Bloomberg article: Improving sense of smell

[Foreshot]

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-11/how-to-improve-your-sense-of-smell-and-why-you-d-want-to

Curious - how many of you have tried the sense kits? I haven't yet. I found the thing that has helped me most with nosing/tasting was trying a wide variety of different whiskeys. I'm still not where I want to be with it but am slowly getting better.

Whiskey kit:

https://www.winearomas.com/shop/LeNezduWhisky/

 

[JNorris]

I have used the wine aroma kit during a WSET class.  https://www.wsetglobal.com/

I do not think the kit made me a better sensory person; experience with many different kinds of alcohols did.  And was fun!

Wine is much easier to nose than spirits, so if you want to "exercise" your nosing abilities, I would start there first, then move to spirits.

[Foreshot]

Thanks for the advice, I'll try that. I'm not a wine person but my wife is. 

[JNorris]

You might be surprised at how complex wine can be, well good, dry wine.  

Just an FYI, good wine is not meant to be drank alone, have it with a meal or some snacks and see how the food affects the flavors of the wine.  Try it with and without food to test this.  I find that some foods are actually enhanced by a good wine pairing.  But beware, you may become a pretentious foodie after this, if you aren't already.