White whiskey is high-proof and not for everyone. But when you add a little water to the glass, you can taste the sweet and vegetal elements of bourbon that eventually become rounded and muted in the barrel. It actually works pretty well in cocktails such as the White Manhattan. Makers such as Copper Fox, Death’s Door Spirits in Wisconsin and Tuthilltown Spirits in Hudson Valley, N.Y., have nice white whiskeys on the market. All of them, according to Watman, taste really close to authentic ‘shine.
