The Scotsman did not leave the house for two years for fear of ceasing to taste whiskey

Everyone has phobias. Someone is afraid of spiders, someone is flying in airplanes, and someone is terrified of clowns. With the advent of such a scourge as coronavirus, the piggy bank of human fears has been replenished. Most people are afraid of dying from an insidious disease, but there are originals among the owners of phobias. A resident of Scotland, Blair Bowman, spent two years in voluntary self-isolation for fear of ceasing to feel the taste of whiskey.

Bowman made the decision to isolate himself from society in February 2020, long before the quarantine was introduced. He locked himself at home with his partner and refused to break self-isolation, even when the lockdown was canceled. The Scotsman still does not go anywhere and only goes out into the courtyard of his house for a walk and on the porch to pick up groceries from couriers.

No, Blair is not afraid to die from COVID-19 — he is more afraid of the possibility of losing his taste and sense of smell. As you know, the loss of these feelings is one of the symptoms of the coronavirus. At the same time, in isolated cases, they do not return even after full recovery or decrease significantly.

The nose and taste buds are what Bowman has been doing for a living for many years. By profession, Blair is a taster and his services are used by very wealthy people. When someone in the USA, Australia, or Japan needs to choose a collectible whiskey or a batch of elite coffee, they turn to this bearded man. Bowman can cross half the world to taste whiskey and he is paid not only for flights and accommodation, but also for his labors.

Now the Scot and his partner work from home. This, although it complicates their life a little, but it does not expose the senses to danger. In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Bowman even admitted that he had begun to get into the taste and he was starting to like remote work.