For bridging... for me, I started in whisky and slowly migrated toward scotch. Before I could really dabble properly into scotch, health reasons kept me away from doing strong spirits except on rare occasions. I'm adamant about never wasting booze.
Yamazaki and Alberta premium (not scotch) were probably my true bridge drinks. If it's too heavy, mixing with ginger ale helped a lot to "get rid of it" (better than cola IMO). Never been a fan of Crown Royal.
Enjoyed Laphroaig (Might have been the quarter cask, felt it was a little "sweet" imo, which I found enjoyable)
Enjoyed Chivas Regal
Enjoyed Glenfiddich
Ballentines was ok for me
I hated Johnny Walker Black. Wasn't happy with red either.
Drank Dewars and Hennessy VS (not scotch) like water for about half a year which is pretty much where my foray into health issues started.
Never opened my Macallan.
Luckily, health has returned somewhat, but I never got back into scotch. I enjoy VSOP lately though. Unfortunately, most of my consumption cannot be pure spirits, so I mix with ginger ale or ginger beer.
Any suggestions for going back? Break open the Macallan/try straight scotch again or admit defeat to the age card and do Chivas Regal/VSOP ginger ale going forward?
Btw, I find Superstore liquor is quite competitive with their pricing. Some bottles I find is up to $15 lower than Coop liquor.
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