I'm going camping for a bachelor party this weekend. I'm thinking about bringing scotch and cigars. Lets assume everyone there is on the lower end of scotch connoisseur, whats my best bet that will also be tasty? Also if anyone has cigar suggestions I'm definitely all ears.
If you bring Laphroaig 18 it will probably impress. I kinda fell in love with it when PA state stores where selling it for $70 a bottle.
I was thinking Laphroaig 10, but figured it might be a little much for some. I'm guessing the 18 is smoother?
A lot smoother.
Not everyone will care for Islays, but a Laphroaig 10 is much more likely to turn people off from it, if they've never tried a peaty whisky before. That said, the 18 Year is a lot more expensive.
It is a huge difference. I basically will not pay money for the 10, because I am in the group turned off by it's strength. The 18 is probably my favorite liquor.
Wide crowd?
Glenlivet 12. Smooth, easy drinking and inoffensive. I like others better, but it's such a solid offering and very inoffensive by single-malt standards. Alternatively - Johnny Walker Black.
Yeah, Laphroaig 10 turned me off of Islays for years when I first tried it. It's only been in the past 3-4 years that I've gone back and fallen in love with some better Islays. I like Caol Ila a ton, although it's got a salty taste that might not appeal to some. You can usually find it for around $60-$65.
Wide crowd?
Glenlivet 12. Smooth, easy drinking and inoffensive. I like others better, but it's such a solid offering and very inoffensive by single-malt standards. Alternatively - Johnny Walker Black.
Glen 12 is a good pick, it's what I'd bring if people weren't already whiskey drinkers.
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Wide crowd?
Glenlivet 12. Smooth, easy drinking and inoffensive. I like others better, but it's such a solid offering and very inoffensive by single-malt standards. Alternatively - Johnny Walker Black.
Glen 12 is a good pick, it's what I'd bring if people weren't already whiskey drinkers.
Lets assume everyone there is on the lower end of scotch connoisseur,
Glenlivet is... boring/obvious/the Budweiser of single malt Scotch.
Wide crowd?
Glenlivet 12. Smooth, easy drinking and inoffensive. I like others better, but it's such a solid offering and very inoffensive by single-malt standards. Alternatively - Johnny Walker Black.
Glen 12 is a good pick, it's what I'd bring if people weren't already whiskey drinkers.
Lets assume everyone there is on the lower end of scotch connoisseur,
Glenlivet is... boring/obvious/the Budweiser of single malt Scotch.
Not going to argue that point, but to a room of non-scotch drinkers, it's a great introduction.
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Wide crowd?
Glenlivet 12. Smooth, easy drinking and inoffensive. I like others better, but it's such a solid offering and very inoffensive by single-malt standards. Alternatively - Johnny Walker Black.
Glen 12 is a good pick, it's what I'd bring if people weren't already whiskey drinkers.
Lets assume everyone there is on the lower end of scotch connoisseur,
Glenlivet is... boring/obvious/the Budweiser of single malt Scotch.
Not going to argue that point, but to a room of non-scotch drinkers, it's a great introduction.
Yeah I'd say it's at least the Fat Tire of scotch, but same idea.
This is a chart with flavor profiles of 86 different scotch whiskys. It was originally posted in SE++'s Interesting Facts thread, but it obviously quite relevant for this thread as well. It's spoilered for size.
My local pub has scotch tastings on the first Thursday of the month, but it only runs from October to June. So, they are ramping back up tonight and I am quite eager to expand the palette a bit.
My local pub has scotch tastings on the first Thursday of the month, but it only runs from October to June. So, they are ramping back up tonight and I am quite eager to expand the palette a bit.
Well, I hadn't tried Uigeadail before, but since I could get a whole bottle for the price of three measures of the same at my closest pub, I figured I'd just go for the bottle instead. It's pretty good! definitely needs a splash of water to open up though, since it's at 54.something % ABV.
So as we get to that most wonderful time of the year. EGG NOG.
I am currently drinking some some store bought stuff with Cruzan black strap rum in it that tastes pretty good, but does anyone have a recipe for real egg nog they have used before?
Doodmann mentioned Jameson Caskmates months back, I saw a bottle of it for $18 in the local Jewel and that hit my "I'll try anything under $20 once" spot. It's good. Definitely not as stout-y as I was expecting. Nicely mild and a little smoky, I'm drinking it with caramel cheesecake at the moment.
Doodmann mentioned Jameson Caskmates months back, I saw a bottle of it for $18 in the local Jewel and that hit my "I'll try anything under $20 once" spot. It's good. Definitely not as stout-y as I was expecting. Nicely mild and a little smoky, I'm drinking it with caramel cheesecake at the moment.
