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Whisky Tasting Journal
A guided whisky tasting journal with 85 scorecards and dedicated Scotch and Bourbon flavour wheels.
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Whisky Tasting Logbook
100 scorecards with two whisky tasting wheels, a whisky colour scale and 30 quick-reference flavour prompts, plus index pages.
- Format
- Paperback
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About this book
This is a whisky log for anyone who wants to remember what they drank and how it compared. Each whisky 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 flavours to tick, from honey and apple to butterscotch, charred and brine. A Scotch wheel and a Bourbon wheel group flavours into families, so you can use whichever suits the whisky in your glass. A colour 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 whiskies with their ratings, so a favourite is easy to find again.
What’s inside
100 whisky pages
Details, nose, palate, legs, finish, rating and notes on each.
30 flavour checkboxes
Quick to tick, easy to compare later.
Colour scale
Straw, gold, amber, copper, mahogany, oak.
Index and ownership pages
Four index pages and an ownership page.
Scotch and Bourbon flavour wheels
The Scotch wheel, centred on malt, covers cereal, peat/smoke, dried fruit, spice, orchard fruit, oak, heather/floral and maritime. The Bourbon wheel, centred 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
- Whisky 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 Colour scale runs Straw, Gold, Amber, Copper, Mahog., Oak
- A Scotch Wheel, centred on Malt, has Cereal, Peat/Smoke, Dried Fruit, Spice, Orchard Fruit, Oak, Heather/Floral and Maritime
- A Bourbon Wheel, centred on Corn, has Grain, Chocolate, Caramel, Vanilla, Toffee, Baking Spice, Oak and Nutty
- A checklist of 30 flavours 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, Aniseed, 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 colour?
The cover is in colour. 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 whisky.
Do I need to know about whisky?
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 whisky lovers.
How is it different from the Whisky Tasting Journal?
The Whisky Tasting Journal is the guided edition. The logbook is built for recording many whiskies quickly and clearly.
Format
- Paperback, 6 × 9 inches (15.24 × 22.86 cm)
- 105 pages, 100 whisky pages
- Colour cover, grayscale interior
- Language: UK English
- Identifier: ASIN B0HH8X521H
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