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bourbonv wrote:I would say any clorine free bottled water will be fine. Distilled water works as well.
cowdery wrote:I used Brita-filtered Chicago tap water for all drinking purposes, including the dilution of whiskey, and I'm happy with it.
cowdery wrote:I used Brita-filtered Chicago tap water for all drinking purposes, including the dilution of whiskey, and I'm happy with it.
gillmang wrote:True, the water used by distilleries is deionised or otherwise to their spec, but I just can't think the kind of water makes a lot of difference, not at the consumer level anyway.
LogicalFrank wrote:gillmang wrote:True, the water used by distilleries is deionised or otherwise to their spec, but I just can't think the kind of water makes a lot of difference, not at the consumer level anyway.
It'd certainly be an interesting experiment. The taste of bottled water, especially if you're talking mineral water or spring water, can really be pretty different between brands. I wouldn't be surprised if the much stronger taste of your bourbon overrode that but certain water profiles will emphasize certain flavors (at least in beer). Very hard water will emphasize bitterness, for example. Perhaps you might see some of that w/ your bourbon as well.
(That all said, I think you might be right.)
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