Such a lively and flavorful evening that must have been! I love how your post captures not only the variety of whiskies on the table. Eight bottles may sound like a lot, but as you said, part of the joy is in tasting and comparing, not in polishing them off in one go. The playful blind test between the Blue Label and the Black Label made me smile. Classic case of price not always equating to personal preference. Sometimes the simpler, less hyped bottle hits the right note for your palate. 🥃
I do something similar in my world, though with coffee, lots of tasting sessions, and experimenting with fermentations. Reading your post made me wish I could’ve joined in on your boozy adventure. Sounds like it was a great evening of flavors and laughter!
Like whisky, I know coffee can be very addictive as well and there are many coffee lovers around the world, and on Hive. I don't know how to appreciate coffee either, I'm more of a tea person, but I went to a tasting session many years ago and it was very interesting how the different type of cup you drink from can affect the taste of the same coffee