acroyear: (scotch whiskey)
Joe's Ancient Jottings ([personal profile] acroyear) wrote2006-05-02 07:29 pm
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I'll take 2 bodys, one sweetness, a little spicy, with a floural factor of 4, please...non-smoking.

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.

[identity profile] celtink.livejournal.com 2006-05-03 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Good info to have considering I'll be at a faire with a whiskey tasting booth this weekend.

mmm

[identity profile] zammis.livejournal.com 2006-05-03 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
honey and spicey.