We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Whiskey? (2025)

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Whiskey? (2025)

You probably have lukewarm feelings for something that the masses adore. There’s the wildly popular movie that left you cold. The hit song that makes you punch your presets at supersonic speed. The perpetually busy coffee shop that you think pours subpar lattes. The whiskey world is like that. Whether you’re talking about bourbon, Irish whiskey, or single malt Scotch, you can probably name a bottle that makes you utter “meh,” even though the pub…