I'll definitely need to do direct comparisons given what you've said being close to the opposite of what I can compare from memory! I'm getting a much more noticeable hospital scent than I recall getting with the QC (not in a bad way, just more noticeable).
It's not like you are wrong, if that's what you are finding in it that's what you are finding. Plus I should probably caveat mine by saying I bought a few bottles of Lore several years ago (around 4 or 5 I think) when they were on offer and haven't finished them all yet, so I can't say whether the current Lore is still the same beast as it was when I got mine, or if they have changed it with the more recent releases.
Oh absolutely, taste is entirely subjective; but what I mean is I'm only going on my memory of the QC, and the currently opposite findings to yours mean I really need to do the direct comparison.
That makes sense, I should have known that.
It's what you need to bear in mind when looking at (some of the) higher priced whiskies - booze maths means they're always cheaper as you get more drinks out of the higher ABV bottles by adding a touch of water than usual 40%'ersThat makes sense, I should have known that.
Found any good tasting sets? I had a look on Master of Malt earlier today, but all sold out of their usual stashes.
It sounds like fun, but I shouldn't. I've called a halt to buying new whisky due to the current situation and the financial uncertainty it's causing.
that is a good point, i usually just put one ice cube in the nice stuffIt's what you need to bear in mind when looking at (some of the) higher priced whiskies - booze maths means they're always cheaper as you get more drinks out of the higher ABV bottles by adding a touch of water than usual 40%'ers
For some cask strengths high 50s upwards, it takes a toll on my mouth if I don't. Other times in lower ABV stuff, the water reveals different scents and flavours - not always positively, but usually an interesting alteration.
i will experiment
Great stuff. Try a few drops at a time, and give it time to meld - it's amazing how much changes with a bit of timei will experiment
Always worth experimenting with water, if you have a bottle to play with and it's not just a sample, with one glass anyway. Adding water a bit at a time, sample, add more sample...until you pretty much drown it.There's a reason the majority of master blenders bring things down to around 20% abv when they are creating their blends. I doesn't need to be a large glass so you aren't wasting much.
I'd say that depends on where in the country you live. if you are happy to drink the water straight from the tap where you are, and it doesn't have any distinctive taste, it should be fine. If it has any sort of chlorine taste avoid using it and get some bottled water. Best if it is distilled non mineral water so it is as neutral flavoured as possible and doesn't affect the whisky.
Do the distilleries use distilled water when diluting for bottling? I assumed it's all their local mineral water.
They use purified tap water. The only real way to further purify tap water without adding chemicals, which I assume they would want to avoid, is by distillation, so I would presume they all do, but I can't say for certain.
