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by Semaphor 1529 days ago
> I'd say that's simply not true, at least for my "enthusiast" circles. 40% whiskies are becoming increasingly rare in those groups.

40% is still a thing in my group, but it’s rare that water gets added, that’s only done with higher strengths.

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> 40% is still a thing in my group, but it’s rare that water gets added, that’s only done with higher strengths.

That's kind of my point too, I failed to express it well enough. The paper author asserts that 40% whiskies are diluted by enthusiast, and that statement can be challenged in multiple ways! Either by not going for 40% whiskies, or by going for them and not diluting them.

No true Scotch whisky