What is a good affordable Whiskey?

At that price it won’t make a lot of difference. Like any alcohol, whiskey is personal choice. Jack Daniels is always a good option. It’s not my favorite American whiskey, but it’s good enough, especially if you’re not used to whiskey. Be careful with it, though.

Southern Comfort. I love it. Mr. Daniels and Mr. Beam tend to bother me the next morning. SoCo on the other hand, comes inside when you invite and goes exits politely. They’re all good price range wise.

Oh, man, and I can’t stand Southern Comfort. See? Different strokes for different folks.

There’s nothing whiskey about Southern Comfort. It’s a sugar and alcohol based liqueur that purports to be whiskey flavored.

How are you drinking it? Neat or on the rocks? Jameson, an Irish whiskey will do just fine. Are you mixing it with soda (cola or ginger ale)? Jack Daniels or Jim Beam are just fine for that.
I never drink Scotch.
I drink Tullamore Dew when I want a shot with a beer, Knob Creek when I’m mixing with Seltzer, and Makers Mark for vermouth based cocktails.

For whiskey, I go Irish. Jameson is decent, and doesn’t make me hate myself the next day.

I tend to drink it neat; I don’t know how it mixes since I don’t mix.

Laphroaig.

YES! Laphroaig… Macallan…

Canadian Club is a budget whiskey that tastes high end.

Southern Comfort isn’t whiskey, and I’d have trouble attaching the word to Jack Daniel’s too.

As you’ve spelt it whiskey, I suppose I shall recommend Bushmills’, which makes, in my opinion, the best “regular” Irish whiskey. In fact, their entire range is pretty good- the Black Bush is much nicer, but not much dearer. If that is unavailable in whatever uncivilized backwater you’re “living” in, Jameson regular isn’t completely offensive.

Oh, and don’t even think about mixing it with anything, you Philistine.

Try Knob Creek (Kentucky Bourbon) or Tullamore Dew Single Malt (Irish). If you want to go with a Scotch, try Glennfiddich. All good products and relatively inexpensive.

@The_Idler Any label? Really?

My current scotch is a Glenrothes. Very, very nice.

@Lightlyseared – I’ve got a litre bottle of Laphroaig here and personally I think it’s very peaty.
Jameson’s would be a safer bet seeing as he’s not a big spirit drinker.

@Mat74UK I’ve got a bottle of 1960 cask strength Laphroaig and if you think the standard 10 year old is peaty you ain’t seen nothing. Laphroaig was the first whisky I tried and the peatyness never put me off.

My husband says Jim Beam.

@Lightlyseared – What are you planning to do with that bottle? ;-)

@Mat74UK I’m drinking it. Now. (Just a dram or two)

Laphroaig and Macallan aren’t budget whiskies.

In the UK I’d reccommend Famous Grouse which is one of the better blended budget ones here. No idea if it’s still budget in the US, or even available at all. I wouldn;t ever have given it a second glance until I visited the distillery and tried some.

Laphroaig smells of magic marker, or hospital cleanser…

@downtide: Famous Grouse is available in the US, but once again…it’s Scotch. And since the asker spelled it -ey in the question, we’re gonna rule out any Scotches.

Also folks, the asker is going to a “metal show”. Unless that’s what he calls a rare coin collecting auction, I think we can steer clear of anything too nice…Just Sayin’.

I’m partial to the scotches – Macallan is my top but I wouldn’t qualify it in the price range you’ve mentioned. Isn’t there one called Glenn Livitz? Not sure I’m spelling it right but that one I tried once at a tasting & it was a tolerable one
for a bit less with regard to cost in comparison to Macallan

@Jenniehowell I think you mean Glenlivet.

I second Jim Beam.

@downtide are you suggesting that rare 50 year old limited edition single malts are too good to drink before a rock concert? ;)

Stop trying to make us jealous!

Budget I’d go with Maker’s Mark, or Crown Royal, for a Canadian Whiskey. Either one mixed with ginger ale is quite tasty…

Went with Seagrams, $16 for a bottle. Jack Daniels was $28 and Jameson $32 for relatively same size.

How was the show?

@dappled_leaves yes thank you – apparently I drank too much to remember what it was called or how to spell it. Ha ha