Aquired taste? - Page 2

blugill · 04-29-2012, 07:43 PM

Scotch is definitely an acquired taste.
Start small if you want to do it, mostly water with a bit of scotch in it.
Then gradually increase the scotch and decrease the water. Took me a month of trying to get that far. Now I can drink it with no problems

It's great paired with cigars but it's individual taste. I usually drink water with cigars or sometimes coffee.
As said above, Glenlivet is a good place to start.

hotreds · 04-29-2012, 07:45 PM

Very much an acquired taste!

oooo35980 · 04-30-2012, 05:56 AM

If you like straight whiskey then I don't think Scotch in particular is an acquired taste, you either like the taste or you don't, blended scotch goes down easier but isn't nearly as "Scotch" tasting, if you get my meaning. If you aren't a straight whiskey or liquor drinker in general then ya, it could take a while.

mosesbotbol · 04-30-2012, 07:25 AM

For sure it's aquired as are most alcohol tastes. Alcohol is poison, so it's natural I think for the first response to be negative.

Less the alochol (beer & wine) the easier to get use to.

awsmith4 · 04-30-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

For sure it's aquired as are most alcohol tastes. Alcohol is poison, so it's natural I think for the first response to be negative.

Less the alochol (beer & wine) the easier to get use to.

You take that back, how dare you insult alcohol

Liquor in general can take an acquirement period but, in my eyes, Scotch maybe more than others. I have been known to have a drink of whiskey here and there and I almost always enjoy it neat; however, the peat taste in some Scotch can be overwhelming for me.

A helpful tip, I learned somewhere, is to smell your liquor three times. This actually works with any alcohol, beer included. The first sniff will only bring the smell of alcohol, but each sequential step your nose will get used to the alcohol and start to pick up other aromas and flavors. Then as you start to sip you will most likely pick up more of those flavors on your palette

smitty81 · 04-30-2012, 07:49 AM

I actually had my first scotch (over ice) the other night as well................I didn't like it either.

I drink the hard stuff and beer, like them both.

Big rum fan, love at first taste.

OLS · 04-30-2012, 08:01 AM

Not a fan of the scotch....it may be an acquired taste, but I don't think I will ever get it, and have never
felt the pressure to do so, given that there are so many other liquors out there. If it was ever the ONLY
libation out there, I would learn to love it, but until that day, nah....you guys can have it.

kaisersozei · 04-30-2012, 08:07 AM

I can take scotch on occasion, but not a regular drinker. And then, only if it's the "good stuff." Because that usually correlates with the "expensive stuff," it's a good thing I'm not a regular drinker.

BigCat · 04-30-2012, 10:43 AM

I love scotch and I don't remember working hard to acquire my taste for it. I wouldn't try too hard if I were you - you already have at least one expensive vice you obviously enjoy.

GreekGodX · 04-30-2012, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCat

I love scotch and I don't remember working hard to acquire my taste for it. I wouldn't try too hard if I were you - you already have at least one expensive vice you obviously enjoy.

I definitely agree with Colin. I just started trying a whole bunch of different ones, and I haven't really found a single malt scotch that I would turn away.

And it is not like there is some requirement that you need to like scotch. If someone gives you grief for not enjoying some scotch you most likely don't want to have them as drinking company. As always taste is subjective, so drink what you like

MurphysLaw · 04-30-2012, 10:52 AM

I've always enjoyed whiskey and scotch, I did start out drinking it mixed and on the rocks and have moved to drinking mostly neat. Every so often I'll dump a single ice cube in a triple scotch on a warm night

OLS · 04-30-2012, 12:06 PM

Ironically it's the fumes that I dislike more than the taste, and that's supposed to be one of the great features....
Esters I guess they call em.....hell I don't know.

Islayphile · 04-30-2012, 12:20 PM

I've always loved scotch, ever since I snuck my first sip out of my old mans glass when I was around 6 or so.

pektel · 04-30-2012, 12:25 PM

I love scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch. Here it goes down. Down into my belly.

