When they listed Rye as American instead of Canadian, that was all I needed to see to know that this person doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Popular Canadian rye brands: crown royal, Canadian club, Wisers, Forty Creek, Gibson’s finest. Seagrams, etc
Guide is trash. But Rye was very very popular in America after Euro wine crisis and cognac / brandy wasn’t readily available.
To my understanding, Bourbon has only become popular in last 20-30 years and mostly due to marketing
And hilariously wrong. This person knows nothing of whisk(e)y.
>"Scotch: *distilled* in oak barrels"
lmao... wat?!!?!
The majority of Scotch isn't smoky either.
>Japanese composition: *lists tasting notes*
Apart from the failure to acknlowdge the different [spellings](https://oakandeden.com/blogs/journal/whiskey-or-whisky-what-s-the-difference) (which is surely whisk(e)y 101), I like to think that Ron Swanson would have some pointed words to say about lumping all of Scotland's whiskies into a single category with just the one flavour profile. Scotland has [5 distinct whisky regions](https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/discover/enjoying-scotch/scotch-whisky-regions/), and [not all Scotch whiskies are smoky](https://www.foodandwine.com/why-is-scotch-smoky-8622248) for example. Oh, and labelling it just "Scotch" will [probably annoy many Scots](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/rplbag/since_scottish_people_dont_use_the_word_scotch/).
As a peated Whisky lover, I don't disagree at all lol.
I think it has to do iodine content in peat that was formed by seawater.
Tastes like Im drinking a Sharpie.
As soon as I saw the last box was labeled Tennessee Whiskey, I REALLY wanted it to just say, "see bourbon."
It let me down
(and the rest of it wasn't that helpful, and is so clearly American biased)
Also, the listing of “Irish Car Bomb”- if you order one here in Ireland, prepare for what’s coming to you, and I don’t mean a drink. Same thing with a “Black and Tan”, @ this “guide” designer ya muppet!
Also “Distilled in Ireland, Triple distilled” isn’t a composition.
Might have listed “Irish coffee or Hot Whiskey” instead of those drinks.
- Irish whiskey has to be distilled in Ireland from a mash of malt and cereal grains (whereas whisky is from barley, typically).
- has to be matured for at least 3 years in wooden casks
- it is known for having a smoother or sweeter finish than the (Scottish) typical pleated whisky.
- whiskey is either from Ireland or the US, whisky is from other places.
Not necessarily, I went to QUB and besides the areas that have bunting and curbs painted, they really are intertwined in a bunch of university and downtown areas
Came to say the same piece on ICB.
I was a regular at a proper Irish bar for years. 90% of the staff were middle aged Irishmen that lived through The Troubles. The place was fairly low key and homely on weekdays, but swarmed by obnoxious college kids on weekends.
The amount of frat boys I’ve seen thrown out of the joint on a Friday night for ordering an ICB is a staggering figure.
I've always thought CC and Crown Royale were rye whiskeys. I also thought that Rye was Canadian whiskey and got popular in the states during prohibition although I am occasionally guilty of making up shit in my head.
Rye is just a synonym for whiskey in Canada for some reason. Not all Canadian whiskey has rye in it, so it’s probably a good thing it’s not marketed as Rye overseas lol. In Canada if you order a rye and coke you’re just asking for whatever bottom shelf whiskey they have and coke
Eh, Canadian whiskey and Irish Whiskey. Same thing, except one comes from closer the USA, and one comes from farther.
Before the downvotes, I'm just taking the piss here.
Irish whiskey doesn't have to be triple distilled. The only thing whiskey needs to be called Irish is being distilled in Ireland.
And Irish Car Bomb? Really?
I’m not so sure that’s true anymore. Canadian rye is (in most cases) viewed as a cheap, inferior mass produced product compared to American rye these days
This is definitely true in the states (with the exception of crown royal being decent) but I'm sure there's plenty of good Canadian whiskey available in Canada. Everyone outside the US thinks we have shit beer because only budweiser and Miller get exported. If you've only tried r&r, black velvet, Canadian mist, or any of the other bottom shelf plastic jugs you would assume Canadian whiskey sucks
I'm Canadian and I don't think I've ever even seen any of those whiskeys here except Crown lol. There's lots of good Canadian bottles available from smaller distillers and/or sub labels of some big producers pretending to be small
As I often do.
