Neutral, Whisky &
Rum Spirit Sensory
FlavorActiV is committed to promoting good sensory practices across the whole beverage industry. A team of expert taster trainers, supported by consultant beverage experts, are combining their years of insider experience with advanced human calibration tools, tailored sensory programmes and instruments to give unparalleled sensory support.
FlavorActiV have a history of working alongside the industry’s leading organisations, establishing and maintaining good sensory practices globally. Our work with Scotch Whisky Research Institute in developing their sensory panel proficiency scheme now acts as a global standard for correct spirit proficiency practices. Moving forward, FlavorActiV continues to build on its goal of establishing an industry-wide global spirit flavour language, supported initally by FlavorActiV’s GMP flavour standards to train tasters to recognise defects and positives in spirits, and progressing to measure and maintain tasters skills and education level through advanced proprietary calibration tools and software.
If you have any questions about spirit sensory management, please contact spirits@flavoractiv.com.
FlavorActiV GMP Flavour Reference Standards
FlavorActiV’s pharmaceutical grade, GMP Flavour Standards are safe to smell, taste and drink, and can be used in almost any liquid to impart a real flavour, off-note, or taint. The spirit flavour standards were developed in FlavorActiV's dedicated pharmaceutical facility in the UK are sold individually in packs of 5 capsules, each capsule separately blister packed to provide flavour protection and prolonged shelf life. Production adheres to strict Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) pharmaceutical quality controls. FlavorActiV's dedicated GMP Flavour Centre is certified and regulated by the UK Government’s Medicine Regulatory & Healthcare Product Agency (MHRA) to a standard which far exceed ISO 9001, ISO 17025 or any food grade certification.
Each of the 33 flavours below has undergone evaluation by FlavorActiV's Sensory Systems team as well as the spirits industry directly prior to inclusion within FlavorActiV's latest Spirit Flavour Lexicon and Library as important spirit flavour reference standards.
| Acetaldehyde (Acetal) Pungent, Green Fruit, Leafy, Grassy Acetaldehyde | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Acetic Acid Acedic, Sharp, Sour, Vinegar Acetic | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Astringent Puckery, Dried Out Sensation On Palate Saponin | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Brett-Barnyard Band Aid, Medicinal, Sweaty, Horses 4-Ethyl Phenol | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Butyric Baby Vomit, Rancid, Cheesy, Putrid Butyric Acid | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Caprylic Goatish, Tallow, Veg Oil, Waxy Octanoic Acid | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Cooked Vegetables Cooked Cauliflower / Cabbage Methylthioacetate | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Diacetyl Buttery, Butterscotch, Creamy, Toffee Butane-2,3-dione | Buy Now ❱ | |
| DMS Sweetcorn, Cabbage, Shellfish, Oyster Dimethyl Sulphide | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Dry Hay / Plastic Hay-like, Straw, Husky Nonanal | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Earthy Dusty, Chalky 2-Ethyl Fenchol | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Ethyl Acetate Fruity, Nail Enamel, Solvent, Glue Ethyl Acetate | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Ethyl Butyrate Pineapple, Banana, Mango Ethyl Butyrate | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Ethyl Hexanoate Fruity, Pineapple, Apple, Aniseed Ethyl Hexanoate | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Geraniol Floral, Rose Water Geraniol | Buy Now ❱ | |
| H2S Sulphury, Rotten Eggs Hydrogen Sulphide | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Isoamyl Acetate Fruity, Banana Isoamyl Acetate | Buy Now ❱ |
| Isoamyl Alcohol Fusel Oil, Fruity, Banana, Estery Isoamyl Alcohol | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Isovaleric Sweaty, Cheesy, Rancid Isovaleric Acid | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Leathery Leather Pyralone (6-1 Methyl Propyl) Quinolone | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Malty / Biscuity Toasted Grain, Malt 2-Acetylpyridin | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Medicinal Peaty, Phenolic 2-Methyl Phenol | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Mercaptan Sulphury, Drain Gas, Butana-like Ethanethiol (Ethyl Mercaptan) | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Metallic Metal, Iron, rust, Blook-like Ferrous Sulphate | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Musty Cork, Dampness 2,4,6 Trichloroanisole | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Plastics Styrene, Acrylic, Solvent Styrene | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Phenolic Spicy, Clove 4-Vinyl Guiacol | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Rotten Vegetable Sulphury Dimethyl Disulphide (DMDS) | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Smoky Peaty, Smoky Guiacol | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Spicy Spice, Clove Eugenol | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Sour Sour Basic Taste Citric Acid | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Vanilla Oak Wood, Sweet Vanillin, Bouron-like Vanillin | Buy Now ❱ | |
| Whisky Lactone Coconut, Sweet Vanillin, Oak Wood Whisky Lactone | Buy Now ❱ |
Partnering With Industry To Drive Sensory Standards
Spirit Sensory Plan
1 › Train
Train using FlavorActiV's GMP Coffee Flavour Standards & Kits. Our multi-lingual team provide training in over 15 languages.
2 › Calibrate
Receive regular spirit proficiency kits to test your abilities. Input data into our proprietary software to benchmark your results globally.
3 › Maintain
FlavorActiV advanced training sessions and industry specific workshops will see your sensory knowledge continually grow across the range of flavour reference standards.
4 › Improve
Continual optimisation and analysis of support and package coupled with supply of GMP Flavour Standards.
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