Someone is going to get banned for

[Kanye Wyoming]

I have an unsophisticated whiskey palate. I can appreciate the really good stuff but probably can't differentiate between the really good stuff and the great stuff. With that caveat, about a year ago my son and I arrived early to dinner at a high end Japanese restaurant and had a drink at the bar. We asked the bartender to suggest a good Japanese whisky and Kurayoshi Malt Whisky 12 is what he gave us. Damn!

I made a mental note to buy a bottle, and like most of my mental notes it disappeared into the ether. This thread prompted to write it down and get 'er done this week.

[LittleLebowski]

It is tasty. A buddy of mine bid on and won Bernie Madoff’s liquor cabinet. Suntory was in it. Among some other stuff that I’ll really never be able to afford.

Banned.

[Clusterfrack]

Banned.

Dammit! Wait. Now I have free time.

[Baldanders]

Good rum, like any other liquor, isn't always going to be inexpensive just because it's rum.

If you consistently enjoy cheap booze, you may as well carry on as you are.

There`s a reason I said "underpriced" not "cheap". Whiskey, and whisky, are extremely popular now. Rum has seen declining sales for a while now in the US. I find I can find more "bang for the buck" in rum. And many pricy rums are bland and heavily sugared.

But also, I could give a shit about anyone else's notion of the hierarchy of quality. Give me a bottle of Wray and Nephew overproof, some limes, and some tonic and I'm happy.

I depend on gifts for stuff like Ardbeg.

[Baldanders]

Banned.

Yeah, fuck that guy.

[Baldanders]

Agreed.

When I want Scotch, it's almost always a good single malt with a tiny bit of water to open the nose.

But in the summertime, a glass of Famous Grouse on the rocks is indeed a guilty pleasure. And the handle jug is not very expensive at all.

Monkey Shoulder ain't bad. About the only Scotch I'd call underpriced. 😉

[Outlier]

Man, you guys have disappointed me for a second time. I don't know... maybe I got a bad bottle but this stuff is terrible.

[SeriousStudent]

Out of pure idle curiosity, I am wondering if the OP has ever tried Hibiki?

[Yung]

Out of pure idle curiosity, I am wondering if the OP has ever tried Hibiki?

Second that. The Hibiki and the Yamazaki were my jam when I was drinking whiskey more often.

[SeriousStudent]

Yamazaki 12 is my favorite somewhat available Japanese whiskey.