whiskey

the 114 is kind of overkill imo

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/04/business/japanese-whisky-yamazaki-named-worlds-finest-dram#.VFlY1zQgtN4

perfect timing. i'll try to score a cheap bottle while in japan later this year.

has anyone tried it?

So I scored a bottle of Pappy 12 tonight, I suppose I should feel good? Lucky?

nice work! if you didnt pay over retail it's a very nice and fairly priced bourbon.

I paid $20 over, I guess? Not too worried about it, I haven't been buying bourbon much at all this year.

hi dan, what are you doing the next couple weekends? :D

Looking at this bottle, petting it occasionally, waiting for 12/5 to crack it open.

Had a Yamazaki the other night after winning a football match 8-0. It was most fitting. Very peaty and flavoursome, without any sort of sweetened chemical flavour. Delicious.

speaking of pappy 12, anyone ever see weller 12 year? it's very very similar if not indistinguishable. used to be my jam til it disappeared. elijah craig 12 year is my affordable go-to these days, but tonight i'm sipping four roses single barrel which is delightful.

haven't seen weller 12 in a few months now unfortunately

Van winkle 12 year/lot b is I believe just single barrel Weller 12. Technically not Pappy though. Weller 12 not gone, but all the "it's as good as Pappy" talk means it didn't linger when it shows up. That said, I haven't seen it for about a year, not long after someone tipped me it was going AWOL and I didn't believe him.

i don't even think lot b is single barrel, i think it's just the best barrels of 12 year old weller blended and bottled. the general shortage of older weller and the fact that they can divert the existing supply to the more desirable van winkle label means weller 12 is going to be an endangered species for quite a long time.

picked up a bottle of four roses limited edition single barrel 2014--pretty excited since the 2012 edition was possibly my favorite bourbon ever. the price has certainly gone up.

I've had an easier time getting Pappy than any of the 4R limited editions.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing for a few seconds!

I drank a whole bottle of this year's Booker's

http://www.wsj.com/articles/fear-of-a-bourbon-shortage-puts-enthusiasts-over-a-barrel-1418004595

I also picked up Hillrock's solera aged bourbon. it's quite interesting. a bit rough around the edges but I quite like it. excited to see what they'll be doing in 6 years or so.

xp This article sponsored by the Kentucky/Indiana bourbon manufacturers agency

have we already talked white whiskey itt

i like that kings county white whiskey i must say

Fuck a white whiskey.

^^^

Drinking some scrounged Highland Park right now, it's not bad at all.

isn't every bottom-shelf "whiskey" that was "aged" for 24 hours post-fermentation and then had caramel coloring added really a white whiskey

"moonshine" aka cheap swill rushed to market as something else to avoid the aging process and start raking in dough with minimal effort.

Had some Booker's 25 last night, which was good enough that I wish I bought a bottle when I could.

I tried the Dickel white whiskey in a bar because I was curious. It was alright but I don't think I'd buy it again.

glenmorangie 1l and crested ten 70cl says its a good Xmas so far

benromach spreyside, kris krings

I just bought a bottle of Bulliet 10 Year. Not bad at all, but disappointing.

Ah well. I'll certainly drink it.

currently sipping a 12 yr bushmills distillery reserve you have to drive up to the gates of the warehouse to get. very good, peppery.

bought a bottle of springbank 15 year today. really like it a lot so far.

???
http://www.wired.com/2015/04/lost-spirits/

I think I prefer last year's Bookers to this year's

http://www.themanbookerprize.com/sites/default/files/images/books/132.Richard%20Flanagan-The%20Narrow%20Road%20To%20The%20Deep%20North%20cover.jpg

xxp OK, that Wired link is fascinating

(the link is not descriptive, it describes a new technology for reproducing the aging process of "brown spirits" in a much shorter timespan

20 years in 6 days

http://bostonapothecary.com/investigating-lost-spirits-investigations-part-i/

Bulleit 10 Year is... not all that impressive

However, buying it on clearance at Target for about fifty cents less than normal Bulleit is good!

xp thanks for that link seandalai, also fascinating

just gifted a bottle of 18 yr old glendronach. excellent.

attn chicagoans

https://twitter.com/KimbarkBev/status/667028638676574212

Ha, that's one way to do it.

I made it down there in time last year, not lookin' likely this year

I could do it, in theory, but that tweet is already 2 hours old, isn't it?

yeah, but they don't start until 6 and there's only one favorite so far

iirc last year I saw the tweet while I was in class, ended up making it down there about an hour later and they still had a couple bottles

they jack the prices up though

love this stuff

its good

my favorite kind is bourbon but rn i am drinking scotch

i'm trying to turn myself into a scotch person, there's so much more scotch to try and the bourbon scene is full of basic bottles and ripoffs these days

imo the problem with scotch in north america (or bourbon abroad) is the import/scarcity price difference