Best liquor to drink straight?

Question

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what do you reckon is the best hard liquor to drink straight; on its own. preferably with a pleasant burn, after-taste, and all around general taste.

Answer 1

Vodka or Windsor.

Answer 2

Scotch Whiskey.

Perfferbly Johnnie Walker

Try the Green label a bit expensive about 60$ 750ml bottle but well worth it im telling you man its great stuff aged 15 years. if you want to spend a little more gold label 17 years (80 bucks) or the best 21 years the blue label for about 200$ thats if you want to spend big money for your drink (all these drinks have to be drunk straight on the rocks)

Answer 3

jameson whiskey aged 30 years. brilliant.

Answer 4

Any of these would do...

http://crunkish.com/top-ten-favorite-alc...

Answer 5

Bourbon.

Answer 6

Southern Comfort is my favorite to sip or do shots. Especially really cold over ice or out of the freezer. Its smooth and yummy and sweet tasting. Also mixes well with all kinds of soda but I prefer it will a side of Dr Pepper or maybe Cherry Cola. Mmmm mmmm

Answer 7

Ok call me crazy but i love the taste of vodka ... I love to drink it straight up and never like to mix it with anythiing because the taste its self makes me feel like i am in heaven haha though i do love it when i mix it with cranberry juice but usually i take it out from the freezer and drink it straight up...My personal favorite would have to be Grey goose, Absoulute, Ketle one and Stoli wowwwww.....vodka luver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

That depends entirely on your taste.  Personally I would say scotch, with Irish whiskey and vodka being runners up.  Liquor in high concentration (that is, not in drinks that hide the taste, e.g. screwdrivers, white Russians, fruity drinks) is almost exclusively an acquired taste, so it really depends on what taste you acquire.

John O made a good post and I think his first paragraph is on target, but the second is off.  Vodka has flavor, but it's more subtle than other liquors.  Good vodka can be a nice sipping drink; it has a spare, dry taste as if it were flavored with bits of paper--which I've read is sometimes the case (called "paper vodka").

Answer 9

Depends on the mood.  Scotch, bourbon, and cognac are probably at the top of the list in terms of complexity, warmth, and overall experience.  Scotch is great for a cold day or when you need to distract yourself, but the peatiness certainly isn't for everyone.  Bourbon is better for warm days and good moods.  Cognac is the sweetest of the group and should only be drunk during celebrations or in the presence of friends.  Of the three, cognac is best following a meal.  Scotch is the best for smokers.  Bourbon needs no accompaniment.

Good vodka should have no flavor and is never sipped.  I think that kinda takes it out of contention.