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Supports recording timing and actions in whiskey protocols; it is not a fixed universal sequence for every task.
The page explicitly presents wine tasting as a sequence of muscular and sensory events.
The book decomposes tasting into ordered actions in which oral processing and exhalation carry aroma to the nose, adding retronasal smell to the total flavor experience.
PDF sheet 23
Tasting as a sequence
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Evidence and locator
Paraphrase: PDF 23, printed 9, box I.1 and adjacent paragraphs describe sipping, salivary mixing, tongue/jaw motion and gating, with inhalation and exhalation carrying aroma along different routes. Rechecked September 28, 2026.
Context
The source explicitly says some steps follow one another and others overlap. Its sequence is an explanatory model of wine sampling, not a compulsory ordered checklist or a validated whiskey protocol.
Academy implication
Record sampling conditions and timing when comparing sensory results. Do not require deliberate airway manipulation or swallowing. Full source assessment: 