Time for /liquor/
What are you drinking?
What do you want to try?
I've been wanting to get into rye whiskeys recently, started with pic related.
Also, how do we get rid of all the over-regulation of high-proof spirits? I dream of a time when anyone can say "fuck you InBev" and distill their own liquor without either spending years in prison or spending millions of dollars opening a tiny distillery that will fail in a few years.
I got no money, but I drink all day
>>7532021
>I dream of a time when anyone can say "fuck you InBev" and distill their own liquor
It was called "The Gin Craze" and it was not a good time for anyone.
who /Black Velvet/ here
its affordable and fairly drinkable
>>7532035
I'm talkin pre-prohibition, when liquor wasn't regulated out the ass, at least in the US. To distill spirits now, you have to record and report every mL that goes through your distillery, they're worried about Al Capone skimming some off, it's absolutely insane.
>>7532064
The Gin Craze was pre-prohibition you dingus, it was 1690 to 1751
>>7532021
I've been drinking moonshine the past few days, absolutely disgusting.
I'm interested in trying out a few more brands of vodka, the moonshine was cheap and from a mate. I live in New Zealand (unregulated distilling), so moonshine is cheap homebrew.
>>7532077
That's totally different though, we never had that problem in the US.
>>7532191
Because like every sensible country on the face of the earth since the Gin Craze, some form of regulation has been applied to distillation.
owwwwwwwwwwww niggas we out here, holdin down the block, you already, i am teh hood
>>7533025
What's the point in taking 4K+ pictures when your camera's that awful and your JPG compression that horrendous?
My fucking 0.8 megapixel Digital Mavica saving shit on floppy disks took better pictures, Jesus.
>>7532088
>I'm interested in trying out a few more brands of vodka
Why? They all taste the same. If you want a white liquor, you could at least go with gin or rum.
Professor always talks about Jameson, so I thought I'd check it out.
It's pretty good.
>>7532021
>what are you drinking
Russia Standard Vodka
>what do you want to try
A whisky that tastes good to me and isn't Hibiki again. I've had babby's first Jack, Seagram's 7, and Fireball. Currently have Bowmore 12, Maccallan 12, and Hibiki. Bowmore is odd, hate the sherry flavor in the Maccallan, and Hibiki is good, but not anywhere near $75 good, maybe $50.
I just bought this bottle today, trying my first glass now.
It's not what I was expecting, it's quite nice though.
Got a bit of a citrus taste to it and as weird as it sounds it has a meaty aftertaste that is pleasant.
I normally go for Islay whisky but felt like a change.
No, I don't own a fedora.
>>7533516
That meaty character is probably the most distinctive thing about Craigellachie, it's what most people notice with it, so it doesn't sound weird at all. I enjoyed it myself and for some reason it's stupidly cheap around here. I got a bottle for $45.
![dsc05590[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/plsP1d2.jpg "dsc05590[1].jpg")
It's dang tasty
>>7533534
I'm a bit jelly, I just paid $90 for my bottle.
I'm in Australia though, we get taxed pretty hard on grog.
drinking rum. want to try new rum. as much rum as possible. jesus i love rum.
black out whenever i drink it but damn is it good
A+
>>7533606
i drank that tonight as well
learn to control yourself, man
blacking out is not fun
>>7532021
Old Overholt is a great babby's first rye whiskey. It's a different style of rye (there's like a Maryland and Virginia(?) style of rye and I think it's a Maryland style rye?), so it's a bit sweeter.
If you like it, try Bulleit rye, it's very inoffensive.
If you like that and decide you like rye, try Knob Creek. It's basically the best rye you can buy for less than $60.
Also, beware that some Canadian whiskies call themselves rye, but it's completely different.
>>7533601
that post sounds so gay
>>7533657
>shitting on based Alberta Premium
Helmets and gloves in the Timmy's parking lot, cakeboi
>>7532021
>What are you drinking?
40 Creek whiskey and some St. Remy's brandy I got as a gift
>What do you want to try?
Some Calvados, I guess. I've always wanted to try it, but couldn't find any. I've heard it's kind of similar to applejack.
>>7533556
Isn't calling it bourbon illegal?
>>7535103
What? No.
Bourbon doesn't have to be from Kentucky. It just has to be corn whiskey aged in charred oak barrels and made in America.
Me rn
>>7534087
Never meant to shit on it, but it's quite different.
Isn't Alberta Premium what they import and relabel as Whistle Pig and then sell at a huge markup?
>>7535526
It doesn't name the distillery but
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/28/your-craft-whiskey-is-probably-from-a-factory-distillery-in-indiana.html
Just bottled an orange liqueur and a strawberry liqueur this weekend.