Seriously though, haven't tried much of the stuff. I prefer vodka. Or if I want to drink brown liquor, just give me some Woodford Reserve on the rocks with a splash of water, and I'm a happy guy.

Pseudosacred · 04-30-2012, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pektel

I love scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch. Here it goes down. Down into my belly.

Contemplated posting that on here!!

mosesbotbol · 04-30-2012, 02:09 PM

I would try Johnnie Walker Black to start off with. It's No. 1 for nothing. Very easy to drink and then branch out from there.

04-30-2012, 02:24 PM

I have always loved scotch, bourbon, or any whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, vodka, etc.
Everything except tequila, well, some really good tequila is all right.
Always neat. I don't remember ever mixing to get used to liquor.
I remember not liking beer at all. Not one bit. Probably cuz my dad drank Oly. It's the water, y'know. I love it now. Not Oly, beer.
If you don't like scotch and don't think you ever will, try rum. I like rum WAY too much. So much so that I rarely buy any. Hard to stop with just one glass. Good rum that is. Not Bacardi, which tastes too much like vodka. Check the rum thread.

Pseudosacred · 04-30-2012, 03:07 PM

It was my first experiance with anything other than beer. So, I guess I'm just not used to the full on alcohol taste.

Eh, I'll try it a few more times and if nothing happens...it is what it is

oooo35980 · 04-30-2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pseudosacred

It was my first experiance with anything other than beer. So, I guess I'm just not used to the full on alcohol taste.

Eh, I'll try it a few more times and if nothing happens...it is what it is

Definitely going to take a while, if I were you I'd pick up a good single malt, they can be had for not much more than JW or Chivas. If you are going to be acquiring the taste anyway, might as well acquire a taste for something good. If it is your first foray into liquor, and you want to like it, chances are you will. I can't imagine anyone trying the hard stuff straight for the first time and enjoying it, no matter what it was. Well maybe a super premium Vodka or a good Rum. But those are pretty easy to drink.

pektel · 04-30-2012, 05:54 PM

No, he said he can't remember the last time. Which means he probably put down WAY too much and woke up on the bathroom floor.

04-29-2012, 07:43 PM	#1
blugill Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Andy Location: Enid, Oklahoma Posts: 867 Trading: (10)	Re: Aquired taste? Scotch is definitely an acquired taste. Start small if you want to do it, mostly water with a bit of scotch in it. Then gradually increase the scotch and decrease the water. Took me a month of trying to get that far. Now I can drink it with no problems It's great paired with cigars but it's individual taste. I usually drink water with cigars or sometimes coffee. As said above, Glenlivet is a good place to start. __________________ My Blog

04-29-2012, 07:45 PM	#2
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,670 Trading: (63)	Re: Aquired taste? Very much an acquired taste! __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

04-30-2012, 05:56 AM	#3
oooo35980 Feeling at Home Join Date: Mar 2011 First Name: Isaiah Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 569 Trading: (3)	Re: Aquired taste? If you like straight whiskey then I don't think Scotch in particular is an acquired taste, you either like the taste or you don't, blended scotch goes down easier but isn't nearly as "Scotch" tasting, if you get my meaning. If you aren't a straight whiskey or liquor drinker in general then ya, it could take a while.

04-30-2012, 07:25 AM	#4
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Aquired taste? For sure it's aquired as are most alcohol tastes. Alcohol is poison, so it's natural I think for the first response to be negative. Less the alochol (beer & wine) the easier to get use to. __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

04-30-2012, 07:49 AM	#6
smitty81 Have My Own Room Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,640 Trading: (10)	Re: Aquired taste? I actually had my first scotch (over ice) the other night as well................I didn't like it either. I drink the hard stuff and beer, like them both. Big rum fan, love at first taste.

