Blue Label

[Kagemusha]

All whiskey is special once you poured cola on it

Heretic!

[Ser Clegane]

Heretic!

Indeed

Regarding the Blue Label - never tried this one, but generally I am not too fond of the blended Whiskys (they lack a bit of character). Considering that I get two bottles of top notch single malts (e.g. Ardbeg Supernova + Ardbeg Uigeadail) for roughly the price of a bottle of Blue Label, the choice is an easy one...

[Fragony]

I was kinda joking, naturally, as if I would ruin my cola with whiskey, inconceiveable. But what is wrong with blended, Dimple or Chivaz easily outclass many a malt, unless you go for the 50 euro+ ones

[Hosakawa Tito]

I'm not that fond of Blue Label, especially at that price. I'll take Crown Royal, Jameson's, or Jim Beam any day.

Gimme Cognac, Remy Martin 1738 please.

[Kagemusha]

Im a friend of Islay whiskey´s like Lagavulin and Laphroaig. Most blended whiskey´s taste just plain bland compared to these strong smokey whiskey´s. Once you go Islay there is not coming back. No need to drink mixture of bland tasting whiskeys when you can get strong flavoured and rich ones at the same prize. If i want my booze to taste neutral then i just drink vodka.

[Fragony]

They taste smoky because of the wood, has nothing to do with being blended or not.

[Ser Clegane]

They taste smoky because of the wood, has nothing to do with being blended or not.

Obviously you could also create a blend with more character - the point is that the main brands do not do it ... probably to appeal to a broader taste - most people will not like the strong flavor of the Islays when they first taste it (but as Kage said - once you got into it it is hard to go back)

[Fragony]

Obviously you could also create a blend with more character - the point is that the main brands do not do it ... probably to appeal to a broader taste - most people will not like the strong flavor of the Islays when they first taste it (but as Kage said - once you got into it it is hard to go back)

And despite it not being blended and thus dependant on season, weather conditions, poor/bad harvest, it's consistantly good no matter what? Achohol has no real taste it's the wood it riped in that gives it the flavour. More care to the riping proces makes a good whiskey good, not a particular grain-sort that only grows on middle-earth.