HOW TO SET-UP YOUR WHISKY TASTE TEST
1
SELECT YOUR PREFERRED
PREMIUM WHISKY OR
SINGLE MALT.
2
PROPER 3 DRINKS BY POURING
EQUAL MEASURE INTO 3
SEPARATE GLASSES.DO NOT
ADD ICE TO ANY OF THE DRINKS.
3
WATER.
4
SECOND DRINK.
5
ESTUARY BLENDING WATER
INTO THE THIRD ONE.
6
AND REMEMBER THE FLAVOR.
7
AND REMEMBER THE FLAVOR.
8
THE DRINK BLENDED WITH ESTUARY.
9
AND EVALUATE THE NOTES THAT HIT
THE NOSE AND PALATE.
DWELL ON THE AFTERTASTE,
WHICH DRINK ALLOWED YOU
TO PERCEIVE A GREATER RANGE
AND DEPTH OF FLAVORS
FAQ
WHY DO WE NEED A TASTE TEST?
OLD HABITS DIE HARD. THE WORLD HAS GOTTEN USED TO MIXING THEIR DRINKS WITH WHATEVER WATER WAS AVAILABLE: MINERAL WATER, SPRING WATER, RO WATER, AND EVEN TAP WATER. BUT ALL THESE WATERS CHANGE THE TASTE OF YOUR SPIRITS. WE NEED TASTE THE DIFFERENCE THE KIND OF WATER CAN MAKE TO OUR EXPERIENCE. WE NEED, A TASTE TEST.
BUT ISN'T DRINKING WHISKY NEAT THE MOST AUTHENTIC WAY?
AGAIN, THIS IS AN OUTDATED IMPRESSION. IN FACT, THE TRUTH IS JUST THE OPPOSITE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ANY SPIRIT ABOVE 27 PROOF BENEFITS GREATLY FROM BEING BLENDED WITH WATER. THE ADDITION OF WATER OPENS UP FLAVOUR-PRODUCING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS LIKE GUAIACOL, MAKING EVERY SIP TASTE MORE FLAVOURFUL. BUT THE PROOF IS IN THE TASTING. COMPARE THE FLAVOURS YOU CAN PERCEIVE IN NEAT WHISKY VS WHISKY BLENDED WITH WATER IN THE TASTE TEST.