Holy moly! Makes engineering studies look like a walk in the park!We undergo a nose and palate development course to 'train' our senses to identify the various flavours in coffee. The flavour wheel lists all the aromas present in coffee and hones it down into the various sub-sections per flavour group. This explains how to use the wheel, developed by SCAA (Speciality Coffee Association).
The nose training course is very interesting and it is a kit from France called Le New du Cafe (the nose of coffee). It contains 36 aromas for you to smell and memorize. The illustrated book describes the aromatic group of each aroma, it's odoriferous features and its presence in the world’s coffees.
See the rationale here. It's rather pricey so not really the man in the street will buy. We offer this course at work, called the Coffee Passionate Course, and I'm happy to provide more info if anyone is interested.
Coffee flavour wheel:
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I have been wondering if there is a way to "write" flavor. Meaning like we write music or explain colors in terms of RGB ratios. This would make explaining and even mixing flavors so much easier. Seems like your post shows that the complexity of flavors makes this idea rather ridiculous.
Or is it?
Regards