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Adding 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
by dbrian 12y ago
Adding 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.