Sure but if you were to choose between the glass that is 50% one type of alcohol and 50% another type of alcohol OR a glass of 50% alcohol and 50% juice which would get you more intoxicated?
If you are a novice scotch drinker maybe you can try a few mixes and review them for us like :
I most certainly am a novice scotch drinker! I literally tried it once probably when I was 19 visiting my cousins in the Dominican. It was on the rocks and literally only had two gulps before I switched to something else. Scotch burns when it goes down in s different way than most alcohol for me.
Try a simple mix like orange juice, a splash of 7up and a slice of lemon. Or one of 10,000 mixes you can fine on the internet. The right way to drink scotch and cognac it the way you like to drink it.
I was intrigued by your assertion that these less expensive XO's were as good as the big distillers so I tracked down and purchased a bottle of the Jean Fillioux Cep d'Or X.O. I did a taste test with the Jean Fillioux, Remy VSOP and Hennesey XO. The Jean Fillioux was only marginally better than the VSOP. Not worth the extra money and certainly not in the class of the Hennesey XO. The Hennesey was deeper, richer and smoother by a considerable margin.
I enjoy a good cognac, I find that it is the exploration and the experience that is the pleasure of enjoying a good cognacI was intrigued by your assertion that these less expensive XO's Some XO cognacs are exceptional values, not all. People are impressed with brands like Remy Martin, Hennessy, Courvoisier. There are less known brands that have long histories and can put out a quality product. The description in the LCBO website for the Jean Fillioux Cep d'Or X.O. - Kara Newman, of Wine Enthusiast gave a Score of 96. So you did not get a bottle of plonk. were as good as the big distillers so I tracked down and purchased a bottle of the Jean Fillioux Cep d'Or X.O. I did a taste test with the Jean Fillioux, Remy VSOP and Hennesey XO. The Jean Fillioux was only marginally better than the VSOP. Not worth the extra money and certainly not in the class of the Hennesey XO. The Hennesey was deeper, richer and smoother by a considerable margin. People have different taste. You can not find three websites that tatse cognac to agree on the best cognacs. They can only tell you what they like.
So much for saving money.
Well either they priced myselves out of the world market or their whiskies aren't as good as the Irish. There is Irish at the LCBO but I haven't seen any Japanese. Same on the east coast US.
In the 80s.90s Irish whiskey exports dwindled to near 0% exports and was made only for consumption in Ireland, it has come back but no where near the 89 million cases of whiskey made in Scotland.
Still, the Japanese production of 7.6 million cases a year of whiskey exceeds the production of Irish whiskey at 6.8 million cases.
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The situation is much more complex than the way you put it. Have Japanese whiskies priced themselves out of the market? Japan is a county that in the recent past have have phenomenal success in business and have made some citizens wealthy and able to afford luxuries such as Scotch whiskies.With all the money they have they have started to buy foreign distilleries as well as establish distilleries in Japan to satisfy demand. Are these whiskies up to the quality level as scotch whiskies. Some whisky experts say some are as good or better, and some are of a lower quality. Very few bottles of Japanese whiskies make it outside Japan. Have Japanese whiskies priced themselves out of the market? As with all distilleries the older the product the more expensive it is. Japan has a population of 127 million people, with the whole population prosperous they indulge in scotch whiskies as well as their home grown products, so export of Japanese whiskies are not a priority.
Here is my view on Japanese whisky. It is not marketed outside of Japan. People only know about some brands by reputation and from whiskey tasting competitions. The only people I know that are interested in Japanese whiskies are the whiskey snobs that want to brag about their tasting of the products from around the world. I am not a purist so I say a good whiskey is a good whiskey whether it is a blend or single malt, from Scotland or elsewhere.
Hey you were the guy that said Irish exports were basically nothing and how Japan was rising star among exporters. I was merely pointing out that doesn't to be the the case up and down the eastern seaboard of NA. Wan'r asking for further red letter blathering :yo:
I do not know why you are you upset. Maybe you misread and thought that I said that Irish whiskey is inferior to Japanese whiskies. I can not tell you if this is the case since I have had neither, not consciously anyways. I did say that there are some whisky tasting competitions that have rated some Japanese whisky brands highly. I never said that the Japanese brands were the rising star in exports, quite the contrary. I said that Japan with a population of 127 million and producing 7.6 million cases of whisky probably consume most themselves and much more that need to be imported to meet demand of a prosperous population.