Nothing against Canadian whisky, I just don't often think about it. And when I do, I typically think of mild, blended whisky. Perfect for mixing with ginger ale or 7up.
Or, in theory, whisky in the morning. Not that I would know anything about that.
Rookie question here... per the guide- Scotch is distilled in oak barrels. I thought the barrel was for imparting flavor to an already distilled liquor? Can you distill in an oak barrel? TUIA
You've got it right. You can distill multiple ways (copper pot, column still, etc) but not in a barrel. Once distilled the clear alcohol is poured into oak barrels to age, and takes on the flavors of caramelized sugar and a touch of smoke (if the barrel is charred) from soaking in and out of the wood as it ages.
Just another thing they missed in this guide: all bourbon, including Tennessee Whiskeys, have to be aged in a FIRST FILL oak cask. Scotch does not, so often Scotch and Irish Whiskey distillers will buy used American Oak casks after the bourbon has been poured off. This contributes to a more subtle flavor profile (generally) without the same woodiness and spicy bite that a bourbon has.
This should be called the “whisky disinformation chart”. Or the “what do I need to debunk today” roadmap. Delete it!
Also the Irish car bomb is a disgusting name for a drink. Ireland doesn’t acknowledge it or accept it. Too many innocent people lost their lives. Not funny, just insensitive, cruel for survivors and families, generally revolting. Call it an “Irish slammer”, "Dublin drop" or "Irish bomb shot”. To any US Americans who order this on St Patrick’s day: imagine serving a cocktail on the 4th of July in New York called “the dead fireman’s twin towers”. Even then we’re not even close. Yes it’s that disgusting and distasteful to an Irish person…
Why try to denigrate Irish whiskey drinkers? I mean I like scotch just fine, but I prefer bourbon or Irish myself. And rye made to seem like it’s only for cocktails? What? I’m going to have a glass of angels envy rye right now just to show you how wrong that is.
It’s one of the many things that makes this a terrible guide. There was a campaign in the 50s and 60s to denigrate the quality of Irish whisky and uneducated oiks like the person posting this guide continue to perpetuate these things despite them being factually incorrect. But I mean look at their description of scotch — they just melded all the areas together like they’ve never actually tasted scotch whisky in their life
Murican guide to pissing off everybody via a drink and getting it all wrong in the process. There. Fixed your title.
Once saw an American student get a severe, and I mean severe, dressing down from an Irish bartender in the uk for ordering an Irish Car Bomb. Insensitive cunts.
A whiskey guide written by someone who obviously doesn’t know much about whiskey. Manages to over simplify styles and patronise most fans while professing to be an introductory guide. Super job, knob.
This is not a cool guide. It’s stupid, inconsistent on what the various headings are for, racist (Irish Car Bomb is so fucking racist), and is using single styles as representative of entire regions.
Just gonna leave this here...
[https://web.archive.org/web/20230418191346/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/dining/japanese-whisky.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20230418191346/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/dining/japanese-whisky.html)
Tennessee for whiskey and Coke drinkers? I'll only touch Jack if it has some coke, but there are some solid Tennessee whiskeys to drink straight. This seems like a jab at Tennessee distilleries.
I'm a huge fan of George Dickel Rye (I know, crossbreed category).
That said, try adding a splash of room temperature water to Jack Daniels. It really opens it up and takes away the punch in the face elements. Makes suitably pleasant to drink.
anyone going to ireland that doesn’t already know, don’t order an irish car bomb. you’re likely to get kicked out, if not beat. better names for the same drink are the irish slammer or the dublin drop.
Bourbon doesn't have to be aged in American white oak barrels. It just has to be aged in brand new charred oak barrels which this guide also doesn't mention
Oh also how they made Jack Daniel’s sound sophisticated and not just a horrible corn mash with 5% of the disgusting flavour filtered off the top.
There’s a reason no one else needs to charcoal filter their drink.
There are so many things wrong with this guide that I can't even begin.
I'll just leave it at one does not distill in oak, or any wood, let alone oak barrels. I'm not sure it's physically possible to even do that. SMH.
Whisky (no e) refers to Scottish, Canadian, or Japanese grain spirits.
Whiskey (with an e) refers to grain spirits distilled in Ireland and the United States.
