Quote Originally Posted by beloitpiper View Post
Whisky doesn't need to be cold! What's with the obsession with cold drinks?
Don't take this the wrong way, but ...you live in Wisconsin. Come down to South Texas in mid-August and you'll understand maybe a little better.

I have a friend who built his own 1800's-style western saloon on his property, back in the woods. We have parties and social gatherings over there. But with no air conditioning in the saloon, all the liquor is at ambient temperature. Which is to say it's over 100 degrees; hotter than the human body. Frown on me if you must, but drinking whisky (or anything, for that matter) without something to cool it down is not very pleasant. Especially when you're sweating so bad you can hardly stand to be in your own skin, and the liquor itself provides a further warming sensation on top of it.

In winter, of course, I like my whisky at ambient temperature (which is actually not to far from your ambient summer temperature). But our 'hot season' here is very long and very severe, and a drink needs at least a bit of a chill to be pleasant. No matter whether it's water, whisky, or anything inbetween.