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[ MUSIC ] Hi, I'm Josh Sanborn with Time and I'm here with Richard Paterson, Master Distiller at The Dalmore. And we are at the upper east side, in New York City at Daneille. I'm here with Richard to talk about Scotch. How he makes his Scotch and how to drink his Scotch. So this is just Sherry and what you're gonna do is, you're gonna, you take this. And you go around the world and you find all these casks. Cherry casks. You put your whiskey in those casks and they sit for two maybe three years. This is the Copacapita gloss. Aromas are going to rise and go into your nostrils and that's why, first of all, you have to pour a small amount in the glass. You pour it in like that, you swirl it around, and then you throw it away. And then you can see the lip of the glass is hanging there because that will get rid of any odors. Then hold at the bottom like that. You swirl around bring it up and say hello. Then you go back to and say how are you. And then you go back up and say quite well. Thank you very much. Then what you do is you put it in a mug. Mm. Mm. You wait, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four. Then the flavors come up. Can you describe what you're getting out of that? I'm getting marzipan. I'm getting citrus. I'm getting lovely pears. I'm getting the apples. But I'm getting the lovely rich plums emanated from the pore. The sweetness, the chocolate, it's all there. And then a little hint of licorice towards the end alright. Remember, what you smell. Unlike wine, it's what you're gonna get as a flavor. That's it. Now, big mouth full. That's it. Get right in there, right. On to the middle of the tongue away from the tip. Keep it there, keep it there, keep it there. Put it underneath the tongue. When it goes underneath the tongue, little bit spicy, little bit rich. But, aroma is teasing at these lovely flavors. Big deep breath now. Swallow and then open you mouth. Yeah, that's it. Let it go down. Wait for it, wait for it. 44 %, here we go. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, you never blinked, which is good. And then keep it there, and now you see it. The tangerine. You're gonna see the plum [ UNKNOWN ]. I am getting some fruit. The second taste is the most important. Is that right? Because you've had coffee, chocolate, you maybe having a yogurt, a banana for breakfast, or what have you. This will get rid of everything, alright? Keep it there, keep it there, keep it there. It goes [ UNKNOWN ], I look into your eyes, you swallow. Alright, as it goes down you don't blink. If it was to strong you might have to add a little water. I don't know what they are but something's happening. So if you take it with a columbian coffee niguraga java cofffee, two mouthfulls of that. Then put it over. Let it go down, take the diner blue down more. Keep it in the mud. Let it go down. Take a chocolate, 72 % coco fat, let it melt. It will all fuse together. What is the most common mistake that you see? First one is like this. The girl out there is high, nice to see you. How has your day been? What? You gotta give it love. You gotta give it tenderness. This is. You gotta get to know it. You gotta get to know it. But the worst thing is new lots. Because what do you do if I put you outside? You get a cold, you get a chill. Yeah. That's what happens to the whiskey. It freezes it, it masks it. This is so good. Let's see it in its natural environment at 44 % and hold it on the mat. Well, Richard, this has been amazing. I feel like I know how to drink scotch now. Well, you're gonna go away. And when you go to bed tonight, put your head in the pillow, suddenly it'll come back. 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