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How do I acquire a taste for alcohol?
I just got hooked into this huge group of women, all of whom are into beer, fine wine, or both. The group is very large and has girls of every variety and several of them are very attractive, both physically and personality-wise. The issue is that I don't drink, I don't like to drink, and if any find out the extent of my issues with alcohol then they all will know.
How can I learn to like the taste of alcohol? So far I have had, in my life, 1 Tsingtao, half of 1 Pabst, a single sip from 5 different sampler wines, and tonight two glasses of Fireside desert port. I hated all of it. It tastes like turpentine and smells worse. How can I enjoy this?
>>7219995
Vodka mixed with juice.
drink rum and coke. gets you drunk like rum, tastes like coke
>>7220005
It gets you drunk.
>>7220016
Yeah that won't work with these girls. They're in it for the experience, not to get drunk. I need to visibly enjoy the experience.
Do I just buy a bottle of fine wine and start drinking at home?
>>7220030
have you tried tipping your fedora at them yet?
>>7219995
>>7220030
Sounds like you don't need to enjoy it. You just need to get used to it so that you don't wince when you sip at it. As long as you don't wince, you can feign enjoyment.
So, yes, buy some wine and drink it at home. Your best option might be to buy terrible wine. Get the cheapest boxes you can find and learn to tolerate the flavor. Fine wine will be comparatively enjoyable after that.
>>7220005
You control how much alcohol you will taste. Over time you'll develop a tolerance to it and increase the amounts (I prefer V8 splash Fruit Medley as the juice)
I also hate the taste of alcohol, yet I'm 35 and already have signs of liver failure because I've been a full blown (albeit high functioning) alcoholic the last 10 years.
Be careful, friend. It's a slippery slope
order Kamikazes
It's ginger beer, lime, and vodka.
You will NOT taste the vodka. I know people say vodka has no taste when really it does, but in this cocktail, I guarantee you wont taste it.
>>7220045
God, these girls better be worth it. I'll go do that tomorrow then. Jesus.
>>7220048
Thank you for the warning. I have no tolerance for it and a poor sense of self-control so it is something I worry about. I will be wary.
>>7220050
Might be worth a shot (ZING), and knowing the name of what to order will look good. Cheers
>>7219995
Just tell them you don't like the taste of alcohol so they can all laugh at you like the little bitch you are.
>>7220050
Sorry, but that is not what's in a kamikaze cocktail or shot
>>7219995
>doing things you don't like and taking drugs for women
that's so pathetic
>>7219995
Maybe you should ask that the grrls.
Might be a good way to get started.
>>7219995
Just be yourself anon. Don't be a complete poser and force yourself to like something you genuinely don't like. Also I think if you imitate what all the girls are doing you'll basically become one of the girls yourself and they still won't want to screw you. It sounds like you're trying to auction off your manhood and move permanently into the friendzone.
i think these women, sensing your absolute lack of presence, are trying to turn you into their submissive fucktoy and share you between them like the useless fuckstick you are
just ride it out
>>7219995
You must get into drinking. You must love to get drunk. Drink moonshine. Drink hard alcohols, vodkas. Do not only drink once a week: drink daily. Get buzzed. Throw in benzodiazepines, various drugs. Maybe coke.
It's the same with any other drug: you forget the 'taste' and aim for the 'effect'
>>7219995
Drink it till you love it
>>7221917
damn...that's the dream.
>>7221541
think he was going for moscow mule
>>7221548
Is this you?
>>7219995
try gin and tonic
Practice drinking. Pabst sucks.
>>7219995
Quit being a pussy
>>7219995
try some wheat beers.
>>7221971
>hopefully some girls see this post and have sex with me
yes, how did you know i'm adam sandler? AMA!
>>7219995
>tastes like turpentine
hmmm you might have bigger issues than girls
Just suck it up and pretend to like it, pussy.
If you pass up this -probably fake- chance to nail a bunch of these chicks, I hope that your balls fall off.
>experience significant emotional trauma
>lack effective coping mechanisms
>drink
worked for me
>I just got hooked into this huge group of women, all of whom are into beer, fine wine, or both.
How can anyone fall for this horseshit?
You like it or you don't. If you're acquiring a taste you're basically just desensitizing yourself to it. Maturity plays a role too
>>7219995
Don't start drinking just for some bitches desu
Don't. You shouldn't force yourself to like something, especially if a) it's as unhealthy and dangerous as alcohol and b) you're just doing it to impress someone. Drink whatever the fuck you want, and if anyone has a problem with it, they're not worth your time.
>>7222761
Why would you come to a website that hates you for being popular?
>>7219995
If you /can/ lay off the booze, just don't get into it. They'll respect you more for being your own person.
OP here.
