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Rating criteria
The right criteria make a tasting sharper. Here are ideas for everything from wine and beer to burgers, cocktails and Christmas jumpers, and a few rules for choosing them.
- How many
- Three to five per tasting
- Weight
- Every criterion counts the same
- Always good
- “Would buy again”
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How to choose criteria
- Three to five. Any more and the rounds drag on.
- Different. Each criterion should measure something new. Taste and flavour are the same.
- Easy to understand. Everyone needs to know what “body” or “balance” means. Explain it briefly before you start.
- One overall impression. “Would buy again” or “one more, please” catches what the others miss.
Drinks
Wine
Beer
Coffee
Gin and tonic, cocktails
Mulled wine
Food
Burger
Pizza
Brunch
Ice cream
Cheese and chocolate
Homemade and baked
Cakes and biscuits
Cinnamon buns and pastries
Home cooking
Everything else
Christmas jumpers and fancy dress
Speeches and toasts
Films and series
Cafés and bars
Questions and answers
How many criteria should we have?
Three to five. Fewer is too rough, more makes the rounds heavy going.
Should some criteria count more than others?
It makes the sums and the explaining harder. In Jury every criterion counts the same, and that keeps it simple on paper too.
What if we can’t agree on the criteria?
Let the host pick three and the group add one. What matters is that everyone uses the same ones.
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