monkeyman1000
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Stopped by a small distillery in Napa yesterday, which I don't normally do. I like a bourbon every now and again but usually skip the hard stuff unless it is mixed in something. Really nice guy doing the tastings (vodka, gin, brandy, some mixed stuff). He had me take in a deep breath, take a small sip and swallow it then breath out slowly. The vodka was first and it was incredibly smooth. Then he told me to try swirling the same vodka then shoot it. I got that horrible hard alcohol taste and punch that I dislike. He said that is why you don't swirl anything over 25% abv. Something to do with the alcohol vapor. Everything else was fantastic as well as long as I did the technique he recommended. Every video I have looked up on tasting hard liquor shows people swirling it and swishing it around in their mouths. Is that correct? I definitely enjoyed it more the way he was advocating.