How does one drink whisky?

Apart from with the traditional in-at-the-top, out-the-other-end method. What is the approved manner? Ice? No ice? Water?

I have procured myself a bottle of Jura something or other, in an effort to train myself into drinking whisky.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on December 20th 2014 at 16:23:59

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How does one drink whisky? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 20, 16:23:59
- The largest market for whisky is France. fact. (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 20, 17:24:33
- from the replies below it is clear... drink it how YOU enjoy it... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Dec 20, 17:12:44
- Neat with nothing. if you must have ice, drink it quick (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 20, 16:53:28
  - Best of all though, swap it for a nice Brandy (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 20, 16:58:27
    - or a bottle of Zubrowka (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 20, 17:15:34
  - ly before any melts - whisky with water rates like sick. The only permissible mixer, and t (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 20, 16:55:02
    - Surely nobody this side of the 19th century possess ginger wine? (General Chat) - tudders, Dec 20, 16:59:55
      - Always have it in, me and my son love it. However, I'd never put ANYTHING in a decent malt (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 20, 17:04:41
      - VMT ^^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 20, 17:02:05
- Through a tube, or from a shoe if you have one. (General Chat) - tudders, Dec 20, 16:53:25
  - haha sitting here with a big grin. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Dec 20, 16:54:31
    - me too, I'm not sure if it is tudders post, or the Ardberg :) (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 20, 16:57:48
- Having just checked my own method with a dram of Ardberg (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 20, 16:40:49
  - You've put me in the mood for a wee dram (of Highland Park of course!) (n/m) (General Chat) - derbyshire canary, Dec 20, 17:13:56
  - great stuff that. got some uigedeal to open tomorrow (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 20, 16:46:41
- Absolutely no question (General Chat) - norway, Dec 20, 16:35:17
  - Ive got some ribena in if it gets to hard going, and I need to take the edge off. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 20, 16:38:02
    - In Nigeria, they drink Guinness and coke!!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 20, 16:56:26
- in a pint glass (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Dec 20, 16:30:00
- However you want. Don't follow convention. Be your own man. (General Chat) - jafski, Dec 20, 16:28:45
- Ice spoils it, but a bit of Ice in a JD is very acceptable, don't spoil a fine whisky with (General Chat) - lovely old job, Dec 20, 16:27:33
  - I think ice or a drop of water releases flavours in some whisky but not others (General Chat) - Huge Small, Dec 20, 16:30:50
    - I would say Ice in a Bourbon but not in a malt. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Dec 20, 16:32:11
      - Apparently 'professionals' add a small amount of water... (General Chat) - Huge Small, Dec 20, 16:36:25
        
        Well I will stick to dirty hardcore, lightweights, I bet they put a nice bottle of red in (General Chat) - lovely old job, Dec 20, 16:39:13
        
        Yeah, fuck 'em (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Dec 20, 16:42:35
  - I'm not fan of ice, dilutes the taste (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 20, 16:29:40
- (bets whisky hurts AB's insides) (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 20, 16:27:23
  - Distinct possibility. I don't really do hard liquor. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 20, 16:35:37
- by osmosis (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Dec 20, 16:27:18
- from a whisky glass (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 20, 16:26:50
  - I always take a good sniff first (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Dec 20, 16:27:39
    - That's a rule of thumb I apply to many situations. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Dec 20, 16:56:45
    - dirty boy. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Dec 20, 16:28:03

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