KCW, I agree with Iolaus about the amount of water; at least, that's how I often drink it, with just a bit to bring out the nose. However, it's common in Scotland to see people drinking their malts up to half and half as well. I started out drinking whisky with more water than I use now, and gradually cut it back as I got used to the flavour (this is from someone who used to drink Canadian rye and ginger ale!). BTW, I really like the McClelland Islay as well, but can somebody tell me what it really is? I can't find any distilleries named McClelland, so what is actually in the bottle? I suspect that McClelland buys bulk from other distilleries and then maybe blends the single malts into a style like Islay, Highland, etc. Not to say the product isn't good, and good value, but is it a vatted malt? Does anybody know?