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Blind tasting · Social · Eye-opening

Does expensive wine
actually taste better?

Most people think they know their tastes. Most people are wrong. Find out for yourself — with friends, blind samples, and a reveal that settles the argument.

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The problem

Your brain is sabotaging your taste buds

The label. The price. The story behind the bottle. Before you even take a sip, your brain has already made up its mind. Blind tasting strips all of that away — and the results are always surprising.

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Labels lie

Studies consistently show that people rate the same product higher when they think it's expensive. Your eyes are deceiving your tongue.

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You argue endlessly

Every group has a wine snob, a bargain hunter, and someone who just says "I like what I like." Nobody ever actually proves their point.

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Blind tastings are a hassle

Paper, brown bags, someone who can't participate because they're serving — organizing a real blind tasting is surprisingly complicated without the right tool.

Seven steps to the truth

01

Gather your crew

Invite 3–8 friends. The more opinions, the better the debate.

02

Create an event

Name it, set the date, add the products you'll be tasting.

03

Assign a Prepper & Waiter

The Prepper sources and labels the products. The Waiter serves them blind. Different people — so both can taste fairly.

04

Prepper prepares

The app shows the Prepper what goes on each plate — labeled by seat number only. Never by product name.

05

Taste blind, round by round

One product per round, per seat. The Waiter delivers. Everyone rates — stars and a note — without knowing what they're tasting.

06

Ratings lock on submit

No changing your mind after overhearing what someone else thought. Your first impression is your honest one.

07

The reveal

Every screen flips at the same instant. Find out what was what — and who got completely fooled.

The reveal

A
Supermarket Rioja · €6.99
Avg rating
★★★★★
B
Château Margaux 2018 · €120
Avg rating
★★★☆☆
C
Natural Biodynamic · €22
Avg rating
★★★★☆

Every screen flips at once

The reveal isn't a quiet individual lookup — it's a shared moment. All ratings appear simultaneously. The room reacts together. That's where the real conversation starts.


Run your first tasting

Built for the table,
not the spreadsheet

Blind.

Genuinely blind

The Prepper knows products, not the serving order. The Waiter knows the order, not the products. Nobody has an unfair edge — including the people running the event.

Any.

Any product category

Wine, beer, whisky, olive oil, cheese, chocolate, coffee — if you can taste multiples of the same type, Tastefriends works for it.

Live.

Real-time, in the room

Everyone's in the same place. Ratings update live. The reveal happens to everyone at once. It's designed for the physical table, not a remote session.

Ready to be surprised?

Create your first tasting in under two minutes. No credit card. No setup. Just bring the bottles.

Start a tasting — it's free