There were a lot of folks, so I'm sure the mix of whiskey experience varied. For my part, it was my first blind tasting and it felt like a completely different

There were a lot of folks, so I'm sure the mix of whiskey experience varied. For my part, it was my first blind tasting and it felt like a completely different experience to me. I was actually pretty surprised to find out how I rated certain ones relative to each other when I didn't know what I was drinking. One of the ones I rated the highest is one I wouldn't have given the time of day if I had had a chance to see the label before tasting it. I have to be honest with myself; I can only take that as a humbling reminder that all too often what we're tasting is a lot more than just the contents of the bottle.