Tag: demineralised-water

The water that proofs a spirit down to bottling strength has to change one thing — the ABV — and leave everything else untouched. Here is the specification that lets it do that, the single number distilleries watch, and how to read a demineralised-water spec sheet before it ever reaches a reduction tank.

Four kinds of water sit within arm's reach of most drinkers, and only one of them is built for whisky. Here is what each does to the glass — the chlorine, the minerals, the haze — and why the "purest-tasting" option is usually the wrong one.