6 ms·
You can definitely acquire a taste for dark liquor. People make the mistake of either 1) taking shots 2) trying to drink it straight 3) mixing it with something
by MatthewPhillips 13y ago
You can definitely acquire a taste for dark liquor. People make the mistake of either 1) taking shots 2) trying to drink it straight 3) mixing it with something and drinking way too much. All of those add up to a bad association that you can smell every time you try it again in the future. You have to ease in to it. Start off drinking it on the rocks with a splash or two of water. Baby it. After a while the ice will water it down so much the taste isn't harsh at all, nor will it burn. Keep drinking it like this and eventually you'll start to acquire a taste for it and you can scale back on the amount of water you need to dilute it. Some people never like warm liquor which is fine, on the rocks is acceptable ;)
- run4yourlives 13y agoI'm sure you can acquire a taste for drinking lemon juice as well, but I see no need to. :-) My life isn't missing anything by having a nice martini or port while everyone else has a Glenfiddick.
- sutterbomb 13y agoI'm a fan of almost every type of alcohol (perhaps that's a problem?) and agree there's no "best" option. That said, I don't think your lemon juice example holds up - many of the most enjoyable things in life don't come naturally, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to acquire the taste for those things. Great alcohol, great food, great sex - most are not a "natural" taste growing up, and you can't fully enjoy them until you've acquired that taste. Having a dark drink on the rocks or with a splash of soda is definitely a great way to acquire the taste - and unlike lemon juice it's actually very enjoyable.