I knew that would get the attention several of you.
I have a question conerning Scotch and I couldn't think of a better place to ask but the local Dogz AA club. :wink:
Tonight my guitar player, Mike, took me out for a few drinks in one of our local "British style" drinking establishments. To the sounds of a Celtic quartet we sat and drank and discussed the future plans of our band "Bittering Agent". (BTW, Saturday's gig was a roaring success with many there saying they though we were the best band of the three.)
He insisted on buying me a "good" Scotch. He suggested Glenfiddich. It was quite good, much better than the American imitations of Scotch IMO. It had a nice bite and went down smooth. For the second round he suggested 15 year old Dalwhinnie. My, my, my. Even better. Much smoother. I may switch from Gin or Whiskey to Scotch.
So here's the question...
After a couple of sips (it was too good to just slam down in one gulp), Mike said I should put just a few drops of water in the drink and swirl it around. I did and much to my amazement it mellowed the Scotch and took the inital bite off it. Literally, just three or four drops. So I ask those of you who are Scotch affeciandos, why is that?