Praegusting
Praegusting is a term occasionally used to describe a form of preliminary tasting conducted before the main sensory evaluation of a food, drink, or other consumable sample. The term appears infrequently in published literature and is not universally recognized as a standard practice in sensory science, but it is sometimes discussed in speculative or experimental contexts. The etymology combines the Latin prae- “before” and gustus “taste,” signaling its intended role as a preparatory tasting stage.
In practice, praegusting would involve a controlled preliminary tasting by trained panelists or evaluators to establish
Analysts might pair praegusting with techniques used in sensory science, such as intensity scales, pooled consensus