Charlie, I'm one (perhaps of the few) who NEVER liked the taste of bourbon and such; Kentucky & Tennessee whiskeys. And a friend had told me that scotch was an acquired taste; that no one likes it initially. So I guess I was about 26 years old the first time a neighbor offered me a scotch & water (Johnny Walker Red Label), and I immediately knew that if I was going to drink any whiskey, it would be scotch. Initially I bought Johnny Walker Red Label, later changed to the cheap Clan MacGregor, eventually to Chivas Regal. Then a daughter & son-in-law gave me a bottle of Glenlivet or Glenfiddich that I liked but thought was too expensive, even for the small amount that I drink. But then another elderly customer in a liquor store one day told me about McClelland's single malt, so that's what I buy now.
Before I retired and we became full time RVers, our house had a wet bar and I had stocked it with a wide variety of stuff. I had a bottle of crème de menth that was only opened once when my brother wanted to taste it. I eventually threw it away. I had an unopened bottle of Jack Daniel's black label for years that I eventually gave away.
And I did keep Galilano and Crème de Cacao to make the Golden Cadillacs with ice cream.:laughing: It's been a lot of years since I made those.
As far as vodka for the fairer sex . . . my wife USED to say that she liked a screwdriver, but she never finished even a very small one. She never cared if friends and family got drunk at a party, and she had as much fun as anyone, even was a pretty good bartender at parties, but just never cared for the taste of any kind of booze, and still doesn't.
