Bourbon Tasting Set

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Now that you have more profound knowledge and understanding of how to taste bourbon, you are on your way to being a whiskey connoisseur. It would be best to put half an ounce of bourbon per glass when doing bourbon tasting. The purpose of tasting is to learn the product, so half an ounce is good to go. Moreso, you should try adding a few drops of water because it helps open up the aromas and flavors of the whiskey. You will be impressed with how a mix of distilled water from a water glass improves your favorite bourbon flavor profile. 2 Types of Bourbon Tasting Methods Typically, bourbons are evaluated on five characteristics: color, aroma, mouth-feel, flavor, and finish.

While it might seem simple enough to just grab a bottle of bourbon and a glass to drink it from, the bourbon-tasting experience changes depending on the bar setup you use. An old fashioned just isn’t the same if it’s not smoked. There’s a reason whiskey and cigars are a match made in heaven, the palates just blend perfectly together. The main difference is with the NEAT Glass’s bigger bowl. I think it tends to make the aromas more overpowering to the point where its harder to detect specific notes when compared to the Glencairn. You may tend to identify the flavors that you will encounter, but do not be too stern. Just let the tasting notes get into you naturally. Finish Fruit notes are classified as tropical, berry, fresh, dried, and cooked and are broken down even further into individual fruits. While floral notes are typically limited to rose and potpourri.

Bourbon Tasting Set Contents

Glass is made from liquid sand (and other chemicals, depending on which type of glass). While regular glass doesn’t have the same look and feel as crystal, it’s still a useful material for tasting glasses. And no, bourbon doesn’t continue to age in the bottle. However, prolonged exposure to sunlight or temperature extremes may make a bottle go bad.) You will come across one that you’ll never forget and describe in infinite detail to friends for ages. And the more you stop, taste and savor, the more you can be satisfied that you indeed have a taste for bourbon. if you are ending the contract because we have told you of an upcoming change to the product or these terms, an error in pricing or description, a delay in delivery due to events outside our control or because you have a legal right to do so as a result of something we have done wrong.

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