Re: scotch
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scotch and water really diminishes the flavor or a good scotch.
if you really want to appreciate it, leave out the water. if you must, maybe a little ice.
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This depends. For single malts (which are really blends of malts from multiple years and water from the same distillary) I typically don't mix. For blends I often mix.
For single cask (*not* blended with other from the same or other distillerys or with water) the taste often changes (opens up) radically if you put in a *small* amount of water. Experiment a bit with these. Get a bottle of single cask malt (maybe from the smws), smell it, taste it. Then add a few drops of water and smell and taste it again. In my limited experience the taste will open up with very little water.
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