Is watered down alcohol noticeable?
Is watered down alcohol noticeable? If you can't tell that it's been watered down, you probably aren't used to tasting your food/drink. Depends on a couple of things: 1 - The individual and how they drink their booze. Someone who drinks their scotch or vodka neat will be able to tell instantly, because the flavor is diminished.
Does watered down alcohol taste different?
Adding water frees up more of the aroma molecules to evaporate into the taster's nose. Since appreciation of flavors happens at least as much in the nose as on the tongue, “watered-down” spirits actually seem more flavorful.
Why is diluted alcohol better?
Adding water dilutes the alcohol, which reduces the burn and allows other properties to reveal themselves. But there's also something significant happening on a molecular level. Aroma molecules share more chemical likenesses with alcohol than they do with water. As such, they tend to bind with alcohol.