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03 Jul 2010

Too hot for whisky

Posted by: Ruben In: * News

Enjoy the weather and see you in a few days.
In the meantime, check out the second edition of the Whisky Round Table.

The question was How did you develop you "nose" and "palate"? What was your turning point for actually trusting what you were smelling and tasting? What do you do, if anything, to strengthen your senses and/or help your smell and taste to grow?

6 Responses to "Too hot for whisky"

1 | Pavlos

July 2nd, 2010 at 14:26

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Imagine living in Greece,then.

I should have quited whisky a long ago if i followed your advice!!!!

Well,it’s all a matter of habit.

2 | Oliver Klimek

July 2nd, 2010 at 14:50

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Well, I wouldn’t want to drink whisky in outside in the afternoon sun. But it’s cooler in the evenings and inside the house, so why not?

3 | Ruben

July 2nd, 2010 at 19:50

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@Pavlos I’ve lived in Madrid for a couple of years – in some way or another, it seemed much more bareable there. It was drier and we were used to it, I guess.

4 | Michael

July 5th, 2010 at 02:28

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The only difference between winter and summer for me is that my house is actually cooler in the summer ;-)
I never drink whisky outside, anyway.

Coming back to your basic question. I have to admit that I do not completely trust my senses. Mostly because so much depends on the mood and everything else that happened during a day. I am still learning.

5 | Tim F

July 6th, 2010 at 14:41

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Summer is mizuwari weather!! Double measure of Ardbeg 10 in a rocks glass, double measure of chilled water, three rocks of ice. Heaven! I’ve started occasionally adding half a measure of good Italian red vermouth occasionally as well: glorious!

6 | Ruben

July 6th, 2010 at 16:30

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Hmm, the extra Vermouth sounds good.
I’ll try that next time!

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