Blind Tasting BT02 — Blind observation and exam-specific practice

Edmonsond, Adam. “How to Blind Taste Whisky — supplied partial transcript.” Supplied partial automated transcript of a Council of Whiskey Masters video. https://www.whiskeymasters.org/how-to-blind-taste-whisky. Publisher page accessed September 7, 2026.

The speaker distinguishes direct observations from learned expectations, recommends practice with a helper and familiar core-range bottlings, and stresses consistent communication over an obligatory list of tasting words.

Edmonsond, Adam, “How to Blind Taste Whisky — supplied partial transcript,” supplied PDF pp. 1–2. Blinding can reduce identity cues; it does not eliminate every source of bias. Exam practice and a one-person blending trial are different designs. The wheel page's official vocabulary and this recording's communicative flexibility are different source contexts, not necessarily a settled policy contradiction.

Edmonsond, Adam. “How to Blind Taste Whisky — supplied partial transcript.” Supplied partial automated transcript of a Council of Whiskey Masters video. https://www.whiskeymasters.org/how-to-blind-taste-whisky. Publisher page accessed September 7, 2026. supplied PDF pp. 1–2.

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Edmonsond, Adam, “How to Blind Taste Whisky — supplied partial transcript,” supplied PDF pp. 1–2.

Blind observation and exam-specific practice

Ready means the preserved source and locator are recoverable, not publication approval. Blinding can reduce identity cues; it does not eliminate every source of bias. Exam practice and a one-person blending trial are different designs. The wheel page's official vocabulary and this recording's communicative flexibility are different source contexts, not necessarily a settled policy contradiction. Paraphrase only; audio and missing remainder unverified.