Smell and Taste, Part 2: Are you and me tasting the same flavours?

Ever wonder why you and your friends can taste the same coffee, but you can’t agree on the flavour notes? Join me as I explore this metaphysical mystery! I speak with leading scientists and ask: are the flavour receptors in your nose and mouth the same as mine? How does music and the shape of a cup affect what we taste? What about our different cultural backgrounds and language? Best of all, I put all these questions to the test in the Athen’s World of Coffee trade show. Many poor unsuspecting Filter Stories spit, splutter and gasp in the name of science! --------- See Marco Beverage Systems' SP9 for yourself, and discover their range of consistent and energy-efficient coffee brewers for your cafe. Please spread the word about The Science of Coffee! Follow me on Instagram and tag me in an Instagram story Write a review on Apple Podcasts Leave a 5 star rating on Spotify Connect with my very knowledgeable guests Helene Hopfer - LinkedIn Joel Mainland - LinkedIn Fabiana Carvalho - Instagram Janice Wang - LinkedIn Felipe Reinoso - LinkedIn Freda Yuan - Instagram Mandy Naglich - Instagram The Science of Coffee is made possible by these leading coffee organisations: BWT Water and More Marco Beverage Systems ROEST Sustainable Harvest Mahlkönig The Science of Coffee is a spin-off series from James Harper's documentary podcast Filter Stories How does Perfect Moose detect what kind of milk is in the pitcher? Click here to find out.   Join me at World of Coffee Dubai, 18-20 January. Grab your tickets here. What does the Marco MilkPal look like to you? WALL-E? Something Steve Jobs would be proud of? Check it out here.