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Quaich1
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 Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:32 pm Post subject: How to deal with the bitterness of some single malts |
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Every so often I try a single malt scotch which has a very bitter and unpleasant palate, regardless of a pleasant nose. Someone suggested smelling a lime just before tasting such a dram. Any other suggestions?
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Cuba
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I cant say i have come across any malts that have been so bitter i couldnt drink them. Perhaps it is related to what you have been eating or drinking prior to drinking the whisky. |
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Cuba wrote: | | I cant say i have come across any malts that have been so bitter i couldnt drink them. Perhaps it is related to what you have been eating or drinking prior to drinking the whisky. |
I try to cleanse the palate before the tasting but sometimes items eaten even hours earlier could perhaps affect the palate. I tried oatmeal cookies which are recommended to cleanse the palate but for me, it does not always work. |
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Crane
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I can sometimes get a bitterness off a sherried whisky but on other occasions the same sherried whisky from the same bottle doesnt have the slightest bit of bitterness, so i just put it down to what i have been eating that day. |
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Crane wrote: | | I can sometimes get a bitterness off a sherried whisky but on other occasions the same sherried whisky from the same bottle doesnt have the slightest bit of bitterness, so i just put it down to what i have been eating that day. |
That makes a lot of sense to me. I think food eaten hours before can still make a difference.Probably even things like toothpaste and mouthwash earlier in the day can affect the palate at night. |
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Someone suggested trying lemon and a glass of some water to cleanse the palate before trying a new single malt. It seemed to work for me. |
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