Post recent bottles or pictures of bottles that you've bought most recently and give input on other anons choices.
Just bought this one yesterday and gave it a taste just now. Really nice beginners whisky and the faint smokiness really emboldens the mouthfeel and aftertaste.
I love me some bourbon but I've never tried scotch before
I picked up a bottle of Dewar's and its smooth as silk. I may have found a new favorite
Connor Sanders
I never really drink many blended malts but from what I read its more of a floral scotch which sounds a little turning off.
Do you know which single malts compose the blend if I might ask?
Gabriel King
Is something wrong with me if I can't enjoy Woodford Reserve?
It's probably pleb as fuck but I like Gentleman Jack.
Jaxon Clark
Id say yes but do you prefer peach flavor or apricot. Your answer can determine whether or not your a pleb.
Brody Hall
no, I don't know anything about scotch, i thought it had a sweet oak flavor almost like honey and a easy finish, reminded me a lot of basil hayden just a little more peppery
Nathan Green
>Whisky/scotch
eejit
Anthony White
Has anyone tried the Shackleton expedition whisky, the one based on the case of bottles they found frozen in Antarctica?
Camden Martinez
>getting this mad for no reason >eejit Go fuck an ox Seamus.
Luis Morris
Bought this the other night. Any opinions on it? I'm new to drinking.
Nathan Kelly
It's pretty good bourbon. I almost always keep a bottle of this around. Smooth, not too sweet. Solid for the price.
If you're new to it maybe start off on the rocks to mellow it out some.
James Cruz
>Any opinions on it? Not worth wasting quads on
Carter Wright
Oh shit my first quads, and on my favorite board no less!
I found it smooth like you said. I'll try with ice tonight. I've been using it for whiskey sours and I really enjoy it. I made the simple syrup with demerara sugar, which made the drink taste great. Thanks, friend.
John James
>Whiskey sours I'd recommend picking up a bottle of Canadian Club for those, it's my go to whiskey for sours
Carson Lee
That's the shit that got me into whiskey. I had a bottle of Clan Mc. Gregor for my first whiskey and hated it. Decided scotch wasn't for me. I got another bottle (James Oliver or something) and it wasn't great. Used it for whiskey sour and flambé meals. Finally got this shit and I've loved it since.
Also, I'd like to try a scotch again now that my palate is a bit more refined. What would you suggest that isn't super expensive and tastes like scotch? I don't need a beginner whiskey but I would prefer something under $30 a handle.
Jordan Nelson
Good enough. The rye's even better. Don't bother with the 10 year.
James Barnes
It's pretty average for the steep price tag, better bourbons for cheaper out there.
This is my local distillery's whiskey. It's phenomenal and the guys there are great and love what they're doing. The owner himself gave my family a bottle of his own malt whiskey that predates the distillery itself by a whole year. It's really phenomenal.
Caleb Howard
>Also, I'd like to try a scotch again now that my palate is a bit more refined. What would you suggest that isn't super expensive and tastes like scotch? I don't need a beginner whiskey but I would prefer something under $30 a handle. By "tastes like scotch", I imagine you mean pretty bog-standard blended scotch, because the taste spectrum of scotch is one of the widest of any liquor out there. There's a huge amount of variation. If you're dead set on getting a handle of scotch (I don't know of any good single malt that comes in bottles larger than 750ml, other than the absurd 4.5L bottles that Ardbeg does sometimes) get a handle of Dewars white label. It's smooth and easy drinking.
Evan Gomez
Picked up a bottle of this last weekend. I'm new to whisky and I heard it as a suggestion for beginners. Tried a little bit over ice the other night and I wasn't a big fan, plan to try it as a Whisky Sour tonight and see if that makes it any better. Other suggestions were Maker's Mark and Bulleit. My roommate has a bottle of Maker's on top of the fridge so I can try that. I went with Buffalo Trace since it was the cheapest of the 3. Bulleit's flavor profile description sounded the best, but I didn't really want to drop $35 on something I might hate.
