Stepping it up a notch.

[tenuki]

Thoughts? IMO tea tasting here in the US is still in the dark ages compared to a lot of other sensory activities.

I'd like to challenge all the bloggers out there to take it up a notch.

(you can purchase the wine tasting aroma wheel here if you are interested. i'm not purchasing it personally, but it took a google to find it, so saving you the trouble)

Here's a free pdf version of the aroma wheel and tasting guide from the American Wine society.

Here is a link to 'Flavor Wheels of the World'. Note tea's absence.

Here is a wheel from the world of beer:

[Mary R]

This is an intriguing idea and one I would like to pursue. There's just one thing I'd like to throw in right now: unlike beer or wine, tea tasting usually takes the leaf into account too--both before and after brewing. The wheel is great for the tasting, but if we're going to try to come up with a schematic, we've got two other points to take into consideration.

[tenuki]

This is an intriguing idea and one I would like to pursue. There's just one thing I'd like to throw in right now: unlike beer or wine, tea tasting usually takes the leaf into account too--both before and after brewing. The wheel is great for the tasting, but if we're going to try to come up with a schematic, we've got two other points to take into consideration.

The Mary Leaf Wheel? Or are you more of a box person?

[Ed]

Smoking of the leaf also should be considered. I'm willing to provide the Zig Zag's.

[Sydney]

I volunteer wes for a test subject.