🎧 How to Taste with Mandy Naglich
You love to eat. But do you know how to taste?
This week we explore the exciting sensory elements of taste with Mandy Naglich! Mandy is an Advanced Cicerone, National Homebrew Competition Gold Medalist, drinks educator, and writer. She’s the author of How to Taste: A Guide to Discovering Flavor and Savoring Life. She shares with us some great tips on how and why we can improve our senses of taste and smell and explores how our senses are connected to our health. Mandy lives, writes, and brews in New York City, and she documents her drinks adventures around the world at @drinkswithmandy
About the Book
You love to eat. But do you know how to taste? On a delectable sensory romp through the science of flavor, award-winning professional taster Mandy Naglich, one of less than 100 Advanced Cicerones in the world, gives you a seat at the table in the elite world of master tasters – scientists, professional tasters, sommeliers, umami ushers and more – divulging the secrets behind their perfected palates so you, too, can become a super taster.
About Mandy
Mandy Naglich is an Advanced Cicerone, Certified Taster, and journalist. As a Certified Cider Professional and after completing all levels of WSET Spirits Mandy began to teach both consumers and professionals about flavor and service across the beverage alcohol category. Her popular tasting classes sell out around the city and virtually. Mandy uses her experience tasting and studying beverages to report for outlets like Vice, Taste of Home, VinePair, and Wine Enthusiast.
Join Mandy on Tour
Mandy has some fun book tour events coming up! Take a look—she may be in your area soon! You can also find future events on her website.
July 28
Book Hampton | 41 Main St, East Hampton, NY 11937
Learn How to Taste in the Hamptons! More info.
August 8
Titcomb's Bookshop | 432 Route 6A., East Sandwich, MA 02537
Featuring food pairings and tasting exercises with The Brown Jug restaurant! Tickets
August 9
Sam Adams Boston Brewery | 30 Germania St Boston, MA 02130
Brewing Innovation Manager Shelley Smith and Mandy will take guests through an interactive beer tasting experience, just how the pros do it. More info.
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Watch the video
Available exclusively on the Teach Ethnobotany YouTube Channel, you can catch the full video version of this episode and others! Enjoy!
Yours in health, Dr. Quave
Cassandra L. Quave, Ph.D. is a scientist, author, speaker, podcast host, wife, mother, explorer, and professor at Emory University School of Medicine. She teaches college courses and leads a group of research scientists studying medicinal plants to find new life-saving drugs from nature. She hosts the Foodie Pharmacology podcast and writes the Nature’s Pharmacy newsletter to share the science behind natural medicines. To support her effort, consider a paid or founding subscription, with founding members receiving an autographed 1st edition hardcover copy of her book, The Plant Hunter.