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neat, no ice....  2004 black Vogue TD6

letsavit2 wrote:

neat, no ice....

50% whisky and 50% water at room temperature.....no ice

This is what a whisky blender told me. Apparently if you take it straight or with ice you don't get the full flavour, the first sip will anaesthetise your palate and the rest you wont taste. Mixing with room temperature water reduces this from happening and allows the flavours to 'melt' on the tastebuds

47p2 wrote:

letsavit2 wrote:

neat, no ice....

50% whisky and 50% water at room temperature.....no ice

This is what a whisky blender told me. Apparently if you take it straight or with ice you don't get the full flavour, the first sip will anaesthetise your palate and the rest you wont taste. Mixing with room temperature water reduces this from happening and allows the flavours to 'melt' on the tastebuds

[quote="All very good advise although the amount of water within reason is a personal tastebut most importantly never tap water , the phenols in the whiskey react with the chlorine in the water and you basically get TCP even if you are not drinking an Islay.[/quote]

Had some local Islay Whisky while staying on the Isle of Erisca, I had to drink it with my eye's closed as the fumes were so strong  2021 P400 Silicon Silver AB
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i love Islay Malts

ref water in whisky - when i lived in Dunkeld we used to collect water from a spring out of the rocks on Birnam Hill

That's Highland Spring Water.............. actually it comes from a spring a little further south. I live near the Carron Valley Reservoir in Central Scotland and the water from that is "free" from my kitchen/bathroom taps and in the toilet but silly folks in the sarf pay about £3 a litre for it from Waitrose as it is also sold as their "premium" spring water! 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

i was not adverse to River Tay water in my whisky

though not too soon after a spate when we had sheep/cow bodies floating downstream

we used to fish a lot on the west coast (Dionard and Laxford) but the water was a bit 'peaty' to say the least!

Ahrr this is better talk about a proper drink and not some alcoplop , a highjacking well worth it. 2008 MY Supercharged
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Here is what the Chinese use Tsingdao for
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