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How do you take your whiskey: neat or with water/ice?

Porthos

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Duvel

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That is a very simplistic view of a rather complex subject …

 

Especially if you consider that guaiacol has an olfactory threshold of 3 ppb. The (potential or calculated) distribution between ethanol vs. predominately watery interface plays very little role …

 

 

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SusieQ

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"Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) chemically analyzed how much water is too much when it comes to whisky."
 

Answer: No more than 20%

More in this article: https://komonews.com/news/local/washington-state-university-whisky-water-compound-study-journal-foods-research-science-innovation-panel-worldwide-distilled-spirits-conference-bourbon-scotch-malts-drinks



 

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