If you are a first - timer then you must be wondering how to drink single malt scotch. Check out the tips to drink single malt scotch.

How To Drink Single Malt Scotch

Drinking scotch has always been a sign of aristocracy, after all it is famously known as a gentleman’s drink. Generally, it is a popular drink amongst grown up men but lot of youngsters and women also enjoy it. The prerequisite to properly enjoy scotch is to have some knowledge about it, knowledge on how to savor it. This drink is manufactured in Scotland in a single distillery, which is left to mature in an oak cask for at least three years. Everything is carefully planned and maintained in a distillery to ensure consistency of the flavor. An ace quality single malt scotch is aged in an oak cask for ten to fifteen years. If your aim is to develop a taste for single malt scotch and you want to set off on to the journey of becoming a scotch enthusiast, this ace quality scotch is the right choice for you. Another very important aspect of enjoying scotch is to know how exactly to prepare the drink. People generally think that to prepare a glass of scotch is as simple as opening the bottle of scotch and pouring it down into the glass. This is certainly not all that is to it. It is important to know how much water you should add in the scotch. Just a tiny bit of water is enough; it helps in releasing the aroma and flavor of the scotch. How much scotch you should pour into your glass is also an important factor in creating for yourself a wonderful scotch drinking experience. Most scotch lovers think that pouring two fingers worth of scotch in the glass is the perfect amount. Some people like it nice and warm while others prefer to add some ice to their single malt scotch. The ideal way to prepare a cold glass of scotch is to add the ice cubes and let it melt into ice rather than directly pouring cold water to it. It helps in unleashing the aroma and flavor, two very important aspects of scotch, and keeping your drink cold for a long time. Some of the famous single malt scotches are Royal Lochnagar 12 year old, Bunnahabhain 18 year old, The Macallan cask strength, Lagavulin 12 year old cask strength, Glenmorangie 18 years old, etc. If you trying to enjoy a good bottle of scotch for the first time then refer to this article, we have mentioned the steps involved in creating a right scotch tasting experience.
 
 
Tips To Drink Single Malt Whisky 
 
  • First thing first, choose a single malt whisky that you think your palette will relish. The flavor and aroma depends on what region of Scotland the scotch came from; whether from the lightly sweet flavor of highlands or the delicate flavor of lowlands or the powerful smoke and peat notes of Islay or the salty zest of Campbeltown.
  • Once you know what taste sits perfectly on your palette, you are good to go. If you want to understand better what flavor in single malt scotch you will like, you can go to whiskey bars to experience the taste.
  • You now need to get a perfect glass for your single malt scotch. You cannot just pour it in any glass and expect to have an ace experience. Single malt scotch is best drunk from a tulip-shaped glass or a tumbler that is narrow at the top. This is necessary because due to such shape of the glass the aroma and flavor will not escape the glass.
  • Now is the time to prepare the drink because your drink is not ready yet. Pour a little bit into the glass and swirl it around into it. This swirling movement will expose the drink to the oxygen which will mellow down its flavor and aroma. This is the point where you should put your nose in the glass and smell it. A wide assortment of aromas will burst out of it and you will be able to smell a lot of different aromas, ranging from wood to chocolate to vanilla to grass.
  • It is the right time to take your first sip. You are not supposed to gulp down your single malt scotch, relish it slowly. Hold the sip in your mouth and wash your mouth with it; let it spray all over your tongue and also the sides of your mouth. Your taste buds will quickly pick up the different flavors of scotch.
  • After taking it in, close your mouth and breathe through your nose to take in the entire aroma, which had, just a while back, exploded in your mouth.
  • Now you can add water or ice cubes according to your preference to the rest of your drink. Water, at room temperature and properly filtered, adds more character to the drink because it allows the scotch to set its aroma free but adding ice cubes is not recommended because it deadens the taste of the drink.  

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