Supports evaluating preference before reveal and keeping expert or market prestige from functioning as an answer key.
The passage follows Greene's account of market cues and turns blind tasting into a repeatable consumer exercise.
Greene encourages blind whiskey comparisons to sharpen the palate and test whether a drinker's own preference tracks price, scarcity, or reputation. She proposes comparing bourbons, ryes, or deliberately mixed styles rather than assuming the expensive bottle should win.
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Blind tasting, value, and palate discovery
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Evidence
Greene encourages blind whiskey comparisons to sharpen the palate and test whether a drinker's own preference tracks price, scarcity, or reputation. She proposes comparing bourbons, ryes, or deliberately mixed styles rather than assuming the expensive bottle should win.
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Source section: Blind tasting, value, and palate discovery
Context
The passage follows Greene's account of market cues and turns blind tasting into a repeatable consumer exercise.
Annotation
Supports evaluating preference before reveal and keeping expert or market prestige from functioning as an answer key.
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Verified visually against PDF sheet 2, displayed p. 168, on 2026-08-25.