Damn Whiskey!

Too sweet for my taste.

And @Sagemind, you couldn't be further from the truth. If getting drunk is your aim, whiskey is one of the most expensive ways of doing that.

As for the video, I'm torn. On one hand, whiskey! and women! I like those things.

On the other hand.... ugh buzzfeed. fuck those guys.

edit: and I've just watched it... sorry @lv_hunter, but that was terrible.
They couldn't have tried more than just JD? No Scotch single malts? No Irish blends?

Whiskey is straight-up poison as far as I'm concerned.
It's like it's only point is to get you drunk - there is no pleasure in drinking it.

"Not as bad as Vodka"?! wtf, Vodka is about the cleanest hard-liquor you can get....

Anyway, Jack Daniels should NOT be considered whiskey in the first place. Shitty American trash. Give me a Glenmorangie or Macallan any day.

Not a whiskey fan.

...But give me a good sipping tequila straight up, like Don Julio, and I'm happy. To each his own I guess.

I read somewhere that there's a difference in the tastebuds of men and women that makes whiskey more palatable to men. Something about mens tastebuds not being as affected by the bold flavor. I'm pretty sure I cringed as bad as these women after my first shot. Even now it can give me the willies sometimes.

Sipping whiskey...they shoot it straight and complain.

Why are people so against learning how to appreciate food or drink?

In many cases with these things, there are decades or even centuries of tradition and experience that have gone into this little rituals that are part of the theatre of food or wine or whiskey.

Besides, especially in the context of a culture that's not your own, disregarding the cultural norms is just rude and ignorant.

It's not the learning the "proper way" to appreciate whiskey at its best that's the problem, but the snobbery and scorn poured upon people who like to drink it in ways that the self-appointed cognoscenti don't approve of. It's my single malt, I'll serve it over ice or with too much water or mix it with Mountain Dew or pour it over my cornflakes if I want to.

I don't understand this attitude at all. Why is learning about how to appreciate a good whiskey (or wine or steak or anything) such a bad thing?

If you genuinely like the taste of whiskey and coke (or whatever other mix you want), good for you. Just don't waste good single malt on it.

People get so weird about whiskey. Drink what you like how you like.

And that's the point. When you take shots, you are not taking them because of taste. You need a shot of alcohol, fast and taste is there to either mask the alcohol or make it easier to swallow. We taste less when it's chilled. Have you tried to bounce two fingers worth of any alcohol when it's luke warm? I do agree that it's a waste to use good whiskey like single malts (not all of them are good) but hey, if you can afford it, why not? No one should have to sink to bourbon, blended whiskeys are for that use (and are often smoother too, since they are blended)..

When it's time to enjoy the taste, then small sips and around that magical 15C (it gets warmer all the time) it's about aroma and how to maximize what is in the liquid. I would actually prefer the good stuff to be just under 40% alcohol, 35-38% would be better, brandy/cognac can be stronger than whiskey. Whiskey stones are quite neat, specially if the shot is brandy (which i like more and more each year, starting to pass whiskey, lets say brandy is often smoother without it bankrupting you)..

ITT: whiskey snobs

The problem with chilling whiskey is that you "close the nose". When you chill it, less molecules are released as part of the aroma. A small drop of water (and I mean literally a few ml), on the other hand will actually "open the nose" or increase the aroma.

Ice in bourbon is fine, but you shouldn't really put ice in a single malt. If you are drinking whiskey in a really hot climate, you could try using whiskey stones.

Ultimately, it's down to personal taste of course, and the joke here wouldn't really work if he hadn't put ice in it.

Damnit, now I want whiskey.

It's not heresy to chill whiskey fast, in fact he does it right. It's heresy if you let it sit with ice cubes longer than few seconds.

If you take a shot of whiskey, it can be cold but if you want to enjoy it long, take only enough to cover your tongue at a time, it should be just below room temperature, 15-18C. When you do it like this, you get that sweet sweat from the cubes as a last thing as the water is not really mixed with whiskey, it is smooth as hell like that.. Few drops of cold water after whiskey is one of the best things in life.

Personally, i enjoy my whiskey dry with a glass of ice water on the side. Let the whiskey reach your stomach before taking a small sip of water.. Best thing in the world.