Carson Powell
Thanks my man. I wasn't affixed on a handle quantity, just had an aneurysm or something while typing that. Standard 750 ml is more than fine. I'll check it your rec. Appreciate it!
Anthony Young
Oh gotcha, long as you aren't wedded to the big bottle and want to give single malts a shot, drop into some of the cheaper Speyside distiller options like Glenlivet 12 or Glenfiddich 12.
If you live somewhere that you can have whisky shipped, Master Of Malt does a series of tasting sets so you can try a wider selection for not a whole lot of money.
Awesome, that's great info. I'll likely grab a bottle at my local store tonight on my way home from work. Thanks!
Leo Morales
Are decent scotches normally just gonna run 60-70$ a bottle? Between Bulleit and Knob i have found a happy medium for my american whiskys.
Austin Long
>Are decent scotches normally just gonna run 60-70$ a bottle? For the most part yes, but you can probably find some good beginners scotches, like Dufftown or Aberlour, in the 50 dollar range.
Isaac Campbell
>Are decent scotches normally just gonna run 60-70$ a bottle? Yes, that's the floor for a decent single malt. It's not right to automatically dismiss blends though - there are a lot of adequate ones that aren't Dewars or Johnnie Walker, and won't bust your wallet. Pig's Nose / Sheep Dip, the Compass Box blends, Black Grouse, and the like, will be around $30-40 for a bottle.
William Scott
There is nothing wrong with this.
Elijah Powell
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Sebastian Rogers
No but its literally newbies first $40+ scotch
Lincoln Brown
>Product of India Pajeet my son!
Cooper Parker
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Xavier Sullivan
>indian whiskey So does it taste like sharts instead of smoke?
Lucas Bennett
40 bucks! where in the fuck do you live user? Shitty state almost certainly detected.
Robert Brooks
Im Canadian actually but Im kinda estimating the price for a 750ml bottle since its like 55 bucks up here in Toronto.
Ryan Ross
Shit user. black label wouldn't coast more but around 25 bucks around here buddy. It just seems kinda wierd to me that you Canucks get so goddamn faded all that time but you have to spend so much for alchohol..
Dylan Stewart
So what blended ones would be a suggested pickup? Im not opposed to a 70$ one if its that damn good, but I doubt my taste is refined enough to enjoy it.
Though im not sure how to develope the taste for tequila. The Tres Agave blanco still tasted like ass even though that probably should have been good to me.
Michael Hughes
Bought me a bottle of Eagle Rare. Don't normally like spending over £20 for a bottle of booze (it cost £35) but I felt like treating myself to something. I discovered that it's made in the same distillery as Buffalo Trace and I'm quite fond of that.
Will drink it tomorrow.
Liam Thomas
I've got an unopened bottle of Talisker and Lagavulin here. So which smoke is the best.
Ethan Cook
Lagavulin 16 is 600 dollar a bottle Islay masquerading as 100 a bottle scotch.
Nathan Turner
Flavour notes include "poo in loo", "bus rape" and "all the fucking cumin"
Dylan Myers
Can anyone recommend a cheap, but still drinkable smoke-flavoured scotch? I dont want to spend 50$ on Ardbeg or Talisker, but I'd like to try some smoky stuff.
Charles Gray
For maximum scotchpleb, dewars is an interesting mouthfeel for
Camden Flores
The Black Grouse Finlaggan
Andrew Smith
Seconding the rye
Jayden King
Agreed. I like it in scotch cocktails especially. Lagavulin is pretty damn good. Talisker is not quite as good, but still good. That being said, it's priced appropriately. In fact Lagavulin 8 is a much better value than the 16.
Picked up a bottle of Ardbeg Dark Cove last night. About to open it this evening. May report back with my notes later.
Thomas Bailey
Highland Park, if you can find it for a decent price, is decently smoky. Not to the extent of an Islay, bust still rather good.
