Nose Your Off Notes: Cheesy Vomit with Max McFarlane
"Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!"
Remember Episode 14, when master blender Max McFarlane gave John what he calls "an off note whisky"?
"Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Max!"
It took John a while to the find words to describe what he was tasting. But he finally got there: "It tastes like... poison!"
Well that was an extreme example. But what else can go wrong with whisky? And how can you spot a bad whisky on the nose before it gets anywhere near your tongue?
In this episode, Max gives John a masterclass in how to spot bad whisky aromas with the aid of a few random samples from the Aroma Academy's Faults Aroma Training Kit. The…
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