Whisky reccomendation...

[ChattanCat]

Drillagent.

May I give you a wee tip and I apologize if you already know this, but if you really must put water in your whisky(particularly a single malt) then do not get the water from the tap.

Jock, I havn't heard that one. What type of water is the best?

[Jock Scot]

Jock, I havn't heard that one. What type of water is the best?

Right then let me explain first why tap water is not good with single malts or blends for that matter. I assume that most drinking water in the USA is treated with assorted chemicals such as chlorine,fluoride and tin to name three.Most of our water is in the UK. So adding extra tastes in the form of treated drinking water is not good if you want to savour the untainted taste of your scotch.

If you have clean, safe to drink, spring water, or, unpolluted water out of a borehole then that will be great. I expect you can get bottled genuine spring water, not tap water in bottles? That will be just perfect.

Of course if you drink your malt,as it should be, without water then the problem does not exist. Hope this helps.

[thanmuwa]

If you have clean, safe to drink, spring water, or, unpolluted water out of a borehole then that will be great. I expect you can get bottled genuine spring water, not tap water in bottles? That will be just perfect.

Yes, a second on the spring water. It really ought to be the same water it was initially diluted with, but that would be difficult to get for most people . Mineral water at a pinch as long as it has a low mineral content (ie. no taste).

Of course if you drink your malt,as it should be, without water then the problem does not exist. Hope this helps.

Unless of course you have cask strength whisky, which you ought to dilute at least a little bit or you will numb your tastebuds.
Cask strength whisky is great, instead of getting whisky at a strength that someone thinks you want it (around 40% abv), you get it as it actually comes out of the barrel and you get to choose the strength all by yourself. As if you were a grown-up.

[bowser]

Cask strength whisky is great, instead of getting whisky at a strength that someone thinks you want it (around 40% abv), you get it as it actually comes out of the barrel and you get to choose the strength all by yourself. As if you were a grown-up.

The problem here is that the dreaded Tax man charges diffferent rates of duty depending on the %, the higher the more you pay.

[Detroitpete]

Seven pages of comments?! Boys, I think we found a topic that generates REAL interest! Jut my 2-bits: I'm a Glenlivet guy, but my wife INSISTS that it goes great with peanutbutter ball cookies.

[Carolinascot]

Balvenie Doublewood

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[Weasel Mender]

Balvenie Doublewood

"I do not prize the word "cheap." It is not a badge of
honor. It is a symbol of despair. Cheap prices make for
cheap goods; cheap goods make for cheap men; and cheap
men make for a cheap country."
William McKinley

I will second this choice
Weasel