[quote=mdk]
There's actually a subreddit for the TV show 'Archer' -- bear with me here.... One of the guys who works on the show (in no super-significant capacity, or so I'm told) shows up every week to recommend a drink to share with the characters on screen (they're booze-hounds, if you haven't seen it). Anyway he'll give you a little backstory on the drink you're making, then spell out the recipe and then you snarf it while the show is on and get progressively more drunker during the live commentary. It's actually a highlight of my week now.AND I SAID ALL OF THAT TO SAY -- now I know what *real* whiskey and water means. Because the Tactical Intoxication Program (that's what he calls his 'TIP') explained that scotch on rocks is basically a hate crime against kilts and haggis, and you're supposed to appreciate your Glen Fiddich with a little bit of water to taste. And now I drink scotch, too.
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Well now....that's one way of looking at it, ha ha ha! But true in the essentials! It's better to have whiskey with water instead of whiskey on the rocks in my eyes. The water brings out the aromas better, whereas ice just chills it too much and beats the flavors down.