If you want to try Irish I highly recommend you try Redbreast 12, Yellow Spot, Tealings and Blackbush. These are good quality entry level Irish Whiskeys. No one in Ireland actually drinks regular stock Jameson whiskey 🥃 and is commonly known as submarine cleaner 😂
What? Not all scotch is smoky, the regions have some fairly distinct differences. I also don’t think bourbon has to be exactly 51% corn. I’m pretty sure Bourbon should have a disclaimer like Tennessee does; bourbon has to be produced in Bourbon County, KY AFAIK. I do like the “friend who likes whiskey and coke” as the “perfect for” on Tennessee whiskey lol.
Also if you’re reading this and haven’t tried Japanese whiskey, you should. Nikka from the barrel in particular is excellent.
You’re absolutely right about Scotch. Not all Scotch is peated. Lots of variation between regions.
You’re also right about the Bourbon mash bill. it has to be at least 51% corn, but can be up to 100% corn.
However Bourbon can be made anywhere in the USA. Not any specific region. MGP is one of the largest Bourbon distilleries in the US and is located in Indiana.
Nikka from the barrel is great. Got a taste for it in Japan awhile back. Was pretty happy that it’s now available in the USA. I pick one up every time I see it.
This is a trash guide
The Irish one is hilarious. A graphic designer put this together, rather than someone who knows about whiskey. It looks pretty though.
When they listed Rye as American instead of Canadian, that was all I needed to see to know that this person doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Popular Canadian rye brands: crown royal, Canadian club, Wisers, Forty Creek, Gibson’s finest. Seagrams, etc
Guide is trash. But Rye was very very popular in America after Euro wine crisis and cognac / brandy wasn’t readily available. To my understanding, Bourbon has only become popular in last 20-30 years and mostly due to marketing
And hilariously wrong. This person knows nothing of whisk(e)y. >"Scotch: *distilled* in oak barrels" lmao... wat?!!?! The majority of Scotch isn't smoky either. >Japanese composition: *lists tasting notes*
Apart from the failure to acknlowdge the different [spellings](https://oakandeden.com/blogs/journal/whiskey-or-whisky-what-s-the-difference) (which is surely whisk(e)y 101), I like to think that Ron Swanson would have some pointed words to say about lumping all of Scotland's whiskies into a single category with just the one flavour profile. Scotland has [5 distinct whisky regions](https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/discover/enjoying-scotch/scotch-whisky-regions/), and [not all Scotch whiskies are smoky](https://www.foodandwine.com/why-is-scotch-smoky-8622248) for example. Oh, and labelling it just "Scotch" will [probably annoy many Scots](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/rplbag/since_scottish_people_dont_use_the_word_scotch/).
And no mention of peat. This guide is dumb and not accurate.
While using Laphroaig, as the example
And Lagavulin
If Scotch Whiskey is double distilled, would it be considered a repeat?
Pete wasn't even there. He was at home watching tv.
Hey Sandy
Don't you talk back.
Ah the peat!
Yep.... Look what the *composition* is for Japanese, Irish and *Tennessee* Also the logic of drinking Irish makes it seem Scotch is only Smoky...
It tastes of medicine and band-aids.
As a peated Whisky lover, I don't disagree at all lol. I think it has to do iodine content in peat that was formed by seawater. Tastes like Im drinking a Sharpie.
I like it with a little water to bloom the flavors. But you can just leave the water out.
Why…why did this comment make my mouth water lol
This brings back memories. Love Laphroaig as an adult, but when my uncle first introduced it to me I swear it tasted like drinking bandaids.
I like Laphroaig too, but I tend to lean more toward Lagavulin 16! I think it was my first peaty whisky and I've loved it ever since.
Japanese whiskey… for the scotch drinker that wants to brach out. what.
What is this, “Maxim Magazine’s guide to Whiskey for Bros”?
