I'm into Scotch only because Neil Peart mentioned it in the first book I read of his and then subsequent books.
He drinks The Macallan. I had no idea what it was so I got a bottle. Used to toast every TKD test after I passed. I didn't really groove on it, but I could tell why some people really like it. I had nice conversations with Russ about Scotch and Brandy. I tried other varieties of Macallan (read: older and more expensive) and liked them better. Have tried other brands and have liked some. Just last Saturday, two of my buddies along with our wives went to an old Chinese restaurant that has been a family establishment in the suburb where I grew up forever. He's got the best Scotch selection in Columbus. After dinner, we sat at the bar and chatted with him, then he made us up each a flight of three shots. Of the nine, only one of us had ever heard of any of the brands. I absolutely loved all mine. He wrote down what each was on little note pads. One buddy was keeping notes of the experience. We'll do that again, but not too often. While I'm gaining an appreciation and a taste for it, my flight was more expensive than the earlier dinner for two with drinks.
(We better be careful, this should migrate into Bar forum.)
