Review: Old Limestone Mixing Water
Review: Old Limestone Mixing Water
If you’re a huge Scotch nerd, you’ve probably seen the ultimate in geek mixers: Water imported from different regions in Scotland that you’re supposed to add to whisky from that region – the ultimate complement for your high-end hooch.
Now Kentucky’s getting in on the game, with Old Limestone Mixing Water, sourced straight from Bourbon country.
Old Limestone has two selling points. One, it’s limestone-filtered (limestone is everywhere in Kentucky). Two, it’s free of iron. This latter point is often touted by Bourbon makers – and Jack Daniel’s never shuts up about its iron-free water – because it is said to impart negative qualities to Bourbon.
I put Old Limestone side by side with some filtered tap water from my (California) house and, tasting them blind, I couldn’t taste much of a difference, if any. Both were quite neutral, dead flat, with a hint of mineral notes. But then I put a good sized splash into some Bourbon, and damn if I didn’t like the Old Limestone version a bit better. The tap version was fine, but the Old Limestone-doctored whiskey was a little creamier on the palate, with clearer, brighter flavors.
8 bucks for a glass-bottled liter of water might be a bit much (a cheaper, plastic-bottled version is also available), but compared to the price of a premium spirit, it’s really a drop in the bucket, ain’t it?
A- / $8 [BUY IT NOW FROM AMAZON]
Old Limestone Mixing Water
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Mr. Null
Doesn’t reverse osmosis remove the minerals? If so, doesn’t that make this the same as any other?
It would depend on the size of the molecule/particle. Larger particles are filtered out, but smaller ones would remain. That said, I will ask the company for clarification.
can you ice sphere with this water will it come out clear?