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Single malt scotch fan; but what else is non-sweet?

I'm new to trying types of spirits and I find Laphroaig bottlings (?) to be great. (I do have Caol Ila 12 and Lagavulin 16 on hand too.) I like other types of whisky, but anything I try outside them is too sweet for my tastes. Bourbon, rye, tequila, and vodka are too sweet for my tastes. (Of course I might not have tried the best statements of each: Knob Creek, Jim Beam, really cheap tequila, and Rainn.) Rum (Appleton Special) isn't to my taste. And I tried Jager and Baileys (for some reason), but both are similarly bad.

Is there anything besides Single Malt Scotch that isn't really sweet-tasting that I'm missing to try?

I should note that by sweet, I don't mean sherry or vanilla or honey, or more common traits of whisky.

Also, I don't make mixed drinks, I know there are blended whiskys, and I live in the U.S. in a control state.

Hopefully someone else has a similar question.

You need a good quality cognac or armagnac. Remy Martin VSOP at least. French brandy not from these two regions can be very rough, but as with scotch the older (in the barrel) the better. I am in the U.K. so I don't know what the cost in the U.S. would be but I had a 21 year old Compt de Lauvia Armangnac for around $40.00

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