So why do like you Bourbon better than Scotch?

[TheDude]

i was thinking about redbreast. i've introduced people who don't like sm scotches to redbreast and they love the stuff and buy it regularly.

[mrt]

For me, it's bourbon because it's sweeter, tastier, smells better and looks better. I do want to continue when I take a sip of bourbon, but this doesn't apply to scotch. However, I must confess that I do not have any experince with premium single malts.

And to be frank, story, history and some marketing stuff also have their partial effects on my bias towards bourbon.

Regards,

[Janko]

Mrt, try a 16 year Scapa or 14 year OBAN, I think they are by far the best singles under a $100

[Fpst]

Excellent point...I posted about Redbreast elsewhere on the forum earlier this week after picking up a bottle.

It's really an exceptional whiskey and a nice alternative to bourbon. I think some Irish whiskeys may be a "middle ground" between bourbon and scotch. Plus, its almost St. Paddie's day...no better time to enjoy a bottle! I would be curious to hear what other bourbon drinkers think about it.

I enjoy a lot of Irish whiskeys, but Redbreast is the only one that I try to always have a bottle of.

[Lazer]

I never had a scotch that didn't taste like cr@p. wait, I had glenlivet 15 and glenfiddich 15, they didn't taste like cr@p, but they were very mediocre so why would I waste my time and money on them? But most scotches that i've ever tried tasted like cr@p. I've never had a bourbon that didn't taste good. I haven't given up on scotch yet, I'm curious about springbank and highland park, but we'll have to wait untill I have money to burn. :cool:

[VT Mike]

I like the fact that Bourbon is generally much more affordable than Scotch, but I enjoy them equally.

[thezenone]

I don't really discriminate against any type of whisk(e)y. I would say that Bourbon is probably my favorite though. Why? Patriotism, maybe? :grin: I couldn't really say why I prefer bourbon to scotch. Maybe it's the stronger taste profile of bourbon compared to scotch. Even at the same ABV Bourbon just seems to have more flavor. Bourbon is currently a better value as well.

[BootFNBD]

I never had a scotch that didn't taste like cr@p. wait, I had glenlivet 15 and glenfiddich 15, they didn't taste like cr@p, but they were very mediocre so why would I waste my time and money on them? But most scotches that i've ever tried tasted like cr@p. I've never had a bourbon that didn't taste good. I haven't given up on scotch yet, I'm curious about springbank and highland park, but we'll have to wait untill I have money to burn. :cool:

The aroma of Scotch reminds me of an outhouse.

The Glencairn glass must have originated to dump scotch down the drain and not smell to much of it. Makes a great Bourbon glass!!

Scotch is Scotland's sorry attempt to make Irish Whiskey!

Bourbon and Rye rule!!!!

[bgageus]

I like Bourbon, because it is usually browner, I like brown. I will try scotch, but only if its really brown.

Sometimes its redder, too, and red is only second to brown.

Yellow looks like pee.:grin:

Other than that there are too many scotches for me to remember what I like.

[StraightNoChaser]

I like scotch but I prefer bourbon's profile. Plus it's a helluva lot cheaper and typically contains more alcohol.

[mrt]

I like Bourbon, because it is usually browner, I like brown. I will try scotch, but only if its really brown.

Sometimes its redder, too, and red is only second to brown.

Yellow looks like pee.:grin:

Other than that there are too many scotches for me to remember what I like.

This explains the whole thing. I definitely agree on "brown".

[Fpst]

I wonder if we would be asking the opposite if we were all Scottish...

[greens]

Because it actually tastes good.

[Restaurant man]

I can't even keep up withball the bourbons I want to buy. I'm definitely not looking for a new beverage obsession to add to my "hobby":drinking:

[MissinER101]

A little egocentric here perhaps.... I find scotch to be like most Europeans, limp wristed without any backbone.

Scotch has always seemed weak not really full bodied, I really like my bourbon 100+ proof.

[macdeffe]

A little egocentric here perhaps.... I find scotch to be like most Europeans, limp wristed without any backbone.

[Clavius]

I love bourbon. But I also love Islay Single Malts just as much. As for the other single malts from the highlands, speyside, etc. they all taste the same imho. But I sure love those from Islay! Laphroaig and Ardbeg especially!

[Kalessin]

Because I was just at a "clean out the swill" party. Some friends of mine were gagging on some truly awful blended scotches and homemade brandy, but nobody thought the last of a bottle of something named "Pikesville Rye" was worth their attention...

I like scotch quite a bit, but I have a whole world of bourbon that I was neglecting that now needs exploring...

[sob0728]

I hope your fellow americans are proud of having a countryman like you.....

I have the backbone to tell you, that a common (maybe prejudice?) thought in Europe is that americans are not very intelligent. Something I couldn't get confirmed from my many travels in USA

But visiting this forum it's very easy to get this confirmed....I guess a few people can give the whole lot a bad reputation..

Steffen, who has the backbone to post offending posts not being anonymous!!

PS Unless you tasted Caperdonich 1972, Brora 1972, Old Ardbegs and the likes I wouldn't badmouth scottish whiskies,,,

[TomH]

I like Bourbon, because it is usually browner, I like brown. I will try scotch, but only if its really brown.

Sometimes its redder, too, and red is only second to brown.

[deathevocation]

I like them both. Preferred Scotch is Islay style.

[troyce]

Price, quality , taste.

[WhiskyToWhiskey]

My name "whisky to whiskey" is about me changing from scotch to bourbon. I like sweet strong vanilla notes primarily in my whiskey. I also like the balance of rye spice. It is priced better for what you get than scotch too.

[jeanraulmitchell]

This question is obviously begging for a fight...

I just can't afford to drink really good scotch so it's hard for me to make an honest opinion. So far, in my experiences of drinking whisk(e)y, I prefer bourbon probably because I have been able to get really great bourbons at good prices, BTAC, Pappy, some older Stitzel Weller things and samples of cask strength that I've been lucky enough to try that are not on the market. I'm still buying single malts, single grains and for that matter cognacs, Armagnacs, calvados and rums too.

Now I'll take an equivalent year and proof springbank offering over a wild turkey of the same. I'm more excited about kilchoman than high west but I'd eBay Stitzel Weller before a Brora.

Not sure what all that means but I'd say I buy 4-1 bourbon to all other dark liquors but at a bar with limited selections I'll probably drink a standard bottling of scotch rather than a bourbon.