Well known for both tasting and smelling with their tongues, a skill that many whisky drinkers would appreciate, snakes are formidable at stalking their prey. Silent and hidden, they can strike at any time on their unsuspecting victim, like the powerful palate of a whisky concealed behind a mellifluous nose. A whisky that is both silky smooth and packing a punch, which you disrespect at your peril.