Any recs for a something that's >80% rye and less than $50? Sick of this straight rye shit

I'm cooked. The last few times I've drank liquor, even just sipping it, it has triggered severe acid reflux/bile reflux.

Fuck my life.

>>22110929
I can't drink anymore >:(

Fuck whiskey. Let's talk about Whisky

>>22111412
Notable bottles I’ve tried recently:
Ardbeg 13 Sauternes finish- superb .. perfect blend of smoky and sweet
Arran 17- it was ok but pretty basic as far as Sherry finish drams go
Balvenie 15 Madeira cask - great summer whisky with a nice fruity peach side to it, more flavorful than I expected

>>22111412
Whiskey is fine. Whisky has more variety of good flavors, but it sucks that they're both considered the same general category of spirit, when they don't really share much more in common than rum and brandy do from a taste and use perspective.

>>22111398
Have you seen a doctor? If you have GERD there's medication for that.

>>22111425
This is bait. You almost got me though, too many scotchfags really are this insufferable.

>>22110929
The fact that nobody ever talks about hard liquor here anymore is an indicator how dead this board (and website) is.

All that's left is either old health conscious millennial people too old to drink without complaining about some bullshit, or the odd youth obsessed neo-puritan zoomer that thinks anything above 6% makes you some kind of uncool boomer.

The fun alcohol generation is done

>>22110929
new releases that actually intrigue me are far and few between these days and the rate that I see them in my area is even less. was reading about de minimus and its supposed to go back to how it was around this time next year. I'll be surprised if I have bought more than 6 bottles between then and now.

>>22111790
I'll drink to that.

>>22111558
Lol you're overreacting and reading shit into me I didn't say.

I said nothing bad about American whiskey, which I like very much (the consistency is a positive when it comes to using it in cocktails), but there's absolutely more justification to consider fast aged new barrel corn/rye spirit to be in a different basic category to slow aged secondary cask barley spirit than to consider, say, vodka and gin two different classes of liquor. This is saying nothing of the comparative quality of the drinks, which I'm not being elitist about at all.

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Sunday dram

>>22111558
>This is bait
how much do they really have in common?
>different grains
>different barrels
>different flavor
>different history, culture
>different continent

there is not that much similarity when you think about it, they are both aged spirits that happen to share a name and that's all

I bought a New England barrel company single cask rye and it was ok.

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new bottle day! yum yum

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>>22111140

>>22114446
Damn, I'm jealous. How much did it run you?

Not food or cooking.

>>22114516
$275... never see it for srp anywhere. life is short, screw it
still want bourb version

>>22111790
Didn't the mods kibosh the al/ck/ threads years ago? I remember there used to always be one on the go...

>>22114446
Mitchers rye is trash

>>22111140
Nashville barrel company 8 year rye is my favorite rye right now

>>22111790
Zoomers be like yo one glass of whiskey every Friday evening? You’re literally killing yourself
>stays up till 4am gooning

>>22115004
Michters is a scam company in general
>logo that takes up most of the front side of the bottle is a fucking still
>actually an NDP

>>22115670
Michter's has been distilling their own shit for awhile now, chudly.

>>22115679
Not the shit anyone cares about. Michters 10 for instance is NDP. “Bottled by” not distilled.

>>22115731
>this historical company that used to distill their own stuff, took a break, and is currently in the process of distilling their own stuff can't have a still on the label of their 10 year because Brown-Forman actually is the one producing it (albeit to Michter's exact mash bill and standards, and is then aged and bottled by Michter's.)

What will you bitch about when they start releasing their own 10 year batches in the next 2-3 years?

>>22113208
Too rich for my blood, looks good though.

>>22115746
You’re going to be the one bitching though, this is a classic NDP tale
>get hyped through bottling legacy distiller distillate
>make your own shit
>it’s not as good
Probably why michter’s even scammed their way into the market in the first place. Most people don’t even know they are NDP.

>>22115799
>make your own shit
>it’s not as good
All their in-house produced small batch stuff is good though?

>>22111401
I can't drink any less.

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>>22110929
Ardbeg Wee Beastie is on special at my local grog shop; is it worth getting? I haven't tried this or the 10 year old version, but I've heard they're smokey as fuck. Haven't had a nice single malt in a long time.

>>22116402
what's ths price on special? the 10 is distinctly smoky(trust the tarry rope note on the label) but the 5 is super peaty as in the taste of phenolic dirt and they use a little sherry to sweeten it up but it's less than effective.

>>22115731
>>22115746
>>22115799
wtf I had no idea that Michters is a NDP. I have no disrespect for NDPs and appreciate the role they play in the market for efficiently finding and getting high quality whiskey to connoisseurs like us. However I don't care for the ones that aren't open about it. Preservation Distillery does the same shit.

>>22116445
It's not like Michter's lies, and most of their regular shelfers are distilled by them these days. Homeboy was upset about their graphic design, lmao.

>>22116402
Wee Beastie is definitely worth getting if it's on special. It does a very good job of showcasing the layered cigar smoke taste of the peat.

>I haven't tried this or the 10 year old version
Then you'll definitely want to try the 10 first if possible and you can get it at a reasonable price.

They're both very good, but the 10 is the more refined drink and IMO the single best generally available whisky that exists. If it's a tossup between the two for you then no question get the 10, as the flavors are going to be sweeter and clearer (the same core flavors will mostly be present in the WB, but they're going to be covered up more by the thick and strong distillate and smoke).

