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> Unless you have a problem with your tasting sense. I mean, there's two comments proposing that already, but why would that be the case only for high-ceremony

> Unless you have a problem with your tasting sense. I mean, there's two comments proposing that already, but why would that be the case only for high-ceremony drinks (coffee, wine...).

soneca 3y ago
Have you done that test? You really see no difference between two very different beans using different preparation methods? To your question. I think that’s where the economic incentives for creating and selling different variations are. Tea also, but tea gets it from different plants. I can taste differences in hot chocolates, btw, solid bar chocolates too. Hershey’s milk chocolate bars in the US are horrible to my taste. Any brand milk chocolate bar where I live (Brazil), tastes much better. Even the supermarket cheap ones. But more fancy chocolate bars do taste different. In my case, a cheap chocolate bar (that is not US Hersheys) is good enough for me, so I don’t care about the fancier ones. But they do taste different. Edit: I do believe there are marketing and status incentives to make a big deal about the difference in this high-end stuff and there is a game of “pantomime” in place as you say. Definitely is there. It just isn’t a 100% “emperor has no clothes” situation. That’s the scenario for “high-end bottled water” in my opinion. They all taste the same and is 100% marketing
- codr7 3y ago
  Have you tried high end bottled water and compared? I couldn't care less for the regular brands, but usually really enjoy higher end mineral water.
  - neeleshs 3y ago
    Cheap bottled wate has an odd after taste and high end ones taste like normal tap water. No hint of tropical forest or alpine ice at least for me.
    - codr7 3y ago
      Tap water tastes like chemicals to me, I have to at least let it stand in a bottle and rest for a few hours to be able to drink it.
  - soneca 3y ago
    I tried in fancy restaurants. Never noticed a difference.
criddell 3y ago
Can you tell the difference between different types of chocolate?
- hobo_mark 3y ago
  Of course.

> Unless you have a problem with your tasting sense. I mean, there's two comments proposing that already, but why would that be the case only for high-ceremony drinks (coffee, wine...).

soneca 3y ago

Have you done that test? You really see no difference between two very different beans using different preparation methods? To your question. I think that’s where the economic incentives for creating and selling different variations are. Tea also, but tea gets it from different plants. I can taste differences in hot chocolates, btw, solid bar chocolates too. Hershey’s milk chocolate bars in the US are horrible to my taste. Any brand milk chocolate bar where I live (Brazil), tastes much better. Even the supermarket cheap ones. But more fancy chocolate bars do taste different. In my case, a cheap chocolate bar (that is not US Hersheys) is good enough for me, so I don’t care about the fancier ones. But they do taste different. Edit: I do believe there are marketing and status incentives to make a big deal about the difference in this high-end stuff and there is a game of “pantomime” in place as you say. Definitely is there. It just isn’t a 100% “emperor has no clothes” situation. That’s the scenario for “high-end bottled water” in my opinion. They all taste the same and is 100% marketing

codr7 3y ago
Have you tried high end bottled water and compared? I couldn't care less for the regular brands, but usually really enjoy higher end mineral water.
- neeleshs 3y ago
  Cheap bottled wate has an odd after taste and high end ones taste like normal tap water. No hint of tropical forest or alpine ice at least for me.
  - codr7 3y ago
    Tap water tastes like chemicals to me, I have to at least let it stand in a bottle and rest for a few hours to be able to drink it.
- soneca 3y ago
  I tried in fancy restaurants. Never noticed a difference.

criddell 3y ago

Can you tell the difference between different types of chocolate?

hobo_mark 3y ago
Of course.