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I always thought that "notes of blank" was kind of silly until I saw this flavor wheel for coffee [0], and it clicked that tasters simply had a vocabulary that

by calt 8y ago

I always thought that "notes of blank" was kind of silly until I saw this flavor wheel for coffee [0], and it clicked that tasters simply had a vocabulary that they tended to draw from because flavors are hard to describe. [0] https://counterculturecoffee.com/learn/resource-center/coffee-tasters-flavor-wheel https://counterculturecoffee.com/learn/resource-center/coffe... Edit: fixed link

sgc 8y ago
They are blocking hotlinking on that image, do you have the page link?
- gingericha 8y ago
  https://counterculturecoffee.com/learn/resource-center/coffee-tasters-flavor-wheel https://counterculturecoffee.com/learn/resource-center/coffe...
jobigoud 8y ago
I like the body gradient indicating the viscosity. Except for the 2% milk, this looks like they couldn't find the right adjective.
dbrgn 8y ago
I can totally relate. For me, it "clicked" when I saw a TV show where one of the moderators went to a tasting session and tried to learn how to taste wine. They showed an aroma wheel similar to this one: http://www.regalwineco.com/sites/all/themes/newregalwineco/education/AromaWheel.jpg http://www.regalwineco.com/sites/all/themes/newregalwineco/e... The aroma wheel helps to categorize the different tastes, and to give them names. It's really hard to describe what you're tasting if you're not experienced. I'm not experienced at all, I just know whether I like a wine or not, and I can describe it as "heavy", "fruity", "dry" or "light". But the aroma wheel and the vocabulary helps when trying to taste lighter nuances. And sometimes you take a sip, and are instantly reminded of berries, or of oak wood :) Does it matter? I don't know. In the end, I either like a wine or not. But if you're interested in a topic it helps to share a vocabulary to describe your experiences.

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I always thought that "notes of blank" was kind of silly until I saw this flavor wheel for coffee [0], and it clicked that tasters simply had a vocabulary that

by calt 8y ago

sgc 8y ago
They are blocking hotlinking on that image, do you have the page link?
- gingericha 8y ago
  https://counterculturecoffee.com/learn/resource-center/coffee-tasters-flavor-wheel https://counterculturecoffee.com/learn/resource-center/coffe...
jobigoud 8y ago
I like the body gradient indicating the viscosity. Except for the 2% milk, this looks like they couldn't find the right adjective.
dbrgn 8y ago
I can totally relate. For me, it "clicked" when I saw a TV show where one of the moderators went to a tasting session and tried to learn how to taste wine. They showed an aroma wheel similar to this one: http://www.regalwineco.com/sites/all/themes/newregalwineco/education/AromaWheel.jpg http://www.regalwineco.com/sites/all/themes/newregalwineco/e... The aroma wheel helps to categorize the different tastes, and to give them names. It's really hard to describe what you're tasting if you're not experienced. I'm not experienced at all, I just know whether I like a wine or not, and I can describe it as "heavy", "fruity", "dry" or "light". But the aroma wheel and the vocabulary helps when trying to taste lighter nuances. And sometimes you take a sip, and are instantly reminded of berries, or of oak wood :) Does it matter? I don't know. In the end, I either like a wine or not. But if you're interested in a topic it helps to share a vocabulary to describe your experiences.