i have a whiskey question re. 'burn'

[Jim Bremner]

Originally Posted by 911-32

Every whiskey tasting I have been to (Scotch), highly recommends adding water to the whisky. So while it may be very manly to drink it neat and "never add water", you are actually missing out on a lot of the flavours, complexities and subtleties. Coincidentally, with water there is no burn.

I've had watered down whisky! I'll pass. Guess what? What you're drinking out of the bottle isn't how it comes out of the cask! Cask strength - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've been served whisky that was ordered neat that has been watered down. I've watched the bartender pour it "neat" from the bottle but prior some Axehandle droped some water to milk more profit. If you lighten up the bottled strenght it loses it's body.

I do like wine! with out it we wouldn't have decent vinegar nor would we have decent tasting whisky! Good Scotch has been aged in oak barrels that once had wine matured in.

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by Jim Bremner

I've had watered down whisky! I'll pass. Guess what? What you're drinking out of the bottle isn't how it comes out of the cask! Cask strength - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've been served whisky that was ordered neat that has been watered down. I've watched the bartender pour it "neat" from the bottle but prior some Axehandle droped some water to milk more profit. If you lighten up the bottled strenght it loses it's body.

I do like wine! with out it we wouldn't have decent vinegar nor would we have decent tasting whisky! Good Scotch has been aged in oak barrels that once had wine matured in.

This is a valid point concerning bars. I never let the bartender add water. I ask for a scotch neat, a spoon, and a glass of water. It will be obvious if the they've monkeyed with the bottle.

There should be a law against diluting spirits to eek out profit. Too much water will ruin it, that's why I drink a little, then start with literally a drop.

[nynor]

IME, it takes quite a bit of water to alleviate the burn in knob creek. just saying. not so much with basil hayden's, maker's, glenlivet, and a few others i have tried.

[Head416]

I wouldn't call Johnnie Walker Black one of the "premium blends". Blue is good, and I'm pretty fond of Green. Gold seems like it should be good (blend of 18's I think) but I can't stand it.

I'd rather drink J&B than Red, Black, or Gold. But, to each his own.

[Drisump]

Originally Posted by Head416

I wouldn't call Johnnie Walker Black one of the "premium blends". Blue is good, and I'm pretty fond of Green. Gold seems like it should be good (blend of 18's I think) but I can't stand it.

I'd rather drink J&B than Red, Black, or Gold. But, to each his own.

My fathers "scotch de table" was J&B. Sorry I don't generally drink blends at all, just what I've been told, fact is I don't drink so much scotch that I shop for killer bargains.....so single malts it is. I like Islay scotches, not the smoothest of the scotches but I love them (Laphroaig, Bowmore, Lagavulin,etc...). Good thing they are kind of expensive too, I might drink an awful lot more,LOL. Cheers

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by Drisump

My fathers "scotch de table" was J&B. Sorry I don't generally drink blends at all, just what I've been told, fact is I don't drink so much scotch that I shop for killer bargains.....so single malts it is. I like Islay scotches, not the smoothest of the scotches but I love them (Laphroaig, Bowmore, Lagavulin,etc...). Good thing they are kind of expensive too, I might drink an awful lot more,LOL. Cheers

That is me too.

Don't forget Caol Ila and Ardbeg. Laphroaig is one of my personal Islay favorites, I've kept the quarter cask in my collection for years. When I signed up for Laphroaig's lifetime lease on a square foot of Islay in 2009 I was one of the last to receive by Royal Mail a certificate signed by John Campbell. It is a marketing thing, but I thought it was really cool and it worked for me. Since they don't send those out any longer I framed it and hung it at work.

We haven't begun the Islay whiskys at our Friday tastings because of the expense, but we'll get there. He can't imagine why a bottle should cost $60 or $70 dollars. Someday he will get it, but I think these things need to be introduced over time as this is an acquired taste.

[Head416]

Oh I definitely prefer single malts. Usually Macallan 12 or Glenlivet 12. I try to make the older ones last. I don't have the kind of money to be drinking Macallan 18 every time!