Social Do you put ice in your Liquor?

[FyrFytr998]

Seeing as I usually drink my Vodka mixed, yes a few cubes of ice are needed.

 

[Protectandserve]

Yeah but i like cold bourbon. Drink it faster than the rate of melting. I do not however do this with too shelf bourbon or scotch or irish whiskey. Those should all be neat imo.

I do just about the same. If it’s top shelf stuff, definitely neat.

 

[Fake Doctor]

Depends. Just had a Woodford bourbon, and I do those with ice.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Never for bourbon or whiskey. Don't judge people who do but it changes the note way too much for my liking.

 

[Fugazy]

Scotch Rocks
Scotch Water
Scotch Neat

Are all acceptable and fine and some whisky's are better with a rock or few drops of water, so tell your friends to stuff it.

Crushed ice kicks ass tbh.

 

[Fedorgasm]

Whiskey stones work well for making the drink cold without diluting it with melted ice. I find the large ball of ice more of a novelty and still melts plenty into the drink. If you're drinking something real cheap you might want the ice anyways to mute those burning notes.

That's funny I'm the complete opposite.

I got some whiskey stones and hated them. They don't get as cold as ice and they don't stay cold very long.

And there was something just unappealing about the way my drink looked with stones in them. I actually enjoy the way my drink looks in addition to the taste. The caramel color over a big ice ball in a nice looking glass is perfection to me.

The ice ball also keeps it cold longer.

And only noobs guilt you about watering down your drink. Real whiskey aficionados know that a little water opens up the flavors.

Just looking at this beauty makes me wish I had one right now:

 

[GhostZ06]

Depends on the drink

 

[Plutoburn]

For whiskey, in the summer, I have metal whiskey stones that I use to chill whiskey. Though I tend to stick to lighter style like Irish whiskey.
I drink more Scotch in the winter, Islay specifically. Always neat.

 

[terrapin]

ice in my irish liguor is good yes.

 

[Jesus X]

Always ice my booze

 

[DrVanNostrand]

 

[Rimbaud82]

Nope, to me it tastes like absolute shite with ice cubes. The coldness of ice dulls the flavour, and after all the flavour is the reason I am drinking it. Otherwise I'd just drink cheaper stuff.

You should always add water though since that enhances the flavour - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-06423-5

Not talking diluting, but a few drops to a teaspoon or two depending on the whiskey greatly enhances the flavour.

 

[Rimbaud82]

No smell and no tell

 

[evansusmc2]

Never tried ice. Does it help the whiskey go down easier?

You prefer room temperature whiskey? I myself gotta have ice when I am drinking liquor.

 

[chill doggie]

To each their own, I drink mine straight since I was in my late teens, my friends would be like “you think you’re James Bond or something?”
And I was like:

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

To each their own, I drink mine straight since I was in my late teens, my friends would be like “you think you’re James Bond or something?”
And I was like:

 

[badascan]

I want whiskey stones but part of drinking a glass of whiskey is the melting of the "rocks" that thins it out a little... So whiskey on the rocks, splash of water for me...

 

[Adamant]

You prefer room temperature whiskey? I myself gotta have ice when I am drinking liquor.

I don't really drink much but when I have a shot of whiskey, yeah, I usually just do room temp. I've never tried with ice.

 

[JoeyJoeJoeJr]

Gimmie dem cubes. I love my cubes. Load em up!

 

[HaulParris]

Yes, 2-3 cubes