Whiskey - It's the water of life!

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Archie_Kimkicker said:
Scots Scotch: Monkey Shoulder, Vat 69 (when I can find it), occasionally Johnny Walker Black (once in a blue moon I will order one or two shots of Blue Label in a bar and pay extra for it to be a fresh bottle).
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And I trust you see them break the label.
 
As someone whos a newbie can anyone recommend any whiskey that tastes good and is cheap.
 
Dojima's Dragon said:
As someone whos a newbie can anyone recommend any whiskey that tastes good and is cheap.
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Depends on what kind of whiskey you enjoy. Here are some quality sippable entry-level bottles that are miles better than the ones normies buy to get hammered:

Bourbon: Hotel Tango
Rye: WhistlePig Piggyback
Scotch: Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve
 
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Troonos said:
Depends on what kind of whiskey you enjoy. Here are some quality sippable entry-level bottles that are miles better than the ones normies buy to get hammered:

Bourbon: Hotel Tango
Rye: WhistlePig Piggyback
Scotch: Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve
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Havent drank one but one that has sweet but smokey flavor
 
CHARizard said:
I have a son being born at the end of the year. Can anyone recommend me a good whiskey to buy for when he turns 21 (my dad did this for me). Scotch or Japanese preferred. I know next to nothing about alcohol, and would prefer it to be under $250.
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Talisker 18, Scapa 16, Oban 18, Suntory Hibiki are a few to consider off the top of my head. Though I'd recommend trying the cheaper bottlings of a couple of brands like these out for yourself to see what you like before committing to a specific one for a gift like that.
Dojima's Dragon said:
As someone whos a newbie can anyone recommend any whiskey that tastes good and is cheap.
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It depends on what your exact price point is but these probably won't break the bank

bourbon/rye: bulleit, redemption, old grandad (bonded), ezra brooks
scotch: aberfeldy 12, glen moray 12, ardbeg 10
irish: sexton, tyrconnel, teeling

Though prices depend on where you live and occasionally you can find really decent stuff (better than some of the cheaper things I listed) at a substantial discount if you shop around. Generally if it's a 10 or 12 year old single malt scotch it won't be outright terrible even if it's on the cheaper end, though there are some exceptions to this so you could quickly google whatever you're looking at in a liquor store just to be sure.
 
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Dojima's Dragon said:
As someone whos a newbie can anyone recommend any whiskey that tastes good and is cheap.
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In terms of scotch, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie or Glenfiddich in the 10 year range are good starter choices. If you find anything is too strong, add a few drops of water. In time, you will start to appreciate it and you won't need it anymore.

I have bottles of Octomore and Laphroaig at the moment, but they are very powerfully peated and not for the beginner (unless you're a smoker possibly). I used to not even be able to sit at the same table as someone drinking Laphroaig.
 
glow said:
In terms of scotch, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie or Glenfiddich in the 10 year range are good starter choices. If you find anything is too strong, add a few drops of water. In time, you will start to appreciate it and you won't need it anymore.

I have bottles of Octomore and Laphroaig at the moment, but they are very powerfully peated and not for the beginner (unless you're a smoker possibly). I used to not even be able to sit at the same table as someone drinking Laphroaig.
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I feel like laphroaig has an overblown reputation. My first "intense" scotch was lagavulin 16 and trying laphroaig after that just made me think "that's it?". It's not that lagavulin is that crazy either but it just tasted a lot more interesting for what it was.
 
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glow said:
I don't think I've had that, I'll give it a shot. Anything else in the "punch you in the palette" category you'd recommend?
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It's not the same type of "punch" but the wackiest thing I've tried flavorwise was Samaroli's 2013 bottling of a 1992 Glen Scotia. It has a strange "swampy" sort of taste if you drink it right away but if you let it air out a bit the flavor changes significantly, trying it both ways adds to the charm of it even if that sounds weird. Though this is one of those "premium" limited bottlings so the price is more a reflection of how "unique" it's supposed to be rather than how palatable an average drinker would find it. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it unless you're bored of more standard flavors and don't mind buying something expensive.
 
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A second vote for the Lagavulin 16. Fine, added to basket, merry christmas to me. Let's see what this is about.
 
glow said:
A second vote for the Lagavulin 16. Fine, added to basket, merry christmas to me. Let's see what this is about.
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You'll love it. I'm jealous. I wish I could erase my memory and try it for the first time again. It was a magical experience.
 
went to the "socialist" liquor store and bought me some Jack Daniel's honey flavour. its so sweet and not bitter at all! i can drink it like its water. the taste is great!
 
Dojima's Dragon said:
As someone whos a newbie can anyone recommend any whiskey that tastes good and is cheap.
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I'll throw in my two cents--

Bourbon/Rye: Elijah Craig, Bulleit Rye
Irish: Tullamore Dew
Scotch: Speyburn

Keeping in mind that by "cheap" I mean middle shelf and not bottom shelf. Bottom shelf is for mixing and/or bum life. lol
 
I bought Glenlivet 12 a while ago based on suggestions from this thread and have really enjoyed it, it's a light and fruity scotch that would be great on a warm summer day. It was a big hit with my family also, who were never Scotch drinkers.

Troonos said:
Scotch: Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve
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This might be my next purchase, the flavor profile sounds really interesting. Right now I'm trying to hash out if I'm getting the Caribbean Reserve, jumping to Glenfiddich 12 as another good entry-level scotch, or taking a friend's suggestion of trying Macallan 12. The complaint I hear about the latter is that it's too damn expensive for what it is.

Alcoholism said:
Because it's mostly sugar.
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I split a mini-bottle of Wild Turkey American Honey with my dad the other night and it tasted more like spicy honey than actual whisky. It would probably be delicious mixed into hot apple cider, but otherwise it was definitely a Fat Man's Bourbon.
 
Whiskey's my favorite alcohol, vodka second, lager third. I used to exclusively drink canadian because it was easy to swallow and not very strong in flavor but over the years I've tried branching out. Bourbon is okay (a bit too sweet for me but I'll finish it), irish is milquetoast meh, dislike tenessee, rye is my favorite and I can chug it all day, scotch was actually my first alcohol but as a teenager I found the flavor so repugnant (but still drank it lol) I swore it off as an adult.
I decided to try it again, have a bottle of glendronach 12 that I've been drinking slowly because the flavor is really difficult. When I was a little kid I used to lick wood furniture and this tastes exactly the same lol. It's got this offputting wood varnish flavor in the beginning but after a while that goes away and it tastes like real, nice, deep whisky. Love/hate it. I instantly spit out smoky scotches so I would like to try more smokeless/sherried scotches like this one. Any reccommendations?
 
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