TL Whiskey fans?

Hey there, was lookin for a whisky thread after reading some of the beer appreciation thread and to my shock the last one was from 2004!

while i like most of the other liquors ( yay for rum& red bull! ) i really love whisky. am i alone or what?

so what is your favorite? scottish ones, us, irish or maybe something fancy? prefer the light sweet ones or peaty smoke flavor bombs?

lets talk about whisky !

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GypsyBeast Canada. November 12 2011 05:57. Posts 630

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im just starting to get into finer whiskey, any suggestions on some that can get me started?

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MangoTango United States. November 12 2011 05:57. Posts 3670

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scotch!

Ardbeg is my favorite.

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Surth Germany. November 12 2011 05:58. Posts 119

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nvm

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PH United States. November 12 2011 05:59. Posts 6076

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I love a good whiskey. Unfortunately, the most expensive I can generally afford is like Red Label. T_T

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StorrZerg United States. November 12 2011 06:00. Posts 8998

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I just picked up "knob" whiskey?

any opinions on it?

does it go well with a whiskey sour?

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Eishi_Ki Korea (South). November 12 2011 06:00. Posts 1318

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Macallan 12 is something anyone who might be interested in whisky should really check out. My personal favourite nip

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Rainmaker5 United States. November 12 2011 06:02. Posts 968

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I have some jameson that someone left in my house from a while back. I'm not a connoisseur by any standards, but it goes down nice and easy. For a man too cheap to by things to mix or chase, a liquor you can sip is a treat.

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HunterX11 United States. November 12 2011 06:03. Posts 848

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Myself I like peaty scotch the best, but drinking Laphroaig and Lagavulin so often I opted to go for Caol Ila this time, which is interesting since to me it tastes like a blend between an Islay and a Speyside malt. I've also got some Glenlivet Nadurra (it's 16 y.o. cask strength non-chill-filtered, one of the new varieties they've been putting out) and Glenrothes. Weirdly the Glenrothes doesn't have an age on it, but it is quite good and I hardly believe it's only eight years old or something; I wonder what the deal is?

I've got Famous Grouse for anyone who wants blended whisky (I use it for mixing too though I think Johnnie Walker Black might be better for mixing since it is less "sweet" and a bit "spicy" with that Talisker flavor, but it's a tad expensive for mixing anyway). I don't drink bourbon as much but my favorites so far are Elijah Craig and Basil Hayden; I tried Buffalo Trace because a friend recommended it and I quite like it. Oh and some Jim Bean Black for mixing--it's good enough for a decent Manhattan, a really good value imo. What is it the deal with so many bourbon names starting with a "B", anyway?

Gotta have some rye too for Sazeracs or a rye Manhattan--seems like getting a fancy rye is a bit of a waste since I never drink it neat (unless I'm drinking Old Overholt to get drunk) so I like Wild Turkey.

I've got a few other liquors too, but whisky is my favorite.

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Contagious United States. November 12 2011 06:03. Posts 1299

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Not a huge whiskey fan, but if I do drink it, I drink..

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HunterX11 United States. November 12 2011 06:04. Posts 848

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On November 12 2011 06:00 StorrZerg wrote:
I just picked up "knob" whiskey?

any opinions on it?

does it go well with a whiskey sour?

Knob Creek? It's a nice bourbon--tastes almost like sweet fruit to me. Perhaps a bit fancy for a whiskey sour, but it would taste great. If you use it for a Manhattan, use a bit less vermouth than normal, since it's already a bit sweet (also always use bitters!!!)

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canilsen Norway. November 12 2011 06:04. Posts 283

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I love single malt. Current favorites are Lagavulin16, Oban14, Glenlivet.
I once got my hands on a bottle of Smokehead. Really something if you like the taste of bonfire in your throat =)
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qrs United States. November 12 2011 06:05. Posts 3496

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Canadian all the way! Canadian whiskey* tends to be very smooth. I quite like Crown Royal.

*I never remember which way it's "supposed" to be spelled for which countries and it's not worth looking up

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micronesia United States. November 12 2011 06:05. Posts 19280

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Been drinking Bourbon and Ginger Ale lately... seem to like that the best of the stuff I've tried XD

When I'm out I might get Jack and Coke though.

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HunterX11 United States. November 12 2011 06:06. Posts 848

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On November 12 2011 06:05 qrs wrote:
Canadian all the way! Canadian whiskey* tends to be very smooth. I quite like Crown Royal.

*I never remember which way it's "supposed" to be spelled for which countries and it's not worth looking up

It's "whisky" for Scotch and "whiskey" for everything else, though Maker's Mark (a bourbon) and George Dickel (a Tennessee Whiskey) both use the spelling "whisky" on their labels.

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Surth Germany. November 12 2011 06:07. Posts 119

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Hunter: I see that you have svedka. How much do you like it? I recently bought a bottle and I must admit that I prefer finlandia...

StorrZerg United States. November 12 2011 06:10. Posts 8998

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On November 12 2011 06:04 HunterX11 wrote:

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What do you mean by use bitters?
And it was more so a gift, and its my first real whiskey that i've gotten.
As for Whiskey sours, i've always been a fan of them since my family makes them sometimes. (granted i have no idea what they use)

ATM i have some sweet and sour mix that i hope is what i need to make a whiskey sour. lol

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Contagious United States. November 12 2011 06:11. Posts 1299

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On November 12 2011 06:07 Surth wrote:
Hunter: I see that you have svedka. How much do you like it? I recently bought a bottle and I must admit that I prefer finlandia...

If you're going to get cheaper vodka, I'd say get Sobieski. Very good.

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HunterX11 United States. November 12 2011 06:12. Posts 848

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On November 12 2011 06:07 Surth wrote:
Hunter: I see that you have svedka. How much do you like it? I recently bought a bottle and I must admit that I prefer finlandia...

I only use vodka for mixing (and much less often than gin at that), and I find Svedka is the perfect combination of "tastes all right" and affordable. Good vodka is supposed to be basically flavorless anyway, so I don't see any point in buying anything more expensive (but cheap vodka can be quite nasty). If I drank vodka martinis perhaps it would make a difference, but I'm going to go on the record and say that even James Bond should be ashamed of drinking vodka martinis. Vesper martinis are quite good though--I've got a bottle of Lillet in the fridge. I'm amazed they never did any sort of promotional tie-in with the new Bond movies. A tip for making a Vesper: try adding a bit of bitters, since Lillet today has less quinine than Kina Lillet did when Ian Fleming wrote Casino Royale. I prefer orange bitters, and they help with the color too, since irl a Vesper is only faintly yellow (as seen in Quantum of Solace) and clearly in Casino Royale they added yellow food color.

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esla_sol United States. November 12 2011 06:12. Posts 714

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costco has a new bourbon, aged 7 years with a 103 proof.

any idea what it is?

i say this because other costco alcohols (vodka, tequila) are amazingly priced repackages of other brands.