How to drink bourbon all day and get paid for it

[mbroo5880i]

CNBC story...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/drink-bourbon-day-paid-160000358.html

"Barnes claims she can do about 50 tastes at 140 proof before her mouth loses sensation. "I would say average tasters go numb after six. The lining of my mouth has acclimated to the intensity of the product we're tasting," she said."

[squire]

Sounded like a good gig until I got to the spitting part.

[flahute]

Sounded like a good gig until I got to the spitting part.

That and the constant need for recalibration. Too much work that gets in the way of the enjoyment!

[Hop]

Everyone hates a spitter

[Harry in WashDC]

Only time I've ever spit out whiskey is when somebody made a funny. Squire made me do it once, and I think TunnelTiger did, and Josh and a couple others. What a waste.

[Scotch Neat]

I was under the impression that the tasters always cut the spirit with water before sampling it.

[squire]

So am I but why let facts get in the way of a good story. Seriously though, I think diluted tasting is done in the final stages of preparing a blend whereas undiluted samples are taken while barrels are aging to assess their progress.

[TunnelTiger]

I recalibrate by switching bottles, and it works for me.

[mbroo5880i]

I have been to tastings at retail stores and they often have spit buckets. I have never used them. :shocked:

I was also under the impression that distillers diluted product significantly before tasting so as to pull out the nuances of the bourbon and minimize the influence of high alcohol content as they match the profile.

[squire]

New breed of Distiller I guess, just rip it out of a barrel and have at it.

[mbroo5880i]

Just curious, has a woman been the "master" distiller of a major producer in the modern bourbon era (e.g., post-WWII).

[flahute]

I recalibrate by switching bottles, and it works for me.

[T Comp]

...but why let facts get in the way of a good story. ...

Being able to distinguish let alone there being 200 flavors too. Sometimes not a lot more than acetone and banana

when it comes to BF made :grin:.

[Vadertime]

Plus she is rather foxy. Every eligible bachelor on here should put her in their sites!

[garbanzobean]

And here I thought I was smart by having a bottle of office bourbon for emergencies.

[squire]

Just the one? . . . . . .