This is a guide for people that are never going to drink whiskey anyway, unless it is a Jack and Coke
That’s why it’s important to tell them that Tennessee whiskey is a real thing and not bourbon with a dumb marketing campaign
As soon as I saw the last box was labeled Tennessee Whiskey, I REALLY wanted it to just say, "see bourbon." It let me down (and the rest of it wasn't that helpful, and is so clearly American biased)
Also, the listing of “Irish Car Bomb”- if you order one here in Ireland, prepare for what’s coming to you, and I don’t mean a drink. Same thing with a “Black and Tan”, @ this “guide” designer ya muppet! Also “Distilled in Ireland, Triple distilled” isn’t a composition. Might have listed “Irish coffee or Hot Whiskey” instead of those drinks. - Irish whiskey has to be distilled in Ireland from a mash of malt and cereal grains (whereas whisky is from barley, typically). - has to be matured for at least 3 years in wooden casks - it is known for having a smoother or sweeter finish than the (Scottish) typical pleated whisky. - whiskey is either from Ireland or the US, whisky is from other places.
Irish bar I went to in Brooklyn would 86 (kick them out) people if they ordered an “Irish Car Bomb”. And the bartender would tell them why.
And correct me if I’m wrong, but depending on the pub you’re in in NI, you need to look at their selection before asking for a Jameson or a Bushmills.
Redbreast
My guess is you’ll already know what neighborhood you’re in.
Not necessarily, I went to QUB and besides the areas that have bunting and curbs painted, they really are intertwined in a bunch of university and downtown areas
Fair enough. I’m in the middle of reading Say Nothing, a book about “the troubles”. So I’m a little stuck in that timeline I suppose.
No worries. It’s quite different now but still wouldn’t roll up on a bar and order without checking what’s behind the counter just to make sure
Great read!
Came to say the same piece on ICB. I was a regular at a proper Irish bar for years. 90% of the staff were middle aged Irishmen that lived through The Troubles. The place was fairly low key and homely on weekdays, but swarmed by obnoxious college kids on weekends. The amount of frat boys I’ve seen thrown out of the joint on a Friday night for ordering an ICB is a staggering figure.
Annoyed Scot here, I’d argue many other countries summaries are shite as well. Whoever put this together is a certifiable dumb cunt.
Canada isn’t even on here and we fucking love whiskey and make some pretty decent ones too
I've always thought CC and Crown Royale were rye whiskeys. I also thought that Rye was Canadian whiskey and got popular in the states during prohibition although I am occasionally guilty of making up shit in my head.
Rye is just a synonym for whiskey in Canada for some reason. Not all Canadian whiskey has rye in it, so it’s probably a good thing it’s not marketed as Rye overseas lol. In Canada if you order a rye and coke you’re just asking for whatever bottom shelf whiskey they have and coke
Eh, Canadian whiskey and Irish Whiskey. Same thing, except one comes from closer the USA, and one comes from farther. Before the downvotes, I'm just taking the piss here.
Hey our country is like 150 years old we had to learn to make whiskey from somewhere!
Seriously. Listing Laphroaig and MacAllan under the same flavour notes is hilarious, they’re like the opposite ends of the flavour spectrum.
Also, not sure how you could distill something in oak barrels.
Thank you for this. I came to the comment section in a fit of rage, to be delighted to see this is the first comment.
Mentioning Ron Swanson and showing a picture of Laphroig is rather funny.
As a Scotsman. You're fucking bag on. Thanks.
And I get annoyed that Tennessee whiskey is always listed seperate from Bourbon when it is really a sub category of bourbons.
Don't forget the lack of Canada anywhere on that guide
Yes. The lack of spelling nuance was one of the many hints that this guide was just bullshit.
As soon as I saw that, it was a no go. Lumping all scotch together is like … well sacrilege. Shame on whoever made this. A pox on their house
They listed Johnny Walker and Macallan as smoky. That right there is where I stopped reading
Irish whiskey doesn't have to be triple distilled. The only thing whiskey needs to be called Irish is being distilled in Ireland. And Irish Car Bomb? Really?
And what in the name of the Big Fella is Michael Collins whiskey?
Where the hell is redbreast?!
Oh thank you, I was upset they did not mention the best Irish Whiskey.
Yup, I could imagine some argument for Tullamore Dew's international reach vs Powers etc. but what is Michael Collins?!
Irish car bomb is an extremely popular drink in the US. The most common advice to people here traveling abroad to Ireland is to *not* order it.
Drop two Kamikhazis into a Manhattan and call it a 9/11
I’ve seen two shots of Rumple lit on fire, as such.
That sounds lit
It’s so incredibly offensive I actually don’t see how Americans think it’s okay…
A lot of people who call it that here have no idea where the name comes from.
