Treat equal-pour comparison as a proposed exercise and flavor direction as the author's experience. Dilution effects are not a universal improvement. The separate solubility explanation on sheet 21 must not be used as an established molecular mechanism.
The first substantive A–Z entry explains dilution as a sensory-variable experiment and separates personal preference from mechanism.
Wisniewski argues that adding water changes rather than merely weakens whisky: lowering alcoholic strength can make some compounds more or less perceptible, alter flavor integration, and lighten mouthfeel. He recommends comparing equal pours with controlled incremental additions.
Displayed p. 9 / PDF sheet 10
Adding Water
Fresh full-copy audit: 302 sheets read and visually surveyed; selected evidence rechecked in enlarged renders. Treat equal-pour comparison as a proposed exercise and flavor direction as the author's experience. Dilution effects are not a universal improvement. The separate solubility explanation on sheet 21 must not be used as an established molecular mechanism. Verification concerns source fidelity, not independent endorsement of every source assertion.
Evidence
Wisniewski argues that adding water changes rather than merely weakens whisky: lowering alcoholic strength can make some compounds more or less perceptible, alter flavor integration, and lighten mouthfeel. He recommends comparing equal pours with controlled incremental additions.
Locator
Locator type: Page
Start: Displayed p. 9 / PDF sheet 10
End: Same as start or not applicable
Source section: Adding Water
Context
The first substantive A–Z entry explains dilution as a sensory-variable experiment and separates personal preference from mechanism.
Annotation
Useful reader-facing corroboration for the existing proof-and-perception Zettel. The compound-solubility explanation is tertiary and should defer to technical sensory chemistry for mechanistic detail.
Verification
Status: Verified
Verified against OCR text and the rendered image of PDF sheet 10, which displays ebook page 9.
Fresh full-copy audit — September 29, 2026
Authoritative locator: Displayed p. 9 / PDF sheet 10. This supersedes any older locator in the legacy citation text above.
Treat equal-pour comparison as a proposed exercise and flavor direction as the author's experience. Dilution effects are not a universal improvement. The separate solubility explanation on sheet 21 must not be used as an established molecular mechanism.
The whole supplied copy was read and visually surveyed; the locator was checked in enlarged source images. Source-fidelity verification does not independently validate every historical or scientific claim.