at the thumbnail and then the 20 min run time and then looking up reviews on whiskybase instead.secondly, legit Balvenie 12 Doublewood for unpeated/sherry. should about $60 USD after tax and widely available. Loch Lomond 12/Glen Garry 12 for lightly peated/ex bourbon. should be less than $50. from there I'd say Arran 10, Glengoyne 10, Benromach 10. if you like bold flavors Glenfiddich 12, Glenmorangie 10/12(the orange one) are fairly light, but kinda pretty. Glenlivet still has its moments, but it's a shame they dont try to market to enthusiasts. since you've already dabbled with the 'froiag, Ardbeg should be your next target for heavily peated Islay, just pray you dont get caught in the cult. from there it's probably going to be trying independent bottlers.
>>21817560Yeah, i live in germany so they are even less expensive, im already looking up and Researching what im gonna buy and try. Def gonna check out some of ur recomendations besides ardbeg. But it can't be worse than my obsession with vintage Bordeaux red wines, i spent so much money and time on this "hobby".
>What whiskies were you gifted over the holidays?crown royal 12 yeari actually like this kind of gift because it's something i'd never buy myself but am excited to have a full bottle to give it a fair try
>>21817371I didn't hate it enough to send it back. I already opened it anyway.I agree on the anemic profile partially. It's very refined but the rum cask finish was kind of lost on this one. I just feel a small molasses scent with a little extra sweetness. It's nothing.
For a while my "Christmas" scotch I'd get is Glenmorangie 10, this year I was given Laphroaig 10, I like it. I don't drink a lot of scotch so don't want to blow the bank on something that I'd enjoy equally as something cheap.
>>21817843Try bourbon if you want a real trip to flavortown
>>21817560Ralfy is for AFTER you’ve purchased the bottle, and you load up the video to drink along with him and pretend you have a scotch buddy
I hate whisky and the idiots who drink it
Find a flaw>eeewww JW eeewwwI said find a (serious) flag.
>>21818640Diageo>>21817943his content surely drives one to drink>>21818560shut up Bud Lightqueer
>>21818640Diago is the devil incarnate There that’s a flaw, I don’t want to give my money to greedy kikes that turn around and destroy the industry with inflated prices and bullshit whisky Disingenuous greedy faggots get the rope
>>21818560>>21818684Me againI don’t even drink anything stronger than tea
I never understood this hateboner for diageo - they put out a bunch of good stuff and don’t seem all that more expensive than anything else on the shelves
>>21818712They are the ones that raise the prices on the shelves for all other brands Strong arm McKinsey consultants know nothing about how to make or market whisky they just fuck everything they touch up and it’s much harder to get it back after it’s been destroyed and rendered soulless Diageo’s reputation will not age well, if you’re collecting for investment purposes it’s best to leave them alone They are also the same kikes responsible for financial derivatives on whiskey barrels destroying the quality of the standard bottlings on the shelf. Read this >>21818560This was talking about you retarded faggots
>>21818712>they put out a bunch of good stuffthey BUY good stuff. It's a collection of once good craft made products, even old school products.It's kind of like when a big healthcare buys your local hospital or medical care center. Someone else above it all now has to get paid, including more rebranding and marketing. and that "profit" now comes from cuts somewhere, anywhere...typically quality or method. Pros and cons to big corporate ownership for sure, such as new wider accessibility, but you have to pay the new owners to recoup that offer no one could refuse.
>>21818728This but sazerac
>>21818756Heaven hill and Sazerac are turbo jews
>Lagavulin 11 'Sweet Peat' is cheaper than the 8 yr oldI guess they couldn't figure out a way to make crust buster Offerman marketable after the show. shame it didnt sink the brand.
>>2181915048 vs 43% abv … for all the talk about diageo being boring and jacking up prices, these lagavulin offernan editions have been surprisingly good and very fairly priced
>>21819182I'm not even gonna joke about buying something in any way affiliated with faggotry.
>>21815574>>21815740>JD>no notes of acrid pukeI smell bullshit. I have never had a bottle of Jack Daniels that did not have the distinct flavor of an acid reflux flare-up. Some have it more, some less, but it's ALWAYS there. Granted, I've never had the barrel strength, but I would imagine the flavor would be even more concentrated. Nelson's Green Briar is the only sour mash I've had worth drinking.
