Me, I stopped mixing liquor with anything a long long time ago. I've been drinking bourbon neet or with rocks for about thirty years. Initially, I wasn't a big scotch fan, but some years ago, suddenly it was very good. Not everybody is going to be a scotch fan at any given time. I still don't care for gin, except maybe a Tank and tonic on a really hot day with some lime. What I've never understood is why it is that many people will mix seriously premium liquor with soda pop. It just seems like a waste of good liquor to me, but I could be missing something. In the end, like everybody says, smoke what you like, drink what you like, and everybody goes home happy!