Jose Richardson
>Gentleman Jack If it's good enough for ralfy, it's good enough for me.
In all seriousness, I recommend George Dickel No12 as JD's big brother: higher ABV (more flavor), aged longer, better quality control, better price.
Christopher Gonzalez
Four Roses Yellow Label. Cheap and delicious straight and in cocktails.
Owen Jenkins
How is Tomatin's 12 yr?
My state has it for 36$ a fifth
Landon Howard
Finishing off a bottle of Knob Creek bourbon tonight, with some sharp cheddar and crackers as an accompaniment.
I'm trying to get into whiskey and food pairings, anyone have some suggestions for a novice?
Liam Gutierrez
Highland Park with grilled salmon usually goes well. If you get an 18 year old by chance try it with grilled ginger chutney rubbed swordfish.
Julian King
>Salmon
the memefish
Benjamin Kelly
Fuck off salmon done right is delicious, fuck your memefood bullshit r edditor scum.
Jackson Reyes
Salmon is the only fish normies will eat. It's a memefish.
Isaac Richardson
Just because the fish is popular doesn't make it a meme. In that same manner you could say every food or drink is a meme. Its stupid thinking.
Dylan Cook
>Salmon is the only fish normies will eat
I see I have a lot to learn about board culture here on Veeky Forums.
Benjamin Mitchell
But salmon is the ONLY fish people will eat normally.
James Carter
People who say meme all the time are Xerox copies of actual people. Stop saying 'meme' and you won't be looked at like human garbage.
Hunter Sanders
>But salmon is the ONLY fish people will eat normally. >what is tilapia, cod, tuna, catfish, haddock, halibut, etc.
Christian Wood
and how many of the people you went to school with ate those fish if they did not live in fucking maine?
Isaiah Martinez
Salmon is a fish the northwest crowd get excited about. The Vedder river in chilliwack is a big deal for salmon.
Jonathan Reyes
>and how many of the people you went to school with ate those fish if they did not live in fucking maine? I live in Toronto and any basic store sells all of those fish. People like to experiment with food more than you think user.
Joshua Jackson
Patrician tier
Ethan Taylor
Oh, btw. I just opened a bottle of Talisker. It's like Caol Ila or Ardbeg. Hot, peppery, but it has a good finish.
Henry Jackson
>sierra leone Well shit.
Samuel Ross
You really know about Lagavulin. No one knows.
David Long
>whisky >best by
Every. Fucking. Time.
Connor Fisher
gb2/v/
Austin Young
I had some Stagg Jr. and Booker's tonight. It's been awesome I tell you what.
Carson Martinez
my experience with scotch is a few single malts i forgot the name of, some johnny walkers (black, blue), and some glenlevit 12 year.
as for some whiskeys, i've had jameson and that's it.
last night i picked up some makers, and mixed it with some ginger ale because i was heard it was a decent drink. i enjoyed it. tonight i'm drinking it with a few cubes of ice. its alright. pretty smooth, a bit sweet.
what other drinks should i try making with it?
Luke Torres
How does JW Blue taste? I've had black and 2x black and really enjoyed the smokey flavoer but have been curios about the super expensive bottle. JW Red tasted liked ass.
Thomas Miller
In my most humble opinion, you can never go wrong with a whiskey sour. There are few drinks that go down so easily such as that.
Wyatt Roberts
if i'm being completely honest with you, i don't i had enough experience with scotch to really appreciate it.
i do recall it being less smokey than the black, but that's all i can really say.
thanks for the tip. any preferred way of making that drink?
Luke Price
Personally, I like it on ice, it dilutes the acidity of the lemon juice. Also, you can substitute a simple syrup for sugar, or vice-versa, depending on your tastes. I like to add about 1 part fresh squeezed orange juice to 3 parts lemon juice, personally, then garnish with either a lemon or orange rind. Experiment to suit your tastes.
Justin Robinson
Well if blue didn't give you the reach around in terms of flavor then I guess it ain't worth it.
