The Council of Whiskey Masters. “Using the official Bourbon Flavor Wheel: Systematic Exploration and Identification of Flavors & Flavor Categories.” Undated webpage, supplied PDF capture. https://www.whiskeymasters.org/bourbon-tasting-flavor-wheel. Publisher page accessed September 7, 2026.
The flawed grouping includes sulfurous, fungal/bacterial, burnt-mash, over-extracted wood and ethereal associations; industrial groups waxy, rubbery and chemical impressions and allows positive or negative evaluations.
The Council of Whiskey Masters, “Using the official Bourbon Flavor Wheel,” supplied PDF pp. 5. Record intensity, context and acceptability separately. A descriptor is not a microbial test, contamination finding or manufacturing diagnosis.
The Council of Whiskey Masters. “Using the official Bourbon Flavor Wheel: Systematic Exploration and Identification of Flavors & Flavor Categories.” Undated webpage, supplied PDF capture. https://www.whiskeymasters.org/bourbon-tasting-flavor-wheel. Publisher page accessed September 7, 2026. supplied PDF pp. 5.
PDF 5
PDF 5
The Council of Whiskey Masters, “Using the official Bourbon Flavor Wheel,” supplied PDF pp. 5.
Flawed and industrial categories
Ready means the preserved source and locator are recoverable, not publication approval. Record intensity, context and acceptability separately. A descriptor is not a microbial test, contamination finding or manufacturing diagnosis.
No access / Whiskey Citations & Footnotes Database (USWA) / No access
A verified source-and-locator reference. Ready is a retrieval status, not publication approval.
Source and locator
No access
Supplied PDF pages 5–5; Flawed and industrial categories.
Formatted outputs
Full citation: The Council of Whiskey Masters. “Using the official Bourbon Flavor Wheel: Systematic Exploration and Identification of Flavors & Flavor Categories.” Undated webpage, supplied PDF capture. https://www.whiskeymasters.org/bourbon-tasting-flavor-wheel. Publisher page accessed September 7, 2026. supplied PDF pp. 5.
Short citation: The Council of Whiskey Masters, “Using the official Bourbon Flavor Wheel,” supplied PDF pp. 5.
Footnote: The Council of Whiskey Masters, “Using the official Bourbon Flavor Wheel,” supplied PDF pp. 5. Record intensity, context and acceptability separately. A descriptor is not a microbial test, contamination finding or manufacturing diagnosis.
Bibliography: The Council of Whiskey Masters. “Using the official Bourbon Flavor Wheel: Systematic Exploration and Identification of Flavors & Flavor Categories.” Undated webpage, supplied PDF capture. https://www.whiskeymasters.org/bourbon-tasting-flavor-wheel. Publisher page accessed September 7, 2026.
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