LOL! It is a Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey!

@Donna_I Gotta trust my instincts lol. Good stuff.

Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey is my choice for now.

I love a nice glass of red wine but I take to long finishing off a bottle and I usually end up pitching the last of it.

@Donna_!!!! Dont throw it - use it for cooking. Even tinned baked beans taste better for a splash of red wine, tablespoon of tomato puree,knob of butter, and a little salt and pepper

The one I have open now is a bourbon. I my working my way up to the classics.

That Lagavulin 16-year-old is a fine choice: dark and deep like the peat marshes that give it its flavour. I'm not sure anyone used to bourbon would be convinced straight away as the Islay malts are something else entirely, but if that bourbon drinker has tried a few good scotches and enjoyed them it's definitely worth persevering - no idea what it'd cost in the US (you can find it for about £50 over here), but you'll almost certainly end up loving it.

This has nothing to do with the OP but I will fight y'all. Let's meet for fisticuffs around back of this place.

Do not tarnish the good name of bourbon, even mass-market, average bourbon, with your peaty swill, sirs and madams.

@Jnei it runs $60 ish here.

@Xuande no need for violence we can all enjoy a good stiff drink!

@Donna_I That's actually slightly cheaper than we can buy it here - so buy a bottle ASAP!

@Donna_I, @Xuande I will not do so. There are some very good bourbons; however, when compared to the better single malt scotch whiskies, there is simply no contest. Try a 40-year-old Laphroaig and you'll agree... and if you buy a bottle and need any help drinking it, please get in touch.

@Jnei that sounds good to me!

@Jnei Madam, I strenuously disagree. It is a matter of subjective taste. I think it's probably fair to say that most people would find the high-end scotch market to be more premium (and with a price tag to match). However, the bourbon market is more consistent. Pick one at random and it's more likely to be good than a scotch likewise randomly selected. That is my opinion of course. What isn't my opinion is the relative value, which bourbon wins by a country mile.

However, I feel the only way we can settle this to the satisfaction of all parties is to compare and contrast the different styles through imbibing a moderate amount of each until we no longer remember what the discussion was about.

And to that I say, cheers.

@Jnei I am biased on this as it is my favourite and I have drunk a lot of bottles over the years

very true. Still in a learning process of trying new things.

why not?