If I were to compare them to beers, the 10 is like a well brewed wheat pilsner, while the Wee Beastie is closer to a heavy stout. The WB is very good at what it does, but you likely won't know if Ardbeg is for you until you've had the 10.

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I'm a bourbon whiskey friend myself

I got lucky and found a Weller 12 year for $55 at my local Binnys. What am I in for?

>>22116973
hopefully something better than normal Weller, because that stuff tastes like ass

>>22116973
I've never had it but supposedly it's mediocre. And having finally tried Weller Full Proof recently, I don't doubt that.

>>22117061
for $55 I'm not gonna turn it down but I would never certainly search for them.

>>22116814
700 ml of 40% slop. Do europoors really?

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>>22117617
Anon, it just depends on the specific release; Woodford has 700ml US releases too (technically they're just worldwide releases that also include the US, but they default to 700ml).

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Here is your threadly reminder to not sleep on The Reveries. I have gambled on a couple single barrel 7 and 8 year picks and they've both been amazing. t8ke (pic rel) is a redditor and looks like a fag and plasters his gay nickname all over everything, but in my experience the dude only picks gold.

Here's one you can order, I bet it's great
https://shared-pour.myshopify.com/products/the-reveries-wire-to-wire

>>22115004
lol
feel better?

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>>22116511
there was jus an interview a few days ago where he was saying how it was Willet distillate. sheesh. some need to drink more n sperg less
in any case this blender's is great for $45, spooky drinkable, on my 2nd

>>22117061
i like it. at SRP - not markup or hoop jumping bs then ofc is not worth that. its jus low proof is all.. simple, light, easy. perfectly fine. take camping n it gets the +20 flavor boost everything does under the stars

...we have these bullshit general threads...yet al/ck/ got banned, attempted to regroup in >>>/adv/...only to die...at this point why not merge >>>/fit/ with >>>/pol/ at this point and just turn this place into 9gag

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idk every1s on disc now anyways

>not only is allocated stuff pretty much non-existent in MI, but fairly normal stuff like Knob Creek 12 year is hard if not impossible to find
>been looking for months for the Old Grandad 114 7-year SB, nothing
>drive 40 minutes down to Ohio
>the first liquor store I walk into has tons of it
I love almost everything else about this state but their beer and liquor distribution sucks

>>22118594
Where in MI are you? Costco gets things at times. Aub Hills, Mad Heights, Lakeside all got OldFo Barrel Proof today

>>22117830
A funny thing about this is it makes some of the shittiest cocktails you can imagine, for whatever reason

>>22118919
that's just how it is: there are great whiskeys that make for shitty cocktails and mediocre ones that make great cocktails

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that costco single barrel is p great for cocktails
cheers bigears

>>22117830
Agree that blenders is great, especially for the price. Only seen 2 in the wild and passed on the 1st one because I didn't know what it was.

>>22119377
where did you get the glass, I want one

>>22119377
I’m one of the very few who prefers Kentucky spirit when it comes to WT single battles

>>22120603
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>>22119451
its my go to, helps keep my mitts off the more special stuff a bit
that said i cant believe my brother scored this peerless at total wine of all places. mini whale find for me, stoked to try it

>>22121063
I’ve been waiting for a decent price on peerless for awhile

I think the tasting connoisseurs that swish the whiskey around their mouth for a half minute are weird and kinda gross. Just let it sit on your tongue and gently move it to swallow. It's not mouthwash you fags.

>>22121993
>It's not mouthwash you fags.
for you

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>>22121955
yeah was srp there, $195... hundreds more on auction sites, no jus couldnt do it

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just got this at sams club, great price

>>22121993
>only a minute
sweet summer child

>>22122248
Weller is shit at any price
>>22119377
Cringe class but wild turkey makes the best bourbon. Still trying to find a Russel’s 13 for less than 400.

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Kentucky makes the best whiskey in the world

>hodgetwins hand

>>22121063
I've had a few pours of the peerless 10 and it's good but it's not worth $190 to me. I don't get the complexity I've seen others praising in reviews.

>spending $190 on 10 year old bourbon
saw you comin a long way off't yonder thema'hways

Remember about how I was bitching about MI earlier? Last night I went to Walmart and was walking by the liquor section and there were at least half a dozen bottles of Blanton's just sitting there on an end cap. Between that and the fucking mountains of Weller showing up in Colorado, I think the Buffalo Trace bubble finally burst completely.

>>22122402
>>22122455
>>22113208
How about $450-500 for an 11 year?

>>22122727
is she potty trained?

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>>22122343
nah its fine, its jus the meme to hate on started by ppl that could never find it at normal prices so got salty about it
>RR13
jus go to walgreens bud

>>22122727
yeh he'd love Willett

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>>22122723
>Buffalo Trace bubble finally burst completely.
yes sams club this morning

>>22122957
I live in a whiskey wasteland. Can't sell liquor at chains, no delivery and pajeets are buying up everything so its getting worse.

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>>22122727
>How about $450-500 for an 11 year?
This is why I went back to rosin as my primary inebriation tool.

Instead of $400+ on a bottle, I'd rather spend that same amount on traditional market hash.

>>22123072
this ain't the cum smoking thread m8

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>>22123092
I mean, i've been here for years. I'm just saying I mostly stopped drinking, especially those higher priced bottles. These days if I buy anything it's something like pic related every 3-4 months.

