Which whiskey is most palatable?

[seadragon]

I know there is a massive link on here, and some others too so I apologise for asking again.

I want to try and develop a taste for whiskey, but ever since my failed attempts as sneaking some of my dad’s Glenfiddich and Bells as a kid, I haven’t tried since. The intense burning alcohol (with perceived lack of taste) has put me off since my teens.

I like Bourbon etc and the closest I have come to enjoying any whiskey (albeit with a mixer), is Bushmills ‘Black Bush’.

I am ideally looking for whiskeys people could recommend that are extremely palatable, or as close to palatable that one can be, so at least I can start to develop a taste and take it from there. The whiskeys don’t need to be cheap as I kind of get the impression the better the quality the better and maybe less harsh the taste (maybe I misread but I guess whiskeys all have their individual tastes).

[seadragon]

Thanks all, much appreciated

To answer the first reply, I want to try and develop a taste so I can see what all the fuss is about. On TV/movies, with people I know, in books, many are into whiskey with almost a religious zeal.

Wanting to try something if at first you didn’t enjoy is hardly unusual. As a kid I literally loathed peanut butter, mayonnaise, celery etc, but now I love them, so why not whiskey too?

I drink pretty much anything. At home gin/vodka and if at the pub then a nice real ale/bitter. I guess if I developed a taste I could buy a few nice bottles and have a sip now and again (and possibly I might drink less alcohol overall each week too).

Thank you very much for the tips so far, I think I have a good place to start so far. Keep them coming so I can see if there is a trend in the ones being suggested.

Thanks again.

[seadragon]

Thanks all and I also appreciate the tips about getting smaller bottles at Waitrose or going to a whiskey club, makes sense to try shots or small glasses of different ones and go from there. I am not bothered about scotch, irish etc, I just want to be able to take a sip and enjoy. Japanese is something I have read is definitely worth a look, so also on my radar.

I guess I would need to do the whiskey club/tasting in stages or I could line myself up for a massive hangover if I went all out on one night.

I think I could go back and forth on this, but based on some of the advice I might as well just go for it and if I don’t like some I can always keep and offer to guests when they visit

Thanks again