I'm a bit ashamed to admit that at 31, my experience with whisk(e)ys is fairly limited. I know there are a lot of folks on this forum who do enjoy them quite a bit and so I'm hoping for perhaps a nudge in the right direction. I enjoy vodka and gin but I've found other spirits to be somewhat less approachable. However, I'd like to gain an appreciation for them if possible because I feel I'm missing out.
I've had bourbon in mixed drinks but never really by itself (mostly Jack Daniel's, perhaps Maker's Mark once or twice). Scotch, single malt - I don't remember what exactly it was that I drank but it seemed like pretty harsh stuff. Blended, I've had Johnnie Walker on the rocks a few times. On the Irish side, I've tasted Jameson's a few times and it seemed pretty smooth. Canadian, I think I've had Crown on the rocks once or twice, not bad.
I've heard that bourbon drinkers and scotch drinkers tend to be mutually exclusive but I have no idea if there's any truth to that.
I'm going to try to put a little bar together for myself and so I'm looking for recommendations on brands that would be a good introduction to the various whisk(e)ys out there, as well as recommendations on how to drink them (neat? on the rocks? branch water? mixed?) Teach me, o gurus!
I've had bourbon in mixed drinks but never really by itself (mostly Jack Daniel's, perhaps Maker's Mark once or twice). Scotch, single malt - I don't remember what exactly it was that I drank but it seemed like pretty harsh stuff. Blended, I've had Johnnie Walker on the rocks a few times. On the Irish side, I've tasted Jameson's a few times and it seemed pretty smooth. Canadian, I think I've had Crown on the rocks once or twice, not bad.
I've heard that bourbon drinkers and scotch drinkers tend to be mutually exclusive but I have no idea if there's any truth to that.
I'm going to try to put a little bar together for myself and so I'm looking for recommendations on brands that would be a good introduction to the various whisk(e)ys out there, as well as recommendations on how to drink them (neat? on the rocks? branch water? mixed?) Teach me, o gurus!