Can whiskey taste change with altitude?

[HEyHEY]

I have a bottle of Tullamore Dew here.....I'm at about 6,500 feet. And for some reason it just doesn't taste good.

[JohnKleeb]

1. maybe and your polar bear looks sorta like a rat

[HEyHEY]

2. too bad rats weren't polar bears

Of course the traps would be bigger

[JohnKleeb]

3. he does look like one tho I can see it but he does resemble a rat

[The Traveler]

6. But ... none of this has anything to do with whiskey ...

... which is a very important topic, and he deserves an honest and legitimate answer.

My speculation ... no. A mere 6,500 feet in altitude should not change the taste of whiskey. On the other hand, your polar bear does indeed resemble a rat somewhat. A very healthy, well cared for, white lab rat. The result of an illconceived and all too successful experiment? Still, I would suggest drinking more whiskey, that you may be better inspired to sort all these issues out.

Peace.

[Donkeyboy75]

4. I know that oxygen makes the tongue

more sensitive to alcohol. That's why Russians exhale completely before downing a shot. I'd guess it affects the taste somewhat.

[HEyHEY]

5. wow, that has to be it...it taste to boozy..thanks man

interesting

[Bake]

7. I can tell you that at 40,000 feet

it will hit you like a freight train! Hoooooooooo-eeeeeeeeee!

Never, never, never drink on an airplane! Trust me on this one!

Bake

[HEyHEY]

8. been there man

I actually didn't drink on the plane. I drank at the airport bar (Hey a four hour layover headin home after the best summer of your life, and leaving a hell of a great girl that morning, what else you gonna do?)..I snuck past the flight people and kept my mouth shut. They would never have let me on.It was like I took ten sleeping pills

[The Traveler]

9. Why not ... the pilots do! (n/t)

[democracyindanger]

10. Yep

Higher altitudes affect your tastebuds, I think. There's some physiological thing that happens the higher you get. I read it in an article about airplane food--(part of) the reason airplane grub is so bland is because you're so high up.