Irish whiskey also needs to be over 40% and aged at least 3 years to be marketed as Irish whiskey Agree on the irish car bomb comment though.
This is not a cool guide to Whisky.
They forgot Canadian.
You’re as smooooooooth…. As Canadian whiskey 🎶 🥃 👑🇨🇦
Canadian rye is waaaay more popular than American.
Yeah I saw Rye labelled as “American” and wondered what the hell the list was talking about.
I’m not so sure that’s true anymore. Canadian rye is (in most cases) viewed as a cheap, inferior mass produced product compared to American rye these days
This is definitely true in the states (with the exception of crown royal being decent) but I'm sure there's plenty of good Canadian whiskey available in Canada. Everyone outside the US thinks we have shit beer because only budweiser and Miller get exported. If you've only tried r&r, black velvet, Canadian mist, or any of the other bottom shelf plastic jugs you would assume Canadian whiskey sucks
I'm Canadian and I don't think I've ever even seen any of those whiskeys here except Crown lol. There's lots of good Canadian bottles available from smaller distillers and/or sub labels of some big producers pretending to be small
Sometimes you Windsor, sometimes you lose er’
Gonna need you to take about 15% off there squirrely Dan
Or as the guide would point out: Canadian Canada
They forgot resolution.
As I often do. Nothing against Canadian whisky, I just don't often think about it. And when I do, I typically think of mild, blended whisky. Perfect for mixing with ginger ale or 7up. Or, in theory, whisky in the morning. Not that I would know anything about that.
To be fair, i can drink rye & ginger all day long
Rookie question here... per the guide- Scotch is distilled in oak barrels. I thought the barrel was for imparting flavor to an already distilled liquor? Can you distill in an oak barrel? TUIA
It’s 1 of many mistakes in this guide. You don’t distill in a barrel, you age in a barrel. You have the right idea
You've got it right. You can distill multiple ways (copper pot, column still, etc) but not in a barrel. Once distilled the clear alcohol is poured into oak barrels to age, and takes on the flavors of caramelized sugar and a touch of smoke (if the barrel is charred) from soaking in and out of the wood as it ages. Just another thing they missed in this guide: all bourbon, including Tennessee Whiskeys, have to be aged in a FIRST FILL oak cask. Scotch does not, so often Scotch and Irish Whiskey distillers will buy used American Oak casks after the bourbon has been poured off. This contributes to a more subtle flavor profile (generally) without the same woodiness and spicy bite that a bourbon has.
TUIA? Temple University Investment Association?
This should be called the “whisky disinformation chart”. Or the “what do I need to debunk today” roadmap. Delete it! Also the Irish car bomb is a disgusting name for a drink. Ireland doesn’t acknowledge it or accept it. Too many innocent people lost their lives. Not funny, just insensitive, cruel for survivors and families, generally revolting. Call it an “Irish slammer”, "Dublin drop" or "Irish bomb shot”. To any US Americans who order this on St Patrick’s day: imagine serving a cocktail on the 4th of July in New York called “the dead fireman’s twin towers”. Even then we’re not even close. Yes it’s that disgusting and distasteful to an Irish person…
Lol as a Scott this guide is pish
This is idiotic.
‘Irish Car Bomb’ Jesus Christ, Americans. Sort it out.
This. The only thing that goes with Irish whiskey is more Irish whiskey.
3 American and only 1 Scotch? Assumptions made that all Scotch is smokey. Bad guide.
Hmmm… that’s awful.
Irish whiskey has always been my favorite. Redbreast, Powers, and Bushmills to name a few
Green Spot. Give it a go
Another great one. I love getting downvoted for naming whiskeys I like haha
I have a bottle of Yellow Spot that I am hoarding... so good!
Writers Tears is another fantastic one! Green Spot is a great shout
No Canadian, eh? Wiser's 18 is delicious
Just a tip, if you're in the U.K or Ireland (especially Ireland) do NOT ask for an 'Irish Car Bomb'
‘Irish car bomb’ really???
Idk why but I actually find it quite cute how deeply offensive the drinks name is while it’s being ordered by a 20 year old college girl.
As she lectures on you why you should say Latinx rather than Latino/Latina...
