Ed,
I used to only drink my scotch neat, until my first visit to Cadenhead's in London...
The younger son laughed at me for trying the 62.8% (yes percent, not proof!) single cask neat and told me "aye, you're in a place where we know how to drink our liquor, let me put a little water in that, besides what you just drank is 125 Proof". I did let him, and wasnt disappointed, though usually drank it neat anyway, if for no other reason than I never had something that high a proof that was pleasantly sippable! Hell, would have gotten to enjoy more of it had I not brought it to a barbecue that a good friend (currently the sommelier @ Berns steak house in Tampa, FL (yes Brad! YOU!)) was at and left it in his reach ..
Well, I bought the bottle, and some others, and have been back every trip to London since, and though I will still ONLY drink my best scotches (Mac 25 etc..) Neat with a water back, I often do put a couple cubes in a glass (OK, I am a scotch snob, its crystal) and add a touch of H2O...
Ken
As for Ivors comment . I know now why my Linn system sounds so good so often!!!!
I hope the new HT does even better!
I used to only drink my scotch neat, until my first visit to Cadenhead's in London...
The younger son laughed at me for trying the 62.8% (yes percent, not proof!) single cask neat and told me "aye, you're in a place where we know how to drink our liquor, let me put a little water in that, besides what you just drank is 125 Proof". I did let him, and wasnt disappointed, though usually drank it neat anyway, if for no other reason than I never had something that high a proof that was pleasantly sippable! Hell, would have gotten to enjoy more of it had I not brought it to a barbecue that a good friend (currently the sommelier @ Berns steak house in Tampa, FL (yes Brad! YOU!)) was at and left it in his reach ..
Well, I bought the bottle, and some others, and have been back every trip to London since, and though I will still ONLY drink my best scotches (Mac 25 etc..) Neat with a water back, I often do put a couple cubes in a glass (OK, I am a scotch snob, its crystal) and add a touch of H2O...
Ken
As for Ivors comment . I know now why my Linn system sounds so good so often!!!!
I hope the new HT does even better!