I desperately want to be in on it
There must be something in it, but I cqan't see the appeal of whisky. It tastes like chewing a very old pencil. My mate has toured most if not all the distilleries in Scotland and has dozens of bottles of whisky. I've sampled several quality blends and single malts and yet I can't get into it.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 17:45, 14 replies)

hear hear
it tastes worse than old pencil though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 17:46, closed)

you're mental
I'm finding out some shocking stuff about you today.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 17:49, closed)

Personally
I can't get past the "somebody's swapped my drink for turps and it's stripping the skin off my lips" stage long enough to ponder the taste.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 17:52, closed)

I'd say that's vodka
the cheap stuff too for less than £15 a bottle
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 17:57, closed)

Same for me
I've drunk some very good whisky and tried to like it - but I can't. I can tell the difference between good and bad no problem, but I still can't like it.
( MatJ LOOK, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 18:04, closed)

what makes it worse
is that I had the same opinion of wine, but I managed to crack that one and I keep telling myself I'll do the same with whisky
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 18:13, closed)

Yes
But may I say Ive always someone to teach/educate me. Im pretty sure Bells etc down the pub is appaling toss, but Id like to try "proper" whisky, just to see what Im missing.
(kitescreech still here, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 18:58, closed)

I used
to think the same. My dad loves it - always has. Steers clear of it because he likes it so much.

It used to make me shudder and there was no way I could tell a good one from a bad one, but as I've got older, I can.

I'm starting to see the attraction with it, but it has to be what *they* would call a 'good one'.
(dchurch bah, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 19:01, closed)

I'm with you on this
Have tried some expensive single malts, some allegedly decent drams - but really can't get past the flavour. It's a waste of alcohol in my eyes.
(_(_(_(_(_(_(_(_(_ =o.o=, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 19:14, closed)

Keep disliking it
All the more for me!
(DigitalRaven will have to make do with gin, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 19:42, closed)

I agree
I can just about stomach JD and coke if I've already been drinking, but I was once handed a measure of very expensive Laphroaig with the same care and reverence you'd give the Holy Grail. My mates then sat there contentedly sipping this stuff and saying how marvellous it was and all I could think was - this tastes like bacon flavour turps.
(berk, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 10:51, closed)

Laphroaig
It tastes of fire! Or peat or something. There was a bottle acquired at a party once and I couldn't believe it tasted like that so I kept trying it. It still tasted of fire. Blehh.
(Meya, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 22:51, closed)

I found that the only thing that helps...
...is to own your own bottle.. ownership cracked it for me!

I really disliked it beforehand though.
(AndyC4m Eject Eject [><], Tue 20 Oct 2009, 16:19, closed)

Yum, Yum Yum, Yum!
I love the stuff me! The good stuff that is, not the blends. I didn't like it either until I visited the Highland Park distillery on Orkney (best holiday desination on earth by the way) and was given a complimentary glass as the end of the tour. Drank it out of politeness and fell in love. Mind you at £25 a bottle it is an occasional treat.
(3badcats, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 12:06, closed)