Ice in single malts

[Badger Kitten]

it is wrong.

But ''1/3 springwater is oh so right.''

(c) Dalwhinnie distillery manager

 

[Mr Retro]

(1) avoid, at all costs, the American glass full of ice with a child's measure in it approach

I was in Las Vegas during the summer and was at a bar having a few drinks. An American guy was sitting next to me and was drinking Macallan 25 year old at $80 a shot. . His glass was jammed with 'rocks' and he kept asking for more.

I would have loved to have tasted that wiskey properly but I suppose it's his fucking drink and he can take it however he wants.

With his drink choice and the money he put in the poker machine he spent as much in 2 hours as we had for the 4 day visit. Lovely guy though

 

[f for fake]

I was in Las Vegas during the summer and was at a bar having a few drinks. An American guy was sitting next to me and was drinking Macallan 25 year old at $80 a shot. . His glass was jammed with 'rocks' and he kept asking for more.

but thats just wrong, that amount of ice does ruin the taste of the whisky, all you get is cold lips from the ice, a very cold drink and a very very very watered down taste. Nope thats just wrong on that way, i like ice, but i have never added anything else apart from sweat sour mixer i got from USA when i got a few bottles of Bells & Teachers shit from work at xmas.

They are not nice whiskys, not even a single malt, they are made from shite and taste like shite..

 

[pembrokestephen]

No ice.

I do, however, put a little water in. Scottish spring water by preference. I had an incipient stomach ulcer for a while, and the only way I could possibly enjoy a whisky was to dilute it slightly, and that was better than nothing, but the habit (and see below too) has stuck...

If it's cask strength, then it gets about as much water as whisky; if it's just 40% stuff, then it's about half as much water as whisky.

IME, the ones who go as they see me pour a little H2O into my usquebaugh are generally the ones who consider supermarket Glenfiddich to be the pinnacle of the distiller's art...

(as a side note, my sister did a degree in brewing & distilling at a Scottish University, and I recall her telling me that adding water makes quite important chemical changes to the whisky which allow the subtleties of flavour to come out)

 

[pembrokestephen]

Ice and a little bit of lemonade, ta

If you were a guest of mine, I'd give you the Teacher's with lemonade, and not expect you to notice the difference

 

[pembrokestephen]

Nothing wrong with whisky with an ice cube in it (whether Scotch or not e.g. Nepalese/Irish/Indian/Bourbon - in order of decreasing yumminess). A wee splash of water also helps to dissipate the alcohol burn and let the full flavour linger in a mouth not numbed by raw alcohol.

2 caveats -
(1) avoid, at all costs, the American glass full of ice with a child's measure in it approach
(2) do not use water that tastes nasty on its own (nothing tastes good with Borjomi)

Fuck me, I've found something I agree with Cobbles on

Merry Christmas, Cobbles!

 

[FiFi]

Water - yes
Ice - no.

You can put what you like in a blend- I'm not going to be precious about it.

 

[crustychick]

why water yes and ice no surely the block of ice just melts to be water anyway...

I always take one block of ice, which melts before I drink the whisky. de-lish...

 

[FiFi]

why water yes and ice no surely the block of ice just melts to be water anyway...

I always take one block of ice, which melts before I drink the whisky. de-lish...

Cos whisky is a winter drink to warm the cockles of your heart (whatever they are), and you put ice in summer drinks to cool you down. Or something like that.

 

[Addy]

You cant have a malt with ice.
How the fuck would you get the ice cubes in the bottle before you drink it?

 

[f for fake]

You cant have a malt with ice.
How the fuck would you get the ice cubes in the bottle before you drink it?

yes you can, the trick is to drink some of the bottle first, then add the water and put it in the freezer. Jobs a good un