Enhance the flavors by adding water

When fine-tuning the flavor of dishes and drinks, I've always turned to the usual bench of taste and aroma boosters: salt and pepper, lemon juice, herbs and spices, this or that condiment.

One ingredient that never, ever came to mind was water.

Then a few months ago, the London bartender Tony Conigliaro told me that weak cocktails can be more aromatic than stronger drinks.