The Whisk(e)y Thread

[Relaxer]

Here's a post I made awhile ago about varying online options. I think Cappy's no longer ships out of state, so they may not be an option. Really, Amity and Hitime are my two go-to joints.

And I guess I hadn't discovered Amity yet, so you can get there with this: http://www.amitywines.com/

Also, one other tip. Hi-Time Wine Cellars is probably the most economical option for ordering whiskey online. Their prices are very good and while the shipping costs can get into the $15 to $20 range, you don't pay sales tax and they really do package it up very well. Strongly recommend them. In fact, as long as I'm being really fucking useful, here are my top online purveyors of online boozio. Options #1 and #2 are a mile ahead of the rest in terms of reliability, speed of delivery and price.

1. Hi-Time Wine Cellars: http://www.hitimewine.net/home.php

2. Cappy's Warehouse Wine & Spirits: http://www.cappyswineandspirits.com/

3. Worldwide Wine & Spirits: http://www.ctwineandspirit.com/

4. Drinkupny: http://www.drinkupny.com/ (I really don't recommend this place. They have a tendency to email you a week after you placed your order to say "Oh sorry, we're out of stock")

5. Caskers: https://caskers.com/ (this is a free membership thing. It's like a Gilt for booze, in that you get daily emails with 5-6 different mid- to high-end liquors that are on special. I don't buy much from them because the prices at Hi-Time and Cappy's are usually better, but I sure do enjoy those daily emails and their write-ups)

[Relaxer]

Great! Thanks for the recommendation. I have just placed an order for five 1 liter bottles of Jameson Black Barrel and one bottle of Bruichladdich's Laddie 10 yr. I look forward to sharing my thoughts.

I was able to give this a shot last night, as my Big Box of Booze arrived at my office yesterday.

I warmed up the ol' palate with some Bowmore, just to get everyone on the same page, before trying the Bruichladdich.

I took the first taste neat in a glass and it was like having a metallic force shoot through me.



It was a little too synthetic and medicinal and I thought I might not be into it. There was a big strong flavor to it, but it seemed overwhelming. So I added a little water and let it sit for about 15 minutes, and that really helped take some of the heat off. After that, I liked it a lot. The smokiness finally came out, because it wasn't buried in the heat, and I enjoyed it a lot.

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

Not how I drink it but if you like it with water and wasn't a waste of your $, I'm glad.

[ye-ole-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

lot of serious scotch drinkers add just a little bit of H2O to it
not to water it down, but to expand the flavors

but what do I know

[Relaxer]

There is a legitimate reason to add water. I do believe the tenet that it "opens the whiskey up" especially for higher ABV whiskies. For me at least, the heat of the alcohol can drown out the subtler tastes. I don't add too much, because a diluted drink is the saddest thing in the world, but I like it how I like it. Everyone has their taste and we're all unique snowflakes falling to our doom.

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

lot of serious scotch drinkers add just a little bit of H2O to it
not to water it down, but to expand the flavors

but what do I know

  I didn't say it was uncommon simply that I don't drink my scotch that way.  There was no judgment there.

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

Let me clarify, I don't drink non--cask strength scotch with water.

[sweetcell]

Jack Daniels Releases Single Barrel Whiskey in Honor of Motörhead
http://www.metalsucks.net/2016/01/15/jack-daniels-releases-single-barrel-whiskey-honor-motorhead/

more of the same: http://www.metalinjection.net/a-limited-motorhead-jack-daniels-selected-single-barrel-whiskey-is-now-available.html

[walk,on,by]

diet whiskey

http://munchies.vice.com/articles/there-is-now-such-a-thing-as-diet-whiskey


whiskey diet

http://www.bicycling.com/food/weight-loss/could-drinking-whiskey-help-you-lose-weight?cid=soc_BICYCLING%20magazine%20-%20bicyclingmag_FBPAGE_Bicycling__

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

Did I ever tell you guys of the Diet Long Island I invented? It's a regular long island but instead of coke you put diet coke and instead of sour mix you put soda water, 2 packets of splenda/equal, and the juice from two lemon wedges. Reduces the caloric content by over a third by my calculations.

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

http://www.bicycling.com/food/weight-loss/could-drinking-whiskey-help-you-lose-weight?cid=soc_BICYCLING%20magazine%20-%20bicyclingmag_FBPAGE_Bicycling__

It is a diuretic. Good for helping lose some water weight.

[sweetcell]

apparently, if you're not dumping irish whiskey on the carpet you're not drinking whiskey like a Sir: https://www.facebook.com/justflairtv/videos/977813275623842/

i'm still drying the tears over here...

[Relaxer]

I've been drinking this the past few days and liking it a lot. It's amazing to compare the visuals of a glass of this versus a glass of Bruichladdich, as the Glendronach is a dark red/brown color and the Bruich is much lighter.

Anyway, this is a great scotch. Deep and rich, with lots of sweetness to it. Its aged in sherry casks and I swear you can really taste that element. It's very smoky but not that peaty, which I'm discovering is how I like it. For me, the peat of,say, a Laphroaig tastes sour and unpleasant. Whereas I really like it when the profile leans toward smokiness.

This would be another I'd recommend for someone new to Scotch and trying to get into it.

[ye-ole-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

very cool

[Yada]

very cool

Uhh... the old bumping the Relaxer Whiskey thread to bait him out. I like it sidehutch.