Single malt
water is for poofs.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 15 Dec 2009, 19:39, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

no even a wee drappy?
seriously?
am i a poof?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 15 Dec 2009, 19:45, Reply)

yes.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 16 Dec 2009, 9:31, Reply)

I put water in a single malt once
and it just ruined it.
But what do I know, my Pa drinks Bells!
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 15 Dec 2009, 19:48, Reply)

ive spent most of my adult life marketing booze, some of the best brands globally
im also a scot and have been in more distilleries than i can remember

single malt needs some cool scottish water to 'tease the finer aspects out'. the cheapest supermarket scottish water you can find is just fine. it has to be soft scottish water though - hard english lime pish will knacker even cheapest of blends

if you want ice - put only one or two chunks in a generous measure - the ice will melt and you will experience honey citrus when chilled then wood, peat, spice and smoke as it warms.

the laws around whisky (note spelling) are so strict there is no such thing as a bad scotch - only one that is not to your taste

BTW 18 is the 'magic' age for malt. the highland park 18 YO is deservedly regarded as one of the finest things you can put in your mouth
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 15 Dec 2009, 20:05, Reply)

I think it
suffolk water that had gone through a Britta filter didn't do it much good.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 15 Dec 2009, 20:09, Reply)

this is an 18yo first cask ben nevis.
46%vol from laithwaites wines aka wines direct.
tbh it's achly raaaaaaather good with just a dash of cold filtered tap water. tasted the water first to clear the palette and check for chlorine.

edit: i had 14 "wilderness years" in the licensed trade, mainly boutique hotels and so-on. i used to get a wee bit frustrated by the moneyed idiots and the ways they mistreated good drink.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 15 Dec 2009, 20:19, Reply)

I agree, the Highland Park 18 yr
is wonderful stuff (I miss the old lable though).

I thought he had cask strength by the way the first post was written and that can sometimes take a little water but I do prefer even the strong stuff without any added water. My wife bought me a 39 yr old cask strength Glenfarclas for my 50th that was amazing and I would have hurt anyine adding any water or ice to it.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Wed 16 Dec 2009, 12:09, Reply)