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>>7893976
Feel free to add water if cask strength is too strong. Your bottle will last longer.
But I do get your point. There are some CS whiskies that burn in a bad way like Macallan CS, which is 58% ABV and burns to the point where you can't taste any subtle flavors until you dilute it.
Then there are some more finely crafted CS whiskies like Octomore 6.3, which is a hefty 64% ABV and intensely flavored without any significant burn. You'd never guess the ABV if it weren't written on the bottle.

>>7568247
Yeah. I've heard that oogie is made from the older sherry barrels, but also that they mix in the young ex-bourbon barrels for that peaty kick. I guess what I was saying is that with oogie you get that sherry mellow sweetness and the peaty nose, but it's so well balanced that you aren't getting that fire that you tend to get from most NAS younger malts.

On the topic of younger malts - Octomore 6.3 is an insane peat monster. Ignore the 64% abv and don't add water for the first couple sips. The ridiculous alcohol content actually helps manage the off the charts peat levels in this thing and you can taste the toffee sweetness. Then you dilute it and the peat comes alive. Smoke, engine oil, moss, honey, butter, and then a floral finish that you can still taste the next morning.