I have no aversion to ice. I use it in tea and soft drinks all the time.
What's traumatic is watching someone with more money than sense pour some Van Winkle Lot B or Highland Park 18 over a bunch of ice and think they really have something.
There are basic bourbons I'll have with spring water on ice, or basic blended scotches I'll have with soda on the rocks but using premium whisk(e)y for such purposes is like buying prime beef and cooking it well done.
