Trip to Sainsbury completed.
Not a huge selection, although they did have a dated Jura and an undated one.
Both at £38 which is a bit too much for something I might not get on with.
Famous Grouse was on offer at £13, so bearing in mind the generally positive comments, I bought one of those.
A small bottle of 12-year-old Balvenie, as mentioned by
@Oxford Dave, caught my eye, so I bought one.
One thing my online researches revealed which I find a little disappointing is most whiskies, including the good ones, have a load of E number colouring in them.
I get the impression the spirit in its natural state is close to clear.
What of the taste?
Just after 4pm is not whisky time to me so that will have to wait for a few hours.
One thing I do plan giving a whirl is reducing my water content a little.
All a matter of taste, but I suspect
@glasgowcyclist may be correct in thinking you only need a small amount of water to release the flavour.