Presentation Index
- Introduction
- Taste Perception Factors
- The Basics of Taste
- Taste: Sugar & Sweetness
- Taste: Salt & Saltiness
- Taste: Sour & Acidity
- Taste: Umami / Savory
- Taste: Bitterness
- Taste Receptors
- Evolution & Taste
- Viscosity & Ethanol
- Decreasing Bitterness
- Aroma's & Taste
- Taste & Psychology
- Herding Effect
- Genetics & Taste
- Taster Status
- Normal Tasters
- Non-Tasters
- Super-Tasters
- Taste Intensity
- PTC/PROP Instructions
- Bartender & Status
- References
Sensory Perception & Mixology
- Acidity is the technical term for sourness
- Detected by Transient Receptor Potential Channel (i.e. it creates electrical signal so it doesn’t taste good with metal)
- Second most common “taste” used in cocktails
Effects of Sourness / Acidity on Other Flavours

