i only like distilled spirits mixed in a drink. i can't stand to drink them straight. It's 7 years later and i still have bad memories of a night with scotch and water.
plus, i notice that distilled spirits can put strains on your relationships. say that you have a $60 bottle of Jameson's and you left it at your good friend's house because you forgot to collect it after a night of sharing a couple of drinks and they polished it off, knowing it was an expensive bottle of booze without offering to buy you another one. people don't let that sort of thing die.