>>216040805 (OP)
I have recently given up drinking, but before I did, I went through phases. I was into cask-strength Islay scotch for a few years. And I talked myself into liking various strong, bitter beers (incl IPAs) for a while before they started to turn my stomach. A few different forms of harsh-tasting bitters—I was hanging out with people who drank a lot of Fernet Branca. But I used to pair shots of Fernet with a cider back, or mix it with coke. Dry red wines with meals, eaux de vie after.
I eventually lost all taste and mostly drank cheap overproof vodka. It wasn’t long after I shifted into this final phase that I noticed that I was a degenerate alcoholic who was going to literally die. So I don’t drink any more. But I had more than my share.