Thread 21526630

What's the difference between alcohol types?

>Tequila
>Whiskey
>Scotch
>Vodka
>Bourbon
>Rum
>Cognac
>Absinthe
>Vermouth
>Brandy
>Gin

Different colours and different countries of Origin. That’s literally it. Anyone who disagrees is a pretentious try hard twat.

>>21526630 (OP)
you know how to operate search engines, right?
>Vodka
main two types are grain based or potato based. i prefer potato if im just drinking it straight, which i dont do as much anymore

>>21526677
weak bait

>>21526630 (OP)
>Tequila
made from agave plant. tastes sort of peppery-ish I guess. mostly exists for "get drunk asap" shots but mixes into some nice summery cocktails too
>Scotch
For sipping by a roaring fire with a storm raging outside while listening to classical music
>Vodka
For college students and women to mix with sugary soda
>Bourbon
For rednecks to buy bourbon & coke premix cans and rock out to AC/DC
>Rum
For tradies, football enjoyers and rednecks to drink premix rum & cokes while watching sport
>Cognac
Never seen anyone ever drink this
>Absinthe
For drugfags who cant get weed anymore or live in places like Japan to pretend like they can 'feel it' (they cant, its just licorice alcohol)
>Vermouth
Only exists to make 1 or 2 cocktails. Absolute brokefag alcohols buy this or Sherry cuz its the cheapest alcohol per volume.
>Brandy
Older women like it.
>Gin
The basic bitch drink everyone drinks the last 5-6 years or so. Always have a bottle of this in case a vagina comes to your house and you want to get it wet for you. Its also versatile and you can make 100 cocktails with it.

>>21526630 (OP)
made from agve
made from grain mash
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Made from grain or potatoes
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Made from molasses
Regional brandy
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Distilled from whine
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>>21526630 (OP)
is google down or are you just retarded?

>tequila
they ferment agave juice and then distill it. the agave can be fire roasted before being juiced, and smokiness can carry through
>whiskey
non-hopped beer that's been distilled. can include grains rarely used in beer, but it's close
>scotch
whiskey made in scotland that truly is distilled beer. I'm pretty sure they don't use corn, which is the big non-beer grain that you can see in whiskey. a step in beer making is partially germinating the barley and then slowly heating it up to stop it without killing the enzymes that have formed. for scotch, this is sometimes done with burned peat, which leads to smokiness in the end drink
>vodka
neutral grain spirit. all the other spirits try and retain flavor from the original alcoholic beverage, vodka doesn't. buying expensive vodka is a sign of low intelligence
>bourbon
distilled beer but a majority of the grain component comes from corn
>rum
distilled molasses wine. technically it includes distilled sugarcane juice wines, but those are much less common. molasses wine on its own doesn't taste good, there's some chemical magic with distilling that fixes that
>brandy
distilled wine. there are also fruit brandies that are made from non-grape wines
>cognac
distilled wine from the cognac region of france with some other particulars
>absinthe
I don't think there's any particularity about what pre-distilled alcohol it's made with, but it's flavored with things like anise and wormwood
>vermouth
herbed and spiced wine that's been fortified with brandy to increase its abv. the herbs and spices can vary wildly
>gin
vodka flavored with juniper berries and other herbs and spices

>>21526728
surprisingly accurate, but i rarely listen to classical music

>>21526630 (OP)
Idk, maybe google and do your own taste test? A McDonalds thread died for this.

>>21526630 (OP)
14 months sober here
never really liked darks personally
the difference in effects is negligible for me so I can mostly only speak on the tastes
>Tequila
very strong "plant" taste, one of the more controversial types
>Whiskey
tastes like the barrel it's distilled in, D tier alcohol
>Vodka
usually more of a light taste, some have kind of a dirty after taste but for the most part it's just going to burn for a second and then you forget about it
>Rum
white/clear rum tastes very pure and harsh in a good way, spiced rum tastes like college girl
>Cognac
the only one I've drank enough to know is hennesy but it just tastes like overpriced whiskey to me
>Absinthe
a more fruity licorice taste, will give you chemical burns if you're not careful
>Vermouth
actual death
>Gin
my personal favorite, goes down easy and makes you violently ill for 20 minutes as opposed to being hungover all day
tastes like pine needles

>>21526743
>tequila
they ferment agave juice and then distill it. the agave can be fire roasted before being juiced, and smokiness can carry through
They have to roast it to make the fructose happen before fermentation and distillation. It _can_ be traditional in buried fire pot or in a earthenware pot with charcoal, or warm but clean commercial oven, either/or, and that would be where smoke flavor comes into the picture.

