Rye whisky when I'm dry

From Nick Cave's "Rye Whisky":

Oh, whisky, you villain,You've been my downfall,You've kicked me, you've cuffed me,But i love you for all.

I've been to THE Whisky store in town yesterday, again, but now with my girlfriend's father. When we walked in he estimated a naive 30 minutes we would be there, and we walked out 90 minutes later.

My girl's dad bought a couple of bottles, including a Rye Whisky, which I never had before. A different taste, but (for a non-malt whisky) quite nice and enjoyable.

We were shown to the Tasting room, with a couple of hundred open bottles and I tasted a Cask Strength whisky from India called Amrut. A sweet and flowery bouquet, but a nice bite when sipped. Loved it, but since I usually don't drink cask strength and I was planning to buy something else. Maybe next time/month.

I've bought the 17 year old Nikka Taketsuru whisky. I did a little bit of research online about Japanese whiskies and the results were promising.
In several blind tastings the Japanese whiskies came out on top, which was not really liked by the Scottish.
This one is a soft, but delicious whisky, but I have not been able to really define some smells and tastes.
I'm just a novice "nose", but I'm trying to get the hang of it and recognize scents and flavors.

I also bought an 18 year old Talisker and the latest Whisky Magazine. A formidable Scotch which can never go wrong.

This month, I spent way too much on whisky, but I realized I have been doing that for a while, since before I bought .7 litre bottles I bought small 100 cl bottles, of about 10 euros excluding the bottle. Which is, of course, more expensive. That made it (a bit more) right and acceptable for me, and Anneke.

Now, I am going to enjoy the liquid gold and watch a movie with my girl.

By the way, if anyone is willing to join me in going to the Whisky Live Brabant in 2 weeks, please send me an email, or leave a comment.