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Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

My experiences with (cheap) scotch back in college didn't leave a great first impression, so I've avoided it for the most part, instead preferring bourbon and rye. I just picked up a bottle of Glenmorangie 10 on a whim and this is some really tasty stuff - what are some others a neophyte like myself should look out for at the liquor shop?

# ¿ Oct 15, 2019 03:59

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 21:59

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Glenmorangie is also pretty nice and easy drinking at that price

# ¿ Dec 9, 2019 19:14

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I've been getting into scotch recently, after only drinking bourbon & rye for years and being turned off by college-days shots of Clan McGregor and Dewers. I've currently got Johnnie Walker Black, Chivas Regal, and Glenmorangie; I really enjoy how vastly different all three are. What would you recommend trying next, in the sub-$60 range?

# ¿ Dec 16, 2019 14:54

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

What's a good, not too pricey entry point for Islay malts?

# ¿ Jan 23, 2020 14:24

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Just picked up my first Islay, Ardbeg 10, after 10+ years of thinking I didn't like "smokey whisky". I've been living a lie.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2020 02:18

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I got a bottle of Noah's Mill as a gift a few years ago, I remember liking it okay but there's much better options for $50

# ¿ Jan 29, 2020 18:43

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

What're y'all's quarantine whiskies? Most of my bottles are pretty low so I picked up a Wild Turkey 101 and Ardbeg 10.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2020 14:09

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I picked up some Evan Williams Bottled in Bond yesterday, pretty tasty stuff for ~$20. I think I like WT101 more, but I'm going to have to have a couple more glasses to be sure.

# ¿ May 15, 2020 19:33

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I'm no expert but I believe gin is easier to do small scale / entry level because most of the flavor comes from your botanicals, so as long as your base spirit is decent you can make something drinkable and unique.

I just went out to the liquor store for triple sec to make margaritas, now I want tonic water.

# ¿ Jun 7, 2020 23:09

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

spankmeister posted:

I just checked and Wee Beastie almost doubled in price.

gently caress that noise then

Wee Beastie's still ~$40 here, I should pick one up before it increases.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2020 23:25

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I just picked up a Four Roses Single Barrel, this is real nice. Tastes like hot cinnamon candies.

# ¿ Jun 16, 2020 16:43

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I get a dill pickle note from Bulleit

# ¿ Jun 19, 2020 18:26

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I've seen a lot of people dismiss Basil Hayden's, but a local place has it for $20 (vs the $40 I usually see). Worth grabbing?

# ¿ Jun 30, 2020 18:10

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I ended up grabbing that $18 Basil Hayden's today and am having my first glass.

Well, now I've got something for juleps at least.

# ¿ Jul 2, 2020 01:50

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I've got a half a bottle of Chivas Regal I don't really care for straight. Any good scotch-based cocktails out there aside from penicillin and sours?

# ¿ Jul 16, 2020 14:28

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Add a little lemon and ginger and you've got yourself a penicillin

# ¿ Jul 24, 2020 22:28

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Gejimayu posted:

Bourbon/American Whiskey: here I seem to have found my wheelhouse. I really enjoy woodford reserve, makers mark, and (don't hate on me for this) I often fall back on Evan Williams Single Barrel. I really don't like regular evan williams, and if I'm feeling cheap, I go for jim beam white over it every time. Usually to make a whiskey sour with. I feel like I've not enjoyed high rye whiskeys as much, although I preferred bulliet rye to their bourbon, so im open to the idea of higher rye content. I lucked into an eagle rare early in my experience, and today scored a buffalo trace (which i used to drink before it was harder to find), which i would place maybe a step above woodford and EWSB. Being a nerd, im kinda interested in the chase of the rare bottle, but don't want to pester store clerks too much.

Does anyone have recommendations for me that would be interesting and not too costly?

Edit: or, honestly, things to look out for?

I like Evan Williams Bottled in Bond (white label) more than the black label or Jim Beam White. I can usually find it for ~$15. Wild Turkey 101 is a few dollars more but is probably my favorite bang for your buck bourbon. If you want to splurge, pick up Four Roses Single Barrel ($40).

