How to choose the right whisky for yourself

How to choose the right whisky for yourself

Whisky is usually a complex drink produced under extremely regulated conditions and with exceptional expertise. Whisky can hail from Irish or Scotch depending on the place of origin. Although the difference in origin might seem like a small difference to novice but it actually made heaven of a difference.

Unlike other spirits, one needs to develop a taste for whisky to relish it. And same goes for buying. You need to understand and know about the whisky before you can start appreciating it. Purchasing a cask of Scotch whisky may be the ultimate prize for a Whisky enthusiast while the same can be overwhelming exercise with many pitfalls.

Whisky buying is an art just like whisky drinking, which one acquires with time and practice. However, there are few basic points which you can consider when buying a whisky to getter the better of you and ensure you have given enough thought before buying.

- Look for the label: The bottle labels talk a lot about whisky, its ingredients, its ageing and its flavours. So the first step to understand whisky buying would be note what the label says. This would help the beginner know and differentiate the various brands, flavours, ageing etc which further will help them in decoding the whisky.

- Choose a region of origin: Irish whiskeys are less complex in manufacturing process and palate than Scotch whiskys. And most importantly, individual choice & preference matters in the choice of Irish or Scotch whisky. So knowing the region becomes imperative. If you know which region is liked by you or person for whom you're purchasing, then your work becomes much easier. If you don't know, then you can go for Irish whisky if you like lighter stuff as it's triple distilled and Scotch whisky for some distinct flavours.

- Decide on variety of whisky: Although tasting whiskys definitely gives a superb advantage to appreciate & decide them, however it's not a always possible to taste all kinds of whiskys. In that case you can put to use your combined assimilated knowledge of all kinds of whiskys that you tasted to form an idea of the flavour or palate of any whisky you wish to buy. Or you can visit to the free spirit tasting sessions that are hosted by various brands at duty free outlets or luxury hotels. Otherwise you can also go for some popular whisky variety which is widely consumed. The possibility of you, liking it could be higher than something you never knew about.

- Note the color of different whiskies: One more important element of whisky is its color. And each color tone has a reason to be so and would have a different effect on the whisky drinkers' palate. Not always and not everyone can clearly make out the variation in colour and thereby its attributes, but still you should note the color to start relating its attributes to its color.

- Compare the age and flavors: Two key characteristics that define a whisky and differentiate one from the other are Age and Flavours which include nose, color & palate. Some whisky could be more peaty or smoky than the others while some can have more woody-ness to it. Each whisky would have a different smoothness, few distinct aromas & taste, and a distinct finish. And each of these combinations would appeal to you in a different way. It's said the more the ageing, the smoother and distinctive it becomes. So don't forget to compare the age and flavours before purchasing whisky.

Hope this comes handy when you shop for your next whisky bottle.

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