Just tried glenglassaugh 12 it's pretty kino. Pic rel was probably filtered by the red wine cask, and it definitely changed flavors on me several times during the gulp (malty, briney, sweet caramel, tannic wood). As with nearly all scotches, would love to try at higher proof.Also tried benromach 10 and I dig it. The peat reminds me of ardbeg (toned down obviously). Underneath is a solid caramelly speyside.Would recommend both
>>21819440>"Not smooth">Almost died drinking 90 proof "whiskey" neat.Scotch drinkers ladies and gentlemen. They aren't sending their best.
>>21819440Oh yeah also got to try balcones rye and baby blue. First balcones products I've liked so far (have also tried their rum, pot still bourbon, single malt, and "rumble"). I think it's their open air fermentation more than anything that contributes to their funk that I dislike, and while still present in the rye and baby blue, it for some reason worked better in those. And I don't just have stockholm syndrome because I tried the rum like a day apart and hated it for that reasonAlso had pikesville rye from heaven hill and wound up dumping the glass. Not even a cube could save it lol
>>21819454yeah that's the easy one to make fun of but what fucking killed me was "IT HAS TOO MUCH FLAVOR IT'S OVERWHELMING"
>>21808777This is almost assuredly better than Johnnie Walker Green Label.
whiskey is good but talking about whiskey online is gay
My dad got whiskey aged in white wine barrels for christmasAnyone tried that? I only smelled it it was great
>>21819675sup queer, wanna suck it?>>21819697probably a Sauternes cask. dont see many white wine finishes/maturations for whiskey apart from those.
>>21819711I'm genuinely sorry that AIDS didn't wipe out the molesters (gays).
Are there any good Penelope whiskeys? I tried architect and hated it.
>>21819724I had the barrel strength, it's...fine, nothing to write home about. I have a hard time getting excited about/seeking out sourced/MGP stuff.
>>21819711Barton 1792’s Thomas S. Moore line has a cab sauv cask finish and a chardonnay one. I tried them side by side and interestingly found the chardonnay one to be more flavorful
>>21819782maybe the character of chardonnay is more complimentary to Barton than Cab Sav or maybe the Cab barrel was a dud. lots of crummy barrels out there.
>>21819782The wine in the Cabernet bottle probably sat in the barrel for much longer, extracting much more flavor in the process, than the wine in the chardonnay.A first fill [anything] cask, as long as it is a toasted rather than charred cask and didn't hold its previous liquor in it for very long, is going to impart similar flavors to a whisky to that which a first fill sherry cask would.
>>21819824>Cab barrel was a dud>>21819834>probably sat in the barrel for much longerfair enough, cause yeah usually red wine or port casks are pretty damn influential on the whiskey>A first fill [anything] cask, as long as it is a toasted rather than charredwouldn't first fill charred casks still impart a bunch of flavor? or is the argument that the alligator pattern means the original occupant will have stripped the flavor from it way more, while a toasted cask will be more intact after several uses
>>21819879>wouldn't first fill charred casks still impart a bunch of flavor?Yes, but that flavor won't resemble the flavor a sherry cask would impart because sherry casks are toasted, not charred.
I am still searching for a whiskey aged entirely in virgin toasted oakOr alternatively any spirit aged entirely in a wood other than oak
>>21819942Yeah we need more distilleries who are willing to experiment more, especially with speed aging techniques.The now defunct Lost Spirits was onto something with the speed-aging, which actually worked perfectly.
>>21816665Clynelish 14 is fucking excellent and the best whiskey in the Diageo portfolionot even a shill, it's great for how affordable it is (or was, isn't sold near me anymore)
>not even a shill
>>21819974>affordabilitywent from mid $70s to low $90s and has been losing it's most notable character trait steadily for the last decade or so. another large Diageo turd stinking up the shelf.
>>21819986you got me bro I'm on 4chan discussing whiskey at 3am just to sell you on some hypermassive conglomerate swillforgive me I'll only recommend small family-owned distilleries like Glenlivet from now on
>>21820193>has been losing it's most notable character trait steadily for the last decade or soDiageo casks strike again!
>>21819974>Clynelish 14 is fucking excellentIt lost it's signature forever because diageo "cleaned the pipes".
