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Scent has a long history in the evolution of our memories. Remembering the smell of rotten food saved billions of lives over thousands of years. So if there is

Scent has a long history in the evolution of our memories. Remembering the smell of rotten food saved billions of lives over thousands of years. So if there is some neurotrophic result from any increase due to scents, then whatever it is, may be good.

Tao3300 3y ago
> Remembering the smell of rotten food saved billions of lives over thousands of years. Probably, yet somehow so many cultures still developed fermentation.
- samstave 3y ago
  Interesting point. I guess our sense of smell coupled with memory and observation and poisoning our enemies and losing our loved ones over the eons allowed for a sophisticated pallets such as the nuances sommeliers have
- throwuwu 3y ago
  Kind of a big difference in smell. Can you really not tell the difference?
  - Tao3300 3y ago
    That's going to depend on what is fermented and how. E.g. malt vinegar tends to make me wonder when I showered last, and the smell of the air in newly opened yogurt has been a little off-putting ever since I had kids.
    - samstave 3y ago
      This is kinda the point... of Sommelliers, those with exceptional olfactory +1s I personally have a really poor sense of smell. I can drink horrible wine, and it wont bother me... my girlfriend on the other hand was Cellar Somm at the most famous restaurant in California, and has a nose for wines that are in the out-of-reach for most people. There is a wine maker, Mark Jessup - the winemaker for the infamous Opus One... his current winery is fantastic, his statement was that the price limit one should do for "really good drinkable wines" is ~$150 MAX. Diminishing returns after, unless you have other ties to the price of the bottle.. but a ~$90-~$150 bottle is going to give you the best dollar for decanting. (https://www.jgregorywines.com/about_us https://www.jgregorywines.com/about_us) Else, drink what you like... But if you look at Harlan and such (even against screaming eagle) - they are amazing, but are just in the next tier of budget (just like grinding an RPG, level up - bigger numbers, same basic relative stats.) - I do recommend Cadueces Maynard James of band TOOL... Best ~$90 bottles Always order over phone and request signed bottles by winemaker. (in general)
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      - Tao3300 3y ago
        > a nose for wines that are in the out-of-reach for most people A curse akin to perfect pitch. Red wine gives me a headaches and I think $10 bottles of Moscato taste wonderful. Leaves more room in my budget for things that my palate can comprehend, which mostly derive from malted grains.
    - throwuwu 3y ago
      Wow, those are totally different smells to me for malt vinegar
ridgeguy 3y ago
On the other hand, the Swedes.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surströmming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surströmming

Tao3300 3y ago

> Remembering the smell of rotten food saved billions of lives over thousands of years. Probably, yet somehow so many cultures still developed fermentation.

samstave 3y ago
Interesting point. I guess our sense of smell coupled with memory and observation and poisoning our enemies and losing our loved ones over the eons allowed for a sophisticated pallets such as the nuances sommeliers have
throwuwu 3y ago
Kind of a big difference in smell. Can you really not tell the difference?
- Tao3300 3y ago
  That's going to depend on what is fermented and how. E.g. malt vinegar tends to make me wonder when I showered last, and the smell of the air in newly opened yogurt has been a little off-putting ever since I had kids.
  - samstave 3y ago
    This is kinda the point... of Sommelliers, those with exceptional olfactory +1s I personally have a really poor sense of smell. I can drink horrible wine, and it wont bother me... my girlfriend on the other hand was Cellar Somm at the most famous restaurant in California, and has a nose for wines that are in the out-of-reach for most people. There is a wine maker, Mark Jessup - the winemaker for the infamous Opus One... his current winery is fantastic, his statement was that the price limit one should do for "really good drinkable wines" is ~$150 MAX. Diminishing returns after, unless you have other ties to the price of the bottle.. but a ~$90-~$150 bottle is going to give you the best dollar for decanting. (https://www.jgregorywines.com/about_us https://www.jgregorywines.com/about_us) Else, drink what you like... But if you look at Harlan and such (even against screaming eagle) - they are amazing, but are just in the next tier of budget (just like grinding an RPG, level up - bigger numbers, same basic relative stats.) - I do recommend Cadueces Maynard James of band TOOL... Best ~$90 bottles Always order over phone and request signed bottles by winemaker. (in general)
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    - Tao3300 3y ago
      > a nose for wines that are in the out-of-reach for most people A curse akin to perfect pitch. Red wine gives me a headaches and I think $10 bottles of Moscato taste wonderful. Leaves more room in my budget for things that my palate can comprehend, which mostly derive from malted grains.
  - throwuwu 3y ago
    Wow, those are totally different smells to me for malt vinegar

ridgeguy 3y ago

On the other hand, the Swedes.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surströmming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surströmming