whiskey

and i have two brand new bottles of whiskey!!

wait til 5

FINE.

it's five o'clock somewhere.

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It's a little before 3:00 here, I can start drinking rum so you don't look so bad.

if i had a plate of eggs in front of me, it would be perfectly acceptable to drink a bloody mary or some bullshit so why can't i just start sippin whiskey. i just wanna taste the weller tbh, and hope i like it.

initial impressions of the old weller antique 107 are mixed and not entirely favorable. extremely sweet up front with a vague medicinal taste to the otherwise nice & slow finish. maybe it'll grow on me.

also you can really smell the booze in this thing.

i had the weller 90 recently and was def not crazy about it

received a bottle of http://www.sixthseal.com/archive/November2005/shine_on_georgia_moon_corn_whiskey.jpg for Christmas.

will not be drinking

haha i see that in the store and it scares me

old weller antique fares a bit better over ice, but basically tastes like a thicker & maybe even sweeter makers to me.

ew

yeah. oh well. at least i got that bottle of rittenhouse <3 my roommates can have at the weller tbh.

i bet this would be good with ginger ale tho.

That corn whiskey should have a whole mess of cherries sunk in it. And then left in the sun for a few months. Foreals. Amazing.

I got a bottle of Jameson 12 y.o. last night. Fuck, that is some deadly smooth shit. My buddy and I killed half a bottle without even blinking.

Got the Weller's special reserve. Like it, but it feels suuuuuper-sweet - maybe just because the last bourbon I had was the Bulleit?

Suntory Yamazaki 12 yr is nummers

whiskey has new answers

Whiskey always has new answers...

maker's mark is crap isn't it

yes

if you need a wheated bourbon buy weller's and save yrself like 15 bucks

I haven't had any Weller in ages at this point, but it's definitely on the sweet end of the bourbon spectrum. That's generally the way with wheated bourbons. What I like about the Special Reserve compared to Makers Mark is that the Wellers tastes like a complete bourbon to me, ie it actually has a finish, unlike Makers Mark. And I do like Makers well enough. It's a perfectly fine bourbon to sip neat, but I think its strength, in terms of mass appeal, is that its flavor is pretty subdued. I prefer a bolder bourbon, whether that's sweeter, hotter, or spicier. But its by no means a bad bourbon, imo.

Recently resampled Bulleit, and didn't think it was as bad as I used to, now think its perfectly adequate, but that's still not a very interesting drink either, imo.

Also I'm pretty disappointed in Rittenhouse Rye. Tastes more like a rye bourbon to me than a rye whisky. I don't know. I feel like I've tasted bourbons with stronger rye flavor than that. I mean if I'm drinking rye, I really want that spicy rye flavor to be pretty strong, and in the Rittenhouse it just doesn't seem to be. I guess if I think of it as a bourbon though, it's pretty good. But again if I'm drinking rye, I don't want to drink something that doesn't, in my opinion, taste like rye.

interesting--rittenhouse is like my white whale at this point (nb i mostly want it for cocktails, some of which would really benefot from a 100 proof rye). i talked to the owner of a pretty big liquor store with a great whiskey selection about it--apparently in the last bottling a grand total of two cases were allotted to my state. i guess i need to travel....somewhere.

makers is a fine dtd whiskey but there's really no point in spending 35-45$ for a bottle of makers over any boutique label

The rittenhouse I had is at 80 proof. A litle research tells me they have a bottled in bond version at 100 proof, so maybe that's the one everyone likes so much.

ahhh yes i'm looking for the bottled in bond

I've been looking for that locally forever. Going to have to break down and order online, I guess.

BOTTLED IN BOND IS THE BEST THING FOR ME TO HAVE LEARNED TODAY AND IT IS ONLY 12:04 AM!

SERIOUSLY TELL ME MORE AND GIVE ME A LIST TO BUY!

Lol. Speaking of bottled in bond, Old Grandad BIB is probably one of my top 5 whiskies right now. Kinda Peppery with an amazing candy apple body. And at about $20 a bottle is a pretty amazing deal. Don't be put off by the garish orange label.

Though honestly I don't think many distilleries use the bib designation too often anymore.

