Popular Hack Used by Whisky Snobs Actually Works, Says Science. There are plenty of people who enjoy the warm sadness cowboy drink known as whiskey. Ferraro. prices in effect. september 26 october 2, 2017 trail monday friday, 8 am 8 pm rossland monday friday, 8 am 9 pm saturday, 8 am 7 pm sunday. Cookies, which are files created by websites youve visited, and your browsers cache, which helps pages load faster, make it easier for you to browse the web. While some might have a John Wayne instinct to drink it neat, the real aficionados know that adding a few drops of water to the drink can improve and expand its flavor profile. Now, in the great whiskey war of whether or not one should add water, some chemists have chosen a side they say yes, you should add water to your whiskey. According to a new study published today in Scientific Reports, diluting whiskey can indeed improve the drinks taste. While many people have anecdotally sworn by this trick, researchers from Linnaeus University Center for Biomaterials Chemistry in Sweden have now revealed the science behind it. In their research, chemists Bjrn Karlsson and Ran Friedman carefully examined a molecule in whiskey called guaiacol, which gives whiskey its unmistakable smokey flavor and scent. After running computer simulations of various water and ethanol mixtures, the researchers found that ethanol content greatly affected how guaiacol behaved. At concentrations of ethanol above 5. But at ethanol concentrations of 4. Filesharing websites are not exactly known for their sterling reputation, though a few such as famed torrent site the Pirate Bay have been around for long enough. This would hypothetically allow the drinker to better take in the nightmarish aroma and flavor of the beverage. Honestly, you should drink whiskey however you want. My favorite way to imbibe it is to pour it down the drain. But if youve been drinking whiskey on the rocks for years, congratulations. Heres your prize. Scientific Reports.