Diageo, Suntory and Edrington don't make a single scotch worth a damn.
>>21819974based schizo antagonizer>>21819960
>>21819960>speed agingthe sheer autism of people placing casks on the sea floor
>>21820255Lost Spirits' setup exposed the whiskey to heat and light. I had one of their whiskies, which was speed-aged for just a few weeks, and it legitimately tasted like it had been aged in oak for 25 years. That shit worked.
>>21820259It’s not gonna be identical to doing it the natural way, but it’s pretty damn close, and those subtle differences might not even be a bad thing and come down to preference. The producers will benefit from assets not being tied up as long, and consumers can benefit from reduced scarcity. Win-win to at least have it be a niche in the market, but regular aging will and probably should stick around as the dominant method
>>21820289I want way more distilleries to do it.<$100 bottles of whiskey that taste like they've been aged for 25 years do NOT suck.
>>21820289Why? I think accelerated aging should largely replace traditional aging. There is literally no downside unless you're a bottle flipping kike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91QrqgFMGyQLagavulin BTFO
>>21820237Suntory is edged out by both Whyte and Mackay and LVMH. imo Bowmore is Suntory's biggest flaw for scotch, but some will argue that at least it's no longer the Soapy/Lavender Bowmore era.
>>21820481>>21820297>>21820289unfortunately theres too much tied up in the traditional way and any cost saving would immediately be exceeded and passed on to the consumer for the hip, new fashioned type and even then the push for natural aged spirit would increase even though it still saturates the market by having hundreds of years of history behind it.not only that, but it would seriously threaten any old fashioned production methods as being on base to be phased out and putting a significant portion of Scotlands population out of the workforce and those fuckers are already on the verge of extinction. slippery slope ain't no joke.
>>21820481I'd love to try some accelerated aged stuff but I have strong doubts that it would be equivalent to traditional aging. But even if it was equivalent, they'd still find a way to justify charging $100 for a bottle.
>>21820710Is there any industry more jewish than whiskey, excluding finance and legal? I don't want to give any of these greedy fucks my dollars, goddamn it.
I'm a former alcoholic but vodka was my poison because eastern EuropeanI recently got to try maybe 10 different whiskeysJim beam was very garbageCanadian was OK but not greatSouthern comfort is so good I could relapseIdk if it counts but I love cinnamon whiskey too
>>21820747>Idk if it counts but I love cinnamon whiskey toot.Horst
>>21820710>>21820731Thought Emporium on jewtube actually tried aging "whiskey" using ultrasound by placing vodka in jars with charred oak chips in them and placing them in ultrasonic cleaners. An experienced whiskey drinker obvioisly detected something was off, but actually preferred the ultrasonic stuff over woodchips in vodka that was aged traditionally. I'm waiting for a distiller to try this.
>>21820747you're a sugar addict
>>21820747>”former alcoholic” >still drinks
Like 12 hours after having a dram of Kilchoman Sanaig Cask Strength and leaving the empty glass in my room, my entire room still smells of smoky BBQ meat. It's amazing. I've never had another peated whisky make my room reek in the best way like this for so long.
>>21821158Damn, haven’t thought about trying this. I’ll do it with the 15.1 I just bought
Walleye Run Malted Rye is pretty good. It's a rye at heart with grassy spiciness balanced nicely with light powdered sugar sweetness, some oak and earthiness with a hint of pot still funk, and toasted pecans lingering on the finish. My bottle is a single barrel at 114 proof (pic rel, ordered from their website, some pick they did for an event). I give a solid 7.5/10.
>>21815223>>21815271I like my women like I like my Whiskey, confined to an Oak barrel until they've mellowed out.
So are we not really allowed to talk about alcohol here? I just got back from a pretty harsh ban for making a pretty straight forward thread about alcohol. Are we just relegated to a few generals?
>>21822438We are allowed to talk about the production and gustatory qualities of alcoholic beverages- if you want to talk about how you pissed your pants and passed out on the sidewalk in broad daylight take it to /tv/ druk threads.Frankly there’s been too much splintering with people trying to make new generals, I think a beer one should be made and we call it there, but even then the recurring beer threads don’t have much discussion outside of americans finally branching out from basic kroger aisle selections and proudly screeching about abbey ales. Then one says german beer is the best, then an actual german posts some obscure brewery no one will ever see bottles of. 2 or 3 good beers get posted then the thread 404s and it’s back to modelo and shocktop.Others have tried to make tequila threads and so on but /wg/ is slow enough as it is. Imo it’s fine if people talk about other spirits in here but realistically 85%+ of the posts are still just gonna be about whiskey./vin/ is even slower but should probably stay separate because of how different it is
>>21822866>24 proofis it smooth?