>whiskey
>non-hopped beer that's been distilled. can include grains rarely used in beer, but it's close
>>scotch
>whiskey made in scotland that truly is distilled beer. I'm pretty sure they don't use corn, which is the big non-beer grain that you can see in whiskey. a step in beer making is partially germinating the barley and then slowly heating it up to stop it without killing the enzymes that have formed. for scotch, this is sometimes done with burned peat, which leads to smokiness in the end drink

I'd like to clarify that it is, and it is ALWAYS malted barley in whiskey (Ireland and US) and whisky (Scotland). Except at Jameson Midleton Distillery which uses a roman bath learned method of an elevated brick floor for the separated fires underneath, it's always burned over peat fires, why you get both smoke and peatiness flavors in the toasted barley groats. From there, distillers and blending experts will age in charred, partially charred, used or new, reused and other barrels or use older blends, other liquers, or whatever they want, but it starts out as barley groats to be called whiskey or scotch whisky. Period.

>>21526743
>buying expensive vodka is a sign of low intelligence
Extremely dumb inexperienced opinion. The higher quality vodka goes very smoothly, it's like drinking cold sparkling water with some very subtle grain notes and a moderate burn, and leaves you no hangover. (Unless you drink an insane amount, but half a bottle gave me no hangover).

The cheapest vodka tastes like burning alcohol and can leave you blind.

So yeah the difference in quality is very noticeable and picrel is actually enjoyable to drink on the rocks, with nothing else but ice, which I'd never do with a Smirnoff for example.

And GG is not even that expensive a vodka, I'm sure there are even better ones.

>>21527735
>Except at Jameson
Jameson is the only whiskey that doesn't make me depressed because I'm not drinking something else instead, what you said sounds like a marketing scheme but it must really make a difference
>>21527753
nta but skyy is my preferred brand, because of how smooth it is

>>21527753
>and leaves you no hangover
stopped reading there because you have no idea how hangovers work

>>21527765
Yes I do, I always keep hydrated to avoid hangovers, but if you drink cheap ass alcohol (which I did a lot in my youth) you are still more likely to get hangover no matter how much you hydrate or take care to avoid it.

>>21527753
>>>21526743
>>buying expensive vodka is a sign of low intelligence
>Extremely dumb inexperienced opinion
This. Vodka can come from potatoes and taste like potatoes and the logically, also the soil they were grown in, or it can distilled again, repeatedly distilled again, until a distiller determined perfection and stopped to retain some flavor and all along the spectrum to absolutely no flavor. And, unlike the rules of other beverages, it can legally be made from any grain whatsoever, not just potatoes.
Vodka has the least effect on your blood sugar, so it's loved by carb- and hangover- hating people both, which can be tied to blood sugar and how hard a dehyrated person recovers from that liver workout. Because it tastes quite neutral when blended within a cocktail, people falsely believe it has no flavor. It does. Pay attention to easily researched rankings on vodka quality. Within the US, the #1 was Tito's for a long time. I've never heard anything bad about GG, either. The price is not higher, more like mid-range. Prices are pretty much determined by adversing dollars spent, bottle design, celebrity owners, etc, and not always supply+demand nor rankings, ie buyer beware, and that's certain true of tequila.

>>21527753
grey goose is one of the biggest scams out there bro. it was manufactured from the start to sell the perception you're buying a premium product. you are a brainless consoomer.

>>21527763
>Jameson
To be fair, it's really only the original labels, and that historical distillery which maintains the taint free method that always made them better than Scotch. It was a secret of their success. But modern tastes changed, and people like smoke, peat and flavors added to blends. Modern tasters buy "single" malt for the wow factor that it wasn't actually from more than one batch yet ended up palatable in the end. Blending is not evil, though, it's experienced skill of a master blender with supertaster abilities. I'm personally okay with some 30 year added to my 15 year in a tiny smidgen, because I'm going to get natural partially charred wood and sherry sweetness that mellowed in my barrel in the angel's share of time, at a price that isn't 30 year.

>>21527777
I like it.

Like I said, I don't presume to be a vodka expert (I'm more of a wine or whiskey guy), and I'm sure there are better ones.

But saying that the quality of vodka does not matter and you should always go for the cheapest ones is some of the dumbest shit I read in a long while. Even at mid range, the diff in quality is very noticeable.

>>21527770
High class vodka served ice cold is like drinking spring water

>>21527777
I buy Tito's, for guests only, and I actually don't really drink vodka except when out and it's served to me. It's not my thing and I.unfortunately, have that brain imprint that remembers the only time I got food poisoning was on the same night I had consumed a lot of vomit. When I bring a vodka cocktail to my nose, I still shudder and really wish it were something else entirely. I drink a Bloody Maria with tequila and gin martini to this day, just to avoid having any vodka. Thanks for the insult though. Try having a conversation that is informative not judgy. Most "brands" people know for their story origin, are currently just under the umbrella of Diageo, Remy Martin, Campari, or similar nowadays. /shrug

>>21527792
>consumed a lot of vomit

>>21527786
price is not an indicator of quality. grey goose is proof of that.

>>21526630 (OP)
The drinkers.

>>21526630 (OP)
>Tequila
makes you tipsy. Favored by college hoes.
>Whiskey
makes me frisky
>scotch
for richfags, is good with san pellegrino on a rainy day.
>vodka
is what the real alcoholics drink (speaking from experience)
>bourbon
Good affordable whiskey
>rum
not my forte, but pairs well with brandy
>cognac
the champagne of brandy
>absinthe
an acquired taste. >>21526728 is correct, this is my stoner friend's favorite booze and he gets smashed on it.
>vermouth
for fancy boys, used in the best cocktails. Works really good as a light appetizer.
>brandy
very tasty, and an ideal mixer for punches. Good brandy is the easiest to casually drink straight.
>gin
for people that want to taste deet and feel the poison.

