· Blenders International · Water Science
Whisky with water or ice? What each one does to the glass — and why your ice is dilution water too
Water and ice both dilute a whisky, and only one of them helps. Here is why cold suppresses the aromas that dilution releases, how much meltwater a single cube actually contributes, and the point almost every guide misses — that ice is dilution water in solid form, and inherits every mineral and off-flavour of whatever it was frozen from.