>>21822885Is it? I dont know how all that works. Its 13.5% abv. Its super smooth. And very little heartburn and I am super susceptible to that. Basically if literally no heartburn. And I'm just drinking it at room temperature.
So I think that makes it 27 proof?
>>21822866>>21822901>>21822904>>21822907Why are you in this thread?
>>21822925As opposed to? I tried to make another thread and I got banned. It wasnt about wine but still it was straight forward.
>>21823012>As opposed to?The fucking wine general? Why would you think photos of your bottle of wine belong in the whiskey general? Is wine a type a whiskey in that retarded little head of yours?
Seems like just yesterday Billy Walker was the biggest name in the whisky world with what he was doing at Glendronach.. not sure I’m seeing the magic being recreated at Glenallachie tho at least in terms of the stuff I’ve sampled
What old forester bottle is most similar to the barrel strength store picks? I never had old forester before but bought one of these on a whim and its good.
>>21823738you're talking about single barrel picks so taste is going to vary a good bit, but I think (someone correct me if I'm wrong) the 1920 is the highest proof wide release they have, but even that is going to be at least 10 proof points off of the barrel strength picks. The one I have is like 129 proof I think
>>21823735I have one of the 15's(bottled 2020-21) and batch 2 and 5 or 6(whichever used Rioja first) of the 10 yr cask strength. the 15 was supposed to be slightly less dark than Glendronach 18(when it was awesome) and to this day I'm glad it wasnt priced like the Allardice(2x the cost + change), but it still kinda disappointed me. the cask strengths are quite decent even though the batch with the rioja legit had a red wine vinegar sourness for a couple months. the price was good too until it shot up to the same price as the 15.everyone's heard good things about the Meikle Tor stuff, specifically the 5 yr Turbo, but the newest bottling had people thumbing their noses even at $70. whisk(e)y hype across the board dropped off a cliff well before the second wave of tariffs and other bureaucratic bullshit happened. now its depressing because nobody wants to be the first to fold in the standoff between financial worry and lifestyle trends.
>>21815183>What whiskies were you gifted over the holidays?Mom got a bottle of JW Red Label as a gift and she didn't want to drink it so she gave it to me. I'll probably use it on some cocktails.
>>21823025There is no wine general. If there was its dead. Are you saying I should've known that and should've made one? Then y'all need to have a pinned thread here explaining that.
>>21823874>There is no wine general>>21780653
>>21823878Oh I'm sorry. Goddammit. I had it hidden. Thanks
>>21823921>I had it hidden. Thanksdon't take down walls if you don't remember why they were put there in the first place
>>21823921Do you really expect us to believe that you're so insanely stupid that you hid the wine general, then thought there was no wine general, so you decided to post your wine in the whiskey general instead?There's no way this isn't a shitpost. If it's real then your IQ would be too low to operate a keyboard.
Is there a single ralfy video where he doesn't mention chill filtration? Not counting very old ones.
>>21824103probably at least the last 500 give it take 100
Alright its go time people. I'm leaving in 15 minutes. But I'll check again ove the next hour. I'm starting a new journey of drinking alcohol only through shots. Crown Royale. Right? It was literally made for the king. Its a blend of 50 whiskies. How is that not gonna be good. But the bottles are kinda small right? So I was thinking of 2 Kraken. That was the last and kinda only alcohol I've ever attempted to drink exclusively through shots a few years. And I remember liking it. I think at the very least I'm gonna get a small bottle of Kraken. Santa Sangre? I believe thats what its called. Another spiced rum. I was trying that at around the same time and remember being impressed. Other than that I'm pretty open. Apparently gin is coming highly recommended? Violet Fog and a few others? Botanical gins?And thats all I've got. Is anything really gonna be better than Crown Royale? Am I gonna eat these words big time?
And they had no botanical gins. How bad am I missing out?
