Cripple Creek Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Whistle Pig puts out a nice rye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 7 hours ago, plenzmd1 said:   and for those in Chicago , not only is this place an awesome Bills bar, but also a great whisky bar. They even have a collaboration whisky with Jack Rose. Tell em your a friend of our own @dave mcbride, and good things may happen!  http://www.delilahschicago.com/ I keep telling you, the crowd there is too young for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: I keep telling you, the crowd there is too young for you. thats why i liked the place, I keep getting older, they always stay young! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: thats why i liked the place, I keep getting older, they always stay young! It's a fun place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 2 hours ago, KD in CA said: Very much yes to single malts, particularly those from Highland and Islay.  Lagavulin 16 is probably my favorite. Others high on the list include: Oban 14 Glenmorangie 12 (w/ Sherry cask finish) Talisker 18  Slowly been working my way through a bottle of Glenlivit -- which has never been high on my list, so really just freeing up space on the liquor shelf. I've been sitting on a bottle of Macallan Rare Cask for a few years now; plan to crack it open when my brother from the UK (who originally turned us onto scotch) visits in June, so very much looking forward to that. I see you like them smoky/peaty! You must have some Scottish blood.  A few drops of water, or as the ice melts, makes them much more smooth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Glenmorangie 18 is a treat. Just put up a Signet as well and waiting for an occasion to go at it. Also a fan of Glenfiddich Solera. Picked up a Vat 2 (blue tin) at customs - it's only available to international travel markets, supposedly. Tend towards the sherried for regular use - Glenlivet or Lasanta. Found the Doublewood (and Balvenie in general) overrated and overpriced. Highland Park was great before they changed it. Talisker and Talisker Storm are in the rotation but Ardbeg is just too much. Laddie (Bruichladdich) is just too young and rough. Dalwhinnie is sort of a blank canvas. Also on deck but untapped (so no opinion yet) are Oban, Lagavulin.  Fan of the killer B's - Booker's, Baker's, Blanton's. Jefferson Reserve is good stuff except for that awful Ocean. Buffalo Trace, always have a couple bottles on hand, or Eagle Rare. EH Taylor is another from BT Distillery, used to be able to grab a tall boy for ~50, it's gone crazy. Angel's Envy is wonderful but their rye is orgasmic (also has gone crazy, used to be 70).  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gray Beard said: I see you like them smoky/peaty! You must have some Scottish blood.  A few drops of water, or as the ice melts, makes them much more smooth. I haven't met a single malt I didn't like, but I don't water it down either. Either stones or those fancy plastic cube thingies if I feel the need to cool it down.  Oban (I think) did make me do a double clutch, but I came to enjoy it. Edited March 7, 2020 by Cripple Creek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 musharing dumado dumada Whack for my daddyo Whack for my daddyo There's whiskey in the jaro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I think you're heading for a whole lot of trouble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 This may be sacrilege but I find that Scotch has become overhyped and over priced like everything else in our culture. A good Irish gives me a better bang for the buck than Scotch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Iâd rather drink anal leakings than scotch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Binghamton Beast said: Iâd rather drink anal leakings than scotch. Are you a ghey? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Binghamton Beast said: Iâd rather drink anal leakings than scotch. How were you able to judge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On my 19th birthday a college buddy tried to buy me 19 shots of Wild Turkey. Whisky? Whiskey? Scotch? Rye?  Bourbon? I have no idea. Itâs brown, thatâs all I know. That night did not end well, as you might have guessed. That was the last time I had brown alcohol.  Iâll have an occasional margarita but Iâm a beer and mostly wine guy. Brown stuff scares me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: How were you able to judge?  Probably a Saturday morning farmers market where all the options are available . I love taking my dog there when the weather is good. They have a lot of great options, but I canât say Iâve stopped at every booth yet. Maybe next week..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Augie said: On my 19th birthday a college buddy tried to buy me 19 shots of Wild Turkey. Whisky? Whiskey? Scotch? Rye?  Bourbon? I have no idea. Itâs brown, thatâs all I know. That night did not end well, as you might have guessed. That was the last time I had brown alcohol.  Iâll have an occasional margarita but Iâm a beer and mostly wine guy. Brown stuff scares me!  I had a similar experience with Peach Schnapps when I was a Freshman in college.  Glad it's just Peach Schnapps I can't drink anymore rather than something good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 6 hours ago, stuvian said: This may be sacrilege but I find that Scotch has become overhyped and over priced like everything else in our culture. A good Irish gives me a better bang for the buck than Scotch  Curious as to why you think this? Chivas and Johnny Red are probably about the same price or cheaper than Jameson's and Bushmills.  As for the "bang" part, I fairly consistently see Scotches 85 or 90 proof along with the Cask Strength ones like the aforementioned Glenlivet Nadurra that probably runs about 60 bucks and is between 105-110 proof...  so are you solely referring to the difference in taste?  If so, I understand... as Oscar Wilde once said, "taste is indefensible." 7 hours ago, Ralonzo said: Glenmorangie 18 is a treat. Just put up a Signet as well and waiting for an occasion to go at it. Also a fan of Glenfiddich Solera. Picked up a Vat 2 (blue tin) at customs - it's only available to international travel markets, supposedly. Tend towards the sherried for regular use - Glenlivet or Lasanta. Found the Doublewood (and Balvenie in general) overrated and overpriced. Highland Park was great before they changed it. Talisker and Talisker Storm are in the rotation but Ardbeg is just too much. Laddie (Bruichladdich) is just too young and rough. Dalwhinnie is sort of a blank canvas. Also on deck but untapped (so no opinion yet) are Oban, Lagavulin.  Fan of the killer B's - Booker's, Baker's, Blanton's. Jefferson Reserve is good stuff except for that awful Ocean. Buffalo Trace, always have a couple bottles on hand, or Eagle Rare. EH Taylor is another from BT Distillery, used to be able to grab a tall boy for ~50, it's gone crazy. Angel's Envy is wonderful but their rye is orgasmic (also has gone crazy, used to be 70).   Clearly you're more of a Bourbon fan then.  Definitely not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 <------ As you can see in my picture big fan of Balvenie! Love the Caribbean Cask.  Glenfiddich 15yr is my favorite bottle under $60.00. Best value in my opinion. Glenmorangie 18 is awesome but then I drink it too fast. $140.00 too much to have a bender. Aberlour is double wood has good value under $60.00 Oban 14 is rock solid. Not a fan of the Peat. So Dalwhinnie 15 is about as much "smoke" as I can take.  Redbreast 15 is quite enjoyable.  Neat, with a tiny bit of water if its over 80 proof, is the only way to drink it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Jim Beam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Damn Bills Fans got me hooked on this Buffalo Trace stuff . Sipping on some Gentleman Jack right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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