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Swirl in your mouth more with smaller sips that basically dissolve. Maybe take some wine tasting classes for a similar controlled experience.
I’d also recommend doing a tasting lineup of a few very different whiskeys, you won’t get the subtleties right away of course, but it will help you identify the differences. Until you feel comfortable noticing the flavor profiles, you don’t have to waste money on the really good stuff, but smoother drams will be easier to get past the alcohol.
Try adding a couple drops of water to take the edge off the alcohol, but avoid ice (cold makes your tastebuds less sensitive).
If you have any food with your tasting, keep it bland. Don’t eat or drink anything strongly flavored within an hour before tasting. Breathmints or brushing will totally destroy your palate.
Lastly, if you have regular allergies that keep your nose and sinuses clogged up, or oral thrush, you’ll naturally want to address or mitigate those since they can kill your sense of taste.
(ps. COVID…)
I’d also add to keep your mouth open and the glass a bit away from your face when smelling your whiskey.
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it takes time for your palate to be developed. whiskey used to all taste the same and all burn just several years ago. now, notes and complexities all around —just mho
Are you only tasting them neat? If so, try with a bit of water or on the rocks. The water may open up the flavors a bit for you.
Yeah neat! Unless I order an old fashion (My favorite), I'm only really tasting the bitters, lol. I noticed I taste more of a flavor when I drink a Hibiki old-fashioned, but that's just the extent of it, unfortunately.
1. Get your nose nice and close to the whiskey and smell it a few times with your mouth slightly open.
2. Take a tiny sip and swish it around your mouth just to adjust to the taste. Then take the tasting sip after.
3. If you can’t identify any flavors, add a couple of drops of water.
4. Compare whiskeys to help identify differences between them until you can do one on its own.
5. It honestly just takes time. I was sipping whiskey with my dad for a couple of months before I started really getting into the flavors. Some get it more quickly, some take time, nobody is wrong!
I was in the same boat and for me It simply took time. I liked the smell and taste but the alcohol could be overwhelming. I had a poor every night for about two weeks, and at the two week mark I almost stopped smelling/tasting the alcohol - I can tell it’s there but it’s not distracting. I have heard people refer to this as breaking the “whisky wall”. Whisky started to taste like you read in the tasting notes, crazy how you adjust. I think of it like an investment. Now it is my favorite drink, it’s crazy how much flavor you can get out of it once you adjust and I’m still a noob. I mix it up between scotch and bourbon and can definitely tell the difference now.
Thus was a lovely read! It gives me hope, lol 😆
My best advice for this question is to do a tasting with a Japanese, bourbon, Canadian whiskey, isle scotch, and highland scotch. You will be able to distinctly tell the difference between the four as a base layer. From there, you can build up the nuance tasting within the individual types of whiskey, but have to start with basics.
Will do; thank you!!
It does take time, but as someone who lives near the bourbon trail, google the Kentucky chew. It DOES help. And make sure you’re selecting decent, well reviewed bourbons and not mixer ones. Makes a HUGE difference.
I started by putting it over a large cube and letting it sit for like 20 mins before drinking. I’m now prone to drink neat.
It takes time. Buy different stuff (bourbon/scotch/rye/peated scotch/Irish/Japanese) before you run out of your current bottle so you can do side by side comparison. Even when you’re starting, it’ll be surprisingly easy to pick your favorite between A and B. As you sample different stuff , you’ll slowly pick up on what makes A your favorite and how it differs from B (and how they both differ from C etc). I would probably keep it to 2-3 per tasting at least early on. My palate is not that refined and sometimes find that flavors kinda meld when comparing a flight of 5+.