Tasting planner

Plan a Scotch tasting without guessing the quantities

Enter the number of guests, the size of the flight and the intended pour. The planner calculates the total whisky volume, the amount required for each expression and the number of bottles needed.

Why small tasting pours are useful

A comparative tasting usually works better when the pour gives enough whisky to nose, taste and revisit without turning each sample into a full serving. Smaller measures also leave room for water experiments and reduce waste when several expressions are being compared.

Plan the sequence as well as the volume

Start by identifying bottles that are likely to dominate the palate through strong smoke, high alcohol or intense cask influence. Those expressions often make more sense later in a flight. A delicate whisky placed after a heavily peated dram can be harder to assess because the earlier sample can linger.

Food, water and pacing

Provide plain drinking water and enough time between samples. Strongly flavoured food can alter perception, so neutral accompaniments are more useful during the comparison itself. If food pairing is the purpose of the event, treat the pairing as a separate tasting variable rather than assuming the whisky tastes identical before and after the food.

The calculator plans liquid volume. It does not determine a safe amount of alcohol for an individual. Alcohol guidance and standard-drink definitions vary by country.