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Is it possible to overcome my sambucaphobia?
Drez
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I generally cannot stand or tolerate any sweet liquor. Last night, I was offered a free cordial at the restaurant I went to and when I couldn't decide, they recommended sambuca. I literally did nothing more than dip the tip of my tongue in the snifter and almost vomited.
I think this can be traced back to a single terrible night I had with Jägermeister back in 2004, or thereabouts. Ever since then, any licorice-flavored alcohol makes me sick - the taste, the smell, hell even the thought of it is making me gag a little right now.
This applies to most sweet liquors. I can't do Jägermeister anymore. Fireball Whiskey (cinnamon) triggers the gag reflex. That sambuca created an awkward situation. Cognac makes me ill. Port wine is a no-no. Even a Rum and Coke is tough.
But then I can have fruity beers, (most) sweet wines are okay, and stuff like margaritas and the like are totally fine.
Have I just forever ruined sweet drinks for myself? It kind of perplexes me that people can pound them back and for me, even taking a whiff of one makes me violently ill.
I think this can be traced back to a single terrible night I had with Jägermeister back in 2004, or thereabouts. Ever since then, any licorice-flavored alcohol makes me sick - the taste, the smell, hell even the thought of it is making me gag a little right now.
This applies to most sweet liquors. I can't do Jägermeister anymore. Fireball Whiskey (cinnamon) triggers the gag reflex. That sambuca created an awkward situation. Cognac makes me ill. Port wine is a no-no. Even a Rum and Coke is tough.
But then I can have fruity beers, (most) sweet wines are okay, and stuff like margaritas and the like are totally fine.
Have I just forever ruined sweet drinks for myself? It kind of perplexes me that people can pound them back and for me, even taking a whiff of one makes me violently ill.
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If someone offers you some, why not just say you aren't a big fan of sweet liquor?
I sat at the restaurant thinking "fuck, James Bond would never have trouble having a snifter of sambuca" and then I wept a little. (I was half drunk at this point.)
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When I was a kid I loved rootbeer. Once I bought a whole case of rootbeer and after drinking only a couple of cans I came down with an unrelated but pretty miserable illness. After a couple of days when I'd stopped throwing up and seemed to be on the mend I tried to drink some more rootbeer and just the smell of it made me slightly ill. But I had a case of it and I was gonna be damned if I let getting sick ruin rootbeer for me. Eventually I got over it, but it took some effort and a whole case of rootbeer.
I guess what I'm saying is that you can beat instinct if you really want to, but the key in this case is to drink the stuff without getting sick again. Eventually your mind will stop freaking out when it sees that you're not getting sick from it.
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Would it have been an option to order a nice scotch instead of a cordial?
From a health perspective, alcohol is bad for you (excluding some possible benefits from an occasional glass of red wine). So, treat it like cookies. If you hated oatmeal-raisin cookies, why would you want to train yourself to like them? There's no benefit. Just enjoy the chocolate chip cookies. (So, to back us out of this cookie metaphor, there's no reason to try and develop a taste for sambuca. Just enjoy the kinds of drinks you enjoy.)
Excessive alcohol consumption is bad for you. Multiple studies have linked positive health benefits to a daily glass of booze, and not necessarily just red wine.
I'm not a fan of sweet. But from a liquor perspective natural sweetness is tolerable, added sweetness is gross.
If it is a cultural thing (everyone is taking the shot so I need to) [PROST!] Ill grin and bear it. If it is multiple, find another local drink.
I don't really care that much but I feel such revulsion to something like Jäger or Fireball that even being next to someone at a bar ordering it makes me sick. Like, taking a whiff makes me ill. Even if I'm not drinking it, overcoming that would absolutely be in my best interest.
Plus, every girl I know seems to be switching over to Fireball Whijsey.
Finally, it's a matter of literally not being able to comprehend how I could be so violently opposed to a taste some people apparently love. I wish I could understand. It's like people who prefer Pepsi over Coke. That's just crazy!
In America a cordial is the same thing as a liqueur meaning it has been flavored with fruit, spices, flowers, herbs, etc. Basically when you think cordial just go ahead and think schnapps. It will probably be sweet and will probably include flavors other than alcohol. Honestly if I was offered a free cordial at a restaurant I would probably turn it down as it just isn't my preferred type of booze.
Finally not liking something others do like is having this thing called tastes. Pretty common thing.
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Okay fair point.
Do not give too much truck to what is trendy. Rye seems to be the shit now (it was good before and will still be good when trends change).
Same, yuck.
Then drink your Bourbon like a fucking boss knowing full well in your heart, you're being awesome because fuck liqueurs. To me, they're like what people mean when you ask if "they drink coffee". It's not coffee when it's got icecream and sugar and cream and whip cream and chocolate sauce on it. It's a sundae. Don't call it coffee.
There is a single exception.
Irish Coffee
Irish Coffee is perhaps the worlds most perfect beverage, there is no time it is not appropriate.
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What a sexy drink.
As far as I'm concerned, you don't have a problem you have good taste.
"the problem with Irish coffee is that it ruins three good drinks: coffee, cream, and whiskey"
I got AWFUL drunk one night on the stuff, and gag-city any time I was near it (smelling was the worst). Being surrounded by it all the time, and not being the ONE person who couldn't drink it, I built up a tolerance. The best way I found for myself to do this was to find a use for the alcohol in a mix that I could stand (for this example, it was tequila-gingers).
Slowly brought myself to the point where I can have the stuff. Shooting it straight isn't ideal, but I can drink it without pulling a face. If you can get yourself onto a liquor by working your way up, that's the best way I've found...
Or, you know, just drink what you like. That's cool too.
I've been told you can get over this type of psychological food aversion by exposing yourself to it until the smell and taste no longer make you ill. My puke-induced food issues aren't so limiting that they're worth fixing, though. I was only mildly fond of quiche and I didn't like wantons to begin with.
How strong does the smell have to be for you to have that reaction? If it's anything more than barely detectable you might be able to work your way up from there.
Get better friends.
If you want to try something sweet that's very smooth, look for plum wine; usually found in the Asian section. Soju is also deceptively deadly.
Taste aversion can be "treated" in some cases and in others can fade if not triggered for some time. So first decide are you personally being affected negatively? If no just leave it don't try the drinks and eventually you may be able to soak them. If being able to have those drinks has an actual negative effect on you then do look into getting it fixed.
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got the same thing with oysters after a bout of food poisoning which was way worse as I love oysters
anyway I got rid of both through time and perseverance - forcing down oysters, forcing down jäger or whatever the hell. Forcing them very gently and in very limited amounts so that I don't just make it worse. But there was a time where I'd have an oyster or two, or nip to an aperitif, and just accept that I was going to feel a wave of nausea coming up, before that stopped.
That's how I am with Southern Comfort. First time I ever drank so much liquor that I vomited and ever since then I get sick at my stomach just smelling it, and that was about 15 years ago.
You don't like what you don't like, that's really all there is to it.
are you hanging out with teenagers? The last time I remember Fireball Whiskey being a thing it was being smuggled into high school dances
Don't judge.
I'm going to judge the shit out of you @Drez.
It's OK, we're still friends.
Drink what you want. You don't like ouzo, sambuca, becherovka, whatever weird tasting shit the people you're hanging out with are slamming .. then order that martini dry .. stirred not shaken.
Don't be shooting Hot Damn cause the kids are ... they're stupid.
I don't generally do shots either, though, because I don't enjoy them. I'd rather spend the $6 on a pint or glass of wine. I have no trouble politely declining offers of shots. The only time I didn't follow that rule was on my wedding day.