Home town boys (and girls?)

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I’m sure there are more serious experts then I, but as a bourbon lover from KY I thought I’d weigh in on the topic to profess that bourbon’s supposed to have ice in it! The water helps bring out the aroma’s , etc. This isn’t just my opinion but from my favorite distiller, Woodford Reserve.

Though I’m sure you can find other experts to disagre I do like the idea of the stone (and made me think of some bourbon barrel wood blocks I have which are the same shape and size) so maybe I could try freezing those.

My last thought would be that if you’re icing your whiskey and it’s getting ‘watered down’ then you’re (a) not appreciating it quickly enough and (b) putting too much in the glass at a time.

I only drink scotch and bourbon. Since the latter’s bottled at a higher proof than scotch, adding ice is more than acceptable, as Jay has already pointed out. On the other hand, you can do whatever the hell you want to a blended scotch but why ruin the unique taste and characteristics of a single malt with an ice cube? HOWEVER, in most cases one can get away with a few drops of water. Snobs, of course, would prefer that these droplets come from the same water used to make the scotch in the first place…

You know how you tip your drink back at the end and the ice cubes slide down and hit your mouth? This is going to be great. Maybe they can make lead ones too.