Answers.Body: <p>Depending on how cold your gin would be served at, it aromas may be altered.</p>
  
  <p>As a spirit gets warmer, it releases more volatiles, compounds that easily vaporize. We know that if a spirit is too hot, the smell of pure alcohol can be overwhelming. However, when a spirit is too cold, the aromas and tastes might seem downright non-existent. This applies to whiskeys and gins especially. </p>
  
  <p>Cold gins may be okay for some, but I prefer to be able to truly taste my gins. That is why I would only add ice to it, if I had to. Even at that, I truly doubt anyone in my family would chill their gin or put ice in it. </p>
  
  <p>But then, to each his own!</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Agree with this. Hence would chill cheap gin but drink good gin just at room temperature (probably with refrigerated tonic so that the drink ends up a little below room temperature)
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Body: <p>Normally I would add ice to a glass, then a piece of lime, pour (in my case) gin over the ice, then top it off with tonic.  However, a friend of mind chills their gin in the fridge, but also pours their drink in exactly the same manner.  So, my question is:  If I pre-chill my gin in the fridge does it have any effect on it, such as taste (other than having a much colder drink)?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Just realised that this is a similar question to one below - any problems and I will happily remove it.
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Comments.Text: Dilution would be a big factor.
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Comments.Text: Even if you both drink your gin over ice, since hers is cooler to begin with, the ice will melt slower
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Title: Pre-chilled spirits - is there a content difference?
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ThreadText: # Pre-chilled spirits - is there a content difference?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-28)
  
  Normally I would add ice to a glass, then a piece of lime, pour (in my case) gin over the ice, then top it off with tonic. However, a friend of mind chills their gin in the fridge, but also pours their drink in exactly the same manner. So, my question is: If I pre-chill my gin in the fridge does it have any effect on it, such as taste (other than having a much colder drink)?
  
  **Tags:** gin
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Just realised that this is a similar question to one below - any problems and I will happily remove it.  
  > **username_1**: Dilution would be a big factor.  
  > **username_2**: Even if you both drink your gin over ice, since hers is cooler to begin with, the ice will melt slower  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2018-10-28. Score: 4
  
  Depending on how cold your gin would be served at, it aromas may be altered.
  
  As a spirit gets warmer, it releases more volatiles, compounds that easily vaporize. We know that if a spirit is too hot, the smell of pure alcohol can be overwhelming. However, when a spirit is too cold, the aromas and tastes might seem downright non-existent. This applies to whiskeys and gins especially.
  
  Cold gins may be okay for some, but I prefer to be able to truly taste my gins. That is why I would only add ice to it, if I had to. Even at that, I truly doubt anyone in my family would chill their gin or put ice in it.
  
  But then, to each his own!
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Agree with this. Hence would chill cheap gin but drink good gin just at room temperature (probably with refrigerated tonic so that the drink ends up a little below room temperature)  
  
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