For all you whiskey drinkers

[A Dhuglas]

The only whisky I would ever add any kind of "soda" to is Canadian rye whiskey. I practically grew up making "Manitoba Martinis" (rye and 7-up) for my grandmother. I still have one if I am at the curling rink watching a game.

"Manitoba Martinis!" I LOVE it!! Never heard that one before. My preferred mixer of choice for rye (Crown Royal if it's on hand) is good ol' ginger ale. Wonder if there's a nickname for that one...

[Colin]

"Manitoba Martinis!" I LOVE it!! Never heard that one before. My preferred mixer of choice for rye (Crown Royal if it's on hand) is good ol' ginger ale. Wonder if there's a nickname for that one...

Ah yes, Crown and ginger used to be a fav. Now all my ginger ale gets mixed with Bombay Sapphire Gin. Very fresehing.

[Riverkilt]

And, any carbonated beverage (Seven Up, Ginger Ale, Coca Cola et.al) added to alcohol will speed the absorbtion of alcohol into your blood stream to give the drinker a faster buzz.

Of course, our livers metabolize alcohol first into acetaldehyde, then into vinegar, then into water so eventually even the finest whisky ends up as water.

Ron

[Graham]

Ron, why did you go and have to tell me that?

what a waste, I suppose I may as well just drink water and save the money.:sad:

[Sherry]

Yeah, Ron, you should have written acetic acid, or even ethanoic acid, instead of vinegar! ;-)

[David Thornton]

That no ice thing really hurts my feelings. I like mine poured over a couple of cubes of clean ice. And my tounge is just fine.

David

[Valencian Kilted]

If I'm drinking a blended whisky, I put ice untill the top of the glass, except for some special ones (12 years old or more).

For single malts, and those specials, I add just an ice cube on summers (it can be easily over 35ºC in August over here) or any in winters. I never added water apart of that of the icecube,... and i let it melt for some seconds before starting to enjoy it!.

Just as a curiosity, in Spain we use to say that there is an scottish said that states that:

"The first whisky,.... with water,
the second,.... without water,
...and the third....like water!" ;-)

¡Salud!

T O N O

[Riverkilt]

I know Sherry, thought about it, but then would have to explain what it is...love telling teenagers in group that's why drunks smell like vinegar...

Ron

[GlassMan]

If it's from my flask I drink it neat. But if I'm relaxing I often have my scotch with an ice cube. More often than not I'm uncomfortably warm unless it's the dead of winter and I like the cooling effect of the ice cube.

My body thermostat has always been just a bit out of wack.

[Moosehead]

And here I was this evening, happily quaffing a few Guinnesses (Guinni??). Now, I'll have to head to town and pick up a nice bottle of Jamesons and probably an Old Grouse as well. Not at the 'mo, of course, I can wait until morning. :-(