tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post4011355864174701495..comments2024-03-28T13:58:37.846-04:00Comments on The Passionate Foodie: Rant: Are Women's Palates Different?Richard Auffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-22420761042853048552013-08-01T22:41:10.113-04:002013-08-01T22:41:10.113-04:00Also, I agree with Rebecca who suggested that the ...Also, I agree with Rebecca who suggested that the taste difference has more to do with education. The first several times I had the occasion to order alcohol, I chose drinks that sounded like delicious desserts, or rum and coke, because I didn't know what else there was. I also didn't think I liked beer at first because I had only tried cheap beers. It was only after being a waitress in a pub that I had the chance to try lots of different types of drinks (without having to pay for them!) and really figure out what I did and didn't like. I think that the lack of education idea holds true for my husband who likes "girly" drinks, too, because as I've introduced him to other drinks, he has found a few beers and wines that he likes okay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-21051467425920805752013-08-01T22:35:40.998-04:002013-08-01T22:35:40.998-04:00I (a 28-year-old woman) am another one of your exc...I (a 28-year-old woman) am another one of your exceptions! The first time I ever tasted alcohol was when I took communion at a church I visited, and I remember thinking that the burn of the alcohol was the most delicious and amazing experience! I am not much of a whiskey drinker, but I love sipping (NOT shooting) fine tequilas. While I do love a quality margarita, I also prefer beer to sugary mixed drinks, and my favorite mixed drink is a dirty martini.<br /><br />My husband, on the other hand, orders a drink by requesting that the bar tender make him the "girliest" drink he can think of. Recently when we went out, after we had ordered from the bar tender, the waiter who brought out our drinks set the beer down in front of my husband and started to hand the peach margarita to me, and we had to switch them!<br /><br />I don't know about my husband's tastes, but I have an intense aversion to anything that is fruit flavored, especially if it is artificially fruit flavored, and this is a huge factor in the types of drinks I like, or rather, the types I DON'T like.<br /><br />I do love wine, however, but tend toward drier ones. My husband is not really a fan of wine, but will drink some sweet wines. We both love port and sherry so we can agree on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-83433625787298414952012-06-12T09:14:32.104-04:002012-06-12T09:14:32.104-04:00Thanks for the comments. As more women tend to be ...Thanks for the comments. As more women tend to be "supertasters," that means they experience the 5 tastes more intensely. As bitterness is considered the most dominant of the 5 tastes, then more women might experience a strong bitter taste. That could help to explain, at least in part, why some women prefer sweeter drinks, to balance out the bitterness they experience.<br /><br />Though culture seems to play a part as well, as you have mentioned.Richard Auffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-29542254357587795012012-06-11T19:34:28.176-04:002012-06-11T19:34:28.176-04:00Typically - I think it's not a gender related ...Typically - I think it's not a gender related issue as much as it is an educationally based issue. Women typically have better palates than men, scientifically speaking. We have a better sense of smell and more taste buds -- so technically we're capable of tasting things differently so to speak. But I think women as a generalization prefer sweeter wines, mostly because they either don't know any different, are afraid to try something new -- or sometimes, they don't know to describe a wine any differently so they'll call it sweet when maybe it's really dry for an example. (e.g white zinfandel)<br /><br />The whole flavored scotch totally makes sense appealing to women in the flavored context, esp. since alot of scotch drinkers have their senses dulled by tobacco (e.g. cigars) and so the strength of the alcohol burn is more prominent to women. But sugar/flavor it up - and it's more palatable. But again, that's just a generalization. ;)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747583945280534950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-35872614384720545622012-06-11T09:52:13.557-04:002012-06-11T09:52:13.557-04:00I'm not claiming to speak for my gender, but p...I'm not claiming to speak for my gender, but personally, I hardly ever enjoy sweeter drinks. I can't imagine why anyone would ruin a good vodka with some of those super sweet flavors!Myrna Greenfieldhttp://www.pescovegtimes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-24749431215440723182012-06-11T09:24:20.764-04:002012-06-11T09:24:20.764-04:00A researcher from Cornell at Geneva did make the p...A researcher from Cornell at Geneva did make the point last week during a sensory analysis session at the WineMaker Mag conference that women are better tasters than men. More specific, better at picking out nuances, etc.<br /><br />Maybe they prefer the sweeter because of a difference in balance from an organoleptic perspective.<br /><br />Your bet on a cultural working is solid in my opinion. My own experience backs up yours and for me it has always been simply that sweeter, fruitier drinks make better social companions.<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />JasonJason Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877600888412262376noreply@blogger.com