With the orange, I put a tsp of allspice and 1 tsp fresh grated ginger in it for the last day of steeping before removing all the orange zest. Turned out GREAT. Too bad I've got to try to wait for a month to imbibe. For the next batch, I might try a bit of clove on the last day, or just ginger. The strawberry is good, but doesn't really stand out. I've made fruit liqueur now with about 6 different fruits, but the only one that's really impressive and definitely worth making multiple times is orange.
I'm making new batches like every two weeks too. It's going to be the year of inexpensive orange liqueur. Now I have to get some decent brandies to mix it with. What does /ceekay/ suggest for good brandy? I've really only had the standard VS Courvoisier, Hennessey, etc. I have some dosh--what's some really nice cognac for say under $80?
Any ideas or tips RE fruit liqueur either?
>>7535484
I could sure go for a gin and tonic right now... or 4.
>>7535484
That's me exactly except Gordon's and the $.69 kroger diet tonic,
>>7532021
> Drinking now
Nothing right now, but I'm about to have a little rum with some cider. Kraken spiced black rum with Kopparberg pear cider.
And I might open up the bottle of cinnamon-flavoured whiskey and take a big sniff, because it smells lovely.
> Stuff to try
Honestly, I want to try all of the booze to see if it's any good. Aside from vodka, because that is basically ethanol.
And absinthe, because I fucking hate aniseed.
> Over-regulation
Just don't get fucking caught.
Otherwise, it's sin taxes that are the problem. Taxes to discourage creation and consumption.
Taxes on booze, on cigarettes, etc etc.
>>7535772
My only experience with Captain Morgan's it seemed watery to me. How's that one?
>>7535786
Pretty smooth. Worth the extra money.
What absinthe do American bars or what brands available replicate the spirit the best?
Or is my quest for the spirit fruitless?
>>7535913
your quest for the spirit is misinformed. There is nothing special or mystical about absinthe. Its "hallucinogenic" qualities have been debunked and the experiences reported by 19th century authors are, in historical perspective, the equivalent of high school kids pretending to be drunk off non-alcoholic beer.
It's a liquor that tastes worse than pretty much every liquor. That is the reality of absinthe.
>>7535772
lol I have that same monitor set up
>>7535932
I'm fully aware of the misconception, that's not my interest. I simply would like to have the spirit for cocktails and for collecting.
>>7535772
If you want visitors to think your PC is a tool and not a toy, replace that keyboard with something not so overtly "gamer" and roll the second monitor to portrait.
>>7535953
he's /vg/ open on one monitor and Major League Gaming on the other.
He's not going to have any visitors.
>>7535932
>tips fedora
>>7535949
It's supposedly not very traditional, but I got a bottle of this a while back and it was really good, everyone who tried it wanted more, including a lot of people who don't regularly drink spirits. You may consider this good or bad.
>>7535795
Smooth = watery
I love a Bailee's and kalual or how ever it's spelled. Shits great. Also bailies in a coffee is great too
>>7536072
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>>7536072
>Bailee's and kalual
Sounds like some kind of glorious interracial lesbian scat/electroshock interrogation porn, where can I download this? Also food and cooking.
>>7536091
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Also food
>>7532031
How?
Hey lads, how would Seagram's Extra Dry and a cheap Prosecco work for a large batch of French 75s for a party?
>>7536588
I'd say go with Gordon's over Seagram's tbqh.
>>7536608
Any particular reason?
>>7536072
Holy fucking shit dude, literally got a box of these yesterday as a gift. Too bad they taste like ass.
>>7536622
Gordon's is just a lot better for the same price, at least where I live.
>>7533284
It's the best desu
>>7532051
Aye, that's my go-to shit haha It's only $12 a handle where I get it. After a few years you start to appreciate the harsh pungency of it
Any of you tried Connemara? It's currently reduced from £41 to £25 and I am considering it since money is tight
>>7537893
>money is tight
Then you can't afford to drink.
>>7532021
I really wouldn't try to drink old overholt neat. It's a staple for mix drinks though.
Going for a midnight mojito tonight!
>>7533284
Best average priced whiskey for ginger ale
Jim Beam Bonded
A splash of coke or dr. pepper and I'm good for the night
>>7538561
Personally, I'd only use Old Overholt in mixed drinks where the other ingredients aren't particularly strong. I made a boulevardier (whiskey, Campari, vermouth: essentially a negroni with whiskey in place of gin) with Old Overholt the other day and I could barely taste it. It just couldn't compete with the Campari.
Picked myself a bottle of Teachers (for swilling) and a bottle of Johns Black Label.
