Taste is driven by smell, so walk into a a leather store, or a store that sells leather coats. bury your face in there and smell it. THAT is what leather tastes like. you can also chew on a piece of rawhide.
Welcome from another Puget brother. I'm thinking I'll try a herf at the house one of these days when it gets warm.....say around......August! Good advice from dprice.....walk into a leather shop and breathe. That's leather.