There’s the problem. You need a good 12 year old bourbon, not whiskey...ugh.
Seriously, there is no comparison between good bourbon and whiskey.
About a year ago, we did get to sample some *real* Scotch - hand carried from a distillery in Scotland... from a strange, tiny bottle with a hand-waxed seal and a cork.
Okay. I would never have insulted that brew by calling it ‘whiskey’ or by turning it into a toddy. I gently sipped it for half an hour, then (humbly) asked if I could have another dram in my specially made glass that allows the hand to warm the nectar of the gods in just the right way.
It was good. And also $300 a shot. (My host did not charge and I did have two... I’m a horrible person. I know)