I’m going to ask, who prefers perfectly smooth whiskey vs a little burn going down? I don’t expect agreement, have mentioned this before, that some burn, my preference, reminds me, I’m drinking whiskey, and not whiskey flavored water.
Smooth, all the way.
Any aged (preferably, very aged) smooth Scotch will meet with my approval.I prefer a silky smooth scotch like an aged Oban, my favorite. I also enjoy a good smokey flavored scotch like an aged Lagavulin.
@Madhatter32: Agree not just completely but must stress that I agree utterly, totally and completely.However, I no not like burn ... to me it's a defining characteristic of a cheap and/or premature scotch.
Cheap and premature, yes, and sometimes, the really young versions elevate the burn at the expense of flavour or taste; at times, it can be like drinking paint stripper.
Actually, I deeply dislike burn as a feature of a spirit, and have come to not just prefer the quality of smoothness, but to prize it and seek it out. To my mind, smoothness is not just a virtue, but is one of the qualities that is necessary for me before I can appreciate or savour a whisky, or cognac, or port.
@Huntn: I have come to prize - and nowadays, seek out - the quality of smoothness in spirits, and not just in whiskies, but also (very much) in port, and above all, in cognac.
However, smoothness in spirits tends to be a function of age, - a 12 year old whisky or cognac or port will be smoother than a five year old, and a 15 or 20 year old will be much smoother again - but, unfortunately, the quality of smoothness also tends to come with (steeply) rising expense.
Last edited: