Post #642937 by thePorpoise on Thu, Jul 5, 2012 7:49 PM

it's a do-as-ye-prefer scenario.

dont worry, I had to ask here once upon how to handle floats of 151-proof dark rum.

some stir a float all together into the drink; some use a straw and lift out after each quaff in order to poke a little of the float into each sip; others just drain the drink by straw from the bottom and let the float mix into the final sips.

one can certainly sip the float up front if preferred (which i occasionally do with a rum float) but i suspect your preference not to do so is the most common re a float of water....