Whisk[e]y Talk: How To Have Your Whisk[e]y
Whiskey enthusiasts often break into camps, at wars with one another about the kosher way of drinking whiskey. It's not surprising since whiskey enthusiasts and it's pompous connoisseurs love the spirit and, as a consequence of such inflaming sentiment, have very strong opinions. I love having my bourbon or scotch neat or with a tablespoon measure filtered or slightly salted water. This is not so much for reasons of individual taste, though that might be a factor, but for more practical purposes.
That depends on the kind of whiskey and the person. Most whiskies are bottle at ABV percentiles of around 40% which is pretty diluted already and adding any water to that will disrupt the whiskey, enhancing your experience and preferences or just killing the whiskey. If you're going to add water, start with a teaspoon measure and then take it from the on, you find what you like. Whiskey on the rocks is a hole different matter all together. While having your whiskey neat or with a small amount of water generally helps in experiencing it, ice does the opposite. Ice slows down evaporation and severely tames the more obvious characters. The loose of the more subtle notes is a tragedy to any and every enthusiasts, that's why you find the majority of us tend to be hostile to ice.
You could make the case in favour of people that find it overpowering, to which I say what's the point of drinking whiskey if you struggle with it and don't love that. It is has been found that whiskey drinker tend toward harsh and spikey tastes. For example, if you love coffee you're more likely to acclimate in to whiskey as opposed to a person with a taste for sweet stuff. So you might not be a whiskey person and that fine, there are worst things people in life.
Okay, so we've looked at taking your dram neat, with a bit of water and ice. But still have the question of mixing your whiskey with other drink. Here too we must bring up enhancement, measure and person taste. Some drinks will enhance a whiskey. Canadian whiskies are typically made for mixing in mind and make for good cocktails.If you're still struggling to decide on what drink of whiskey dram-er you might be, here is a little tip to help figure it out.
Choose one whiskey and pour a dram in three separate glasses. You have one neat, one with a table of water and the last with like. If you find you prefer the chilled glass then that whiskey is not for. Move on.
But should you fall into the former two then congratulations you're not a philistine, welcome to the tribe. From there on forward would be a matter of experimenting with cocktails and whiskey dishes, the only rule being don't drown or lose the whiskey.
Related:
- Whisk[e]y Talk: Blended Whisk[e]y
- Whisk[e]y Talk: Blended Malt and Blended Grain Whisk[e]y
- Whisk[e]y Talk: Single Malt v Single Grain Whisk[e]y
- Whisk(e)ys Of South Africa...They Exist
- The Best of Whisk[e]y: Pure American Ember
- The Best of Whisk[e]ys: Taste Of The Scots
- The Best of Whisk[e]ys: The Irish Spirit
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I drink whiskey also
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