Wisniewski, Ian. The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019.
Tasting is observer-conditioned but can be made more disciplined through comparison, consistent glassware and pours, intentional ordering, and separate attention to aroma, palate, and finish.
Ian Wisniewski, The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking (London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019), Displayed p. 240 / PDF sheet 248 through Displayed p. 247 / PDF sheet 254.
Ian Wisniewski, The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking (London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019), Displayed p. 240 / PDF sheet 248 through Displayed p. 247 / PDF sheet 254.
Displayed p. 247 / PDF sheet 254
Displayed p. 240 / PDF sheet 248
Wisniewski, Whisky Dictionary, Displayed p. 240 / PDF sheet 248 through Displayed p. 247 / PDF sheet 254.
Tasting Notes; Tasting Whisky; Tasting Whisky: Aroma; Tasting Whisky: Palate; Tasting Whisky: The Finish
Fresh full-copy audit: 302 sheets read and visually surveyed; selected evidence rechecked in enlarged renders. Use the comparative practice and individual-perception discussion. The fixed sour-sweet-salt-umami-bitter brain sequence on sheet 253 is unsupported and must not become sensory instruction. Dryness/astringency is not merely a taste-bud response. Flight ordering is a practice, not a validated experimental protocol. The previous span 247–253 included Tantalus and omitted The Finish on sheet 254; corrected to 248–254. Verification concerns source fidelity, not independent endorsement of every source assertion.
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Reusable citation
Full note: Ian Wisniewski, The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking (London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019), displayed pp. 239–45, PDF sheets 247–253.
Short note: Wisniewski, The Whisky Dictionary, displayed pp. 239–45.
Bibliography: Wisniewski, Ian. The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019.
Locator
Tasting Notes; Tasting Whisky; Tasting Whisky: Aroma; Tasting Whisky: Palate; Tasting Whisky: The Finish, displayed pp. 239–45 / PDF sheets 247–253.
Linked evidence
Strengthens the existing model of tasting as observer-conditioned evidence disciplined through controlled comparison.
Verification
Fresh full-copy audit — September 29, 2026
Authoritative locator: Displayed p. 240 / PDF sheet 248 through Displayed p. 247 / PDF sheet 254. This supersedes any older locator in the legacy citation text above.
Use the comparative practice and individual-perception discussion. The fixed sour-sweet-salt-umami-bitter brain sequence on sheet 253 is unsupported and must not become sensory instruction. Dryness/astringency is not merely a taste-bud response. Flight ordering is a practice, not a validated experimental protocol. The previous span 247–253 included Tantalus and omitted The Finish on sheet 254; corrected to 248–254.
The whole supplied copy was read and visually surveyed; the locator was checked in enlarged source images. Source-fidelity verification does not independently validate every historical or scientific claim.