If the pipes (or the solder in the pipes, are causing high levels of lead in the water, the amount in a "splash: of water added to whisky is a minor concern, compared to the other uses of water for drinking, cooking, making teas and coffee, etc. Even lead can be filtered out. I highly recommend testing the water supply for lead and other contaminants, but not because of the small amount of water used to enliven my whisky.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > Hope you don't have any lead pipes. Common in older houses. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola > Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 7:05 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT: Water your wiskey > > That's one of several reasons that I recommend freshly filtered tap water > for coffee and for whisky. > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 12:07 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Just one other thought regarding water and how it effects the taste of >> what it is used with/in: >> >> "Distilled water, as virtually all bottled water, is stored in cheap >> plastic containers. Some have been known to leach methyl chloride, a >> carcinogen, into the water and also gives off plastic tastes and >> odors. Water has been called the universal solvent, whatever it >> touches it will pick up. Distilled water being virtually 100% >> contaminant free might leach plastic tastes into the water from the >> inferior bottle it’s being stored in. Besides glass, consider buying >> bottles made from Lexan that won’t give off any plastic tastes or >> odors." >> >> - source: http://www.durastill.com/myths.html >> >> -- >> “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” >> ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
