I'll take 2 bodys, one sweetness, a little spicy, with a floural factor of 4, please...non-smoking.

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Whisky -- the 12 tastes of single malt perfection - Yahoo! News:

LONDON (Reuters) -- Smoky, honey, body, sweetness, medicinal, tobacco, spicy, winey, nutty, malty, fruity and floral.

For anyone trying to pick the perfect single malt whisky, these are the 12 "cardinal flavors" identified by a Scottish academic to tickle the tastebuds of connoisseurs around the world.

After sampling malt whiskies at almost 100 Scottish distilleries, Dr David Wishart is still standing -- and his classification has won official endorsement from the Scotch Whisky Industry.