I used to always have it neat, till I visited Glenmorangie and caught the distiller on a good day. He told me to always taste neat first, then add a couple of drops of water and try again. I’m always floored at the difference a couple of drops makes.
Actually, they asked me how I’d found the various distillery tours and I pointed out they were all crap (quick march around, dram of cheap product and there’s the shop) and “you scots need to visit a Western Australian winery to learn how a real tour is done”. I musta touched a nerve because the young lassie took off and came back with the boss to “give us a real tour”. Sometimes it pays to be honest!