Jacob Nelson
Blue is a rich-people meme. Let 'em believe they're special.
Isaac Bennett
STOP SAYING MEME. Are you some generic millenial asshole? I honestly hate you people on site. You're just some mistake the world shitted out.
Liam Miller
>He fell for the millennial meme.
Brody Perry
What's the cheapest shit that you get drunk off of? I prefer Old Grand Grand and Old Crow Reserve.
Isaac Edwards
I'm a simple man and I enjoy Four Roses Bourbon
It costs 10€ in Italy and 25€ here in Switzerland, too bad you can only legally import 1 liter each time
How does it cost where you live?
Jaxon Clark
Four Roses small batch is about $30 freedom bucks where I live. Not sure about the rest of the country or regular Four Roses.
Colton Martin
>Live in California >Regular Four Roses >13.40€ for 750mL >39€ for 1.75L Damn it feels good not to pay tariffs on Kentucky straight bourbon.
Lucas Ramirez
What the fuck. Four roses in my state is 22$. I mean we have a state liqour tax, which is set at 20% but I live in fucking VA and california gets it cheaper?
Lucas Allen
California liquor taxes are rock bottom because we regularly pay $3.50+ a gallon for gas and $5+ a pack for smokes.
I'm 95% sure it's because the nightclub industry bribes the fuck out of the legislature not to tax booze.
Lucas Lopez
5,50$ if about average for a pack of newports so I dont really think thats why. I do like our state controlled liqour stores, since if one doesnt have it you can order it and have a bottle delivered to the store for pickup.
John Turner
>state controlled liquor
Found your problem right there. Gas stations, groceries, and drugstores here sell hard liquor, so the price slashing and coupon deals are very real, especially when you get to heavy hitters like wine stores or Costco.
Government stores have zero incentive to engage in competitive pricing.
Joseph Perry
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Ayden Stewart
From a trip to my Mecca a year or so ago
David King
What are good brands of Rye?
Thomas Adams
Holy shit. I've got a few bottles of Octomore (6.1, 6.3, and 7.1). 6.3 is my absolute favorite peated scotch. I must ask for the story that accompanies that picture.
Dominic Green
That picture is from the distillery. The rafters are lined with bottles of the past, including one each of all the in-store valinch bottlings they've done.
I tried to get a bottle of the Octomore Discovery, but they'd sold out of it about a week before I got there.
Zachary Cooper
Last "nice" bottle of whiskey I had was this. It was really fucking good. I've also had their clear whiskey, that was very good too, but a little rougher/less sweet.
I dunno much about whiskey though.
Jordan Reyes
I too would like some good whiskey and food pairings.
Ian Butler
>live in Canada >regular Four Roses is like 40-45 dollars >Ardbeg 10 is over 90
Caleb Cooper
Lol we pay like 11 for cigs in NY and our liquor taxes are still pretty high MA as well
Benjamin Bell
Ardbeg 10 in Ontario is the same as Talisker 10, 100 bucks each unless you go to Duty Free where its far cheaper (around 70 bucks).
Thomas Richardson
Yup, small batch is 30 where I live. I just grabbed a bottle after working seven days this week. I'm new to bourbon, I mostly drink and sell beer. This us basically the first bottle of bourbon I've ever bought. Trying two and a half fingers over a single ice cube after some sips of it straight. It's definitely an aquired taste. I do get the toffee, slight vanilla, and oak notes.
Imma light up a macanudo and see if it doesn't bring the woody flavors out.
Ethan Watson
went to the store and picked up some lemon juice and ultrafine sugar. went with 1.5oz makers, 1oz sugar, 1oz lemon juice, 2oz water served over ice. shit is damn good.
Adam Sullivan
>Hankey Bannister Sucks, but will do. Picture unrelated.
Colton Nguyen
I just tried maple syrup instead of sugar and lime juice, it was surprisingly good though I should have shaken it because I could feel the stickiness of the syrup