# ¿ Sep 22, 2020 15:18

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Did Laphroaig up the price on Quarter Cask? Bottle King is usually pretty good on sticking to MSRP but they had it for $80 today

# ¿ Sep 29, 2020 22:41

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Is Weller 107 Store Pick worth picking up at $70? My local store got a couple cases but I don't think I've ever paid for than $45 for bourbon

# ¿ Oct 29, 2020 01:06

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Paul Masson VSOP is certainly good enough for eggnog, it goes for ~$12

# ¿ Nov 2, 2020 22:32

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Deceptive Thinker posted:

I need to open, drink, and mostly kill my old fitz decanter bottle to start an infinity bottle

Walmart of all places has a pretty nice decanter for $8.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2020 04:12

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I got some Old Forester Rye, it's good

# ¿ Dec 5, 2020 00:10

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I got Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (C920) and Ardbeg Uigeadail for Christmas. Never had either before, but after my first glass of each I'm very pleased.

# ¿ Dec 28, 2020 21:35

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Casu Marzu posted:

A bottle of Rittenhouse 100 is cheap as hell and it's a fantastic rye for the price

Rittenhouse and Old Forester 100 are my go-to cheap ryes.

Edit: speaking of rye, what do you all think about Whistlepig? I got the three piglets gift box (10, 12 old world, 15 estate oak) and while all three are enjoyable, I certainly wouldn't pick up any for the MSRP.

Toebone fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Feb 14, 2021

# ¿ Feb 14, 2021 15:56

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I haven't tried Willet but a friend described it as a $20 whiskey that comes in a $30 bottle.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2021 14:00

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Vox Nihili posted:

Good god do they need to sort out their marketing team, though:

OUR WHISKY

DRIVEN BY OUR VIKING SOUL, WHAT WE MAKE IS THE PRODUCT OF OUR BATTLE FOR BALANCE, OUR DESIRE FOR HARMONY.

AND FENDER AMPS

# ¿ Mar 12, 2021 00:13

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Semi-new whiskey drinker here; I'm getting an unexpected bonus at work and want to spend a little of it on it on a new bottle. Bourbon or scotch, I've currently got Uigeadail and Elijah Craig Barrel Proof so maybe an unpeated single malt or good blended Scotch? What's your favorite bottle for $50-75ish?

# ¿ Mar 23, 2021 03:29

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Casu Marzu posted:

I read that a "a handy" and was really confused for a second. All the BTAC bottles are great and I wish it was possible to find a bottle ever. I always wonder what kind of job these fb group dudes have to be able to hop down to a liquor store at like 11am on a weekday whenever.

Easy enough if you work at the liquor store.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2021 16:29

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

There's a couple posts on reddit about Glendronach dropping the non-chill filtered label. I just picked up a bottle of 12 and it still has it, so if it's the kind of thing to bother you, might be time to stock up while old bottles are still on the shelf.

# ¿ Apr 5, 2021 11:47

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I have had Wild Turkey

# ¿ Apr 19, 2021 23:15

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Tomatin 12 is perfectly fair for the $40 or so it goes for, but don't expect much more than that.

# ¿ Jun 4, 2021 16:12

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Glenmorangie 10 was my first single malt, and the box came with a pretty nice glass and a taster bottle of the Lasanta. Not a bad deal.

# ¿ Jun 4, 2021 20:46

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

First place I'd try is the "contact us" link on Glenlivets website.

They do have this story about an old bottle someone found that's dated to between 1908 and the 1930s - I don't see an age statement on the label. Glenlivet Mystery Bottle

# ¿ Jun 20, 2021 11:08

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I like their 100 proof rye as well

# ¿ Jul 1, 2021 20:24

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

field balm posted:

Picked up a bottle of laphroaig 10 for my first shot at islay. Honestly I thought I'd have more difficulty with it, the bandaid-y note I'm not sold on but I looooove the lingering charcoal finish. Enjoying it a lot!

Try Ardbeg 10 next, I get less of the medicinal note and more charcoal/ash.

# ¿ Aug 6, 2021 15:18

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

I was just at a liquor store and they had Dickel Tabasco-barrel finished on clearance for $6. How bad could it be? (I did not decide to find out)

# ¿ Aug 8, 2021 00:15

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

GD_American posted:

So since we all appreciate the Dickel BiB, uh....I saw Evan Williams BiB on a shelf.

Anyone try?

Good stuff. Most places around here price them the same so I tend to prefer WT101 but you can't go wrong with either.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2021 11:49

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

wormil posted:

I went to a "speakeasy" style bar, whatever that means

It means you've been transported back to 2010, and you'd better get ready to pay $16 for a cocktail

# ¿ Aug 29, 2021 10:07

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

Midwinter sat on shelves for MSRP for at least a month around here (NJ); hopefully the hype train still hasn't reached us yet.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2021 12:36

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 21:59

Toebone: Jul 1, 2002; Start remembering what you hear.

if you think most of those bottles are being consumed instead of put on a shelf

# ¿ Oct 8, 2021 16:00

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