Terminology used in sensory evaluation of plum brandy sljivovica quality

Abstract

Sensory evaluation of sljivovica quality is a demanding and responsible task To carry out the evaluation satisfactorily, certain specific conditions must be fulfilled. To clearly define all necessary sensory characteristics of sljivovica, an official vocabulary of professional terms and concepts should be established in both theory and practice. The development of an official vocabulary is becoming an imperative, especially when it is evident that subjectively uttered words and concepts and their use can lead to lack of understanding or misunderstanding. The motivation for initiating work on such vocabulary derives from the fact that all renowned world drinks like Cognac, Calvados, Whisky etc have had it for a long time, while Serbian sljivovica has never had it. Due to the lack of an official professional vocabulary, and for the needs of the present paper, the author has taken liberty to present to the research and professional public the vocabulary he has compiled for sensory description of basic parameters of plum brandy sljivovica quality. The vocabulary comes from personal experience and participation in numerous official commissions for evaluating the quality of alcoholic drinks and wines in Yugoslavia. The proposed terms for the plum brandy sljivovica vocabulary or dictionary should be taken as a pioneering attempt and initiative for compiling a more comprehensive Serbian plum brandy dictionary. The author strongly believes that a committee of experts would be able to fulfill the task in the best possible way.Senzorno ocenjivanje kvaliteta rakije sljivovice je odgovoran i tezak posao Da bi se ocenjivanje obavilo na zadovoljavajuci nacin, moraju biti ispunjeni odredjeni specificni uslovi. U cilju jasnog definisanja svih potrebnih senzornih karakteristika sljivovice, neophodno je u teoriji i praksi ustanoviti i utemeljiti jedan zvanicni Vokabular (recnik) uskostrucnih termina i pojmova. Postojanje jednog zvanicnog (oficijelnog) recnika postaje imperativ, tim pre ako se ima u vidu cinjenica da subjektivno iskazane reci i pojmovi i njihova primena mogu dovesti do nesporazuma i nerazumevanja. Motivacija za iniciranjem jednog ovakvog recnika lezi u cinjenici, da za razliku od renomiranih svetskih pica, kao sto su konjak, kalvados, viski i td, koji to vec odavno imaju, srpska sljivovica nije to nikada a nema ga ni sada. U nedostatku zvanicnog strucnog recnika za opisivanje senzornih karakteristika sljivovice, za potrebe ovoga rada, autor je uzeo slobodu, da na osnovu licnog dugogodisnjeg iskustva i ucestvovanja u brojnim strucnim zvanicnim komisijama za ocenjivanje kvaliteta alkoholnih pica i vina u Jugoslaviji, pruzi naucnoj i strucnoj javnosti na uvid svoj licni recnik za senzorno opisivanje osnovnih parametara kvaliteta rakije sljivovice. Predlozene termine ovog vokabulara ili recnika rakije sljivovice, treba prihvatiti kao pionirski korak i pocetnu inicijativu u pravcu formiranja jednog obimnijeg i bogatijeg strucnog rakijarskog recnika. Autor je uveren da bi konstituisanje jedne zvanicne komisije, sastavljene od proverenih naucnih i strucnih eksperata, moglo najuspesnije da odgovori ovom zadatku.