It’s a beautiful piece of art, but a pure alcohol ‘hit’ may not be a good idea

ThiS sounds spectacular. Visually it will be wonderful, and i’m quite sure it will give you an idea of what whisky is like. But – and this is quite a big but – i wonder how sensible it is to give people what could be called a pure alcohol “hit”.

it also misses out on a couple of elements which make up a whole whisky experience.

One of the most important things about drinking whisky is how it feels in the mouth; the way the flavours appear and evolve as they pass across your palate. To inhale the aromas and taste the flavours as they are constantly changing at different times – this is what whisky drinking is about.

inhaling it through a straw seems to by-pass all of that.

The other aspect to drinking whisky is the social side to it, to share opinions, to talk about different drams. it brings people together.

This “whisky tornado” seems to me to be isolating people, rather than bringing people closer into a social gathering.

i am just finishing a new book and part of it is looking at different ways of drinking whisky. i have tried hundreds of different combinations, with different whiskies and mixers such as soda water, ginger ale and Coke.

There is no right or wrong way to drink it. Whisky just needs to make you smile.

i’m quite sure this new tornado its a beautiful piece of artwork, but i will still be sitting down with a good old-fashioned glass of whisky.

Picture: Sam Bompas By sucking from a straw placed into the centre of the spinning vapour, people can taste the drink in a distinct way, while still getting a hit