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I'm not really sure what it is that you mean by 'more sophisticated' drams? It's always been my opinion that a sophisticated dram can be a 25 year old single malt or a run-of-the-mill affordable blend. Sophistication can be found in young whisky and old whisky, blends and single malts.

Anyway, some bottles that I would certainly recommend are Hibiki 17 yr, Yoichi 10 yr, Bunnahabhain 12 or 18 yr and Ardmore 25 yr.

.Yes pff they can be different! I've just heard so much talk about entrylevel drams etc. And i feel like i dont want to spend to much on bottles i cant appreciate yet. Is that better?

Fair enough. I can understand your concern about wasting your money at this point! I would probably suggest one of the Japanese whiskies I mentioned earlier. You may find it a pleasant break from some of the Scotch whiskies you've had. While I'm not sure about the cost of some of the Japanese brands where you live, there are some excellent bottles that will surely intrigue your palate and give you a worthwhile drinking experience.

Ok! Thx! Well I live in Sweden so they are probably very expensive. I've seen 1 bottle of Japan whisky so I might pick it up!

May I ask what bottle you saw? And also, just out of curiosity, the price?

@CanadianNinja Hmm I am not sure but I've checked the webpage for Swedens liqour distributor. The cheapest Japaneas malt they sell is a nikka for 35 pounds. The rest is 45 pounds up to 110 pounds. That is all the Jap stuff they have.

I would be careful about any Nikka bottles that you are thinking of buying. For me Nikka is really hit or miss, there are some great drams and some others that...well...aren't! Obviously you don't necessarily need to spend a fortune to get a good whisky. If you can give me some specific names I would be happy to give you my opinion as to whether or not I would recommend buying it.

Hi. It's been about two years for me also. I didn't really have a plan on how to get to more sophisticated stuff. Looking back it seems I worked my way through lots of entry level. When I found what I now know to be "distillery character", that suited my palate I moved my way up. 10 yr. 12 yr 15 yr etc. There goes the pocket book. Have fun. Don't get in a hurry. Lots of time to try stuff.