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A whisky glass filled dark and undiluted, a small glass jug of water and an eyedropper beside it, faint ripples spreading — Add water to cask strength
Serving & Storage

Cask strength whisky and the water you should be adding

You buy a cask strength bottle because 58 per cent sounds like more whisky for...
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An opened whisky bottle beside a small humidity gauge, condensation fogging a nearby windowpane — Humidity fades open whisky fast
Hong Kong

Storing whisky in Hong Kong humidity, open and unopened

You opened a bottle around Christmas. It is August now, a third is left, and...
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One opened wine bottle fitted with a vacuum stopper beside two glasses, one full and one empty, on a small kitchen table — One bottle, two nights, no waste
Entertaining

Opening a bottle for two on a weeknight, without waste

It is Wednesday, dinner is something quick, and there are two of you. You want...
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A wine bottle sweating beside a thermometer on a small flat kitchen counter, an open refrigerator door behind — Hong Kong flats run warmer than cellars
Hong Kong

Serving wine at the right temperature in a Hong Kong flat

Twenty-six degrees is an ordinary indoor temperature in Hong Kong for most of the year,...
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A champagne flute tilted to catch a slow pour, bubbles rising through pale gold liquid, a cork and wire cage on a linen napkin — Angle the glass, save the mousse
Champagne

Opening and pouring Champagne without wrecking the mousse

Two people can open the same bottle ten minutes apart and get noticeably different wine...
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An unopened Champagne bottle standing in a small flat kitchen cupboard between spice jars, a humidity gauge on the shelf — Store it cool, or drink it soon
Champagne

How long Champagne keeps in a Hong Kong cupboard

Someone gave you a bottle of Champagne two Christmases ago. It has been standing in...
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A glass decanter catches a thin pour of dark red wine from a tilted bottle, sediment settling at its shoulder — Decanting can make wine worse
Bordeaux

What decanting actually does, and when it makes wine worse

A waiter takes your bottle away, pours it into a glass vessel with some ceremony,...
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Producer Guide
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