>>22123111
Irish "whiskey" sucks. Makes sense you are buying cum off the blackmarket.

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>>22123118
That's legal market cum, thank you very much

>>22122455
I can only think of 4 bottles off the top of my head that I would spend more than $200 on, and I'd never pay over $400
>GTS
>WLW
>Russell's 15
>KoK (the single barrel ones, not the overpriced batch releases)

>>22123161
meant to reply to >>22122727 but eh I guess that works too

>>22122455
I would pay $300 for another octomore which is 5 year

Only $200+ bottle I bought this year was Clynelish 18. A Diego product. **shrugs**

>>22123468
Careful youre going to summon him.

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upcoming club bottle is 12yr 156 proof? wtf

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uhhh ok this is great. now im annoyed cuz i wont easily get another. was all set to talk trash about it too.
cheerzz

>>22116813
>wheat pilsner
pilsners are made from barley malt. but I get what you mean

>>22116402
I'm a whisky noob. After enjoying Johnnie Walker Black, I want something with more peat.
Would this be a good pick?
Some other bottles in my price range:
>Highway Park 10 / 12 (the 10 is cheap, barely more than Johnnie)
>Campbeltown Loch
>Talisker 10

>>22124629
Wee beastie is pretty aggressive but a good intro to actual heavily peated single malt, know the 10 is softer though. I would reccomend it

I drink vodka because I’m not into performative masculinity

>>22124774
That’s exactly what someone insecure with their manhood would say

getting through a bottle of old forester 1920
very sweet, very hot

>>22124774
That sounds performative

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$51.99 costco this morning

>>22126150
I would buy at this price, never had a stagg because I won’t pay more than $65 for it

>>22126527
whats really dumb is basic blantons was $65

What is the most flavourful and sharp tasting rum i can get in Europe. I need it for baking and most rums i own aren't strong enough. I tried Smith & Cross Wray & Nephews, Plantation Dark and OFTD, Bacardi 151, Appleton Estate, Havana Club 7 and some others but none were as strong as the cheap rotgut swill you can buy here that's made from like 5-10% of the strongest dunder flavoured concentrate out there adulterated with 90-95% neutral alcohol.

>>22126527
I'm visiting Colorado and found a store with Stagg for $90. Thought about getting it because I've never even seen it on a shelf before but I already have enough mediocre BT products tbqh

I've found some really good strong ginger beer that mixes well with my johnny walker black label. What are your favourite mixers and mixing whiskey?

>>22124774
Nothing is as cringe as performatively not giving a shit.

>>22127315
Have you tried the shitty bottom shelf ones? They often have a strong but bad taste.

>>22127315
only works with quick simmers
long/hot kills it

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>>22122723
...and today i went to the grocery store and they had 3 bottles of EH Taylor Barrel Proof. Total BT Tater Death is imminent

>>22127315
Stroh

>>22127491
you should refuse on principle. it's not supposed to be that price. buffalo trace got its reputation for being great as msrp so paying more defeats the purpose

>>22127491
Never pay secondary for anything Buffalo Trace, but I will say that Stagg is one of their only "standard" releases that routinely punches above its MSRP

>>22111140
Look for anything distilled in Indiana. That usually means it's MGP 95% rye

>>22115004
Wow edgy take so based

Whisky wise this summer I've mostly been drinking scotch and sodas with a cheap bottle of Famous Grouse desu. Lots of ice, lemon garnish. Refreshing and delicious.

>>22128912
I got a bottle of the Grouse finished in bourbon barrels back in February and I've been sipping from it on and off since. not bad, but I want to try the Smoky Grouse too.

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>>22111790
You can't drunk post without waking up the next morning banned.

Most people don’t drink whiskey in the summer they switch to beer or rum. Once fall hits this thread will pick up again.

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$25 at costco this morning
completes the rainbow

>>22129577
>rainbow caca de las americanas

>>22129760
meh full proof n 107 are deece

Apparently the tariffs on scotch have been lifted hopefully that means the local stores get some fresh stock on their shelves

>>22129831
yeah no shit. it's been slow and when shit drops it's some sub 10 year thing for $150 after tax.

I bought a bottle of the willet 4 year purple top to see what it was about. It’s an ok bottle but is worse than wt 101 so that’s about all you need to know.

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>>22130321
willet markup is wild. you have to pay theu thr nose to get to good stuff. a single barrel they have sometimes is nicer

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Went on a little night walk out to the local grocery store earlier. Got this bottle for $7.83 after tax/fees, lmao. Was at 56% percent off I guess. Haven't heard of this stuff, and am not expecting anything luxurious for the price (it was listed at $15.99). With that said, I haven't had any bourbon/whiskey in months, so I'm looking forward to this cheap, simple pleasure.

>>22130425
>>22130321
They get absurd as you go up in years.

Anything over 8 years gets to be $$$.

I think i paid $450 for my 11 year. >>22113208

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>>22130565
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>>22130321
The bourbon is nothing to write home about but the 4-year rye is actually pretty good

>>22130321
Honestly, the 4 year PT was one of the only whiskey's I've ever bought a backup bottle of because how much I liked it. Would never pay the absurd prices of the higher year bottles but for $60 I will gladly buy more of the 4 year

>>22129831
I have never seen a laphroaig cask strength in north florida/georgia area and it makes me sad

>>22130963
In my area it just sits on the shelf no one is buying it. I paid 60 for mine.
>>22130852
I like the green top a lot that’s why I tried the bourbon but maybe it will open up more now that the neck pour is out of the way. I prefer rye to bourbon anyway but wanted to see if that bottle was any good.

