# How to become a single malt connoisseur

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** liquor-alcohol\
**Created:** [January 31, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-a-single-malt-connoisseur/979115 "2023-01-31T18:30:21Z")\
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> [@bump](#):
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> Islay whiskies on the island of Islay in Western Scotland,

The first whisky I tasted (at a renaissance faire) was Laphroaig. It was the only whisky I’d drink for a lot of years. I liked the taste of peat.

> [@silenus](#):
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> Powers is a great intro to the type.

[♫ _Now Jimmy didn’t like his place in this world of ours  
Where the elephant man broke strong men’s necks  
When he’d had too many powers_ ♫](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym-Oz0TMSb0)

> [@silenus](#):
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> For smoother bourbon, try Maker’s Mark.

I like Maker’s Mark (though I know it isn’t single-malt scotch). I keep wanting to try Knob Creek. Have done when the company’s buying. But I don’t want to buy it myself and then find out it’s not as good as Maker’s Mark. (OTOH, it might be better; in which case that would be a good thing.) I like Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey, which I think tastes like bourbon. But then I like Trader Joe’s bourbon too, so…

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