Ya the stoutiness is subtle, but it's a hell of a lot better and more interesting than regular Jameson.
Doodmann mentioned Jameson Caskmates months back, I saw a bottle of it for $18 in the local Jewel and that hit my "I'll try anything under $20 once" spot. It's good. Definitely not as stout-y as I was expecting. Nicely mild and a little smoky, I'm drinking it with caramel cheesecake at the moment.
Ya the stoutiness is subtle, but it's a hell of a lot better and more interesting than regular Jameson.
I'd like to get a friend of mine some Tequila for making Margaritas. It seems like getting a Reposado or Añejo would be a waste of good alcohol for a mixed drink, right?
Are there any brands I should avoid? Everybody always shits on Cuervo, but I dunno it's 100% agave and seemed alright to me.
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I like 1800 Silver. It's cheap enough you don't feel guilty making margaritas but still drinkable as shots.
Costco has a Kirkland brand 100% agave tequila, which tastes fine, but I've never had a worse hangover than I got from drinking Kirkland brand tequila. An equivalent amount of 1800 and I'm fine, but the Kirkland stuff, I wanted to die the next day.
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I'd like to get a friend of mine some Tequila for making Margaritas. It seems like getting a Reposado or Añejo would be a waste of good alcohol for a mixed drink, right?
Are there any brands I should avoid? Everybody always shits on Cuervo, but I dunno it's 100% agave and seemed alright to me.
My go-to tequlia is Horintos. Which is probably the cheapest you can get a decent workhorse repo.
You should ideally shoot for a repo for a margarita as its a fairly liquor forward drink, and an uninteresting liquor will make an uninteresting margarita. Granted the triple sec and lime matter more, but you don't want your tequila to be flat or astringent.
Ahaha! Jim Murray must be trolling the whisky world.
Seriously.
Glen Grant 10 as the best single malt? Crown Royal Rye as best overall? I haven't tasted Crown Royal, but from reviews it didn't strike me as "best in the world" material.
I think he's picking a different country as best every year, just to mess with people.
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Hello booze thread, I have a beer question: I'm on the hunt for a certain flavor profile I've come to enjoy when its cold, but I'm not really sure what style I should be looking for, or even specific suggestions. I love the taste of Lagunitas Brown Shuggah, and I was pointed towards trying out Frostnipper as a roughly similar taste profile when I was at Food Lion (Yes it had a dedicated craft brew section, the dude running the tap suggested it). Something on the darker side, a little sweet, light on the hops, but not so toasted that the coffee taste becomes overpowering. Something nice and cozy for a dark winter night. Hopefully this is getting the idea across, I'm not a super taste aficionado. Any other recs?
Hello booze thread, I have a beer question: I'm on the hunt for a certain flavor profile I've come to enjoy when its cold, but I'm not really sure what style I should be looking for, or even specific suggestions. I love the taste of Lagunitas Brown Shuggah, and I was pointed towards trying out Frostnipper as a roughly similar taste profile when I was at Food Lion (Yes it had a dedicated craft brew section, the dude running the tap suggested it). Something on the darker side, a little sweet, light on the hops, but not so toasted that the coffee taste becomes overpowering. Something nice and cozy for a dark winter night. Hopefully this is getting the idea across, I'm not a super taste aficionado. Any other recs?
I feel like a heavy Dopplebock would fit that bill pretty well.
Hello booze thread, I have a beer question: I'm on the hunt for a certain flavor profile I've come to enjoy when its cold, but I'm not really sure what style I should be looking for, or even specific suggestions. I love the taste of Lagunitas Brown Shuggah, and I was pointed towards trying out Frostnipper as a roughly similar taste profile when I was at Food Lion (Yes it had a dedicated craft brew section, the dude running the tap suggested it). Something on the darker side, a little sweet, light on the hops, but not so toasted that the coffee taste becomes overpowering. Something nice and cozy for a dark winter night. Hopefully this is getting the idea across, I'm not a super taste aficionado. Any other recs?
I feel like a heavy Dopplebock would fit that bill pretty well.
Or some october-festy things, but you might have missed the boat on those.
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Hello booze thread, I have a beer question: I'm on the hunt for a certain flavor profile I've come to enjoy when its cold, but I'm not really sure what style I should be looking for, or even specific suggestions. I love the taste of Lagunitas Brown Shuggah, and I was pointed towards trying out Frostnipper as a roughly similar taste profile when I was at Food Lion (Yes it had a dedicated craft brew section, the dude running the tap suggested it). Something on the darker side, a little sweet, light on the hops, but not so toasted that the coffee taste becomes overpowering. Something nice and cozy for a dark winter night. Hopefully this is getting the idea across, I'm not a super taste aficionado. Any other recs?