>>22131530
meh. acceptable

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I did some whiskey shopping today while in Colorado. Every single store is loaded with BT products but I passed on most of them, only picked up the A107 to drink in my hotel room. One store had an Elijah Craig C922 that I'm considering going back for. I'm most excited to try this Root Shoot and the Stranahans CS.

grab bt while u can. i know CO and AZ are drowning in bt but Sazarac dropped their distributor and this was the last week for many to get BT and they are dropping all of their inventory around. new distributor starting on Mon, but no idea how much product they will be able to get. a definite change

it's my birthday :) opening the macallan double cask 15 year

>>22131951
But are any Buffalo Trace products really that good beyond the hype? The only others I considered picking up than the A107 was Stagg at $80, EHT BP at $130, and ER12 at $100. All seemed overpriced though.

>>22131962
Same, but I got really high instead.

happy birthday to us anon.

>>22131967
those are all overpriced yes.
stagg 51
BP 64
ER12 37
Blantons SFTB is gud, but i like Gold better
Rock Hill Farms is gud. Barrel Proof n Stagg are always gud.

>>22131951
you can always just, you know, buy bourbon from a producer who doesn't create artificial scarcity to FOMO people into buying their mid overpriced products

>>22131951
(((Sazerac))) can’t help themselves. They need a new scheme to try to inflate their secondary prices now that the bubble has burst. Oh well this is just a limited availability now we are changing distributors so things are going to go back to being scarce again. You couldn’t pay me to drink their slop it’s awful.

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B-bros I think I'm going to fomo for the $80 Stagg. I've thought more on it and the price seems reasonable for a 7-9 year (but NAS) bourbon. Especially if it's as good as people claim.

>>22131967
My rule of thumb is that barrel proof BT products are really good and definitely worth getting at MSRP, while the 90-100 proof stuff tends to top out at "above average."

>>22132409
Stagg is not good very bland. If you are that interested buy it but you will be disappointed.

>>22132396
oh i do. ill sip most anything. except chardonnay finished whiskey, hate chard. unless its from stainless steel

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>>22132401
btacs awful eh? ok
ups delivery on a 115 degree day is something else

>>22132502
what batch was that?

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I couldn't believe how bad weller 12 was. It tastes like special reserve. This must be made from the reject barrels at buffalo trace. I should have listened to this board, I thought I was getting a good deal at $80 because I never seen it for sale at under 100.

>>22117689
Are you a shared pour or r/bourbon shill?

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$80, ouchie
this kentucky new frontier is like orange peel vanilla oak bomb. great

>>22133628
Both I guess. I hate all things reddit but I make an exception for that nigga t8ke. If you ever have an opportunity to get a SiB from The Reveries don't pass on it. The ones I've had sourced from Bardstown are great.

Balvenie double wood 12. Thoughts?

>>22134067
jus had reveries 7. good, nothing crazy tho.

>>22132584
>paying 1-8k for a whiskey to be better than average

>>22134067
I've gotten a few of his picks, and I do have to agree that they have been pretty good. I do find them to be over-priced though, and then add in $25 for sharedpour shipping.

I'm assuming you're the one who posted T8KE's SMSW listing last thread.

I've got a wall of bourbon from my coronachan tater days that I need to work through. Now I'm being selective and have moved on to scotch.

For tequila, I get Kirkland anejo and mix it with Tropicana OJ. Cheap and delish. If I ever started drinking during work, tequila sunrises would become a problem.

It's been a year since I did my mini Bourbon Trail trip, here are my tips based on what we did:
>#1 priority should be going to Whiskey Thief (the farm distillery); you get basically unlimited tasting straight from the barrels, can fill your own bottles, and it's in a beautiful location in a big barn with food trucks and whatnot
>Wild Turkey is fun too, good tastings and nice history lesson
>Heaven Hill's "You Do Bourbon Experience" is as close as your average Joe can get to doing your own barrel pick, and their Elijah Craig barrel-proof rye is fucking great
>The restaurant at the main Jim Beam campus is really good and has some good tastings
>Four Roses has probably the best, most interesting tour
>Buffalo Trace is a stale, corporate experience, skip it unless you're a tater trying to get hype bottles (you probably won't anyways)

>>22135004
I should clarify that I did the tour of the Four Roses warehouse and bottling facility, not the actual distillery

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I miss it. It tastes like a wood building covered in snow in winter. You can just tell that cold, shivering people made it. It's the only one of the popular inexpensive Japanese whiskeys that I really enjoy.

>>22134994
Yep that was me. I’ll stop shilling his picks , sorry guys. I’ve only been into whiskey for a couple of years and get excited when I find something I really like. And at this point I also have way too much whiskey and should be way more selective. I fucked up recently and told some coworkers I have over 100 bottles of whiskey and now they probably think I’m insane or retarded. Maybe both.

>>22134993
why would u pay that much, anon? are you real wealthy or somethin?

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>>22135095
LOL, i'm ashamed to say I ended up picking a bottle of that from your review. I don't have a membership and I've wanted to try one of their picks.

