Confirmation bias or actually better

[TankTop5]

I was just vacationing in a part of Colorado that has a very large Amish community. Figured I’d pick up a few things on my way out of town and grabbed a huge roll of Amish butter. This stuff is like crack, way creamier and more flavorful than even Kerrygold. I may have to drive 3 1/2 hours just to buy more.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Well, hard to say as you have tasted it and mentally compared to what your memory is of others you used.
And, even then, it is a matter of likes, isn't it. Seems it is different from others you tried in the past. But since it is different will it be still taste better to you over time?
Will it be worth driving 3 1/2 hours, one-way or total is a personal decision. Easy for me without a taste test even, no thanks.

 

[highfigh]

Well, hard to say as you have tasted it and mentally compared to what your memory is of others you used.
And, even then, it is a matter of likes, isn't it. Seems it is different from others you tried in the past. But since it is different will it be still taste better to you over time?
Will it be worth driving 3 1/2 hours, one-way or total is a personal decision. Easy for me without a taste test even, no thanks.

What do you use instead of butter, various oils?

 

[TankTop5]

Well, hard to say as you have tasted it and mentally compared to what your memory is of others you used.
And, even then, it is a matter of likes, isn't it. Seems it is different from others you tried in the past. But since it is different will it be still taste better to you over time?
Will it be worth driving 3 1/2 hours, one-way or total is a personal decision. Easy for me without a taste test even, no thanks.

Definitely not driving 3 1/2 hours one way for more, but it is significantly better than any other butter I’ve ever had. Hard to explain but the texture is different and much creamier with a little flavor I can’t identify. AI said they use grass fed cows with higher fat content milk and still hand churn the butter. If you ever pass by an Amish community, I highly suggest you find one of their stores and stock up, worth a detour if you’re relatively nearby.

 

[m. zillch]

Run a double blind taste test to answer the thread's stated question. Have someday else prepare small test samples to compare on a plate and then leave the room before you, the taster, enter it.

P.S. I'd think it would be trivially easy for a manufacturer to manipulate the taste/texture of two butters which actually are the same by varying their salt content or whipping one (partly) yet not labeling it as whipped.

I use margarine mostly because the immediate softness straight out of the frig is more important to me than differences in taste.