As little as I know about craft beers I know even less about liqueur. My previous attitude toward hard alcohol was a simple one: Can this substance make bad decisions for me and how hard is it to cover the taste of it with fruit juices? This attitude stemming from my college experience where the only alcohol affordable to us was glorified rubbing alcohol. The good ole Wallgreen’s special. Since growing out of my heavy partying days, I’ve been actually trying liqueur for their taste.

Over the weekend I tried two honey whiskeys by two of the most identifiable names in liqueur: Jack Daniels and Wild Turkey. I tried both on their own and came to the simple conclusion that I’m to much of a baby to tackle straight alcohol. While my fiancee gulp it down with a poker face that would rival Lady Gaga and Clint Eastwood’s love child’s, I would cringe at the very smell. Forcing myself to move foward with the experiment for the sake of this review (and in order to get my $30 worth out of the booze) I was able to discern an opinion.

As far as the taste is concerned they are both very pleasant! I found the Jack Daniel’s to be a bit more sweet than Wild Turkey’s American Honey, and because of this I found the Jack easier to drink on its own. The extra bit of sweet countered the cringe well enough. On the other hand though, I performed another test where I mixed the two with my favorite soda (coke zero) and found interesting results. I assumed that I’d like the Jack better than the Turkey in this case as well but I found that it was a bit too sweet. Honey Jack and coke came off as overpowering and even syrupy. The American Honey (Turkey) with its more subtle taste paired much better with soda and didn’t leave the same thick feeling in my mouth that the Jack did.

Again I’m noob about these things though. Both seem to have their redeeming qualities but I’d like to hear from you! Tell me which is better and why I’m an idiot.