Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiskyPat12
100% agree there is something for everyone! Woodford had to much oak/tannin for me, but I know there are folks here who don't like Buffalo Trace.
100% disagree that one should use cheap liquor for mixing! I mostly drink it neat, but every now and then I want something different.
Whisky in one of those spirits that can stand on its own, but also plays well with others. And it does make a difference. Whisky is so broad that a cocktail will be completely different if you choose different whiskys.
Not withstanding the fact that Whisky/Soda isn't the same as an Old Fashion or Whisky Sour, I'll tell you that mixing Ardbeg 10yo and Coke was an awesome experiment and drastically different that the Jack and Coke I drank in high school.
|
Savage!
My life long friend is the Whisk(e)y consultant for Johnnie Walker, so I get to drink a lot of different stuff with him. His personal collection is over 200 single malts, and probably 100 or so blends, we have done the Bourbon Trail a number of times, it's a business expense for him so I tag along. On a hot day he likes to drink JW and ginger ale....I don't get it.
I know that different spirits and even different distillers of say rum or whisk(e)y will give a cocktail a different flavour, I just can't bring myself to mix expensive spirits but that's just me.