>>21526630 (OP)
The flavor, you ragingly retarded asshole.

>>21526630 (OP)
only thing I know about absinthe is that it appeals to druggies and Cradle of Filth fans (fat girls)

>>21526630 (OP)
Oh, I know a lot about this so I'll infodump.
Every spirit starts as a base material (wheat, potato, agave, sugarcane, fruit, etc) which is mashed, fermented, distilled, diluted, and maybe aged.
For many spirits, the base material matters a lot. Tequila must be made from agave, rum must be made from sugarcane (or more practically, sugarcane byproducts like molasses), whiskeys are made from grains, brandy is made from fruit, etc. These spirits are intentionally distilled less than they could be to keep some of the properties of the base material in the spirit. Other spirits, like vodka/gin/absinthe, are distilled to the point where nearly pure ethanol (and because of weird physics, some water) is all that's left, so it doesn't really matter what their base material is. Anything that can be fermented will work. They're generally made from cheaper base materials like wheat or potato since it doesn't matter and using a more expensive material would just be a waste. Vodka is just diluted ethanol, gin is the same thing but with an extra second distillation step involving adding botanicals so it tastes like juniper berries and pine needles, and absinthe is like gin but with wormwood and anise instead of juniper and pine.
Some spirits are then aged in wooden barrels to take on the flavors of the wood. Traditionally, light spirits are un-aged and dark ones are aged, but there are plenty of exceptions to that. Silver tequila is unaged, while aged tequila spends a few years in oak barrels. White rum is un-aged, while dark rum is aged. Vodka and gin aren't usually aged, and whiskeys are almost always aged.

I'll break down each spirit and what they're for in a reply since this is getting too long.

>>21530277
Vodka is meant to be mixed into drinks, and intentionally has no real flavors of its own so as not to interfere with the desired flavor profile of the resulting drink.
Gin and Absinthe are meant to present their botanical flavors, and are also meant for mixing in specific drinks that benefit from those botanicals.
White rum, silver tequila, and clear brandy are also meant for mixing, which is why they aren't aged. Any subtle wood flavors from the aging process would be overwhelmed by the drink they're in. They have flavors derived from their respective bases (sugarcane, agave, fruit).
Dark rum, aged tequila, and aged brandy are more often had on their own or with minimal mixing. This is also true of whiskeys. You certainly can mix them, but the benefits of their aging is usually lost in the process.
Bourbon and scotch are just kinds of whiskeys with specific requirements for the grain used as the base material and any additives like peat smoke.
Cognac is just brandy made in Cognac, like how Cachaca is rum made in Brazil or champagne is sparkling wine made from grapes that were grown in Champagne. They're all mostly just protectionist scams.
Vermouth is a fortified wine, not a spirit. They just add ethanol/vodka to wine to make it. It doesn't really go with the rest of your list.

>>21528907
>Tequila
>makes you tipsy
>>Whiskey
>makes me frisky
this is all you need to know OP

>>21526630 (OP)
nothing

>>21526703
Vodka can be made from literally anything. It can be made from grain, grapes, agave, coconut, molasses, fruits, dead cats, wasp nests, anything.
The single defining characteristic of vodka is being distilled to a very high proof, through bubbler plates in a column still, to remove any characteristic aromas or congeners before being proofed down with water to drinking strength. That's all it takes to be called vodka, being as close as possible to pure ethanol and water.

>>21526630 (OP)
Different taste and different strength.

>>21526728
>never seen anyone drink this
lol im guessing you arent american, cognac is THE black people liquor. its the biggest stereotype surrounding brands like hennessy

>>21532671
No thats 'yac

>>21526630 (OP)
>Tequila
Alcohol from agave plant
>Whiskey
Alcohol from grains and aged in barrels
>Scotch
Whiskey but from scotland
>Vodka
Alcohol from potatoes
>Bourbon
Whiskey but from the U.S and made with at least 51% corn grains and some other requirements
>Rum
Alcohol made from sugar cane or other sweet plants
>Cognac
No fucking clue
>Absinthe
Alcohol that has wormwood and aniseed botanicals added
>Vermouth
No fucking clue
>Brandy
Whiskey but it's aged in old wine barrels
>Gin
Alcohol that is made with juniper berry

I hate that alcohol causes cancer because its fun to drink it.

>>21532713
throat cancer?

>>21532697
>Whiskey but it's aged in old wine barrels

>>21532763
thats lame as fuck>>21532726

>>21532795
Lamer is going to a vineyard and the only spirit they are selling is gin.

>>21532810
I don't understand your alcoholic jokes.

>>21532821
YOU ARE A FUCKING VINEYARD
MAKE A SPIRIT FROM YOUR WINE IF AT ALL

>>21532948
yeah.....