Our sense of taste is wonderfully varied: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-20640337 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-20640337 I imagine what’s happening is that

Our sense of taste is wonderfully varied: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-20640337 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-20640337 I imagine what’s happening is that the signal of bitterness overrides any other tastes and flavors. Sort of like trying to listen for whispers in the midst of a concert. I enjoy coffee for example and savor it like wine at times; chewing and getting the aroma into my nostrils. However it took a very long time for me to get used to and ignore the bitter and toasted flavors to even notice the complex flavors in a cup of quality black coffee.