It's all a matter of the temperature of the liquid. Once whatever liquid there is warms up to room temp, you can't tell if the water came from an ice cube or a splash from the tap. . .
keith "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > Adding a little water (about half the volume of the whiskey) seems, for some > odd reason, to enhance the flavor of the whiskey instead of diluting it. Ice > definiely dull both the flavor and the aroma. > > Dan > > Steve Jolly wrote: > > > I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of > > Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that > > the idea of drinking single malts with ice is widely (although not > > universally) regarded as heresy over here. :-) The optional addition of > > a small quantity of water is generally accepted though.
