Test | Triangle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Min. Tasters1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Use | Multi purpose | ||||||||||||||||||||
Samples | Three coded test samples
Two are the same wine (A), (but are coded differently) One is a different wine (B) |
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Tasting sheets | Click here | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic method | Tasters assess all three samples then pick the sample which is different from the other two, or the odd one out.
Possible serving orders3: AAB, ABA, BAA, BBA, BAB, ABB |
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Results Are the wines significantly different?
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Notes: 1 Indicates the minimum number of tasters required for testing to achieve a statistically significant result (p < 0.05). 2 Figures denote minimum number of correct responses required out of the total number of responses to conclude the wines are significantly different from each other. 3 Serving orders denote possible arrangements of the samples to be presented randomly to tasters. |