Whiskey drinker's thread

[jcc522]

Originally Posted by thedak

Batch 1 is meh for the coin...

I've read and heard that Batch 3 is the best of the bunch.

post pics of your collection

[thedak]

Originally Posted by jcc522

post pics of your collection

I do

One bottle at a time.

[camptravisr]

Suggestions for $25-35 range?

I don't have the budget to break the bank frequently. Most I've ever spent was $60 for Blanton's. Delicious. I'm a big fan of higher rye content whiskeys like Eagle Rare and Wild Turkey 101, but have a relatively inexperienced palette. I'm familiar with a lot of the popular stuff - Knob Creek, Woodford, Maker's, Buffalo Trace. For cheap drinkin I usually go for Four Roses yellow label or Dickel 8 yr.

Thank you in advance.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by Roose13

A place down here does whiskey tastings at their store. I went there for a whiskey story I'm working on for my paper's monthly food and drink mag and used it as an opportunity to finally try a good rye bourbon. Went high-end and had Whistle Pig Rye. Holy shit is all I can say about it.

So the story came out three weeks ago. I posted the pics on Imgur. I think you should be able to zoom in on the photos to read it, but if not, I think the layout done by our editors turned out fantastic and it was an incredibly fun story to do. A nice change of pace from my usual beats in sports.

http://imgur.com/gallery/qryNq

[dobyblue]

Cool beans dude!


Good layout, now I'm thirsty!!

[zajDmB1]

Man, as a scotch guy, I wish $80 was a high end price

Stupid imports.

[Carbon Copy]

Originally Posted by zajDmB1

Man, as a scotch guy, I wish $80 was a high end price

Stupid imports.

same here...

[thedak]

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[Roose13]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Cool beans dude!


Good layout, now I'm thirsty!!

Thanks man! It was a lot of fun

[thedak]

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[thedak]

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[MDPrompter]

finishing off a bottle of Jefferson's Reserve. Not bad, but definitely disappointing for the price.

[thedak]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

finishing off a bottle of Jefferson's Reserve. Not bad, but definitely disappointing for the price.

Anything non cask strength from Jeffereson's is def a tad too mellow.

[MDPrompter]

Originally Posted by thedak

Anything non cask strength from Jeffereson's is def a tad too mellow.

I've got the same issue with standard angels envy...but the cask strength is amazeballs.

[thedak]

Indeed...

[MDPrompter]

Movin on to Pikesville Rye. I love this stuff. Finally available near me in OH. Great QPR and way better than Sazerac IMO.

[thedak]

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[camptravisr]

Tried a pour of Angel's Envy for the first time yesterday. It was incredibly smooth but didn't have a defining characteristic or flavor. Probably won't be getting it again for the price I paid for the pour. Better to find out that way rather than buying a whole bottle, I guess.

[Alazais]

Just got back from Florida earlier this week. I found a bottle of Macallan 18. Not the ruby gold thing or whatever it is... They also had a 21 sitting up there. It was crazy expensive but my god I've always been interested in it.

[drop2d]

Originally Posted by Alazais

Just got back from Florida earlier this week. I found a bottle of Macallan 18. Not the ruby gold thing or whatever it is... They also had a 21 sitting up there. It was crazy expensive but my god I've always been interested in it.

Did you happen to get any Palm Ridge reserve while you were down there?

[zajDmB1]

Originally Posted by Alazais

Just got back from Florida earlier this week. I found a bottle of Macallan 18. Not the ruby gold thing or whatever it is... They also had a 21 sitting up there. It was crazy expensive but my god I've always been interested in it.

Honestly, the first rule I tell people if you want to get into scotch...don't use price or age to assume quality. Not that they aren't tasty, and it's subjective of course, but to use Macallan and Glenlivet as examples, I like younger bottles of those better than older bottles. Macallan is one of the more extreme examples in this context as I like their 10yr French Oak bottle better than their 18 sherry. Granted I've never had the 18 French Oak, but the point still stands.

Same with Glenlivet. They don't have straight up lines like Macallan so their standard 15yr is currently french oak, but their higher priced/older bottles are sherry I think...and I like the 15 way better.

But it's better to get rid of all the consumer assumptions we've been fed. Think of years of scotch as different flavors, not better versions of the one before.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by zajDmB1

Honestly, the first rule I tell people if you want to get into scotch...don't use price or age to assume quality. Not that they aren't tasty, and it's subjective of course, but to use Macallan and Glenlivet as examples, I like younger bottles of those better than older bottles. Macallan is one of the more extreme examples in this context as I like their 10yr French Oak bottle better than their 18 sherry. Granted I've never had the 18 French Oak, but the point still stands.

Same with Glenlivet. They don't have straight up lines like Macallan so their standard 15yr is currently french oak, but their higher priced/older bottles are sherry I think...and I like the 15 way better.

But it's better to get rid of all the consumer assumptions we've been fed. Think of years of scotch as different flavors, not better versions of the one before.

Exactly, pretty much the big factor why age costs more is because of how much longer it took to produce and the fact the batch was probably smaller. It's just a totally different scotch, not necessarily better.

[thedak]

Van Winkle Family Reserve Handmade 16 Year Old

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[MDPrompter]

Originally Posted by thedak

Van Winkle Family Reserve Handmade 16 Year Old

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Is that a Vigia Tubo? Nice choice!

[thedak]

2016 Bookers Rye Limited

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[thedak]

Originally Posted by mdmarvich

Is that a Vigia Tubo? Nice choice!

Maybe......

[MDPrompter]

Having a sazerac tonight made with pikesville rye and La Clandestine absinthe. Delicious.

[Timebomb07]

dak, do you work at a Whiskey bar?

[thedak]

Originally Posted by Timebomb07

dak, do you work at a Whiskey bar?

I don't but I sometimes I think it would be cheaper to

[jcc522]

Originally Posted by thedak

I don't but I sometimes I think it would be cheaper to

What is your IG?