The only way to drink good scotch is neat.
Don’t drink bad scotch!
IIRC your Scotch needs *something* ... what was it? McClelland’s?
You ain't kidding! Unless it's cask strength, and a drop or two of water unleashes the taste and vapors.
I offered my classless brother-in-law a dram of my 25 year old Lagavulin and the tosser prompty added some coca cola to it! The stuff is $275/bottle, and he's adding friggin' cola!
On another note, I've found it humorous while having breakfast in Scotland when, at some places, a bottle of rotgut Bell's is sitting alongside the porridge. Nothing like a quick lift of the constitution at 9am by having porridge and whisky!
You Islay whisky lovers owe it to yourself to make a journey to that lovely island. 8 distilleries, all of them right on the ocean. The most stunning is Caol Ila, which is situated on the sound between Islay and Jura, with a magnificent view of the Paps of Jura, 2500' mountains that rise right out of the ocean.