Originally Posted by eh76
Originally Posted by mathman
Originally Posted by Gibby
One local tavern here has pure clean ice for the bourbon. One cube per rock glass. 2"x2"x2" perfectly clear ice. Works well and melts very slow. Cools the wiskey down but does not dilute much.


And that's exactly backwards.

If the spirit is a bit "hot" for the palate, it should be diluted slightly with still spring water that is not chilled.

Cooling the whiskey inhibits evaporation that would provide the "nose", and it also anesthetizes the taste buds.


I don't think they are sniffing it mathman grin it only matters with good whiskey anyway


I am not very fancy with my bourbon. I drink what I like.

Good to know though. Sometimes snobs are drinking along side of me. Just did a "scouting mission" of the Bourbon Trail last weekend. Wife and I are planning a 3 week stent to do it right. Probably will meet a lot of snobs with "$h!t for taste buds" kind of people.

Gun Shows are almost as comical as boat ramps in the Spring.