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Expensive but good quality Aug 17, 2009
By L. Johnson
The various aromas are mostly very good, but the occasional one, "Apple" springs to mind, seems a little artificial. The point is not to produce the best possible apple smell, but to reproduce the apple-like aroma which is present in some wine.
The bottles are all well made from glass with decent screw tops. Each is numbered rather than labeled with the aroma so you have less chance of being able to let your eyes trick you into recognizing the aroma. Unfortunately a few do have a significant color cue; the orange aroma for instance is very orange in color. Working blind with a partner is probably helpful as you will start to recognize the numbers after a while in any case.
Each aroma is balanced to a range so that they are detectable but not overpowering. The aromas are also guaranteed for, I believe, 10 years, but I don't have the kit with me at the moment to check.
I found the book a little disappointing. There are a few pages introducing the sense of smell in general, and a large section on wines by region and which aromas are to be expected in each wine. Unfortunately the section on how to use the kit is very small, just one or two pages. I had hoped for a number of tips on training, perhaps even a plan or suggestions for games. It should be easy enough to come up with some ideas though.
So far it has been god fun though. I found it extremely difficult to identify anything the first time I tried. Most were familiar, but it was impossible to put a name to anything. It only took a couple of sessions before I started to see an improvement. The lack of any visual cue makes it surprisingly difficult, but that of course is the advantage of such a kit. Others advocate training using actual wines and the tasting notes of professionals. Unfortunately it is well known that if someone says "cherries", that is what everyone in the room starts to smell. The little nondescript bottles definitely give you the confidence that it is your nose alone which is being stimulated. That is actually why I found the book so disappointing; there is little information on how to train just your nose in isolation, but a lot of reference information telling you exactly when you should be smelling those cherries.
5 Stars for the aromas.
4 Stars for the book.
wine aroma master kit Le Nez Du Vin Oct 18, 2010
By boguss
Very nice product, would recommend for any wine enthusiast. order was received in the proper time. Would order from them again.
Nice but a bit expensive Aug 15, 2010
By Peter
Nice package, although the box itself also has a strong smell, I had to double check but could not find the source of the small. Did not seem like one of the bottles leaks out or not. Otherwise, it is a well organized display and delivered within a week even though I used ground shipment.
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