Why are some notes on the inhale and some on the exhale?

submitted over 11 years ago by cid_vicious

Does anyone know why?

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by Ayynoover 11 years ago

It's because of how your face works.

"On the inhale" tends to mean you taste with your tongue.

"On the exhale" tends to mean you "taste" with your olfactory senses.

It's not that you're getting two different, distinct flavours. You're tasting the same thing, just interpreting them in two different ways. So if you get "almond on the exhale" that doesn't mean that almond isn't always there and an integral part of the initial impression, it just means that almond struck your olfactory senses more than it struck your tongue.

At least this is how I understand it. :3

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by cid_viciousover 11 years ago

Thanks, that makes sense!

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by Ayynoover 11 years ago

I'm glad I could help! :)

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by babemomloverover 11 years ago

What Ayyno said is pretty much correct. Except for you're really using both senses for both inhale and exhale, the reason is simply because we sense them differently if you pay attention.

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by Ayynoover 11 years ago

Well, yes. I simplified for the ease of the explanation.

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by Ryuuzaki_Lover 11 years agoMixologist

Anyone got any tips for building flavors on inhale or exhale? Or is that just the flavor itself?

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by IAMA_tool_AMAover 11 years ago

I noticed with a sweet and bitter flavor mix you get the sweet on the inhale and then bitter on the exhale. I did this with a few variations using some blueberry and coffee flavorings along with others.