tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post6356521996129491727..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Sku's A.H. Hirsch Blind Tasting ExperienceMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-23929224087177684832016-06-29T00:32:21.526-04:002016-06-29T00:32:21.526-04:00Hey Richard. Definitely agree. Part of me would lo...Hey Richard. Definitely agree. Part of me would love to do all of my tastings blind in order to provide an objective honest experience. But part of me always announces that no one actually drinks whisky blindly at home. Everyone's experience is shaped by expectation and anticipation and brands and The Story. So I'm split on what's True, so I'll just try to do more blind tastings than I used to, especially when The Story seems to be overriding everything else.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-8846971445204027272016-06-28T13:02:49.041-04:002016-06-28T13:02:49.041-04:00For those wanting to learn more about A.H. Hirsch,...For those wanting to learn more about A.H. Hirsch, Chuck Cowdery has written a book, The Best Bourbon You’ll Never Taste, The True Story Of A. H. Hirsch Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Distilled in the Spring of 1974, that's available on Kindle, Nook, and print.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-50059171495694579192016-06-27T15:35:31.020-04:002016-06-27T15:35:31.020-04:00I always find it interesting what happens when rep...I always find it interesting what happens when reputation (i.e. preconception), for good or ill, gets subtracted from the equation. If I could arrange the mechanics in a workable fashion (which I can't), I would do all my review tastings blind.Richard Thomashttp://whiskeyreviewer.com/noreply@blogger.com