C                                      D
B                                                                                                         E
        Appearance/Colour
                       Pour a measure of whisky into a glass and note its colour.
        Aroma
                 i.    Intensity/Complexity Before you add water. Swirl the whisky in the glass and sniff
A                      cautiously, different whiskies cause different physical effects. How do you find it?
                                                                                                                        F
                       (you can select more than one)
                        Mellow Warming Prickly Peppery Sharp
                ii.    Aroma Straight Before you add water. Swirl the whisky in the glass and sniff
                       cautiously. What aromas can you detect?
                iii.   Aroma Dilute Now add a little water, about one-to-one, water to whisky. Sniff
                       again. What aromas can you detect?
        Flavour
                 i.    Mouth feel Take a large enough sip to fill your mouth and roll it over your tongue.
                                                                                                                  What aroma does
                       How do you find it? (you can select more than one)                                         the whisky have?
                         Smooth Viscous Drying Puckering Clean Creamy                                                  Cereal
                                                                                                                       Estery
                                                                                                                       Floral
                ii.    Primary Taste Upon first tasting the whisky. How do you find it? (you can select                Peaty
                                                                                                                       Feinty
                       more than one)
                                                                                                                      Sulphury
                         Smooth Sweet       Sour   Salty   Bitter                                                      Woody
                                                                                                                       Winey