What we smell, see, hear and feel has a significant influence on how we taste and experience foods. And even our environment and surroundings can have an impact on our enjoyment of what we eat. In this episode, we meet the researchers trying to make sense of food sensory perception. It looks at Irish whiskey and the potential of terroir in Irish whiskey distillates, considering the aromas that arise due to differences in barley varieties, geographical location of the crop, and season.

Originally released by Network Ireland Television, 2020. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 15, 2023.