Shill away, I personally don't give a fuck. My last pick up was two bottles of Oban 15, pic related, at Costco.

>>22133705
nice
its a shame about the slop label

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>>22116402
Depends upon the special. I haven't priced them lately but before the pandemic, Wee Beastie set me back 40USD and 10 was 50USD both for 750ml.

Maybe I'm a tastelet, but they both tasted pretty much the same to me. So, I'd definitely recommend Wee Beastie all day.

How can you go wrong? It's guaranteed to be at least 5 years old,

>>22136126
>they both tasted pretty much the same to me
>Maybe I'm a tastelet
You are. They are both good and worth picking up though

>>22136126
>>22136133
Ardbeg sucks compared to laphroaig. If you disagree with me you are a TASTELET.

>>22136196
i hate laphroaig.

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>>22136091
yes theyre all sloplabels. its tiresome

>>22136589
>Augusta 13 year
I got that at a tasting and absolutely loved it. Shame about the price.

I got to try Michter's 10-year rye tonight and now I'm kicking myself for not getting one when I saw it at Total Wine a couple months ago

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>>22137172
yeah $215 or something for me
haven't tried the 15
i have to stop drinking this or it ill be gone by friday

>>22137631
oh man u passed on M10 at retail? brutal
id be happy for the barrel strength rye or whatever it is for $120 or around there

Glenmorangie 14 year Quinta Ruban is fantastic.

>>22129316
muh brother

>>22131925
are you cleaning your boots with those?

>>22137638
I was cash-poor enough at the time that I couldn't justify it, but yeah, that one's gonna haunt me for a while

>>22136589
I’ve never seen anyone say anything bad about rare character single barrels but I’ve never pulled the trigger

>>22138292
What's their deal anyways, are they MGP? Sourced from other distilleries?

>>22138303
theres so much variety its hard to keep up. i feel let down by the HRC, the KNF Kentucky New Frontier is much more interesting to me
some are listed here but theres nee barrell codes im seeing not on it yet.
https://www.rarecharacterwhiskey.com/barrelbreakdown/#sbs

labels are always just local custom slop for the local pick clubs n stores etc

havent had any of the special ones yet

>>22138292
yeah is wide variety so look it up before u buy it. basically look for
TKO
KOA
BRW
KNF
MEL
maybe K13

>>22138678
Okay, so some are MGP and some are legacy (probably) Kentucky distillers. I don't have anything against MGP or sourcing per se but with their price points and the amount of variety it's just not something I see dropping money on. It's the same with stuff like Barrell, they just put out SO much product that I can't see how anyone has the money or patience to figure out what's good and what's not.

>>22138800
oh these boozers definitely have the money and autism to try everything. can join a club and they all share tasters with each other. but i totally hear you. too much other good stuff to try first.
TKO are gone now, are going for over 3 hundo on auction, I need to taste it. cool background story about it

interesting read from a while ago
https://whiskyadvocate.com/rare-character-whiskey-company-overview

>>22138827
I have to imagine that the barrels they're getting from the Kentucky distillers are "rejects," and I think it's actually a pretty genius business model to snap those up and make something out of them. If Jimmy Russell thinks such and such barrels are just a little too funky or weird to get mixed in for batches of WT101 and you can get them cheap, there's a chance it'll be to someone's taste and then you have something interesting and unique. And if you do that over and over again, you'll get some duds but you'll also get some gems. From an individual consumer perspective, it's not worth it experimenting but it makes a lot of sense if you're one of these blenders.

Finally found Glenallachie sold locally.
Shit goddamn. Glenallachie 12 >>>> Glendronach 12, and I say that as someone for whom Glendronach was my favorite Scotch.
Shit goddamn that is a sherry bomb. Welp, that's the new default babby's first sherry bomb rec.

>>22138864
agree. amazin that experimental dickel project was just sold off and RC bottles it and is one of all time greats everyone loves

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I’m not a big whiskey guy, much more into tequila and rum but I’m a bartender so I get to try everything. Boss got in a special version of Takamine that blew my tongue away. Outstanding and I’m really not a fan of bourbons/ryes/scotch etc.
It was so smooth and caressing on the tongue in the start with gentle floral/honey taste but really latched on at the end of the tongue to give it some potency

>>22139189
lol yeah its none of those things so
80 proof huh

>>22139248
>has never had a tongue latch on to give potency

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Is this stuff a meme? It's thin, boring and a waste of $75. Hard truth's 3 year old sweet rye is better than sagamore 10 if you try them back to back.

>>22139395
That sounds like some h-game succubus power.

>>22139492
sakura cask!

>>22139496
>>22139395
>>22139248
Hahahahahaha you fucking queers, whiskey “connoisseurs” are almost as full of themselves as wine “experts”. This board is either retards that are expertly debating chicken tenders from raisin canes or retards like you guys. Anyways I’d rather make a drink out of this shit that involves more than a glass and ice

>>22139398
I haven't had any Sagamore since they started using their own distillate but they put out really solid bottles

>>22139598
>Hahahahahaha
Cornier than bourbon

>>22113208
looks weak

>>22119377
>>22120603
what a gay ass glass
gobble gobble on this dong, cocksuckers

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>>22139598
>mixing

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>>22136078
Hah well I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

I just ordered pic rel for $300. Insanely overpriced but I see it as supporting them to grow the business. I haven’t even tried the Dettling bottle that I already have, but I like the level of ‘tism that goes into their process.

