Crafting a perfect new cocktail is no simple exercise. Flavor and ingredient pairings can be non-intuitive and difficult to predict in any recipe. In a cocktail, these parings stand on their own. While cocktails do bring enjoyment, they also provide a canvas on which to study our sense of flavor. I will discuss some cocktail recipes and how these recipes play off of our own neurochemistry. I will also discuss research in the area of flavor pairings and what the results of these studies say about our biochemistry in relation to what cocktails have stood the test of time.

Cocktails: Study your senses before you dull them

255th National Meeting (2018)

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