04/10/2025
“Sometimes it’s better to just remain silent and smile…”
“In tasting, nothing is said; everything is debatable.”
In my final exam for pisco tasting, facing eight Afnor glasses with pure varieties, my professor, Ing. Edwin Landeo, challenged me: “With that nose, I demand double. Recognize them at first sight!” I passed, but I’m still learning from him.
Does the “technical tasting” really exist?
When talking about tasting, the first thing that comes to mind is the sensory experience tied to pleasure: discovering aromas, identifying flavors and textures, and allowing a spirit like pisco to transport us to memories and emotions. Therefore, it is said that tasting is, in essence, hedonistic, as it is based on personal enjoyment of the senses…
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Where pisco is the only protagonist!
“En la cata nada está dicho, todo es discutible.” En mi examen final de cata de pisco, frente a ocho copas Afnor con variedades puras, mi profesor, el Ing. Edwin Landeo, me desafió: “Con esa nariz, te exijo el doble. ¡Reconócelos a la primera!”. Aprobé, pero sigo aprendiendo de él. [.....
