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Getting started

Let's walk through the core concepts of the TasteBuddy application, how to manage user accounts and profiles, tasting protocols, products, and how to conduct sensory evaluations of wines and spirits and analyse the results of a sensory evaluation.

Overview

By its very nature, any sensory analysis, whether of spirits, wine, perfume or food, is inherently subjective. Many factors have been shown to influence the judgement of the taster, whose evaluation of the same product can vary from one day to the next. It is particularly important for industry professionals to be able to obtain reasonably objective data in order to make business decisions, monitor trends or experiment with new processes.

TasteBuddy is a web application for comparative sensory analysis of wines and spirits in both synchronous and asynchronous modes, guaranteeing the anonymity of both tasters and products. As an online tool, it is free from geographical and time constraints, while its anonymity allows users to express their opinions freely. It also provides visual tools for analysing the results of the tastings in order to highlight agreements and disagreements between the tasters, possible shortcomings in the sensory analysis, the evolution of the sensory profile of the products or their perception, and to evaluate the opinion of consumers with maximum objectivity.

About this documentation

TasteBuddy users are divided into two categories, or roles. What a user can do or see is based on this role, further referred as either 'Admin' or 'Regular User'. This documentation is therefore split between these two main roles:

If you are unsure of your permissions and role, access your TasteBuddy profile page and look at the badge next to your name.

Current development

Tastebuddy is still in active development, and may be a little rough around the edges. Expect the unexpected!

Registrations are currently invite only. If you would like to get early access, please get in touch with us.