Whisk(e)y Trivia
The burning, pungent qualities contributed by the high proportion of alcohol in whisky can make it hard to evaluate nuances. Adding water dilutes the alcohol, which reduces the burn and allows other properties to reveal themselves. But there’s also something significant happening on a molecular level. Aroma molecules share more chemical likenesses with alcohol than they do with water. As such, they tend to bind with alcohol. Adding water frees up more of the aroma molecules to evaporate into the taster’s nose. Since appreciation of flavors happens at least as much in the nose as on the tongue, “watered-down” spirits actually seem more flavorful.
So, there is no right or wrong answer to this. Adding water to whisky is a personal choice, and down to your personal tastes.
Drinking and eating are both wonderful pleasures of life, specially if you pair them perfectly. Give these scotch and food pairings a try and have a blast!
- Light to medium cheeses (smokey whiskies)
- Grilled Steak
- Hummus (complex whiskies)
- Green olives (simple whiskies, not peaty or complex whiskies)
- Roasted nuts (smokey whiskies)
- Salted nuts (peated whiskies)
- Sweet nuts (Cask Strength whiskies)
- Pure Chocolate (fruity & sherry casked whiskies)
- Sushi (peated whiskies)
About Glen Scanlan
Nowadays, GLEN SCANLAN is present in about 50 countries, in Europe, Africa and Asia. Easily identifiable thanks to the “Scanlan” signature engraved, the exclusive GLEN SCANLAN bottle shelters a wide range of BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKIES, from the 3 years old premium quality to the 21 years old BLENDED MALT passing by its unique PEATED BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY
The blend identity is based on the selection of different grain and malt spirits and on their combination so as to do the final blending. The blend is very complex and requires adjustments as variations may be important among the different batches depending on the ageing, barrel typicality or spring water used for these spirits manufacture. This delicate process is executed by an expert, the master-blender. The BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY age is always related to the youngest spirit contained in the final blending and must be aged at least 3 years old.
While we love our scotch neat, on the rocks or with a bit of water, there's a wide range of classic cocktail recipes and modern riffs. Get a whole new appreciation for scotch by mixing some of these great scotch drinks.
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