I have a bottle (half bottle lol) of noah's mill! I'm drinking it now! It's 114.proof but I don't know if it has the DISTINCION *hic*

100 proof rittenhouse is definitely the one that everyone likes

In the last few weeks I've tried and very much liked Caol Ila, Highland Park (very smoky), Jura (10 year - very smooth) & a Bowmore (a real strong mixture of flavours that I couldn't necessarily articulate yet).

Trying to get through my cheap bottle of Famous Grouse that I bought at New Years so that I can actually replace it with something decent.

bowmore is great. i also need to get a new malt soon. got some anCnoc left, which i'm really enjoying, and a laphroaig 10 that i'm having a hard time getting through tbh, kinda worn out on that one at the moment

Recommend Scapa. I think it's the most delicate single malt I've had.

caol ila is amazing. got a bottle of the 12yr for xmas. super smokey, but super smooth.

friend had a scotch tasting party at his office. everyone was supposed to bring a bottle that was >$30. we tried to get at least one from each area (lowland, speyside, highland, campbeltown, and islay). in the end we all graded them out of 5. here's the breakdown:

Caol Ila 4.56
Glen Scotia 4.42
Glen Keith 4.37
Aberlour 4.13
Glenfiddich 4
Ardmore 3.97
Singleton 3.96
Macallan 3.93
Glen Moray 3.5

i had been searching for the ardmore traditional cask because of an article i'd read on it, but when i finally was able to taste it, i didn't like it. i brought the singleton.

i also really LOVED the glen keith

recently picked up Basil Hayden bourbon. i think it's ok. i think i wanted something a lil sweeter.

and the wife got a bottle of Hibiki japanese whiskey. pretty good.

maker's mark is crap isn't it

― am0n, Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:52 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Really? I love the stuff. I love Bulleit too.

basil hayden is nice enough but super-mild imo. not sure if it's worth it for the price. bulleit i thought was pretty good.

Caol Ila 4.56
Glen Scotia 4.42
Glen Keith 4.37
Aberlour 4.13
Glenfiddich 4
Ardmore 3.97
Singleton 3.96
Macallan 3.93
Glen Moray 3.5

I only know three of those. I love malts so I'll definitely check out the top 3. Got a slew of whisky at my PhD party so I'm still good though :)
Personal favourites are Old Puteney, Dalwhinnie, Lagavullin (depending on mood/occasion). For hardcore peat-lovers I recommend trying some Ardberg. A real WTF when you first taste it but persistence pays off imo.
All the american suggestions on this thread make me want to check out some bourbons - any of you guys got a tip for a peaty whisky lover?

Have enjoyed a few Booker's Manhattans this week. The higher proof bourbon makes all the difference in the world. If a bar doesn't have the 125 - 133 proof Booker's (bottled straight from the barrel, so it varies in proof), Turkey will do the trick at a mere 101 proof.

I had a feeling this thread would rear its caramel colored, barrel aged head this afternoon.

A friend brought me some Longmorn as a housewarming present. I rate it very drinkable.

that grading upthread is also sorta off because not everyone tried every type

Sunday night was a wee try of Laphroaig. I can't really articulate what it tasted like, very complex and potent; I liked it very much though.

I wondered if that might be a resin-y taste?

peaty

I can definitely taste the differences in flavours, but don't know which terms best apply all the time.

Oh my God I am in love with Laphroaig 10! Just picked up a bottle of that plus Pappy Van Winkle 15 plus a bottle of Old Grand Dad BIB, and I am so happy right now. I'm going to have to start exploring the world of single malts. But don't know where to begin. Need to check out Lagavulin, I guess. Laphroaig has sold me on the Islays.

Also tried Rittenhouse Rye BIB since the last thread revive, and it is definitely better than the RR 80 proof. Definitely a pretty good whiskey, but I'm not sure it outclasses the wild turkey rye for me, when I'm in the mood for a rye whiskey. And for that matter, I think the Old Grand Dad BIB, like Bulleit, tastes like a smoother more delicious Wild Turkey Rye.

Top 5 favorite whiskies at the moment:

1) Old Rip Van Winkle 10/90
2) Pappy Van Winkle 15
3) Laphroiag 10
4) Bakers
5) Old Grand Dad BIB