I don't drink much. If I have two days in a month when I drink a glass, than that is already one day more than normal. And usually I leave it to one or two glasses. I can't say that I like whiskey the way I like red vine, or sherry, it is more a strong fascination of the many aromes and smells in a good whiskey. Usually I prefer the mild ones. I once had a Laphroaig. I currently read a novel in which whiskey plays an important role, there the author wrote about Laphroaig: "The ten year old already strikes with the Keltic broadsword, but the fifteen year old sends you straight into Scottish mythology."
It very much felt like exactly that.
Only "Vicious Vampyre" (a chilli sauce) does more harm to your tongue.