Flavor Wheel Flashcards
What are the 8 flavor groups on the tasting wheel?
Cereal
Winey
Woody
Fruity
Floral
Peaty
Feinty
Sulfury
What are the main subcategories of cereal flavors?
Cooked Mash
Cooked Vegetables
Husk
Malt
Yeast
What are the main subcategories of fruity flavors?
Citric
Fresh Fruit
Cooked Fruit
Dried Fruit
Solvent
What are the main subcategories of floral flavors?
Fragrant
Greenhouse
Leafy
Hay
What are the main subcategories of feinty flavors?
Honey
Leathery
Sweat or Plastic
Tobacco
What are the main subcategories of sulphury flavors?
Coal Gas
Rubbery
Sandy
Vegetative
What are the main subcategories of woody flavors?
Toasted
Vanilla
Old Wood
New Wood
What are the main subcategories of winey flavors?
Sherried
Chocolate
Nutty
Oily
What are more descriptors for toasted aromas?
rice pudding
burnt toast
coffee grounds
fennel
licorice
What are more descriptors for vanilla?
custard
creme brulee
caramel
sponge cake
toffee
sassafras
sarsaparilla
What are more specific descriptors for old wood?
musty
cardboard
cellar
pencil
ink
cork
metallic
What are more specific descriptors for new wood?
resinous
cigar box
sandalwood
cedar
ginger
pepper
nutmeg
