Bourbon, Whisky, Scotch - /BWS/

New to drinking whiskey really,

>last drink?
Had some Black Dirt at this tiny bar in New York, not bad at all

>next purchase?
Maker's 46

>dream bottle?

>last drink?
Fireball mixed with some iced tea
>next purchase?
Springbank 10 or Talisker 10, looking to branch out from Ardbeg and Laphroaig for peated scotch choices
>dream bottle?
Pappy 23, just so I could sell it for an obscene amount and then buy more decently priced whiskys with it

>Last drink
My buddy gave me some Guinness at his place. For whisky I had a Lemmy. (Jack Daniels and Coke). It was ok, I prefer it neat though
>Next purchase
Gonna be a cider for me and my girlfriend that I had when I had a really incredible educational opportunity in England. Kopparburg, I think it's Swedish. For /BWS/ I dont know, I'm looking for recommendations here. I'm thinking Monkey Handle for something more affordable?
>Dream bottle
I know it's overpriced but Johnny Walker Blue Label. Purely because this online radio personality I like drinks it.

>Titos on ice

>Last
Lagunitas Imperial Stout
last whisky was Knappogue Castle

>Next
Planning to get a Wild Turkey 101 Rye at some point. And an Anchor Old Potrero for my birthday next month.

>Dream bottle
I don't care about the high end, tbqh.bbq

>and then buy more decently priced whiskys with it
Naisu

Halfway through this heavenly elixir but managed to grab a mini for the drive.
Next bottle will be the umpteenth 18yo arran unless I can grab a sauternes cask.
Dream bottle would be the oldest maccallan available to be honest.

>last drink
Springbank 10
>next purchase
probably nothing anytime soon, whiskey-wise. I have AnCnoc 12, Glenfarclas 12, Talisker 10, Green Label, Yoichi 15, Weller 12, IW Harper 15, and Makers 46 that I haven't even opened, and about 20 I have open.
>dream bottle
I don't think my taste buds are sophisticated enough yet to appreciate anything crazy. I'm sticking to the pretty decent stuff for now.

>last drink?
Rebel Yell on the rocks.
>next purchase
I dunno. I'm still looking for something on the budget end of things to drink every night (I'm al/ck/), but I'm not sure if this fits the bill.

It's definitely better than Evan Williams which was my go-to. But I'm open to suggestions.
>dream bottle?
I don't think my palate is refined enough to bother with anything beyond mid tier.

>last drink
Clynelish 14
>next purchase
Glendronach CS or Aberlour Abunadh, probably.
Or a nice bourbon fo a change because I'm mostly drinking scotch, likely Elijah Craig 12.
>dream bottle
One of the better Glendronach single cask bottlings.

>last drink?
Jefferson's reserve. It was pretty good.
>next purchase?
Not sure, maybe Blanton's. I've been wanting to try some.
>dream bottle?
Pappy Van WInkle 23 year family reserve. Or really any Pappy Van Winkle.

I don't get it

>At a friend's house who is a whiskey fan.
>Special occasion so he cracks out a bottle that cost $100.
>18 years old, Single Malt, Scotch Whiskey.
>Everyone else seems to actually enjoy it.
>I can't taste anything but burning.

What the hell is this meme. $100 to basically get heartburn for the rest of the night?

Next time just ask for a beer instead of wasting decent booze

He was going off to Qatar for 5 years to undergo his training to be a pilot.
He gave everyone a glass and we drank it as a toast. I was unaware of what it was going to be like.

Also
>beer

Anyone else think that the high corn bourbons being shilled are complete shit? Stuff like Eagle Rare is absolutely disgusting. It just tastes like Southern Comfort. I haven't yet tried Buffalo Trace or Stagg Jr but I suspect they are both equally shit since it's the same exact juice (minus some age and proof-cutting)

I tried Willett Pot Still Reserve and it was so much more refined and flavorful. Also had some Laphroaig quarter cask which is great too

I did not like Eagle Rare, found it too sweet. Buffalo Trace is a God tier budget bourbon though, and noticeably less sweet.

If you like Laphroaig then your palette probably just prefers peaty or smoky whisky. And I'm pretty much the same way, i did shill that Hudson Baby Bourbon earlier though, it's 100% corn distilled but I didn't find it sweet at all.

>last drink
Glen Orchy 5y/o blended scotch, bless lidl
>next purchase
Glen Orchy 5y/o blended scotch (or Talisker 10y/o if I feel rich but I probably won't)
>dream bottle
Yamazaki 18y/o

yamazaki 12 year old tonight in bar. delicious. and I managed to drink 7000 yen worth but only pay 4000 including lots of food as we all split the bill.

trying to find lagavulin 16 in japan is hard. I had a bit over xmas back in england and fell in love. might just order it online.

Try a Speyside or Lowland scotch next time. Those are a fruitier (Speyside) or more mellow scotch than like an Islay. Kudos to those anons that can drink those, those burn and taste like peat to me.

I'll give you my room for whatever time you want if you give me your room for the same time, I'm honestly desperate for weeb whisky, I promise alcohol taxes are low here and the choice is wide

>Stuff like Eagle Rare is absolutely disgusting.

Agreed. I tried Eagle Rare and was very disappointed. Evan Williams is better for half the price.

