Can we burn this heretic already?

Sips, a drop of water or two, with a good quality single malt or an extremely good quality blend (nothing Johnny Walker for example). Depending on the Scotch there can be Smokey caramel flavours, peaty salty, heavy flavours, some lite fruit tones, etc.

Its not for knocking back in shots, blends are nice with mixers, but if youre sipping a Johnny Walker red you are probably going to think this is shit because it is.

If you ever get the chance to try a really nice single malt I suggest you give it a try with just a couple of drops of water to open it up a bit. Then some gentle sips, enough to coat your mouth and spread the flavours.

Its like a nice cigar. Very rough if youre doing it wrong, very enjoyable if you do it right. I know most people will say "yuck, cigars are gross too", but the point is that there is a way to approach these things that make them much more enjoyable to the point where people genuinely like them and the routine that goes with it.

I can only assume that they like it for the same reason that I like blue cheese. Somehow the intense, offensive flavor offends the taste buds in just the right way to tickle the pleasure center.

Back in college, a friend described things he didn't like as "brown" and when I asked him why, he said, "only drink the clear liquor."

That's the peat, Pete. If it's too heavy for you, you're drinking the wrong scotch. Try a light Balblair or a Speyside or something similar.

Reminds me of centipedes. bleh.

Funny, the one he reviewed is my favorite, always have at least 2 bottles at home.

I was a scotch drinker back before I got sober. Road tar and dirty socks is as inoffensive as it gets. Truly top shelf stuff.

Nobody but yanks call it scotch