@d_tao I thought that might be the case but couldn’t get the words right.
I also kinda want to find some of their rye and see if I pick up on any malty cereal notes!
All that to say…the water droplets make a big impact on smell and taste, but NOT on proof!
This is why I like buying higher proof offerings. There’s SO much room for tweaking. A drop of water, a splash, an ice cube? All great options!
One of my favorite things to do with a new whiskey is to add a drop of water to see how it changes the smell and taste.
How much are we changing it though?
Time for some Wednesday #WhiskeyMath.
Applying the same approach to low- and high-proof whiskeys, the result is generally the same. An 80-proof whiskey with a drop of water is still almost 80 proof, and a 120-proofer might go as low as 119 for a quarter-ounce worth.