LMAO!
The way to introduce yourself to whiskey is get something good like Templeton Rye or Buffalo Trace, and pour only 1 finger or so into a glass over about 2-3 ice cubes.
Taste just a sip at full strength, then let the ice melt a bit to take the edge off the whiskey. Then you'll just have the sweetness and you just sip it. After a while you get develop a taste for it. Just don't start with something too smokey like the above bottle. Also, I realized I'm drinking this with my whiskey rocks, so there is no watering down of the whiskey tonight!
"There are no finger prints under water."