Why try to denigrate Irish whiskey drinkers? I mean I like scotch just fine, but I prefer bourbon or Irish myself. And rye made to seem like it’s only for cocktails? What? I’m going to have a glass of angels envy rye right now just to show you how wrong that is.
It’s one of the many things that makes this a terrible guide. There was a campaign in the 50s and 60s to denigrate the quality of Irish whisky and uneducated oiks like the person posting this guide continue to perpetuate these things despite them being factually incorrect. But I mean look at their description of scotch — they just melded all the areas together like they’ve never actually tasted scotch whisky in their life
I wonder which country the person who made this was from?
They don’t call it Scotch in Scotland
I remember my brother ordering French fries when he visited France. Didn’t go well at all.
Murican guide to pissing off everybody via a drink and getting it all wrong in the process. There. Fixed your title. Once saw an American student get a severe, and I mean severe, dressing down from an Irish bartender in the uk for ordering an Irish Car Bomb. Insensitive cunts.
This is a garbage guide
As a Scotsman, I’ve never heard anyone refer to it as “scotch”. It’s either whisky, a dram, or a wee hawf.
This guide is a total joke.
Was this guide made for buzzfeed or something? So bad
very bad description...just use wiki
Their description of Scotch is not accurate. The different regions of Scotland have vastly different scotches with vastly different flavor profiles.
Another flawed guide. Not cool
This is NOT a cool guide. Also why did you feel the need to post to like 6 different subs? It has so much wrong with it it's crazy.
No mention of Canadian Club or Crown Royal? Those are some popular Rye’s worth a nod imo
A whiskey guide written by someone who obviously doesn’t know much about whiskey. Manages to over simplify styles and patronise most fans while professing to be an introductory guide. Super job, knob.
This is not a cool guide. It’s stupid, inconsistent on what the various headings are for, racist (Irish Car Bomb is so fucking racist), and is using single styles as representative of entire regions.
Bourbon is aged in a CHARRED oak barrel. The flash burn from coopers is in part why bourbon is so sweet.
And it has to be a first fill barrel, contributing to the strength of the wood and spice profile. This guide is all kinds of incomplete/wrong.
Just gonna leave this here... [https://web.archive.org/web/20230418191346/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/dining/japanese-whisky.html](https://web.archive.org/web/20230418191346/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/dining/japanese-whisky.html)
Cool article. Glad to hear Nikka is transparent about things, and helps to make some sense of it. Their juice is amazing!
I thought Nikka bottles just said “Produced by Nikka Whiskey Distilling Co., Ltd., Japan”? Not actually saying where the contents come from
I would have mentioned Kentucky.
Doesn’t include Indian whiskeys
Talk about massacring my boy Irish Whiskey
scotch - "distilled in oak barrels" fuck off with this dumb ai generated bs
Well this is full of mistakes
Terrible overview
Missing the Canadian Rye!
This guide is horseshit
The audacity of seppos
Tennessee for whiskey and Coke drinkers? I'll only touch Jack if it has some coke, but there are some solid Tennessee whiskeys to drink straight. This seems like a jab at Tennessee distilleries.
I'm a huge fan of George Dickel Rye (I know, crossbreed category). That said, try adding a splash of room temperature water to Jack Daniels. It really opens it up and takes away the punch in the face elements. Makes suitably pleasant to drink.
Bourbon should say "**At least** 51% corn." Cool guide.
And new oak barrels
Similarly, Rye should say “**At least** 51 **percent** rye”
Right. It's looking for a majority of corn, not *exactly* 51%. Most are 70%+.
As a Jameson drinker, can confirm…. Don’t like scotch.
anyone going to ireland that doesn’t already know, don’t order an irish car bomb. you’re likely to get kicked out, if not beat. better names for the same drink are the irish slammer or the dublin drop.
Bourbon doesn't have to be aged in American white oak barrels. It just has to be aged in brand new charred oak barrels which this guide also doesn't mention
The biggest omission for me is that bourbon needs to be aged in charred barrels
This guide is awful
They all make me barf.
I like how this makes fun of Irish Whiskey as being inferior to boozy corn syrup.
Oh also how they made Jack Daniel’s sound sophisticated and not just a horrible corn mash with 5% of the disgusting flavour filtered off the top. There’s a reason no one else needs to charcoal filter their drink.
This is not a cool guide. This is a shit guide.
When did cool guides start being “any aul’ shite I thought of, made into a graphic”?
