
www.aberlour.com/abunadh/ ... the important bit being:
Today most malt whiskies are chill-filtered to prevent the whisky becoming cloudy when adding water or ice. This process, which did not exist in the 19th century, removes some richness and mouth feel as well as some fruit and sherry character.
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Today most malt whiskies are chill-filtered to prevent the whisky becoming cloudy when adding water or ice. This process, which did not exist in the 19th century, removes some richness and mouth feel as well as some fruit and sherry character.

"Booze would be better if we didn't pander to the tastes of people who don't even like it" WTF? The world's gone mad. MAD, I tell you!
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Wed 3 Oct 2007, 10:51,
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the people who buy this young whisky have very little interest in someone bringing out 'real' whisky and saying 'all that other stuff is pish!' so it doesn't happen much.
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