Try it, add water, try again. It wasn't that complicated — even though this place seemed significantly more intense about whiskey than Hudson's parlor had.

He listened attentively to the butler, although Cash wasn't sure he would be able to get any of the notes that were allegedly in the whiskey. Certainly he would not be able to get the undertones of flavor without the water opening the whiskey up. Still, he was happy to play along — he took a sip of the whiskey and let it sit on his tongue, mimicking Hudson.

"Softer than some of the other ones I've tried," Cash said, when they were done. He smiled. "Ready for warm water?"