OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)
I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that the idea of drinking single malts with ice is widely (although not universally) regarded as heresy over here. :-) The optional addition of a small quantity of water is generally accepted though. S Paul Stenquist wrote: I frequently drink single malts with ice, so do some of my Scottish friends. Drinking single malts neat is largely an American pretension. Paul Steve Jolly wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: What kind of whisky ... a nice single malt, perhaps? A single malt with *ICE* in?! Let's just hope there aren't any scots on the list... ;-) S
Re: OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)
It's all a matter of the temperature of the liquid. Once whatever liquid there is warms up to room temp, you can't tell if the water came from an ice cube or a splash from the tap. . . keith Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Adding a little water (about half the volume of the whiskey) seems, for some odd reason, to enhance the flavor of the whiskey instead of diluting it. Ice definiely dull both the flavor and the aroma. Dan Steve Jolly wrote: I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that the idea of drinking single malts with ice is widely (although not universally) regarded as heresy over here. :-) The optional addition of a small quantity of water is generally accepted though.
Re: OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)
All this is very interesting. While I like a wee bit of Irish, or Bourbon once in a while, I equate drinking Scotch with proving my manhood. Can I just stick my hand in a fire or something instead? -- Steve Jolly wrote: I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that the idea of drinking single malts with ice is widely (although not universally) regarded as heresy over here. :-) The optional addition of a small quantity of water is generally accepted though. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)
That's fine. If everybody liked it, there wouldn't be enough to go round. John On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:37:50 -0500, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All this is very interesting. While I like a wee bit of Irish, or Bourbon once in a while, I equate drinking Scotch with proving my manhood. Can I just stick my hand in a fire or something instead? -- Steve Jolly wrote: I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that the idea of drinking single malts with ice is widely (although not universally) regarded as heresy over here. :-) The optional addition of a small quantity of water is generally accepted though. -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)
No, you'll have to ye Haggis. At 03:37 PM 2/23/04, you wrote: All this is very interesting. While I like a wee bit of Irish, or Bourbon once in a while, I equate drinking Scotch with proving my manhood. Can I just stick my hand in a fire or something instead? -- Steve Jolly wrote: I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that the idea of drinking single malts with ice is widely (although not universally) regarded as heresy over here. :-) The optional addition of a small quantity of water is generally accepted though. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway. I drink to make other people interesting. -- George Jean Nathan
