Robinson, Robin. The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Classes. New York: Sterling Epicure, 2019.
In Robinson's interview, Fukuyo describes recruiting blenders through production experience and a tasting panel, training olfactory discrimination, and scoring samples for present use, later use, longer maturation or a particular project. He describes nosing at 20–25% ABV and looking for off-note outliers.
Robin Robinson, The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Classes (New York: Sterling Epicure, 2019), displayed ebook 424, complete replacement PDF 563–563.
Robin Robinson, The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Classes (New York: Sterling Epicure, 2019), displayed ebook 424, complete replacement PDF 563–563.
Replacement PDF 563
Replacement PDF 563
Robinson, Complete Whiskey Course, ebook 424.
Class Eight — Shinji Fukuyo, Chief Blender, Suntory
Source and locators checked in full replacement; Ready is citation readiness only. Attributed 2019 practitioner testimony, not an independently observed or validated panel protocol. The reported 120-glass workload and annual sampling figures are not recommendations for Academy learners.
Citation
Robin Robinson, The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Classes (New York: Sterling Epicure, 2019), displayed ebook 424, complete replacement PDF 563–563.
Evidence and limitation
Attributed 2019 practitioner testimony, not an independently observed or validated panel protocol. The reported 120-glass workload and annual sampling figures are not recommendations for Academy learners.