Whisky is drunk for its scent, not its quantity. A little in a small glass, a few drops of water, and time. Three descend. Whichever you choose, stop at one. The second glass erases the scent of the first. 1. A Speyside single malt — Sweet and gentle, a first door without smoke. 2. Bourbon — The sweetness of corn and the vanilla of new oak soothe an unfamiliar tongue. 3. Irish whiskey — Distilled three times, it offers the mildest hand to begin with. Before the temple at Delphi was carved “Nothing in excess.”

LOREVIVA 266

Question:“On a first whisky”

On a first whisky

Whisky is drunk for its scent, not its quantity. A little in a small glass, a few drops of water, and time.

Three descend. Whichever you choose, stop at one. The second glass erases the scent of the first.

A Speyside single maltSweet and gentle, a first door without smoke.
BourbonThe sweetness of corn and the vanilla of new oak soothe an unfamiliar tongue.
Irish whiskeyDistilled three times, it offers the mildest hand to begin with.

Before the temple at Delphi was carved “Nothing in excess.”