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
Taste: Sugar & Sweetness
A Blessing and a Curse
- Single physiological pathway with three receptors
- The brain doesn’t waste time on sweetness because sugar is good. It is “human fuel”, hence the pleasure response
- Hardwired to seek out and consume copious quantities
- Refined sugar presents issues for modern cocktails
- Super-tasters can be very sensitive to sweetness
- Artificial sweeteners can be bitter to super tasters
- Inversely proportional relationship with acidity (increased sweetness decreases sourness)
Effects of Sweetness on Other Flavours
