# Is alcohol taxonomy finite? (or, explain alcohol to me) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [April 25, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alcohol-taxonomy-finite-or-explain-alcohol-to-me/983172 "2023-04-25T15:37:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alcohol-taxonomy-finite-or-explain-alcohol-to-me/983172/2 "2023-04-25T15:41:27Z")
I’m not even sure you find broad agreement amongst the various sub-types of alcohol, as I discovered earlier. > [@How to become a single malt connoisseur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-become-a-single-malt-connoisseur/979115/70): > > I see your point. I too enjoy both stouts and pilsners. And I can discuss which I prefer paired with what or on what occasion / circumstance. But I have a hard time with the idea of comparing their respective features. They’re IMO too different to intercompare. Yes, they both share their beer-ness, but IMO that’s a comment mostly about production technique, not about the consumption experience. Of booze, my favorite genres in general are scotch, bourbon, and gin in that order. The first tw… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alcohol-taxonomy-finite-or-explain-alcohol-to-me/983172)._