so after a bottles' worth of Jonnie Walker Black spaced out over a month period, I am finally a fan of Whiskey..........I also recently went to a tasting event where I was fortunate enough to try the blue label.....wow that is smooth let me tell you!
I am a new man
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I'm really trying to like neat whiskey. The best i can do right now is JB Black, Jack Daniels, or Crown. ALL mixed with Coke. However I have been trying the JB Black neat, as well as a blend called Sheep Dip. Thus far the Sheep Dip is the only one I can stomach. I also have a bottle of Maker's Mark and Knob Creek that I haven't opened yet. Maybe someday.....
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JB Blue is indeed very nice. Friend gave us a bottle as a wedding present. You can always tell the good friends! 
Try Redbreast Irish Whiskey, one of the smoothest I have had and doesn't have all the peat of a scotch, which can be off putting for someone new to the genre.
I am not sure if it is the same in the US, but up here in Canadaland the Redbreast is much much cheaper than most single malt Scotches. So you might save some money that way too.
Try Redbreast Irish Whiskey, one of the smoothest I have had and doesn't have all the peat of a scotch, which can be off putting for someone new to the genre.
I am not sure if it is the same in the US, but up here in Canadaland the Redbreast is much much cheaper than most single malt Scotches. So you might save some money that way too.
This is sometime that you either like or not. However, I developped this over time, drinking one of those neat.
I am unable to drink Johnny Walker, not my drink. I prefer Whiskey/Whisky, Cognac or Bourbon.
I've been drinking it on ice for a while. If you quickly take a sip when you make it, it will be stronger and you will know if you can drink it with or without anything else. I started drinking my Canadian Club without ice and it's actually nice. Funny thing, it's the regular one, I tried the 12yo and nah, doesn't do it. The 20 yo is a good drop.
I need to get my hands on Crown but they don't stock it a lot down under.
In my opinion, and it's strictly an opinion, you're getting a completely different taste mixing it with coke, and it's not going to be an easy transition neat or on ice.
Start with Bourbon, it's a little sweeter, which your palate's going to be used to from the coke. I'm loving woodford reserve on ice right now.. It's not prohibitively expensive either. let it sit, you don't need to fire it back immediately. let some of the water from the ice mix in. Also, completely enjoy it. hold it to your nose, open mouth, inhale deeply through your nose. If you enjoy that, you'll start to appreciate the flavor and can go from there.
It shouldn't be a chore though. I love it, but if you don't like it, you don't like it.
Start with Bourbon, it's a little sweeter, which your palate's going to be used to from the coke. I'm loving woodford reserve on ice right now.. It's not prohibitively expensive either. let it sit, you don't need to fire it back immediately. let some of the water from the ice mix in. Also, completely enjoy it. hold it to your nose, open mouth, inhale deeply through your nose. If you enjoy that, you'll start to appreciate the flavor and can go from there.
It shouldn't be a chore though. I love it, but if you don't like it, you don't like it.
Also, it is perfectly acceptable, and indeed encouraged by many, to add a bit of water to your whiskey/whisky. Not only reduces the bite, but also helps many whiskeys open up and reveal their full potential.
While I appreciate that Walker is a well made whisky, it is not to my personal taste. Try a few different ones and see what appeals to your palate.
While I appreciate that Walker is a well made whisky, it is not to my personal taste. Try a few different ones and see what appeals to your palate.
Johnny Walker Gold is my favourite, but dropping $100 is a little step and not done too many times.
At the bar JW Black is my go to drink.
Gold I'll drink neat, Black I'll add a splash of water, or a few ice cubes if I want it to last a while.
At the bar JW Black is my go to drink.
Gold I'll drink neat, Black I'll add a splash of water, or a few ice cubes if I want it to last a while.
My biggest thing to get over was the booziness of straight spirits. I had a similar experience with a bottle of Highland Park and can now drink whisky neat all I want. I agree, don't mix with soda. If its too strong, mix with water or ice to dilute. At the end of the day, its your bottle, so you can put anything you like into it.
When I became old enough to drink legally was told by bartenders & knowledgeable drinkers whose opinions I respected that except for Gin if I couldn't drink liquor straight with perhaps only a little water added it might be nature's way of telling me I shouldn't drink them at all or sparingly and it still seems like good advice.
Haha, that's why I drink wine.
Single Malt Scotch with some ice for sipp'n, none of that Jonnie on the spot. Jack Black straight up but that is rare now that I'm getting older. When the weather is hot nothing beats a Bombay Saphire and Tonic on ice in a super tall glass.
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