On the rocks?

Drink what you like! Most Connosr members will not begrudge you that...or drink their whiskies with ice!

There is a time and a place for everything, including drinks with ice...ice does lessen the ability to perceive and enjoy the subtle nuances of a good whisky, though. Most around here wouldn't want to numb the taste buds with ice when experiencing a quality dram.

I eat a lot of haute cuisine, but I also like fast food once in a while. Each has its place.

Victor has always the right words in his quiver.

Nothing to add here, except that personally I am enjoying my whisky like good music: pure, powerful, expressive, diverse, ... and without getting rocks in my way!

Victor said it well. Once you start paying more and more money for malts, you're paying the extra bucks for more subtle nuances, that will be lost with ice. Thus, it's basically a waste of money to drink the really expensive ones over ice. Go ahead and drink Macallan 12 or something like that over ice; you're not really paying for the subtleties there, just the main flavor profile, which will still shine through over ice. Got the Macallan 18 instead? Skip the ice there, or you spent too much money!

Thanks guys, been drinking the single malts straight up lately, mostly due to the fact it's cold in Sydney and I don't have any ice in the freezer at home but your comments have been taken on board.

Still think if i'm out at the pub and just having house whisky, i'll be asking for ice. Some of them can be a bit harsh and it's not really the atmosphere for appreciating subtleties in flavour and smell.

@MAT284 Try the water route, a few drops of water can make all the difference to a good malt. also takes the nip out so you can get a clearer picture of even the tiny nuances in there. but hey when it comes to bog standard blend its often nice with a dash of Irn Bru and some ice. I've never been one to judge as drinking whisky is a personal preference.

@MAT284 I'm currently drinking Corryvrecken into which a put a little crushed ice. It melts fast and cools the whisky slightly. Many on here don't have 40C summers, so they can't relate to ice in drinks. However, I only put about the same amount of ice in as I would water, so I don't miss much complexity. It melts fast and just cools down to Scotland temperature. Damn this is good!

Hey everybodys got their way of indulging some whiskies could use it some its considered blasphemy, your choice I prefer neat or with a tad bit of distilled water, that way no off putting flavors occur.

Oh I forgot its probably best to use distilled water when making ice (same reasoning) I don't know if Im just repeating what others know but I think its useful

I love whisky on the rocks, but not a single malt. Not because it won't be enjoyable, but because it won't be true to the experience. If you have to have some ice in it, save a lot of dough and buy a blend.