I feel like a heavy Dopplebock would fit that bill pretty well.
Or some october-festy things, but you might have missed the boat on those.
I agree on both counts, dobblebock and oktober/harvest styles.
If you can find it I would highly recommend Ayinger Celebrator dobblebock, pretty much my gold standard for this style and one that is readily available in most regions.
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Ok cool I'll keep an eye out for those. Is there something in the winter ale area that has that kind of profile? Thats what Frost nipper was categorized as
I gave my sister a couple of tastes of some of the booze I've got on hand and she thought the Laphroaig 10 Year was way smoother than the Woodford Reserve. Go figure. She still wasn't a huge fan of either of them straight up. I'll have to get her to one of the classy bars while she's still in town so she can try some good mixed drinks.
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Blanco tequila is a waaaay different unnamed spirit from vodka or moonshine. The agave is still very much pronounced, to the point that highland and lowland tequilas taste very different. Aging tequilas can mellow out the bite of a blanco and add some weight and traditional wood-compex notes and tannins, but I don't even think that makes for a superior tequila. I love blanco tequilas.
A blanco tequila makes a great, brisk, clean margarita. I LOVE them in the summertime: 2 oz blanco tequila (espalon or milagro or el jimador are great choices) 3/4 oz fresh lime, 3/4 oz triple sec (I like combier for a choice that doesn't break the bank) and a bar spoon of agave nectar. In the winter, a reposado makes for a nice change to accompany the weather, with a few dashes of bitters, especially mole bitters if you want to spring for them, and a smoked salt rim. Maybe some mescal too! Great deep cocktail for a cold night. If I want something a little more refreshing, I love to take advantage of grapefruits winter season and make upscale palomas with blanco tequila, ruby red grapefruit (and pomelos if I can get them), st germain or another elderflower liqueur, and soda water.
Ok cool I'll keep an eye out for those. Is there something in the winter ale area that has that kind of profile? Thats what Frost nipper was categorized as
Swung by the liquor store and stocked up on a whole lot of beer. So far tried the Winter Grind from Mother's brewery and the Early Riser from Boulevard.
Both are really good if you like the taste of black coffee. In fact, both tasted more like an iced coffee than beers to me.
Blanco tequila is a waaaay different unnamed spirit from vodka or moonshine. The agave is still very much pronounced, to the point that highland and lowland tequilas taste very different. Aging tequilas can mellow out the bite of a blanco and add some weight and traditional wood-compex notes and tannins, but I don't even think that makes for a superior tequila. I love blanco tequilas.
A blanco tequila makes a great, brisk, clean margarita. I LOVE them in the summertime: 2 oz blanco tequila (espalon or milagro or el jimador are great choices) 3/4 oz fresh lime, 3/4 oz triple sec (I like combier for a choice that doesn't break the bank) and a bar spoon of agave nectar. In the winter, a reposado makes for a nice change to accompany the weather, with a few dashes of bitters, especially mole bitters if you want to spring for them, and a smoked salt rim. Maybe some mescal too! Great deep cocktail for a cold night. If I want something a little more refreshing, I love to take advantage of grapefruits winter season and make upscale palomas with blanco tequila, ruby red grapefruit (and pomelos if I can get them), st germain or another elderflower liqueur, and soda water.
These all sound great. What's your rough ratio of grapefruit juice to tequila
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Blanco tequila is a waaaay different unnamed spirit from vodka or moonshine. The agave is still very much pronounced, to the point that highland and lowland tequilas taste very different. Aging tequilas can mellow out the bite of a blanco and add some weight and traditional wood-compex notes and tannins, but I don't even think that makes for a superior tequila. I love blanco tequilas.
A blanco tequila makes a great, brisk, clean margarita. I LOVE them in the summertime: 2 oz blanco tequila (espalon or milagro or el jimador are great choices) 3/4 oz fresh lime, 3/4 oz triple sec (I like combier for a choice that doesn't break the bank) and a bar spoon of agave nectar. In the winter, a reposado makes for a nice change to accompany the weather, with a few dashes of bitters, especially mole bitters if you want to spring for them, and a smoked salt rim. Maybe some mescal too! Great deep cocktail for a cold night. If I want something a little more refreshing, I love to take advantage of grapefruits winter season and make upscale palomas with blanco tequila, ruby red grapefruit (and pomelos if I can get them), st germain or another elderflower liqueur, and soda water.
