Whiskey, God I love it

Last night I got wasted for free at a hurricane KAtrina Benefit concert (I didnt donatea single penny but was givin a VIP pass, thank God for friends). And it got me thinking, at an open bar I can order anything. My favorite was Whiskey sour.

What is the best drink involving whiskey that you have ever had. I love wiskey but am new to the bar scene and unaware of most of the drinks. Can anyone helkp by giving me afew good ideas?

[Il_Mostro]

Why would anyone want to mix anything in their whiskey, except possibly some water?

I'll admit that I can enjoy am Irish coffee from time to time, but that's made on whisky, not whiskey, so I guess I'll slip under the bar on that one.

[diebitter]

Good whiskey, drink it on its own.

Bad whiskey, okay with ginger or less so, coke/lemonade (or straight in preference to 'good' if you need it for medicinal purposes only).

[Il_Mostro]

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Good whiskey, drink it on its own.

Bad whiskey, stay away, life's to short for that [censored]

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[stigmata]

Just drink single malt scotch or good quality blend with a dash of water. Stay away from that bourbon crap.

[RunDownHouse]

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Just drink single malt scotch or good quality blend with a dash of water. Stay away from that bourbon crap.

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Spoken like a true European. I much prefer whiskey to bourbon unless I'm drinking something truly special.

Last weekend I went down to Lynchburg for the 17th annual Jack Daniel BBQ invitational. It was a blast, and some great food was had by all.

[Slow Play Ray]

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I much prefer whiskey to bourbon

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this is like saying "i much prefer squares to rectangles" - bourbon IS whiskey.

[RunDownHouse]

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this is like saying "i much prefer squares to rectangles" - bourbon IS whiskey.

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EDIT: whatever, unimportant. cranky again today.

[Slow Play Ray]

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this is like saying "i much prefer squares to rectangles" - bourbon IS whiskey.

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EDIT: whatever, unimportant. cranky again today.

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I saw it. LOL - you're completely right, I AM a nit! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[bwana devil]

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this is like saying "i much prefer squares to rectangles" - bourbon IS whiskey.

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EDIT: whatever, unimportant. cranky again today.

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maybe youre not as cranky as you think if the guy's bagging on you and you deleted your correct response. i saw your response and you were right.

if you guys really want to learn from people who know something about whisky, check out whiskymag. they know what they're talking about. since going there ive dropped the crown royal from my cabinet and im onto 40 Creek. good stuff.

and to those of you mixing your whisky w/ coke, youre drinking the wrong whisky.