Why don't I like whiskey?

[sports_brah]

The Macallen is a fine whisky to start out with. Very easy to drink and it's not that expensive.


There is a chance that you just don't like whisky! I dislike white wine and that's the end of it. I'll drink red wine til the cows come home (or I fall over) but I can't stand white. Same sorta thing.

 

[Rroff]

For starters don't drink whiskey with mixers like coke if you want to develop any appreciation for the flavour of the drink. You didn't develop a taste for red wine by drinking red wine mixed with coke did you? Personally I really enjoy whisk(e)y but find sweet mixers stomach churningly sickening.

I don't mind JD and coke can drink that all night but something like southern comfort + lemonade urgh can just about manage one the second is the very definition of that stomach churningly sickening :S

 

[dazzerd]

As people have said try it with water if need be, or even better try it with a single cube of ice. The cold can help mellow the flavour a bit.

And don't down it one go, savour it. Johnie Walker Black Label is a decent regular drinking whisky, Red is OK (and cheaper) but a bit harsher imo..

 

[Mr Badger]

If you really don't like the taste of whisky/neat spirits then why worry?

With the exception of gin & tonic, I generally prefer to drink spirits straight. If adding a splash of water doesn't solve your problem, then drowning good whisky in a mixer would be counter productive. There is such a variety of single malts out there that it might be worth your trying to do a proper tasting of some of the different styles to see if there are specific characteristics that you like or dislike.

There is plenty of information about whisky on the web - here's a link to "The Single Malt Whisky Flavour Map" as an example:

http://www.malts.com/index.php/en_gb/Choosing-Whisky/A-World-of-Flavour/The-Single-Malt-Whisky-Flavour-Map

 

[itchy]

This.
An incident involving 3/4 of a bottle of Glenmorangie when I was 16 kinda did it for me...
(Hated it then, too. Just wanted to get shedded. And oh my, did I get there.).

^^^^^^^^^This had me rolling.....

Same thing happened to me with Bells whiskey, never touched it since!

 

[enkoda]

My grandad was born in a pub near Cobh in Ireland. The bar was about 4ft long and served whiskey and Guinness.

I can't stand whiskey.
I hate Guinness.

I think there's something my parents aren't telling me....

 

[semi-pro waster]

EDIT: It was Gentleman Jack my sister got me, don't know how different that is from normal JD?

Gentleman Jack is twice filtered so it's smoother than the normal Jack Daniels. I've had it a few times and it is better for drinking straight but I'd prefer a nice single malt over it.

 

[Parky]

I like having a bit of ginger beer with whisky when I'm out, it really depends on the whisky though, it tastes foul with JD so it sometimes ends up an expensive drink when you have to go for the less common stuff.

 

[krooton]

I've found with most alcohol that you just need to find what varieties in each type actually work for you.

I used to hate red wine, until I found out that certain Merlots were my preference.
Same with beer, it was a cheaper means to an end on night out, but I never really enjoyed anything until I found wheat beers like Blue Moon.
I had no strong feelings about vodka either way, until going that little bit above Absolut/Smirnoff and trying Grey Goose/Belvedere.

Whiskey took me a while, but after trying a bunch, I have found that I prefer stuff on the delicate side of the scale. Others will love the smokier side of things.

 

[krooton]

I like having a bit of ginger beer with whisky when I'm out, it really depends on the whisky though, it tastes foul with JD so it sometimes ends up an expensive drink when you have to go for the less common stuff.

I hate ginger beer, but this is awesome winter tipple.

 

[Glaucus]

Nice little scale. I'm not a fan of whisky, but the less Smokey/Peaty ones are far more palatable.

 

[Atlas23]

Men drink beer/ale and whisk(e)y, women drink gin/vodka.

Dark rum is the middle ground.

 

[krooton]

And real men don't need to justify their masculinity based on the alcohol they drink.

 

[Atlas23]

And real men don't need to justify their masculinity based on the alcohol they drink.

*she says while sipping from her WKD*

 

[krooton]

Pfffft.... *chugs lambrini from a glass stiletto*

 

[FutileBreadMachine]

Why would you like whisky, its horrible.
Stick to high end vodkas now they're nice.

This man speaks the truth. Whiskey tastes like ashtray water. Vodka is delicious and smooth (not the cheap engine cleaner mind).

 

[Shocky-FM]

Men drink beer/ale and whisk(e)y, women drink gin/vodka.

Dark rum is the middle ground.

Go to Moscow and tell them Vodka is a women's drink, have fun picking up your teeth from the ground, that's if your still alive that is.

 

[tom_e]

Men drink beer/ale and whisk(e)y, women drink gin/vodka.

Dark rum is the middle ground.

I'm in touch with my feminine side so I drink the lot.

 

[joeyjojo]

I don't think it's been mentioned yet: if adding water to decent whisky it should be natural mineral water. Tap water is usually too hard. And only a few drops/tsps.

For the very obsessive, try and get mineral water sourced near the distillery.

 

[Shocky-FM]

I don't think it's been mentioned yet: if adding water to decent whisky it should be natural mineral water. Tap water is usually too hard. And only a few drops/tsps.

For the very obsessive, try and get mineral water sourced near the distillery.

It depends on the quality of your tap water, but it's a good point as it usually doesn't taste that great.