These all sound great. What's your rough ratio of grapefruit juice to tequila
unless it's like a tiki drink with multiple juices or a heavy syrup/reduction, I pretty much always go 2 oz spirit : 3/4 oz juice and simple/liqueur
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A lot smoother.
Not everyone will care for Islays, but a Laphroaig 10 is much more likely to turn people off from it, if they've never tried a peaty whisky before. That said, the 18 Year is a lot more expensive.
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Glenlivet 12. Smooth, easy drinking and inoffensive. I like others better, but it's such a solid offering and very inoffensive by single-malt standards. Alternatively - Johnny Walker Black.
Glen 12 is a good pick, it's what I'd bring if people weren't already whiskey drinkers.
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
Glenlivet is... boring/obvious/the Budweiser of single malt Scotch.
Black Ridge Burbon
Pilar 24 rum
Ardbeg 10 scotch
And a 20 pack of cheap ass cigars.
Awesome store. They always have a great selection on tap for growler fills, too.
...Of beer, that is. Not rum and whiskey. Although that would rule.
Not going to argue that point, but to a room of non-scotch drinkers, it's a great introduction.
Yeah I'd say it's at least the Fat Tire of scotch, but same idea.
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Wowza. Knew what I was getting into, but still.
Also, went to Oktoberfest. It was pretty lively, even if I only had the opportunity to drop by for one evening.
Well, I hadn't tried Uigeadail before, but since I could get a whole bottle for the price of three measures of the same at my closest pub, I figured I'd just go for the bottle instead. It's pretty good! definitely needs a splash of water to open up though, since it's at 54.something % ABV.
I am currently drinking some some store bought stuff with Cruzan black strap rum in it that tastes pretty good, but does anyone have a recipe for real egg nog they have used before?
Ya the stoutiness is subtle, but it's a hell of a lot better and more interesting than regular Jameson.
yeah, i'm a fan of it
Are there any brands I should avoid? Everybody always shits on Cuervo, but I dunno it's 100% agave and seemed alright to me.
luna azul makes a decent inexpensive one as well
Costco has a Kirkland brand 100% agave tequila, which tastes fine, but I've never had a worse hangover than I got from drinking Kirkland brand tequila. An equivalent amount of 1800 and I'm fine, but the Kirkland stuff, I wanted to die the next day.
That's my choice. Pretty much just have it to have it and for making simple tequila & tonic on occasion.
My go-to tequlia is Horintos. Which is probably the cheapest you can get a decent workhorse repo.
You should ideally shoot for a repo for a margarita as its a fairly liquor forward drink, and an uninteresting liquor will make an uninteresting margarita. Granted the triple sec and lime matter more, but you don't want your tequila to be flat or astringent.
Seriously.
Glen Grant 10 as the best single malt? Crown Royal Rye as best overall? I haven't tasted Crown Royal, but from reviews it didn't strike me as "best in the world" material.
I think he's picking a different country as best every year, just to mess with people.
I feel like a heavy Dopplebock would fit that bill pretty well.
Or some october-festy things, but you might have missed the boat on those.
If you can find it I would highly recommend Ayinger Celebrator dobblebock, pretty much my gold standard for this style and one that is readily available in most regions.
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That might help with specific recommendations
@Burtletoy I am in New York
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A blanco tequila makes a great, brisk, clean margarita. I LOVE them in the summertime: 2 oz blanco tequila (espalon or milagro or el jimador are great choices) 3/4 oz fresh lime, 3/4 oz triple sec (I like combier for a choice that doesn't break the bank) and a bar spoon of agave nectar. In the winter, a reposado makes for a nice change to accompany the weather, with a few dashes of bitters, especially mole bitters if you want to spring for them, and a smoked salt rim. Maybe some mescal too! Great deep cocktail for a cold night. If I want something a little more refreshing, I love to take advantage of grapefruits winter season and make upscale palomas with blanco tequila, ruby red grapefruit (and pomelos if I can get them), st germain or another elderflower liqueur, and soda water.
Check out maibock and scotch ale too.
Both are really good if you like the taste of black coffee. In fact, both tasted more like an iced coffee than beers to me.
These all sound great. What's your rough ratio of grapefruit juice to tequila
unless it's like a tiki drink with multiple juices or a heavy syrup/reduction, I pretty much always go 2 oz spirit : 3/4 oz juice and simple/liqueur
(that's 3/4 oz of each, not combined)