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Neat Most whisky connoisseurs would probably say that you should not add water to the whisky as you are adding something that the distillery did not intend to be added. Full flavoured and powerful. Adding Water If you enjoy your whisky with a bit of water, try to use distilled water which will be void of any flavour, when compared to city water which may taste of chlorine and alter the whisky, for the worse How much to add you ask? Getting your whisky from 40% down to 35% or 38% is a great start. This may be just a few drops,...

Peat. What is Peat and how does it make whisky smoky? Soapy, sulfuric, medicinal and seaweedy or smoky, rich, fruity and spicy can all be flavours imparted by this decomposed plant matter. Peat is made from partially decomposed plant remains – grasses, mosses and heather which has been in a waterlogged environment and starved of oxygen.  The very top, soft layer is the Peat Moss you can find at your local hardware store for plants and such. The next level down is used as it contains a lot of roots and it’s these roots that provide most of the flavour,...

With an E or without an E? That is the question.  Whisky or Whiskey and is there a difference? Scotland and Canada spell it without the E, Whisky. While the Americans and Irish spell it with an E. The rest of the world gets to pick and choose. Well everyone but Scotland gets to pick, it is Scottish law that it is spelled Whisky. Although Canadian, Americans and Irish mainly stick with their regions traditional spelling, Makers Mark and George Dickel go against the grain spelling "whisky". We aren't sure why but it is likely due to both founders having...