Quote Originally Posted by TheFly
I feel so left out when the spirit-talk begins. I'm just a beer man myself. Granted, I appreciate beer and have trained my palate for the subtleties of good beer.

Just haven't matured to the point of drinking whiskey yet, I suppose.
I have only started to drink more Scotch and Irish whiskey in the past year or so. I too was a beer (every variety) and wine guy. The best way to break into Scotch is to mix with beer. Have a scotch to start , than move to beer. When we are young we do the opposite an it almosts kills us ( whose idea was it to end the night with tequilla shots........what a fool!)

The best way yo start is to get some Drambuie (scotch, herbs, heather , and honey) http://www.drambuie.com/home.shtml it is sweeter than scotch, but gives you a bit of the idea. One of my favourite evening drinks.