Take the guesswork out of tasting bourbon.

The Tortured Bourbon Aroma & Flavor Wheel was created to help bourbon drinkers identify what they’re actually smelling and tasting — whether you’re opening your first bottle or arguing over whether that note is toasted oak, caramel, or “something vaguely nutty.”

Designed around the way bourbon is actually experienced, the wheel organizes common tasting notes into clear flavor families including Sweet, Fruit, Floral & Herbal, Spice, Grain, Nutty, Roasted, and Wood. Notes such as vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, honey, apple, cherry, cinnamon, black pepper, rye, walnut, coffee, barrel char, toasted oak, cedar, and more give you a practical reference while tasting.

The guide also walks you through the three basic stages of bourbon tasting: Nose, Taste, and Finish — helping you slow down, find the aroma, let the flavors develop, and notice what remains after the sip.

Created by Tortured Bourbon, this flavor wheel makes a great addition to a home bourbon bar, whiskey room, tasting table, distillery space, bourbon club, or man cave. It also makes an excellent gift for bourbon lovers, whiskey collectors, and anyone trying to develop a better palate.

Use it while comparing single barrels. Pull it out during a blind tasting. Hang it behind your bourbon collection. Or point at it confidently while Heather tells B that “brown” is still not an acceptable tasting note.

Because bourbon tasting doesn’t have to be complicated.

You just have to find the note and trust your palate.

Tortured Bourbon — We suffer through bourbon so you don’t have to.