Whisky question.

[postman]

When it says mix with a little water.Does it mean tap water.For i have always drunk Malt neat.But i have spotted a special offer on at Sainsbugs.£20 for The Singleton.Saving of £9-99p.I might just be tempted.A review mentioned a little water.But trying to find said review again i cannot.I thought it said spring water.Will tap water alter the taste.
Come on you lot,there must be a Whisky buff out there in CC land.Put this Englishman right.

 

[tyred]

Tap water will be fine (from a reformed Whiskey drinker).

Anyway, that should be Whiskey, S'il vous plait. The Scots can't even spell the word properly

 

[dan_bo]

Scotch and threat! I say!

 

[sunnyjim]

Tap water's fine- but not the swimming-pool tasting stuff you sopmetimes get in non-scottish places. If it doesn't smell, it's OK.

<Looks round cutiously incase any other scots listening> In the privacy of my own home, I sometimes put ice in - not 'on the rocks, just one cube. It releases water slowly.

If you're local water's a bit off, develop a taste for stuff like the 10 yr (ie youthful) versions of islands Talisker/ Laphroaig /Bowmore / Ardbeag etc

 

[Kestevan]

Best thing to mix with a single whisky is a double whisky

If you must add a "splash" of water then tap water will be fine, although I find hard water can really alter the flavour - and not for the better.

 

[ACS]

Sorry I have to disagree. Spring water everytime.

 

[Melonfish]

Tap water will be fine (from a reformed Whiskey drinker).

Anyway, that should be Whiskey, S'il vous plait. The Scots can't even spell the word properly

Actually thats an americanism the english and scottish spelling is in fact whisky. although the americans did get that from the irish i think.

i tend to drink single's neat, just sit back with it warm and enjoy the smell and taste
currently enjoying a bottle of Jura Superstition, whisky appears to be on offer everywhere at the moment, i'm thinking of also picking up a bottle of arberlour.
pete

 

[MontyVeda]

Jura on offer in the Co-op at the mo... £20 a bottle. However tesco also have Jura on offer, £20 for a half bottle!

A quality whisky needs no water... crap whisky can be brought into line with a splash of water. IMHO of course

 

[mickle]

Doesn't all commercially available whisky have water added to it between cask and bottle?

 

[ColinJ]

Actually thats an americanism the english and scottish spelling is in fact whisky. although the americans did get that from the irish i think.

Which explains why tyred spells it with an 'e'! (See his location.)

I wanted to buy a small bottle of Oban whisky for Christmas and found a website selling it for £11.99 but I can't remember what the name of it was! PS - found it, but the delivery charge is £7.80 - blow that!

 

[rich p]

I've heard so-called experts suggest that a dash of water brings out the flavour better but I would never add water to it any more than I'd add it to wine.

 

[mickle]

I've heard so-called experts suggest that a dash of water brings out the flavour better but I would never add water to it any more than I'd add it to wine.

Doesn't all commercially available whisky have water added to it between cask and bottle?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Cask strength certainly needs a drop adding, say 5cl (teaspoon) to a double. To open it up.

Like red wine these days whisky is drunk too warm. Room temperature today is not what it was 100 or even 50 years ago. So an ice cube can open up the flavours a little more.

The Scots insist that only Scotland produces Whisky. I'll not argue with a jock over that. Big hairy brutes some of them. But given the Irish distillers appear to have been at it first...... I'll also raise a glass of Whiskey to the Scots from time to time.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Doesn't all commercially available whisky have water added to it between cask and bottle?

No. Not all. Far and away the vast majority yes.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I've heard so-called experts suggest that a dash of water brings out the flavour better but I would never add water to it any more than I'd add it to wine.

I can think of a few wines where the only way to drink them is to cut them first.