>>22139189
>much more into tequila and rum
idk if drinking captain morgan out of your gay lover's butthole is being "into rum", but whatever

>>22139189
>Takamine Sakura Cask Whiskey
>100% single malt barley whiskey, double copper pot distilled and aged for 6yrs in American White Oak casks. Finished in special casks whose barrel heads were made with cherry blossom trees.
Kek
>malt distillate
>6 years old
>aged in virgin american oak
>meme finish JUST OF THE BARREL HEADS, wtf? in cherry blossom tree casks
>"It was so smooth and caressing on the tongue in the start with gentle floral/honey taste"
>"but really latched on at the end of the tongue to give it some potency"
Here's what happened: you tasted young distillate matured in cheap casks that give vanilla up front and heavy tannin bitterness on the finish without any integration, and memed yourself into thinking it tasted good because it's 1) expensive, 2) from Japan, and 3) social proofing from your boss.

>>22139653
I mean, it's 125 proof, and it's a willett, so already on the spicy end of the spectrum.

I'm still laughing at the idea of a cask finish in cherry blossom where only the barrel heads are made out of cherry blossom. That's so fucking funny. I've never even heard of a "finish" covering only 25% of the barrel. Still though they're probably right that dimwitted weebs will buy up this 100 USD bottle because oooh cherry blossoms, Japan, le cherry blossoms.

>>22140690
>>22140680
given the potency of new oak, for example, i see no reason that new cherry blossom wood couldnt be very effective and the proportion of the new wood heads on a neutral barrel might be all you need to get the desired effect.

so unless you want to drop some science about the aromatics of cherry wood, chill out.

i have an addictive personality
should i start drinking hard liquor?

>>22141058
yes, definitely

>>22141058
Not without some cocaine to balance it out

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>It was so smooth

>>22140739
>i see no reason that new cherry blossom wood couldn't be very effective
Lol, if it was actually any good, they'd have made he whole barrel out of the stuff instead of doing the absolute minimum they could to have an excuse to put it on the label.

>>22141190
People who go on about how much they HATE people who want smoothness are insufferable fags. Acetone burn taste is shit. Treating spirits so that they have nice flavors that cover that up is good and one of the main reasons to age shit in the first place. Yes, you can have whisky with all kinds of strong flavor that isn't just vaguely sweat/light, and that will come off as 'smooth' insofar as long as it doesn't taste like cheap vodka.

>>22141459
Most whisk(e)y doesn't taste like acetone.
It's a fucking worthless descriptor. Period.

>>22141464
>worthless descriptor
I feel the same way whenever someone says a bourbon has notes of cinnamon. Might as well just say it tastes like bourbon too.
however, I think the majority of people that call hard liquor smooth are just saying they liked it, so you don't need to get that worked up about it

>>22141459
>Lol, if it was actually any good, they'd have made he whole barrel out of the stuff instead of doing the absolute minimum they could to have an excuse to put it on the label

no, not how it works.

>>22141566
but it does have a cinnamon note

>>22142098
That is how meme cask finishes work, anon.
Do you seriously think they were simply trying to accentuate the distillate, or did they think that slapping cherry blossom tree on the label would make people buy a Japanese whisky? Especially considering the fact that it's 6 year old malt distillate in virgin oak, which would take over the flavour anyway. And the tasting notes from the anon who posted it map perfectly onto heavy unintegrated cheap cask. He just memed himself into thinking that tasted good because it's expensive and Japanese.

>>22142100
not if its smooth

jack daniels old no. 7 tennessee whiskey now that's smooth sippin

>>22142190
ok, blowhard.

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tongue latch gettin me!

>>22142529
good ol tongue latch

anyone here make clarified milk punches?
how about brown butter infused drinks?
i am attempting both of them this weekend. tips or advice?

>>22142555
>anyone here make clarified milk punches?
No.
>how about brown butter infused drinks?
Just add lecithin.

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>>22142560
i wasn't fucking asking you, shut the FUCK up

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>>22142567
We drink whisk(e)y neat, at room temperature, not sissy foofoo drinks, you gay homosexual.

I love The Macallan and I'm tired of youtubers parroting the same abstract bullshit about value for money. They charge more because they have superior cask selection. Keep drinking your sulfuric glendronach and calling it delicious, broke boy. Never seen a bottle of The Macallan on clearance, guess the price suits the demand

>>22142363
>discusses whisky in a whisky general
>STOP BEING A BLOWHARD

>>22143071
I've never had a sulfuric Glendronach 12.
A Glendronach 15 I had many moons ago was, however, slightly sulfuric.
Glenallachie > Glendronach >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Macallan

>>22143076
bloviating ignorance about 'meme flavors'? not exactly discussion

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Every year, I get together with two of my good lads and we stay the night together at the Marriott in Downtown Toronto, drinking specialty whisky and smoking Spirits while we discuss how our lives have been the past year. This year the whisky of choice was a nice bottle of Weller (seen in the background). Usually these things are quite expensive but one of my friends (the one with the Bocchi keychain) was able to grab one off a guy in the area for 50 bucks. Guess he didn't know what he had! Anyway it tastes great, gives me a hint of hazelwood and grapefruit. Anyway what whiskys do you all recommend we try for next year?

>>22143598
This seems very homoerotic so Buffalo trace products are a perfect drink for such an occasion.

