Tasting Journals
Whiskey Tasting Journal
85 detailed tasting scorecards with 44 aroma checkboxes, two full-page tasting wheels and introductory whiskey tasting guidance.
Tasting Logbooks
Whiskey Tasting Logbook
100 scorecards with two whiskey tasting wheels, a whiskey color scale and 30 quick-reference flavor prompts, plus index pages.
- Format
- Paperback
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About this book
This is a whiskey log for anyone who wants to remember what they drank and how it compared. Each whiskey gets its own page. Note the name, distillery, type, age, origin, date and price, then write down what you notice in the nose, palate and legs, which are the streaks that run down the glass after a swirl.
Finding the words for what you taste or smell can be tricky, so the checkboxes give helpful prompts. There are 30 common flavors to tick, from honey and apple to butterscotch, charred and brine. A Scotch wheel and a Bourbon wheel group flavors into families, so you can use whichever suits the whiskey in your glass. A color scale runs from straw to oak, and a character and texture scale from light to bold. Mark the finish as short, medium or long, then add a star rating and a few lines of notes.
Four index pages hold a numbered list of your whiskeys with their ratings, so a favorite is easy to find again.
What’s inside
100 whiskey pages
Details, nose, palate, legs, finish, rating and notes on each.
30 flavor checkboxes
Quick to tick, easy to compare later.
Color scale
Straw, gold, amber, copper, mahogany, oak.
Index and ownership pages
Four index pages and an ownership page.
Scotch and Bourbon flavor wheels
The Scotch wheel, centered on malt, covers cereal, peat/smoke, dried fruit, spice, orchard fruit, oak, heather/floral and maritime. The Bourbon wheel, centered on corn, covers grain, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, toffee, baking spice, oak and nutty.
Character, texture and finish
A scale from light, dry, smooth, warm and rich to oily and bold, plus a short, medium or long finish.
On the scorecard
- Whiskey tasting scorecard in black and white
- The top panel has fields for Name, Distillery, Type, Age, Origin, Date and Price
- Below are Nose, Palate and Legs lines
- A Color scale runs Straw, Gold, Amber, Copper, Mahog., Oak
- A Scotch Wheel, centered on Malt, has Cereal, Peat/Smoke, Dried Fruit, Spice, Orchard Fruit, Oak, Heather/Floral and Maritime
- A Bourbon Wheel, centered on Corn, has Grain, Chocolate, Caramel, Vanilla, Toffee, Baking Spice, Oak and Nutty
- A checklist of 30 flavors has Honey, Coffee, Cinnamon, Apple, Brine, Brown Sugar, Toasted, Clove, Pear, Wood, Molasses, Charred, Ginger, Citrus, Herbs, Butterscotch, Coconut, Nutmeg, Plum, Leather, Maple Syrup, Fig, Pepper, Cherry, Tobacco, Raisin, Apricot, Anise, Berry and Grass
- A Character/Texture scale runs from Light through Dry, Smooth, Warm, Rich and Oily to Bold
- Finish tick boxes read Short, Medium and Long
- The page ends with an Overall Rating of five stars and a Notes area with two lines
Questions people ask
Is it in color?
The cover is in color. The inside pages, including the wheels, are grayscale.
Does it suit both Scotch and bourbon?
Yes. There is a Scotch wheel and a Bourbon wheel on every page, and the checklist works for any whiskey.
Do I need to know about whiskey?
No. The wheels and checklist suggest words for what you smell and taste.
Who is it for?
Beginners who would like a little guidance, and regular tasters who want one consistent format for tastings, distillery visits and bottles at home. It also works as a gift for whiskey lovers.
How is it different from the Whiskey Tasting Journal?
The Whiskey Tasting Journal is the guided edition. The logbook is built for recording many whiskeys quickly and clearly.
Format
- Paperback, 6 × 9 inches (15.24 × 22.86 cm)
- 105 pages, 100 whiskey pages
- Color cover, grayscale interior
- Language: US English
- Publication date: 31 August 2026
- Identifier: ASIN B0HHBS167N
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