Coffee, tea, or me: flavor wheels

Taste is an interesting thing: most of what we taste is actually smell. Every food produces different molecules, known as esters, that interact with the nerves in our nose (Those hairs up there? They have nerves!), causing us to perceive different smells and tastes.

On top of that, the taste receptors on our tongue also help out; there's lots of crazy little scientific experiments going on inside your mouth at any given time. So without further ado, I give you a few examples of how these smells and tastes have been classified depending on what it is you put in your mouth.

The last one's the kicker.


The Coffee Flavor Wheel:



The Beer Flavor Wheel (Mielgaard):




The Wine Flavor Wheel (Noble):




The Devil's Flavor Wheel (Rowe):