I guess I’m more of a whisky snob than I thought… I’m kinda horrified by Scottish Spirits’ new product: whisky in a can.

It just feels wrong. Whisky isn’t beer. Both are good beverages. But different. And are enjoyed differently. Whisky is not meant to be swigged out of a can in the same way that beer often is. Whisky should be slowly sipped and savoured while contemplating the world

Assuming one won’t be gulping down the whole can in one go, I guess one can still pour one’s drams from a can instead of a bottle. But with the product inside only being aged for 3 years (the legal minimum to qualify as whisky) instead of the usual minimum 10 or 12 years maturation that most whiskies go through, you just know that the canned whisky isn’t exactly going to be the good stuff! Plus, aluminium cans do change the taste of soft drinks, albeit subtly (e.g. Coke tastes a bit different in cans compared to glass bottles) – what if the same effect happens with the whisky?

Nope, this isn’t for me. What do you think?