I'm a long-time scotch, Irish, Canadian whiskey and bourbon drinker. When I read various whisk(e)y forums, I see a lot of talk of nosing and tasting notes. Whenever I nose and taste any type of whisk(e)y, for the life of me I can't distinguish anything. All I get is the distinctive smell/taste of whiskey. No dark fruits, no oak, no rummy goodness, no vanilla. When I drink rye, I do get the spiciness of it compared to bourbon or scotch. I can tell the difference between scotch/Irish and Canadian and bourbon. I can tell a little bit of difference between corn based bourbon vs a wheater such as Weller. I normally drink from a Glencairn or a small narrow heavy bottom glass. I normally drink it neat with a small amount of filtered water.
As a result, any purchase of higher priced whiskey is pretty much lost on me. I bought a fifth of Angels Envy a few months ago and it was just OK to me. Same with a fifth of Lot 40 Canadian. Same with a few of the Glenlivet varieties and a blended (Pinch aka The Dimple). So, now I'm mainly sticking with value bourbon (Evan Williams Bottled in Bond, Old Forester Signature, Old Ezra 101 7 Yr, Very Old Barton BIB, Fighting ****, Old Grand Dad BIB, etc) that I can get for around $12-22/bottle.
Does anyone have this same condition? If so, do you just stick with the value pours, or do you still buy more expensive juice? I'm not looking for any suggestions for new stuff, as I think my current rotation suits me well. Just trying to see if other folks can't distinguish any of these notes as well.
Thanks for any input.
As a result, any purchase of higher priced whiskey is pretty much lost on me. I bought a fifth of Angels Envy a few months ago and it was just OK to me. Same with a fifth of Lot 40 Canadian. Same with a few of the Glenlivet varieties and a blended (Pinch aka The Dimple). So, now I'm mainly sticking with value bourbon (Evan Williams Bottled in Bond, Old Forester Signature, Old Ezra 101 7 Yr, Very Old Barton BIB, Fighting ****, Old Grand Dad BIB, etc) that I can get for around $12-22/bottle.
Does anyone have this same condition? If so, do you just stick with the value pours, or do you still buy more expensive juice? I'm not looking for any suggestions for new stuff, as I think my current rotation suits me well. Just trying to see if other folks can't distinguish any of these notes as well.
Thanks for any input.
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