ABERLOUR A,BUNADH BATCH 38 @ 60.3%

[geordiedave]

Just bough a bottle of his before i open i notice its 60% so am i best drinking in mineral water or ice or on its own. Im new to whisky but im now hooked and get a couple of bottles at a time from the internet every 4 weeks. i usually drink my malts straight but by looking at the %alc/vol im wondering if its best watered down.....thanks in advance for replies......

[barhell]

My advice would be with the first glass try it neat (both nose and taste) then add a drop or 2 of water then nose and taste and repeat until your happy.
Personally with this bottling I found a little water really helps the flavour and nose come out.

[geordiedave]

thanks for the reply i will try that

[Alexppp]

[Crane]

I usually have a glass of water (not chilled) and a straw, i use the straw as a dropper by putting it in the glass of water then covering the end with my finger which captures a small drop in the straw, i then drop it into the whisky until i have reduced the alcohol level to a level i enjoy.

[geordiedave]

cheers all

[minesascotch]

geordiedave

One other thing to try which has worked for me (I love this whisky) is leave it to stand for 10/15 mins before tasting and on your first sip and I do mean sip mix in your mouth with your saliva only, another great thing about this whisky is the nose, (remember 60% so take it easy at first) I introduced Batch 36 to a mate of mine the other night and he just sat there nosing it for ages with a big smile on his face, enjoy.