A short discrimination design loses validity when lingering aroma, flavor, heat, or adaptation from one whiskey materially changes perception of the next sample.
Carryover risk varies with sample similarity, proof, intensity, assessor, and interval; it should be managed and documented rather than assumed identical for every flight.
Whiskey is a high-impact matrix. Random codes and a compact design do not cure order effects if the palate and nose have not recovered. Session size, sequence, spacing, palate reset, proof, and sample intensity must therefore be controlled together.
Synthesized from public ISO 4120 and ISO 6658 scopes. The accessible abstracts establish the concern, not an exact whiskey-specific recovery interval.
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