Some love the cask strength because of its "untouched" nature but to me it just makes it more difficult to taste its subtleties and to drink, which is all I want in a whisky. However, with a cube of ice or about 15% water, I'm sold. I'm a fan. And for those that would say it's too much water...the former master distiller of The Glenlivet had some whiskeys which he would drink 50/50 water to whisky; just sayin'