04-30-2012, 08:01 AM	#7
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Aquired taste? Not a fan of the scotch....it may be an acquired taste, but I don't think I will ever get it, and have never felt the pressure to do so, given that there are so many other liquors out there. If it was ever the ONLY libation out there, I would learn to love it, but until that day, nah....you guys can have it.

04-30-2012, 08:07 AM	#8
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: Aquired taste? I can take scotch on occasion, but not a regular drinker. And then, only if it's the "good stuff." Because that usually correlates with the "expensive stuff," it's a good thing I'm not a regular drinker. __________________

04-30-2012, 10:43 AM	#9
BigCat My back is now unwatched. Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Colin Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 723 Trading: (5)	Re: Aquired taste? I love scotch and I don't remember working hard to acquire my taste for it. I wouldn't try too hard if I were you - you already have at least one expensive vice you obviously enjoy. __________________ "Now, I don't approve of dissipation, and I don't indulge in it either; but I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices." Mark Twain

04-30-2012, 10:52 AM	#11
MurphysLaw Anything can go wrong Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: Brian Location: SoFlo Posts: 2,823 Trading: (19)	Re: Aquired taste? I've always enjoyed whiskey and scotch, I did start out drinking it mixed and on the rocks and have moved to drinking mostly neat. Every so often I'll dump a single ice cube in a triple scotch on a warm night __________________ It's THIS easy to help our Troops.

04-30-2012, 12:06 PM	#12
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Aquired taste? Ironically it's the fumes that I dislike more than the taste, and that's supposed to be one of the great features.... Esters I guess they call em.....hell I don't know.

04-30-2012, 12:20 PM	#13
Islayphile Wee Dram Hunter Join Date: Feb 2012 First Name: Mike Location: OH Posts: 801 Trading: (1)	Re: Aquired taste? I've always loved scotch, ever since I snuck my first sip out of my old mans glass when I was around 6 or so. __________________ RIP Thurman Lee Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979)

04-30-2012, 12:25 PM	#14
pektel I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Peter Location: Grand Rapids, MN Posts: 4,320 Trading: (28)	Re: Aquired taste? I love scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch. Here it goes down. Down into my belly. Seriously though, haven't tried much of the stuff. I prefer vodka. Or if I want to drink brown liquor, just give me some Woodford Reserve on the rocks with a splash of water, and I'm a happy guy. __________________ The problem is not the problem. The problem is your ATTITUDE about the problem.

04-30-2012, 02:09 PM	#16
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Aquired taste? I would try Johnnie Walker Black to start off with. It's No. 1 for nothing. Very easy to drink and then branch out from there. __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

04-30-2012, 02:24 PM	#17
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Aquired taste? I have always loved scotch, bourbon, or any whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, vodka, etc. Everything except tequila, well, some really good tequila is all right. Always neat. I don't remember ever mixing to get used to liquor. I remember not liking beer at all. Not one bit. Probably cuz my dad drank Oly. It's the water, y'know. I love it now. Not Oly, beer. If you don't like scotch and don't think you ever will, try rum. I like rum WAY too much. So much so that I rarely buy any. Hard to stop with just one glass. Good rum that is. Not Bacardi, which tastes too much like vodka. Check the rum thread.

04-30-2012, 03:07 PM	#18
Pseudosacred What will your verse be? Join Date: Jan 2012 First Name: Nick Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 423 Trading: (1)	Re: Aquired taste? It was my first experiance with anything other than beer. So, I guess I'm just not used to the full on alcohol taste. Eh, I'll try it a few more times and if nothing happens...it is what it is

04-30-2012, 05:54 PM	#20
pektel I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Peter Location: Grand Rapids, MN Posts: 4,320 Trading: (28)	Re: Aquired taste? No, he said he can't remember the last time. Which means he probably put down WAY too much and woke up on the bathroom floor. __________________ The problem is not the problem. The problem is your ATTITUDE about the problem.