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BarMeister.com: the online guide to drinking - StumbleUpon. Drink Recipes, Drinking Games and More at Bar None Drinks - StumbleUpon. Summer Refresh: 10 Mojito-Inspired Recipes - KitchenDaily - StumbleUpon. Scotch Whisky, Tasting - How to - StumbleUpon. The Nose Whisky tasting is done principally with the nose - a far more acute organ than the tongue, although the two interrelate as the sample is swallowed. While there are only four primary tastes, there are 32 primary smells. These are aromatic volatiles, which are detected by a small fleshy bulb called the Olfactory Epithelium, located at the back of our noses and having a direct link to the brain. The Tongue As well as registering the primary tastes, the tongue also detects what is termed 'mouthfeel' - the viscosity, texture and smoothness of the fluid we are swallowing - and 'pungency' (which is essentially an evaluation of pain - from irritation to unbearable - and is also picked up by the nose).
In whisky tasting, pungency is particularly apparent in very strong spirit, which may sting your nose and tongue and induce numbness (temporary anaesthesia). Flavour Is a combination of three factors: smell, taste and feeling.