Ew the Crown Royale is gross. Wtf is this shit? It's just bourbon. Nasty. I prefer shooting the Kraken. But not that much. I'm just drinking the Dark Horse. Its actually really good. 14% abv
Do people really talk shit about Kraken? Anyone who talks shit about Kraken is a poser. Its 47% abv. And I can practically sip it. I basically just did. And "chased" it with Dark Horse which basically tastes like water. Crown Royal I'm just gonna have to buy Coke Zero and then just never buy it again. I didnt even get a velvet bag. What a stupid drink. And of course the most expensive.
>>21823849Yeah my GA experience is limited to the 10cs and 15 and neither really blew me away like I was hoping they would. It’s possible that the issue is I drank both of them during warm weather months and in my opinion anyway sherried whisky is much better when it’s cold out
>Weller SR finally on shelves at MSRP in Illinois
>>21824623Kraken was my go to in college but it just tastes way too artificially sweet to me now
Hello fellow alcoholics. Anyone do dry month to let your liver rest? I'm on day 5 sober and my skin is constantly itchy and I'm in a terrible mood. I'm wondering if there's a way to make it easier.
>>21824992I hope you're not actually buying that garbage anon. Weller SR is a mixer, and a shitty one at that.
I just don't get any Wellers. To me the scarcity is from all the Weller collecting boomers. They think Weller 107 is a second coming of Christ and it'll sell out in a microsecond it's on a shelf. I've had all the variations up to cypb minus the single barrel and I just don't understand the hype for this shit at all. Juices aren't bad but the hype behind them is disproportionate.
>Goes to your state and blows up your honey holesI hate this fag like you wouldn't believe. Literally went to every store I go to on his latest video. Going to be tons of taters showing up now.
am i welcome to these threads if i just drink jack daniels with cherry coke zero?
>>21825310Blame the faggots who feed him the stores in his discord. He covered my state a couple of times and most of the stores he covered were all overpriced museums. It makes me think he just got clout discounts.
>>21825370no shit. why would he bother publicizing a set if they werent going to grease him up? likely they contact him to have him come blow up the spot to help clear premium inventory.
>>21825400The most important man in American whiskey btw
>>21825453ah yes (((Forbes))). nothing makes me feel like nuking modern journalism quite like that place.
>>21825343I guess but why would you do that instead of just shooting Kraken 47% abv. And then sip on some Dark Horse chardonnay 14% abv
is Cuervoshill the new Taliskershill?
>>21818640>greenhonestly too good for most people.
>>21826089Maybe 20 years ago
Really like the Benriach 12 and Glendronach 12, what do I get next?
>>21826146Glengoyne 12Similar profile and I enjoyed it quite a bit
>>21826135You'd be shocked how many just mix whisky with cola whether it's a $10 or $200 bottle.
>great value colahonestly too good for johnnie walker green
I have now tried benriach smoky 10 and longrow peated. The former’s peat tastes like regular ol’ smoke then right as it starts to evolve I get hit with a sweetness that I think is the rum cask kicking in. Overall good buy.Longrow peated I am an absolute sucker for medicinal but this shit needs a price drop. Unfortunately, I can’t think of a competitor that delivers (46%+, natural color, NCF) this profile any cheaper so I am now indoctrinated into the paypig cult
>>21826472At least Longrow is still cheaper than Springbank 10.I'm sorry for your wallet that you have discovered that Springbank distillery makes amazing whisky.
>>21826480nta, but Springbank 10, Longrow NAS and Hazelburn 10 are all $100 now. I didnt buy them when they were $64.99 as late as spring 2022.
>>21826487Springbank 10 is a bit more expensive than Longrow right now across the board looking at Wine Searcher. I can get a Longrow from K&L for $90 and a store in Louisiana who won't ship to my state is selling it for $69.Springbank 10 is going around $100 minimum everywhere.
>>21826487Around that time Bevmo, of all places, got a shipment of Springbank 10 in near me and was selling it for $80.In retrospect I should have bought every bottle they had.
>>21825011Fuck no
>>21824623You did buy Canadian like a dumbass
>>21826146Aberlour A'bunadh
Just found out about eau de vie, bros. Never going back to brandy.
>>21828666ayo the devil be ova here drankin perfume an shit niggaaaa
