I can empathize with drinking for taste; it's my one requirement for whatever beverage I consume.
For that reason, I don't drink beer. Liquor such as bourbon and Jägermeister are wretched to me.
I like hard cider, such as Woodchuck. And my current drink of choice is a Georgia Peach tea, which is a variant of the long island tea, with peach schnapps and Sprite versus Coke.