Don't think or it as "diluting," but as enlivening. Remember, the distillers dilute the wiskey when they barrel it. Adding a bit of room temperature water to the glass simply wakes up the taste and aroma of the wiskey.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > I've taken my bourbon both ways, enjoy them both but generally prefer not > to dilute, especially the really good stuff. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@mac.com> > Subject: Re: OT: Water your wiskey > > > > Ditto. I drink both scotch and bourbon over ice. If it's very special, >> I'll try some neat but only to get an undiluted sample. >> >> Paul via phone >> >> On Aug 20, 2017, at 12:11 PM, William Robb <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 6:51 AM Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/17/543902701/ >>>> chemists-say-you-should-add-a-little-water-to-your-whisky- >>>> here-s-why?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email& >>>> utm_content=20170820&utm_campaign&utm_term >>>> >>> >>> >>> There was at one time, a radio program on the CBC called Ideas. One >>> Robbie >>> Burns day there was a series of interviews with cellarmasters from the >>> major distillers in Scotland. >>> Every single one of them indicated that whisky should be diluted somewhat >>> with water. They all had their own recommendation regarding how much, >>> varying from 25% to 50%, but the message from each was the same. >>> I don't know if it's the same for whiskey, but I do find I prefer bourbon >>> over ice rather than neat. >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> >>>> <http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/17/543902701 >>>> /chemists-say-you-should-add-a-little-water-to-your-whisky- >>>> here-s-why?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email& >>>> utm_content=20170820&utm_campaign&utm_term> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
