Phew, what a scorcher!

Here at the Whisky Connoisseur offices the mercury is beginning to rise as this wonderful sunny spring weather continues.

When it is hot like this it can be difficult to decide what to quench your thirst with, and whisky is usually the last thing you would think of. It doesn’t have to be so, there are a number of different ways to enjoy your favourite tipple during the warm weather.

A favourite trick of mine, one that I discovered a few years back, is to put a bottle of whisky in the freezer, the alcohol level prevents it from freezing completely, but don’t leave it in there too long. Once nice and cold, take it out and pour into a glass, before you take a sip of the whisky drink some cold spring water, then take a sip of the whisky and let it slowly warm up on your tongue for as long as you can. As the whisky warms up it releases subtle flavours that will change as it reacts to temperature and the spring water that is left on the sides of your mouth.

Another, simpler way is to simply mix any good whisky with ice and a mixer, I prefer lemonade, add a few sprigs of mint and it really gets the taste buds going.

The real message is that there doesn’t have to be one ‘proper’ way to drink malt wisky, enjoy it the way it suits you.

Robert.

www.enjoywhisky.com