K.,
Actually you’re right about the bartender raising an eyebrow to my ordering a Maker’s Manhattan. One time I thought the waiter at the Abbey was going to high-five me.

Susan C,
At South the MM is actually about $12 or so. To me that’s worth it considering I’ve paid for not-so-great cocktails for about that price. This way I know I’m getting something good fer sure.

First of all I believe poeple who don’t know whiskey think like that.
A connesieur of Whiskey will know what whiskey is really like.
I always had a glass of whiskey after a long day, and always felt good about it. My piano teacher , she also teached me to have a small glass after lunch for digestion.

Well, after all, if you know how to taste it ( forget about people who want to get drunk and they drinks whiskey by shots, and forget about other people who think Jack’s daniels is a whiskey) You will find yourself in a really nice adventure with different tastes and smells.

Oh, Whiskey:)

Or that if you are a woman who drinks whiskey, you must be trying to fit in with the guys.

In here, I always found the opposite.
Actually 1. going in a bar and asking for a neat whiskey (named per choice of the moment) even the bartender looks always suprised, but nevertheless
2. I’ve seen a lot of guys trying to fit into your “whiskey world” while they see you having one. Mostly they are intimidated. In this case, i have stories of guys trying to show themselves and drink “whatever whiskey” just to fit. ( some of them just passed out after)

So..there’s no sexuality call in whiskey, but you always need a guide in the beginnings of your adventure. Just somebody who will share his culture about it.

I will reccomend :
Talisker
Green Bushmills (10 years old)
Edradour (the smallest distillery ever)

and of course , for just a happy hour I always go for simple Bushmills or Cutty Sark. Both are light and tasty.