The best way to assess spirits without smashing your face in is this:
Instead of putting your nose to the glass and breathing in through your nose, put your nose to the glass and inhale through your mouth. This will create a gentle "vacuum" and lift the aroma into your nose at a much slower rate, allowing you to appreciate the more subtle aspects of the drink.
Now if you don't mind, it's a cool winter's night and i have a bottle of Laphroaig to fumigate my apartment with.
Instead of putting your nose to the glass and breathing in through your nose, put your nose to the glass and inhale through your mouth. This will create a gentle "vacuum" and lift the aroma into your nose at a much slower rate, allowing you to appreciate the more subtle aspects of the drink.
Now if you don't mind, it's a cool winter's night and i have a bottle of Laphroaig to fumigate my apartment with.