Jim Schulman sent me this back in '03 following one of our roast comparison
swaps...
Text from taste wheel:
AROMAS
-ORIGIN
FLORAL: jasmine, wintergreen,
FRAGRANT: cardamum, caraway, basil, anise
CITRUS: lemon, tangerine, apricot, melon
BERRY: blueberry, raspberry, blackberry
VEGETAL: onion, garlic, cabbage, alfalfa
-SUGAR BROWNING
NUT: peanut, almond
MALT: corn, barley
CANDY: toffee, praline
SYRUP: honey, mollasses
CHOCOLATE: dark, milk
VANILLA: custard, white chocolate
-DISTILLATES
RESINOUS: pine, balsam, camphor
SPICY: nutmeg, pepper, clove, thyme
SMOKEY: tarry, tobacco, burnt, charred, ash
TASTES
-SWEET:
MELLOW: delicate, mild,
ACIDIC: nippy, piquant
SOURNESS/ACIDITY:
WINE: tangy, tart
SOUR: hard, acrid
-BITTER:
MILD: warm, tannic, bitter-sweet
PUNGENT: roasty, smokey, spicey
HARSH: alkaline, caustic
-SALT:
BLAND: soft, neutral
SHARP: rough, astringent
DEFECTS (* desirable in small quantities from some origins)
-ABSORBED TASTES
BAGGY: mineral oil, fatty,
MOLDY: cappy, starchy, yeasty
MUSTY: *mulch, mildew, concrete
-ABSORBED ODORS
DIRTY: barny, grady, dusty
GROUNDY: erpsig, raw potato, *mushroom
EARTHY: humus, *wet soil, fresh earth
-DEGRADED FATS
SWEATY: soapy, lactic
HIDEY: tallowey, *leathery, wet wool
HORSEY: animal-like, *gamey
-DEGRADED ACIDS
FERMENTED: sauerkraut, acerbic, leesy
RIOY: iodine, carbolic, acrid
RUBBERY: rubber-glue, *kerosene, *alcohol
-LOSS OF AROMATICS
GRASSY: green, hay, strawy
*AGED: full, round, smooth
WOODY: wet paper, wet cardboard
-IMPROPER ROASTING
TIPPED: cereal, biscuity, skunky
SCORCHED: cooked, charred, burnt
BAKED: bakey, flat, dull
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