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uh oh stinky!

>>22134108
good beginner scotch if it's around $60. be wary of the higher priced Balvenie's imo.

>>22137635
cute glass. is it a small brandy bowl?

>>22143828
little taster from 3 floyds
peerless has similar on their site i noticed

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hmm. interdasting

>>22143919
hate makrers mark
how is it?

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>>22143964
lol same
but its pleasant. not as wild as last years its still good just, idk a different thing. i get peaches on nose and a general orchard fruit taste. kinda falls off at end. not sure if its subdued or jus gentle n im a big ape. so ofc opened 26A afterward. stagg aint gaf

>>22143995
almost sounds like a scotch

anyone here got experience with glenlivet nadurra? pricey bottles but willing to take a chance.

>>22143173
glendronach is great but the macallan is godly. the macallan 15 year absolutely crushes glendronach 15 year in complexity. glendronach 15 year tastes like water. nobody gives it a fair comparison. people can only harp on about the same tired argument about one being priced higher than the rest of the competition but it's literally best in class at its age statement

>>22144285
nonchill filtered glenlivet is a win. i'd never pay significantly over msrp though, on principle

>>22144403
>nonchill filtered glenlivet is a win. i'd never pay significantly over msrp though, on principle
I'll check it out. Thanks.

Macallan is sorely lacking in flavor intensity compared to Glendronach or Glenallachie.
Your post is not worthy of a (You).

New Anon jumping in here to disagree with you both - i didn’t care for macallan 12 Sherry because I found the Sherry influence intense to the point of it being sickly sweet almost like liquid candy - only time that’s ever happened to me and I drink a lot of Sherry finished whisky

>>22144452
your palate is a joke and you make assumptions based on abstract reasoning rather than what you're tasting in your mouth

youtube reviewers are an echo chamber. nobody wants to have a wrong opinion and lose credibility. it's completely rampant in every whiskey topic. hurr durr wild turkey 101 evan williams white label best value whiskey, durrr macallan costs more than the competition, hurrrrrrrrrr if it costs less than $36 it's a mixer. blhurewhreurhhh buffalo trace is overrated. this tastes like vanilla and caramel, did i get it right? wanna hear my definite opinion of a bottle after 1 sip before i let it rot on my shelf for 10 years while i sample every other whiskey for more content?

and you're all just like them

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>>22144480
No actually I posted exactly what I tasted in my mouth.

>>22144465
That's because Macallan's sherry casks are low quality and lacking in the non-sweet flavors you'll find in other sherry casks (like dark chocolate notes or the non-sweet parts of the dark dried fruit notes).

>>22144465
>I drink a lot of Sherry finished whisky
Just finished?
How about exclusively sherry cask aged?

>>22144534
but you didn't post my dick?

>>22144554
>fantasizing about putting your dick in a dude's mouth
Thanks for proving the image correct, anon.

>>22144540
Yeah one day I’ll give em another shot but it just wasn’t my thing
>>22144543
Definitely both I didn’t mean to get too specific there. Bunnahabhain 12 cask strength is probably in my Top 5 All Time and I think that one’s all Sherry maturation. Also a big fan of the Signatory Vintage stuff which typically goes in that direction with a lot of their bottles

>>22144540
>Macallan's sherry casks are low quality
objectively false

Because Macallan owns its entire supply chain in Spain, their casks are built, seasoned with sherry for 12 to 18 months, emptied, and shipped directly to Speyside on a tight, pristine timeline. They don't sit empty in humid Spanish bodegas long enough to rot, so they never need to burn sulfur candles inside them. You will literally never get a rubbery, burnt-matchstick off-note in a bottle of Macallan.

So now we've got a paid Diageo shill and a paid Macallan shill.
Lovely.

The shillposting is somehow an improvement over the pointless shitflinging that usually goes on in here

>>22139694
I opened up and tried my Dettling bourbon last night and I'm now pretty sure the entire brand is just a meme. I immediately noticed the nose has a lot of ethanol like a young spirit. And it tastes young as well, with some chocolate malt, strong anise, and an hint of red fruit. The Kelvin barrels they use do add noticeable quality and toasty notes. It's not bad whiskey, but it's definitely crafty and way overpriced.

>>22144567
>Bunnahabhain CS
what batch?

>>22144581
giv it up all Edrington shill. nobody wants your bland, overpriced swill.

>>22144677
Mine was the 2022 release bottled at 56.6%

i drank isopropanol

>>22144923
How is it going in psych ward?

>>22144928
i'm in my bed at home

>>22144919
mines the 2023 at 60.1% kinda disappointed overall but I paid less shipping in from the UK than what I would've paid locally in a relatively low alc tax state

>>22110929
the NAS age killed my interest in whisky. yes there is still plenty of good stuff around, but every single time my dad offers me a dram of his 'good-old-times' collection, i feel betrayed

Got a bottle of black maple hill and a bottle of rare character limited release bourbon batch 2. Both are pretty good very much like a dessert. Anyone got a good scotch for a sweet bourbon freak?

>>22145280
The laphroaig Cairdeas this year is their lore (sherry influence) at cask strength
>but that’s peated
It’s also quite sweet also personally if I go with a dessert bourbon I like a peated scotch instead of being more dessert

>>22145415
that stuff is outstanding

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now i want a Penelope Rio
so much trash talk anout it i had to go for a pour at bar and liked it.

