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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Whiskey? (2025)

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The whiskey world is like that. Whether youre talking about bourbon , Irish whiskey , or single malt Scotch , you can probably name a bottle that makes you utter meh, even though the public loves it or the taters doggedly chase it down. Plenty of bartenders and bar professionals have at least one whiskey they feel is overrated.

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We Asked 8 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Bourbon? (2025)

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This lackluster experience isnt limited to bottles sometimes, a drinker may not click with a specific whiskey style or a certain production technique. Tony Goodman, bar manager, Madrina , Webster Groves, Mo. Matt Hayes, general manager, Lotties Pub , Chicago There is a lack of new innovation in the category.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Bourbon Cocktail? (2025)

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The Most Overrated Bourbon Cocktail, According to Bartenders Old Fashioned Whiskey Sour Mint Julep Whiskey Ginger Old Fashioned as an Introduction to Bourbon Cocktails Bourbon Old Fashioned Ward 8 Brown Derby Overly Complex Old Fashioneds The most overrated bourbon cocktail is arguably the Old Fashioned. Whiskey Sour.

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2025)

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2025 is here and with it comes a slew of predictions regarding what the drink of the year will be. Despite the difficulty in forecasting the drink of 2025, bartenders can certainly hope to make some drinks more often. Despite the difficulty in forecasting the drink of 2025, bartenders can certainly hope to make some drinks more often.

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Bourbon? (2025)

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You can also deep dive into each bottle’s serial number if you’d like to really nerd out on the finer details of the whiskey’s journey, from where it was aged, at what temperatures, fill date, and on and on. Having them come out with such delicious bourbons and whiskeys while being a young distillery is such a rarity.

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We Asked 20 Bartenders: What’s the Best Whiskey for Beginners? (2025)

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If the journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step, then the journey toward becoming a whiskey enthusiast begins with a single dram. Theres no better source to help with that first foray into whiskey than bartenders. Its not just because theyre surrounded by whiskey bottles every time they step behind the stick.

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We Asked 21 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Whiskey? (2025)

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There are thousands of whiskeys available on the world stage. This all but guarantees that there is always going to be something new and interesting for the whiskey enthusiast to discover. After all, life is short, whiskey costs money, and people should spend as little time as possible shelling out cash on subpar bottles.

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