When I was about 12, my grandma said I was old enough to try “adult cheese.” As you would expect, I was not impressed and didn’t understand why anyone would eat basically old, moldy cheese. Now as an adult, there is nothing I like more than a nasty gorgonzola.
Some things take a bit of experience to get used to and then enjoy. Then once you are used to the unfamiliar or uncomfortable taste, you start to notice parts of it ypu really like, and then you start to love it. I don’t mean put up with it, i mean really it becomes one of your favorite flavors. If you are expecting to love the flavor of beer or wine on your first sip, you will likely never learn to enjoy it.
As someone who started drinking in his late 30s, I’ll tell you to start with beer before wine, try common, mild, cheap beers and then slowly try the better stuff. I can tell you that I rarely get drunk, but prefer a good beer over almost any other beverage.