>>22113208
Is it good? Those bottles finally appeared at my Grocery store and they're like... $80/bottle?

>>22145602
That's an 11 year, they're most $500 MSRP.

I haven't had the new 4 year.

I was gifted a bottle of Hard Truth sweet mash bourbon for my birthday, pretty good stuff

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Since I normally just complain about disappointing bourbons here, let's change it up for a Monday. Knob Creek 10 year rye is pretty damn good. I wish they would come out with a barrel strength to pair with the upcoming knob creek 12 bs.

Sipping on Balcones Texas Rye Single Barrel. New American Oak => Pinot cask => ex-bourbon cask, 60 months total, which is more like 10 years in Texas heat. 58%.
Fucking lovely. Peak whiskey.
If Guy Fieri crafted a whiskey out of thoughtform intended solely to transport its drinker to Flavortown, this would be it.

>>22144581
I’m not a huge scotch guy but glendronach is 10000 better than macallan.

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Anybody tried this Widow Jane 10yr? I usually just drink cheap shit or eagle rare if I can find it but bartender recommended this and I'm impressed.

>>22146892
it was fairly good, i think they charge too much for 91 proof but if it was soop cheap somewhere would be more appealin
that said everyones mouth is different so chug what u like

>>22146892
>bourbon for women
"no way, fag!"

>>22146868
it's just objectively not. the only argument is value. it's all the argument has ever been and will ever be

>>22146868
>10000 better
Understating it.

>>22147525
>the argument is value
>pay less for something that has the better taste
>or pay more for something that has worse taste
the argument is common sense. only low caste asians care about big corporate brands. which makes you either a corpo cocksucker or a low caste asian. either way, you're dog meat pal.

>>22147547
>The GlenDronach distillery is owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation, a large American wine and spirits company. Brown-Forman acquired GlenDronach in 2016 when it bought The BenRiach Distillery Company Limited
>Brown-Forman Corporation is an American family-controlled publicly traded company, one of the largest in the spirits and wine business
physically cringing from your stupidity

>>22147547
>lower case jeet posting
>caste mention
>seething at China
You are a walking parody

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>>22110929
It's my third handle in 2 days I'm in and out of consciousness/b/roz my last bac was .52

>>22147902
bro. stop.

>>22147967
But why¿ All of my daughters are super models and it's upsetting me I don't want them to grow up

>>22147967
Gonna kill myself how do stream it¿

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Got this trash for $12. perfectly drinkable.

>>22148041
Total Wine day?

>>22147607
>>22147775
>NOOO YOU CANT JUST ARGUE I'VE ALREADY BEEN PAID TO BE A SHILL AAAIIIEEEE
tongue my anus little bug

talk me out of buying the cowboy bourbon for $250

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>>22148124
theyre jews in spirit
>Nothing like an interest free loan from the goyim i mean people

>>22148059
> Total Wine day?
Ends in a Y, yeah

Are there distilleries/categories that you always try to have on hand and keep stock at all times? I don't have a huge collection but I like to have at least
>1-2 Beam bottles, at least one age-stated (i.e. KC12)
>1-2 WT bottles, including a Rare Breed or something similar
>a couple of barrel proof and/or barrel picks from JD, Old Forester, Elijah Craig, or Larceny
>1-2 high rye and higher proof bourbons like OGD114 or Four Roses single barrel for old fashioneds
>a "premium" and high proof rye like Willett 4-year or a Sagamore for Manhattans
>a Speyside scotch
>a peated scotch
>an Irish whiskey for people afraid of flavor

Had another pour of the Peerless 10 year tonight. I have to agree that it's a fantastic pour of bourbon. It's easily a 8/10.

I followed that with a pour of Reveries The Deep which is a strong 9/10. Initially I didn't like this bottle but after a couple of months it's become a perfect dessert bourbon: sweet, velvety, and decadent with a great chocolate note on the finish. I'll stop shilling for this brand if they ever release something bad, but so far everything I've had of theirs has been fantastic.

>>22148384
sazerac full proof
cheap 100 proof workhorse ryes (jd bonded, knob creek, rittenhouse)
jack daniels old no. 7
something cheap and high proof
something mid
something luxurious
talisker 10 year

I'm really interested in whiskies that are different from what you usually find. So instead of barley, rye and corn, I am interested in wheat, oat, triticale, etc. I know they make wheat whiskeys and wheated bourbon, but don't know much about oat or triticale or others.

>>22149111
I think they use oats in "4 grain" mashbills

Bros, I have been drinking scotch, mostly Islays and bourbon for years but I've never actually tried a rye before. Just never got around to it
Gonna pick up a bottle today and want something $40 or under, rye and good quality.
What are your recs?

>>22149149
Old Overholt 114, should be in the $25-35 range

>>22149149
Knob Creek 7 Year Rye

Kilchoman Machir Bay Cask Strength is my new favorite Islay.
Lemon oil and vanilla bomb on the palate, peat bomb on the finish.
NOM.

>>22149149
Bulleit. Cheap and 95% rye.

>>22149149
Sazerac Rye full proof should be right at $40 if you can find it

>>22149364
Was going to say this, the 100 proof is easier to find and fits your price point if you can't find the full proof. The regular base Sagamore rye also fits the bill

>>22149357
Bulleit rye sucks though

>>22149537
>sucks
No, that's Rittenhouse.