As you know, when we eat and drink we recognize five main taste sensations: sweet, sour, bitter, saltiness and umami (savoury). And when you think about cocktails, many of them are prefaced around the first four tastes. Boulevardiers are bitter and sweet. Margaritas are sour and salty. Whiskey Sours are well, sour and sweet. But how many times is umami or savoury a way in which you describe a drink? I have recently been thinking a lot on how to…
