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The joke is that for very nice liquor (whiskey especially) you should definitely not be adding ice, no matter how "deserving" the ice is. If you want the drink
by habosa 12y ago
The joke is that for very nice liquor (whiskey especially) you should definitely not be adding ice, no matter how "deserving" the ice is. If you want the drink cold, chill the liquor itself or even the glass.
In hindsight, fuck it. There is no point in dissecting this, it is what it is. It's ice for people who want to spend money just to spend it.
- dbrian 12y agoAdding a bit of water brings out flavors you don't experience neat. It's a personal preference. http://youtu.be/ajqd62fE73E?t=6m23s http://youtu.be/ajqd62fE73E?t=6m23s
- alexmayyasi 12y agoSeconded! Always fire back at people who try to look down at having a drink on the rocks!
- jrockway 12y agoI've heard this, but I don't really buy it. The whisky is already diluted at bottling time, unless it's "cask strength".
- taternuts 12y agoTry it! The first whiskey I've tried it with was Glenfiddich 12, and I was amazed at how it sweetened/changed the flavor profile with just a tiny splash.
- arnarbi 12y agoI suggest doing a blind test. I did several times, and definitely noticed a difference from adding a few drops of water in most high-end whiskys.
- rm445 12y agoIndeed, it's quite likely that rather than bringing out flavour through some sort of chemical or physical change, the dilution just reduces the alcoholic bite, allowing you to enjoy the other flavours more. But still, you can certainly taste the difference and decide which you like best.
- habosa 12y agoI've definitely seen serious whiskey drinkers add a little water to break the oils at the surface and release flavors like you said. I was more commenting on putting a giant spherical ice cube in your whiskey. But again, to each his own and there is no "right" way to do anything.
- erbo 12y agoI'm told that, ideally, you should use the same water that the whisky was made from in the first place. But that may be apocryphal.
- taternuts 12y agoIt is true you should probably enjoy a nice whiskey at room temperature with no ice/water (especially if someone offers it to you), though sometimes it's nice to throw in a splash of water to cut down on the bite a little and let the flavor shine through.
- desigooner 12y agoI put a single cube of ice in my scotch / bourbon simply because the dram "opens up" over time and the taste evolves with each sip, so to speak. On the other hand, Chilled glasses are a pet peeve of mine.
- ctz 12y agoNo true Scotsman drinks his whisky without a little water.
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- lavamantis 12y agoI saw what you did there.
- lavamantis 12y agoThere's absolutely no right or wrong when it comes to sipping whiskey. Ice, dilution, neat, chilled; whatever YOU prefer is the right way to do it. That said, on a snowboard trip one of our amateurs took some of my Macallan 12 year and mixed it with coke. That is definitely the WRONG way.