Useful for personal notes and exploratory comparisons, not a validated sensory protocol. Wheel233 has8sectors;234lists10groups. Exclude10–15minuteanesthesia,60%wood,tears-as-proof/complexity and35mLfluid-dram claims. Flambé247 does not establish complete alcohol removal; pairings remain preferences.
English-language image-only PDF; locator uses PDF-sheet number because printed page numbers are absent from the electronic edition.
The tasting chapter distinguishes glassware, nosing, palate, body, finish, aroma vocabulary, tasting notes, horizontal and vertical comparisons, food pairings, and scoring. It treats scores as reviewer-dependent and recommends recording one’s own observations rather than treating a number as universal quality.
PDF sheet 253
PDF sheet 231
Chapter 5 — Tasting Whisky
September29 fresh review: all423PDFsheets read;27visualsurveys and35enlargedpages inspected; exact ranges retained. Verified means faithful source attribution and locator, not endorsement of all source claims.
Evidence
The tasting chapter distinguishes glassware, nosing, palate, body, finish, aroma vocabulary, tasting notes, horizontal and vertical comparisons, food pairings, and scoring. It treats scores as reviewer-dependent and recommends recording one’s own observations rather than treating a number as universal quality.
Location and context
Hans Offringa, A Field Guide to Whisky (Artisan, 2017), PDF sheet 231–253; Chapter 5 — Tasting Whisky. These are supplied-PDF sheet numbers, not print pages.
Critical assessment
Useful for personal notes and exploratory comparisons, not a validated sensory protocol. Wheel233 has8sectors;234lists10groups. Exclude10–15minuteanesthesia,60%wood,tears-as-proof/complexity and35mLfluid-dram claims. Flambé247 does not establish complete alcohol removal; pairings remain preferences.
Provenance and verification
Full literature review. Source relationship and original evidence identity preserved. September 29 full-copy reading and visual audit completed; Verified refers to source fidelity and retrievability, not automatic factual endorsement.