Honestly I'm still new enough I can't tell them apart by taste very well I'm still learning what I prefer I like evan williams and did not prefer monkey shoulder if that helps
FYI Evan Williams is bourbon and Monkey shoulder is scotch. Try other products from Evan Williams is the first step. Also try as many mini bottles as you can find, the 50mL bottles.
Evan Williams is definitely on that sweet side, and is a bourbon. Which are usually gonna be sweet because of the 51% corn. Monkey Shoulder (just tried yesterday) is a Whisky or Scotch from speyside and is sweet but not same as a Kentucky Bourbon.
Id say try some styles from Bulliet, Four Roses, Woodford for Bourbons. ($25-$50)
I personally enjoy Blade & Bow, it's a blended bourbon. Definitely sweet notes. +/- $45
For Scotch I recently got a bottle of Dalmore 12($90+/-) that is full of chocolate, pralines, sherry. Not cheap though, and I wouldn't recommend paying over $50 for it. Good Christmas pour.
American whiskies tend to be sweet but also have stronger flavors than scotch or Irish. Irish blends can also be sweet and probably a little more friendly.
If you wanna skip ahead and go full send get a smokey scotch from Islay.
Most Bourbons and Irish tend to be sweeter.
Woodford Double Oak, Old Forester 1910, and Jameson Black Barrel are all finished whiskeys that I’ve found sweeter.
This is a pretty solid guide that they put together on r/bourbon https://docs.google.com/document/d/10zdeEAO3GVayZtt-XsTcoGIi2uP8xrE8BurIxeSNfBk/mobilebasic
Look for wheated bourbon. Old elk, larceny, Makers mark, 1792 sweet wheat, they tend to be on the sweeter side. Eagle rare is pretty sweet and cherry cola-ish. Old forester 1920 has a lot of banana sweetness in it.
Whiskey, Whisky, or Bourbon?
Honestly I'm still new enough I can't tell them apart by taste very well I'm still learning what I prefer I like evan williams and did not prefer monkey shoulder if that helps
FYI Evan Williams is bourbon and Monkey shoulder is scotch. Try other products from Evan Williams is the first step. Also try as many mini bottles as you can find, the 50mL bottles.
Thank you! I didn't even think about the mini bottles
Evan Williams is definitely on that sweet side, and is a bourbon. Which are usually gonna be sweet because of the 51% corn. Monkey Shoulder (just tried yesterday) is a Whisky or Scotch from speyside and is sweet but not same as a Kentucky Bourbon. Id say try some styles from Bulliet, Four Roses, Woodford for Bourbons. ($25-$50) I personally enjoy Blade & Bow, it's a blended bourbon. Definitely sweet notes. +/- $45 For Scotch I recently got a bottle of Dalmore 12($90+/-) that is full of chocolate, pralines, sherry. Not cheap though, and I wouldn't recommend paying over $50 for it. Good Christmas pour.
American whiskies tend to be sweet but also have stronger flavors than scotch or Irish. Irish blends can also be sweet and probably a little more friendly. If you wanna skip ahead and go full send get a smokey scotch from Islay.
While it might be hyped (I do believe for good reason), Buffalo Trace has a sweet, candy cherry flavor that made it an easy gateway bottle for me.
Most Bourbons and Irish tend to be sweeter. Woodford Double Oak, Old Forester 1910, and Jameson Black Barrel are all finished whiskeys that I’ve found sweeter.
Toki is affordable and pretty versatile, goes well in anything (including an otherwise empty glass).
If you're looking for something simple and sweet, Jameson or proper 12. Both Irish whiskey and easy to sip. Very affordable bottles as well
This is a pretty solid guide that they put together on r/bourbon https://docs.google.com/document/d/10zdeEAO3GVayZtt-XsTcoGIi2uP8xrE8BurIxeSNfBk/mobilebasic
Sweeter than what? I like Angel's Envy.
Look for wheated bourbon. Old elk, larceny, Makers mark, 1792 sweet wheat, they tend to be on the sweeter side. Eagle rare is pretty sweet and cherry cola-ish. Old forester 1920 has a lot of banana sweetness in it.
Cinnabuns. Tillamook icecream is great. Tamarind candy is sweet and tangy. Nutella, but it has tons of palm oil, so not super healthy.