Favorite Scotch Whisky Region/Style?
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IslayScotch fight!!
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Good lord. CheersMad_Son said:
You add a single snowflake to get different solubility oils to the surface. If you think that it tastes different because of dilution then you need to understand you don't belong in these conversations so you don't embarrass yourself in front of people you know in real life. Stick to just drinking it.minion_doog said:
This is getting way too precious. Adding water dilutes flavor.Mad_Son said:
That is over-generalizing but can be true.ThomasFremont said:I met some guys from Macallan and they basically said to never add water, except as a lesson why you should never add water.
https://www.sipdark.com/blogs/sipdark-blog/how-and-why-you-should-use-a-whiskey-water-dropper
WHY ADD WATER TO WHISKEY?
The main problem with adding ice to whiskey is not that water is inherently bad for whiskey – it’s that the quantity water isn’t perfectly measured. Just a tiny drop of water can change the way your whiskey tastes, and a drop too many can ruin the flavor entirely.
When you add water to your whiskey, you are changing the flavor on a molecular level. This is literally a science, meaning it’s important to start with the tiniest of drops. The amount of water you need to add depends entirely on the whiskey you’re drinking, because each bottling has such unique properties. Molecules in different kinds of whiskeys will be at different levels of solubility, meaning that adding a small drop of water will pull different flavors out of the whiskey.
People who drink hot whiskey, for instance, will bring out more oils. This can create a bitter flavor, or even bring out grassy notes. Drops of water can neutralize that change in flavor. Changes also occur when you add ice to whiskey. Fewer molecules will evaporate from the top of your glass, owing to the lower temperature. Drops of water can rebalance that, making a flavor seem less intense even at a lower temperature. -
BlendedScotch is for cunts. Except when I'm drinking it. Because I like it.
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SpeysideWatched this doc on Amazon Prime (it’s nothing special):
https://youtu.be/yrYjF6SMeS0
However did learn one of the biggest emerging markets for single malt Scotch is Taiwan. -
That Patterson guy in the opening clip is fun, there's not enough content of his online. Does he get legit screen time in this?Doog_de_Jour said:Watched this doc on Amazon Prime (it’s nothing special):
https://youtu.be/yrYjF6SMeS0
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HighlandsHighlands but Speyside is a close 2nd for me. I also really like the Lagavulin. Just the right amount of peat and smoke without tasting like liquid charcoal.
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Ever since posting this picture here I have been getting tons of ads for bulk ethanol. And who says targeted advertising doesn't work?Mad_Son said:
If you don't like alcohol it's because you've diluted it.RoadDawg55 said:I don’t think anybody could actually enjoy drinking scotch. Enjoy the feeling, etc, but it tastes like shit. Nobody can tell me it actually tastes good and they enjoy it.
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HighlandsDrinking Allan Cask Strength right now with 4 ice cold stone cubes
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I’m actually in my Costco alcohol phase.YellowSnow said:@spuden Costco has Lagavulin 16 for $69.00 right now before tax. Hell of a deal. It's usually $89.00 at Total Wine.
It's far more polished than Laphroaig or Ardbeg 10. -
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Capitalism at its best.MikeDamone said:
I’m actually in my Costco alcohol phase.YellowSnow said:@spuden Costco has Lagavulin 16 for $69.00 right now before tax. Hell of a deal. It's usually $89.00 at Total Wine.
It's far more polished than Laphroaig or Ardbeg 10.