See, it's not as easy as simply saying "I don't drink" and still hanging out with them. Not only do many drinkers not enjoy spending time with non-drinkers (there was a thread about this on /ck/ very recently), it's also really weird to show up to a /wine tasting/ and not drink wine.
Being my own person is great and I am, but being an individual in everything is ridiculous and childish. Part of growing up is learning to play by society's rules, whatever society that is.
>>7223175
elephant shit
>>7223175
what kind of samplers did you have? do you prefer white or red?
>>7223113
Does your father know you're a cockblocker?
>>7223175
Big winefag here.
Maybe try starting off with Ice Wines, Moscato, Spumante (semi-sweet prosecco basically), low alcohol Rieslings, and finally White Zinfandel and/or Pink Moscato. These are all incredibly sweet wines which may not get you a whole lot of respect (maybe the Ice wines and Rieslings depending on quality) but will help you get into wine as a starting point. Barefoot and Yellowtail offer tons of different options and they're very cheap.
From there go with juicy, lush, red-fruit driven California Pinot Noir and "buttery" Chardonnay. If you want to drop a bottle on them that they'd probably like, Rombauer Chardonnay is pretty popular and it's a classic Napa Valley Chardonnay.
Also if you don't enjoy being drunk, wine is a great way to go because it's absolutely acceptable to spit it out after you taste it.
>>7223232
>winefag
>recommending barefoot
>ever
>>7223234
Yes, very cheap wine that's been engineered to taste the exactly the same every year that has mass appeal, it's so distributed that OP could reasonably find it anywhere. Plus it doesn't sound like he really cares much about the wine anyway, he just wants to get laid, so why waste the money?
If he's actually sincere about liking the taste of wine, then I would recommend picking out a bunch of $10-$15 bottles from different regions. Compare Bordeaux or Cotes-Du-Rhone reds to Napa/Sonoma red blends, Willamette Pinot Noir/Chardonnay to Burgundy Pinot Noir/Chardonnay, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to South African Sauvignon Blanc, etc, etc. Find a local wine shop and tell him you're interested in understanding the differences in the terroir of each region.
>>7223272
OP here again, I am actually interested in developing a sophisticated palette. This is an excellent catalyst to do it, but at the moment my goal is just to be able to stomach the taste and smell.
You've got some insightful comments so I'll give your program a (s)whirl. I live in the Willamette Valley so I'll aim for that one especially.
>>7223272
if you recommend trash Op's just going to end up associating wine with trash. he's better of buying something that's going to be a few bucks more even if it may be more complex than his pallet can comprehend at this point. Honestly he should just go to a fine wine store and talk with one of the som's they usually have on hand and ask for some more specific advice based on his experience and taste.
>>7223281
>I live in the Willamette Valley
I was drawn to this thread because I do too and anticipate more and more invitations to wine taste with friends (who work in the god damn industry). I live in the heart of Oregon wine country but have absolutely zero palate for any of it.
Resources are abound but the question is where to start.
>>7223282
Fair enough, I underestimated him.
>>7223281
Nice to see some wine country folk here, I'm from Sonoma myself. As for getting a better palette, go out and start tasting at every winery you can. Not sure how it works there, but if you worked in hospitality or were in the industry you got to taste for free, so definitely try to make friends with someone in the industry. Otherwise, go on tours or make appointments for private tastings. They're generally a bit more, but in my experience I ended up learning a lot more about the wine because the host will take you more seriously and can answer questions better than your average tasting room joe--not always the case but out of 50+ wineries I've been at, the best were private.
>>7223292
Taste, taste, taste. Buy 6 Chardonnays each made slightly differently--i.e you can make Chardonnay unoaked, stainless steel, new French Oak, American Oak, concrete egg, does it undergo secondary maloactic fermentation through natural process or added in malo. Reading doesn't help much unless you're studying to become a Somme, but if you're in the heart of Oregon wine country just go to wineries, taste, and ask a bunch of questions. Questions about how the taste of this particular wine relates to its specific winemaking process. If I know a wine has undergone maloactic fermentation, it'll have a buttery and viscous quality to it and it won't be acidic so I also expect a fruit driven flavor (compared to the minerality you get with french whites).
>>7223175
You sound like a child
>>7223340
You sound like an element of the rotten core that is decaying our culture into an ineffectual quagmire.
>>7223345
stfu shitposter
>>7223175
>being this low self confidence
With such a shitty attitude you might as well not attend.
>>7223340
Urging conformity is childish?
>>7223373
why does he break eggs like that?
>>7223376
Yes
>>7223345
You sound like a pussy
>>7223376
It is very childish, actually. Think about it.
>>7223406
that is essentially chilaquiles, not great, but not atrocious either.
>>7223412
Maybe in the midwest but not in any civilized part of the world.
