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Changing palate

I've noticed as I drink more and more whiskies from more and more different regions, the more I appreciate whisky in general. I don't mean I'm becoming a snob about whisky and better appreciate rare, old, expensive whisky -- I mean I'm starting to find really good things in even cheap blends.

The first time I drank Bushmills Black, I hated it utterly. About a year, and 60 or so different whiskies later, I decided to give it a try again, and to my amazement, I love the stuff!

Has anyone else had a similar experience? Does practice make perfect even with whisky drinking?

Colin.

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ColinL
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Hi Colin,

I too have experienced a similar change in palate for whiskies. In fact, a lot of my bottles seem to change in flavor over time after they are opened. Most of the time they get better. Some fall out of favor only to return to the daily dram status after a long break. The change of taste may just be all in my head, but I have most definitely had on again - off again experiences with a particular bottle or brand of scotch or whiskey.

One thing is for sure, if I have an off experience that isn't because the spirit is fundamentally flawed, I will come back to it later and my perception of the taste will change.

Regards,

Daniel

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Daniel

We are just getting old. Our palate changes and we lose some sense of taste:)

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Lew/+Silat

Are you saying we are tasteless??

Enjoy! Bill P

ps I just got a transfer and my co-workers got me a bottle of Ardbeg Uigeadail as a good riddance gift..lol....they really love me!

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Bill P

Well I thought that was obvious:)

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Lew/+Silat

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