Q: While it's certainly fine to drink your whisky out of any old glass, choosing the right one will enhance your whisky experience. Experts agree that a tulip-shaped glass is generally the best: It allows you to swirl the whisky without it spilling, as well as concentrating the whisky aroma near the glass's neck. If you can't find a tulip-shaped whisky glass to sip out of, try using a wine or champagne glass instead. Smell your whisky with your mouth slightly open to fully appreciate the aroma. Bring the whisky glass up to your nose and inhale deeply. Take your nose away (the first nose will smell entirely of alcohol) and then come back to the whisky. Spend a good 20 to 30 seconds breathing in the whisky, setting it down, and coming back to it, all while free-associating about the kinds of smells or flavors the spirit evokes. When nosing, pay attention to the following kinds of smells: Smokiness. This includes peatiness, as malted barley is often thrown over a peat fire in order to smoke it. Saltiness. Can you taste the briny spindrift of Islay whiskies? Many Scotch whiskies have a distinctly maritime smell. Fruitiness. Can you pick out dried currants, apricot, or cherry from your whisky? Sweetness. Many Scotch whiskies rely on caramel, toffee, vanilla or honey tones. What confections can you smell? Woodiness. Since oak is such an integral companion in the whisky-aging process, wood smell is often headily present in Scotch. It sometimes interacts with the smell of sweetness. Swallow the whisky and open your mouth slightly to help taste the lingering afterglow of the whisky. What flavors, if any, develop after the whisky has been swallowed? This is referred to as the "finish." In elegant whiskies, the finish will be distinct from the mouthfeel, and will add another layer of pleasant complexity to your tasting experience. Swirl, nose, taste, and savor the whisky again. How does it taste diluted? How is the whisky any different from what it was undiluted? What things do you notice now about the whisky that weren't apparent on the first pass? Continue drinking and savoring the whisky slowly, preferably with friends.
A: Get the right whisky glass. Nose it. Savor the finish. Repeat the whole process, this time with the diluted whisky.

Q: You can divide violets at the beginning of spring to allow your violets to propagate further. Cut back the foliage about halfway before dividing to reduce the stress on the plant. Take a cutting near the root and grow them in a pot indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost to have them ready by spring. Because violets are perennials, well-cared-for violets can live longer than two years. At the beginning of spring, add a liquid fertilizer to your soil to ensure your violets have enough nutrients to spring back.
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Propagate your violets to add to your garden. Fertilize in late autumn with liquid fertilizer.