Can someone post that bigass jug of whiskey degreaser?

My go-to scotch. Its not as good as a single malt, but isn't bad for the price. Jameson is a pretty good Irish Whiskey.

I generally just stick Wild Turkey 101, but lately things have been good so I've been drinking pic related.

NVM fund it, as cheap as it gets

currently drinking this, really like it!

Had a glass of Laphroaig Cairdeas Madeira cask last night.
Waiting for Sunday night to see if I won a bottle of Pappy from my liquor chain's BTAC lottery.

>last drink
Michters Rye

>next purchase?
Don't know, probably going to give Larceny a shot.

>dream bottle?
Some kind of crazy expensive Japanese? Or something from the Buffalo Trace Heritage line.

>Michters American Whiskey.
muh niggah, just found out about Michters. Have had their rye and bourbon and I'm in love.

What do you all think of Evan Williams Single Barrel? What else is good for less than $30?

Is it degenerate to mix Jim beam with coke?

I can drink this all day

Oh an aristocrat!

>last drink
High West Campfire
>next purchase
Either Angel's Envy or Rendezvous Rye, my local shop has barrel select of each but I don't know which direction to go in from Campfire...
>dream bottle
Not really interested in chasing anything super crazy, although Glenmorangie Signet sounds really interesting

Last drink.
Unsure of next purchase.
Dream bottle unknown.

Life is too suffering to make decisions for the future.

That's the only way to drink JB my dude

Everyone always says Chivas is decent, but over rated and too high priced.....it's my goto though because it is usually pretty cheap ($25) and tastes amazing

>blended

kys

Surprisingly good for the price. Although I still think regular Evan Williams is the best bourbon for the price.

>last drink
Lagavulin 16

>next purchase
Probably Booker's, my current bottle of it it is almost empty.

>dream bottle
Port Askaig 40, Glenfarclas 40 or George T Stagg.

I like it

Do Japanese whiskies still have age statements in Japan?

When I could but that shit everyday for $40 I didnt, meme magic is deal, the family reserve rye was really the only one to get excited about.

>>last drink?
blanton's original

>>next purchase?
macallan 18 year, because i'm out

>>dream bottle?
pappy family reserve 23 year. what are you, retarded?

eagle rare is pretty trash.

Quick question, is it whiskey or whisky?

>>last drink?
Elijah Craig

>>next purchase?
Probably more Elijah Craig unless something catches my eye.

>>dream bottle?
Don't have one. I try any whiskey that's given to me and enjoy all of it. Any whiskey is better than no whiskey.

Delicious, thank you user.

Probably gonna get shit for this but what's the best type of whiskey to use for sours?

Bourbon

>>last drink?
Buffalo Trace
>>next purchase?
Dunno, this one is lasting me a while
>>dream bottle?
No idea. This is my first bottle of whiskey

To me all of them taste almost the same just different bottle shapes and some have fancier labels.

You should cut it with some water 1:3 ratio if you really want to get the nuances of taste rather than the burning from the alcohol.

But go to a bar and try a Glenlivet vs Glenfiddich. Or better yet the Glenlivet vs an Islay scotch, like Laphroaig.

Guys, you told me Bulleit was good. Why did you lie?

you see as I said here all that paranoia is just marketing and false advertising, they all taste more less the same at first two sips after that nobody can tell the difference.

whiskey is kind of an aquired taste, at first you mostly taste burning, the nuances come later when you know how to deal with the alcohol

its not a meme, you are just to new to drink hard spirits like this

gr8 stuff, that was my last glass

chivas is not good, bushmills 10 is the same price and way better (its my goto whiskey if i want to drink with friends, because its "cheap" and good for beginners)

lavavulin 16 is a nice peaty malt
have you tried the quarter cask laphroaig? its even peatier

i also have a flask of glen garioch 12, nice highland whiskey

>its not a meme, you are just to new to drink hard spirits like this
sounds like pathetic attempts to justify wasting so much money on something that is nothing special and coming out with all that spin that you
>are just to new to drink hard spirits like this
if something is good you can taste that right a'way, only questionable products require complex tricks to hypnotize others that your money were wisely wasted.
Nothing but cheap marketing tricks to justify buying expensive nothing special booze luring snobs to part with their money and to make them feel good about it.

>that's a real bulleit ad
wtf i hate bulleit now

congratulations you are not a snob.

yeah as with really spicy foods?
most people dont eat spicy foods because too spicy
but if you are used to the spicyness you taste different flavors

its kind of the same with whisky, most people think 40% alcohol is pretty hard, but there are whiskeys that have even over 50% alcohol.

i dont give a shit about what you think, i dont need to justify anything lol, i drink it because i think it tastes good, not to say how much i know about whiskey or anything

20-70 euros is the zone where the price/benefit is good, under 20€ it usually tastes bad because it hastnt matured yet and over 80€ you wont taste that much difference to the 50€ bracket

also see this post
as you see my goto is clocking in at about 25€ which is not that expensive for a whiskey

>Pikesville
>Four Roses Recipe I don't have
>AH Hirsch 16 GF

I got drunk and ordered the cheapest Calvados-Bouchard variant (Grand Solage, 30$). I should be getting it today, how much of a disappointment am I in for?