Ethical reasons aside, I've always thought of alcohol of being unpleasant tasting, if not downright foul and wouldn't drink it to save my life. In particular brandy and whisky, but everything really. Do you have to teach yourself to enjoy the taste of alcohol?
2007-03-14 03:33:01 · 25 answers · asked by ♥ Divine ♥ 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
In answer to a, er, answer, I'm 38.
2007-03-14 03:50:27 · update #1
Doesent this question apply to all tastes?
You either like something or u dont
2007-03-14 03:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say yes, alcoholic drinks are an acquired taste. You have to make an effort to enjoy them. Cigarettes are an acquired taste too (I don't smoke). Anything toxic will be I suppose.
Sometimes I have a few weeks or months off the booze and caffeine to clear my body out and whenever I start again the first few times I try it it tastes kind of strange, unpleasant even, especially beer.
2007-03-16 15:24:42 · answer #2 · answered by fieldmouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say diversify. Find a friend with a large liquor cabinet and pull some recipes off the internet to try.
Some alcoholic drinks just taste like a slightly acidic version of regular drinks. Others taste like ***. It's all about what you enjoy, so try the different things.
They can be sweet and taste very little of alcohol. I'd say that if someone mixed drinks for you that you didn't like, they did it wrong.
I personally don't enjoy alcohol much, but I've found drinks I do enjoy like chocolate martinis.
So I say it's not about learning to enjoy the taste of alcohol, but making alcohol taste enjoyable.
2007-03-14 10:52:41 · answer #3 · answered by Luis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It think it is an acquired taste but I dont think you have to teach yourself to enjoy it, that would be torturous.
I'm 35 and will never acquire a taste for hard alcohol, just the smell of it repulses me.
I never really enjoyed red wine until 5 years ago and even now it has to be with food.
Some of us never really warm up to alcohol.
2007-03-14 11:03:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it definetely is an acquired taste. Alcohol alone really tastes bad but when you mix it with soda or syrups it tastes alright. I only like drinks with vodka in it because vodka is clear and has no taste to it. After a few drinks your taste buds eventually numb out so everything tastes good.
2007-03-14 12:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by cuteami78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no.
When I was a young lass and possibly underage I used to love the taste of sweet cider, sweet german wine (reisling etc), dessert wine, baileys, port, peach schnapps and lemonade, and other spirits with a sweet mixer (coke, orange juice). I used to eat a hell of a lot of white chocolate too!
These day's my favourite tipples are med-dry cider, dry white wines, full bodied reds, double southern comfort on ice with a slice of lime and if I want a longer (less alcoholic) drink I add soda water or sometimes cranberry juice to my spirit. I also eat a hell of a lot of dark chocolate (red wine sucked through a dark chocolate straw - heaven!).
I still don't like lager or beer.
Brandy and whiskey are particularly harsh drinks to try, what also might be unsettling (and was for me in my innocent youth) was the sensation of my throat being on fire.
If your asking because you're curious to find out if there is something you would like, you could try a German wine, Reisling; its a relatively low percentage, back in fashion at the moment (move over Pinot Grigio!) and if it's too sweet you can add soda water too (make it a Spritzer). And if you like Appletise, try a sweet fizzy cider.
2007-03-14 10:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by Saint 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um, how old are you? i found alcohol to be pretty foul when i first started drinking (18 or so)...
and then i started with the fruity drinks that cost far too much and have far too many calories..
and now, at 25 i am in love with beer and wine...i think it's somewhat acquired....
but i'm not suprised you are not liking brandy/whiskey (that's something a lot of people can't get used to!!)
to teach yourself...i think you need to drink slowly, at home, with no pressure of getting drunk (parties and what not)...eventually you will love the taste as much as the feeling!
2007-03-14 10:43:12 · answer #7 · answered by Taken by a Texan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are right about Brandy and whiskey but I believe because of the smell, I like sweeter tasting liquors like cherry brandy, vodka and orange juice,actually vodka and anything but 7 up. try changing your mix with what ever you drink .
2007-03-18 09:18:45 · answer #8 · answered by jumps62 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely. Everything is acquired. Put something in your alcohol to change the tast. Water, soda, juice, etc.
2007-03-14 11:01:02 · answer #9 · answered by katie M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, just comes naturally to me, never had to learn to like the taste, just always have.
5 pm for me means a Gin & Tonic sat on the terrace, overlooking the mountains. Heaven.
2007-03-14 10:41:30 · answer #10 · answered by Dogs'r'us 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely an acquired taste.
When I was a teenager I used to HATE beer and lager but just used to drink it to get drunk.
Several years on and there is nothing to me more refreshing to me then a nice cold lager on a hot day.
Same goes for wine.
2007-03-14 10:38:01 · answer #11 · answered by abluebobcat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