Why whisky BURNS when you drink It: 7 tips to get past it 

Can confirm. I have two rums right now of the same ABV at 40% - Appleton Estate Signature and Mount Gay Eclipse, and the Mount Gay feels a lot more intense for some reason. I was comparing them and thought the Mount Gay was more alcoholic so I looked at the labels and was surprised to see the same ABV. I don't think I like the MGE, but the AE is really nice.

I came across this in my own recent bourbon exposures. Four Roses, first the small batch variant (45%) then the original bourbon (40%). The former was much less pronounced in any sort of burn and was much more “savory” as a result. The original 40%, while just as enjoyable, had more of a burn. Would have expected things to be the other way around.

That’s a great tip!

Exactly. Some people will lean to sherried whiskies from the start and others will lean to smoky whisky. The best thing is to try both types. Cheers Jimmy!

I did not fall in love with Scotch until I tried Laphroaig QC. That was my first Peat and I was instantly chasing everything PEAT!

Lucky for you hahah some kids don’t have many brain cells to begin with and starting at ten ruin em but your still fine good genes 🧬

@@charliemaddock3459 Well, we all 3 completed doctoral programs in our fields, have held distinguished careers in those same fields, have married once each and have 7 lovely children between us. I think we’ve done ok.

@@leumas75 yes like i said others may not be so lucky as you ….

Alcohol inhibits growths in young bodies.

Cooling Guinness to the temperature of lager ruins it. It used to have a strong malty smell and taste . It ain’t what it used to be. 😅

A lotta those are actually bourbons.

@@lani6647 bourbon is whisky...

Cheers Michael!

Cheers!

Thanks Melissa!

Thanks! Appreciate that

Cheers! Glad it’s helpful

Thanks David! Appreciate that

Thanks Charles! A real shame… I hope I can make it to the rescheduled date..

I need to try some cachaça. Thanks mate!

Thanks Al. Exactly, I nearly gave up myself 😅 and look at me now ha! Appreciate that!

Love the PC10. Thanks!

I’ve learned a lot by tasting two drams side by side. Comparing them back and forth really brings out the differences and has helped me with discerning flavors and smells.

@@TheProgrn I agree. This is a good way to do it. Especially if you have one whisky that's sherried, one exbourbon cask and one peaty one. That way you should be able to distinguish between the whiskies pretty easily and go from there.

Late reply, but due to the history of England and France, the Isles most often got wine from Spain and Portugal- indeed the most popular wines to the English historically were sherry (a Spanish wine) and Port and Madeira (Portuguese wines). In the past whiskey makers would stick whiskey in whatever containers they could find. Eventually, they realized the profound effect that aging in a barrel had on whiskey, and since sherry barrels were most common, whiskey would be put in there and allowed to age. Sherried scotch was historically the most common type until Scotland started to get bourbon barrels from the US. As for cherry, the fruit- it has nothing to do with scotch. Sort of. The point about pouring sherry over ice cream is referring to something like a Pedro Ximénez sherry which is very sweet. That said, a property of ex bourbon casks (and even a few sherry casks) is imparting a cherry flavor to scotch.

Thanks Jeff!

That's great to hear! I'm a big fan of the Old Fashioned too, it's a great way to start getting into whiskey. Thanks for sharing mate!

Thanks awesome! I was the same. Smoky Laphroaig hooked me

You can try Amrut, Paul john, Santoki and Kamet

Ha nice work!

Same! Funny how we started through what some people consider a door that's too intense

Great tip!

I’ve noticed this a lot as well. I’ve also had intense burn on the nose and no burn on the palette and vice versa.

Yeah, that is very true and a point I probably should have included. The Glenmorangie Astar I have is a great example, it's 52.5%, but if you gave it to me blind, I'd almost say it's 43% as it's incredibly smooth, with barely any burn at all.

Great tip!