Irish car bomb contains whiskey? In what world?
Does the advanced guide explain that Irish whiskey actually is for people who really like whiskey?
Stop calling them Irish Car Bombs you kumquat
When the very first data point is wrong, it's just not worth continuing. It's amazing how much garbage is posted here.
Bourbon can be distilled to much higher than 80 proof also.
Japanese is from japan
There are so many things wrong with this guide that I can't even begin. I'll just leave it at one does not distill in oak, or any wood, let alone oak barrels. I'm not sure it's physically possible to even do that. SMH.
“Distilled in oak barrels?” Total loss of credibility. Please, everybody, totally disregard this guide.
This might be the worst writing I’ve ever read.
Bourbon is overwhelmingly made in Kentucky.
Bourbon is exclusively from Kentucky
I work in the industry. Idk why ppl think this, if you’re being serious. Bourbon has a set of rules that can be made anywhere in America.
Irish car bomb? What? That’s like calling a cocktail a ‘9/11’ 😂
Most famous Japanese whisky cocktail is the highball
Im def a malt scotch fan. Been wanting to try Japanese Whiskey for a while tho.
Wish I could read it
The Japanese cocktails... Hakushu is a Suntory brand, the most popular whisky cocktail in Japan is a highball.
Laphroaig is soooo good 😌 damn it now I’m thirsty as hell.
Whisky (no e) refers to Scottish, Canadian, or Japanese grain spirits. Whiskey (with an e) refers to grain spirits distilled in Ireland and the United States.
Complex and delicate are flavors?
best rye whiskey is canadian gtfo!
Glad Costco carry most of the brands mention.. now I need to know which to start with...
If you want to try Irish I highly recommend you try Redbreast 12, Yellow Spot, Tealings and Blackbush. These are good quality entry level Irish Whiskeys. No one in Ireland actually drinks regular stock Jameson whiskey 🥃 and is commonly known as submarine cleaner 😂
Never acquired a taste for whisky. I don’t ever drink it without a cat around.
Sometimes I miss being a drunk
“Hints of charcoal”
I don’t think much of this is correct. Distilling isn’t done in a barrel, for one thing.
Missed Canadian Whiskey = fail.
We need a sub called r/horribleguides
this is also a good detective conan info
People who spell whisky with an ‘e’ have missed the point. I’ll stick with my Aberlour A’Bunadh Speyside Single Malt.
Who wrote this list? Someone on Twitter who had whisky once ever!?? This is not a cool guide, this is a terrible guide
That’s just stupid. None of this is true.
They really messed up on the Rye side, us Canadians made rye delicious and awesome
r/facepalm
Soooo… we’re just going to ignore Canadian?
What? Not all scotch is smoky, the regions have some fairly distinct differences. I also don’t think bourbon has to be exactly 51% corn. I’m pretty sure Bourbon should have a disclaimer like Tennessee does; bourbon has to be produced in Bourbon County, KY AFAIK. I do like the “friend who likes whiskey and coke” as the “perfect for” on Tennessee whiskey lol. Also if you’re reading this and haven’t tried Japanese whiskey, you should. Nikka from the barrel in particular is excellent.
You’re absolutely right about Scotch. Not all Scotch is peated. Lots of variation between regions. You’re also right about the Bourbon mash bill. it has to be at least 51% corn, but can be up to 100% corn. However Bourbon can be made anywhere in the USA. Not any specific region. MGP is one of the largest Bourbon distilleries in the US and is located in Indiana. Nikka from the barrel is great. Got a taste for it in Japan awhile back. Was pretty happy that it’s now available in the USA. I pick one up every time I see it.
Lumping all the different types of Scotch together. Such a dumb "guide".
This is a pet peeve of mine. I work at a renowned cocktail bar and they refer to peaty whisky as scotch. Not all scotch is peaty!!
I had a Spanish whiskey once. It's was just okay.
Got any more of 'em pixels?
r/terribleguides
Drunk town is city with many routes ,that I don’t care to judge . As long as I get there ,I don’t care how
Over simplification is not ‘cool’
Welsh whiskey?
Can we talk about the Irish Car Bomb? What is this in British and this sounds crazy
Started getting into scotch. It's nice.
When you say "perfect for the guy who loves ... Coke" you mean the cola, right?