Useful practitioner support with an important rejection: the book's so-called triangle test is not the standard two-same, one-different triangle method, and its claim of fully unbiased tasting is too strong.
Bryson contrasts blind and open comparison and emphasizes sample tracking and reflection.
Labels, reputation, setting, and prior experience influence perception; blind comparison can suppress some cues, while open side-by-side comparison can teach product and place differences under another protocol.
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