A Free Flavor Science Course · 20 Modules

Learning Tastes So Good

A compound-first education in flavor science. Learn how the three sensory systems create flavor, what the nine compound families are, and how to taste, describe, and think about everything you eat and drink with more precision and more curiosity.

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Unit 1

The Language

01What Flavor Actually IsThree systems 02Molecules 101 — Only What You NeedFour properties 03Extraction — What You're Actually DoingSolvents + equipment 04The Nine Compound FamiliesThe taxonomy

Unit 2

The Families in Depth

05Terpenes — The Loud OnesLoud 06Pyrazines — Roasted DepthRoasted 07Esters & Lactones — The Fruity OnesFruity 08Aldehydes — The Sharp OnesSharp 09Phenols — The Warm OnesWarm 10Sulfur Compounds — The Savory OnesSavory 11Furanones — The Sweet OnesSweet 12Tannins & Polyphenols — The Structural OnesDry 13Alkaloids — The Bitter BackboneBitter

Unit 3

Applied Formulation

14Reading the Spider ChartPrediction 15Building a Bitters FormulaThree layers 16Building Botanical DropsCarrier systems 17The Shrub as Acid ExtractionAcid hydrolysis 18The AtomizerOrthonasal

Unit 4

Communication

19Describing Flavor Like a ProThree-part method 20Building a Flavor Vocabulary for LifeCapstone