BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:197@americanbeejournal.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20171028 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20171030 DTSTAMP:20170905T202114Z URL:https://americanbeejournal.com/events/honey-101-introduction-honey-tas ting-3/ SUMMARY:Honey 101: Introduction to Honey Tasting DESCRIPTION:The American Honey Tasting Society  (AHTS) is presenting the n ext Honey 101: Introduction to Honey Tasting course on October 28-29 in Co nnecticut. Attendees will learn the methods used by sommeliers to taste an d evaluate honey through olfactory and gustatory exercises. We will learn how to recognize and identify the nine basic aromas and flavor families on the honey wheel\, identify descriptors for honey and how to write detaile d tasting notes for 15 important domestic and international honeys. The co urse will also cover the basics of honey composition\, crystallization\, d efects\, storage and handling. Based upon the methods taught at the Italia n National Beekeeping Institute (CRA-API) in Bologna\, Italy for more than 20 years\, this course is a full immersion training using the sensory ana lysis methods to evaluate honey. C. Marina Marchese will be leading the co urse with colleague Raffaele Dall’ Olio\, both members of the Italian Na tional Registry of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey. Seats are lim ited and there is a $50.00 discount for those who sign up and pay on or be fore September 15. Travel and accommodations are not included\, a complime ntary lunch will be provided for all attendees on both days. C. Marina Mar chese and Raffaele D’all’Olio established the American Honey Tasting S ociety (AHTS) in 2013. With the growing number people keeping honeybees an d interested in the diverse flavor profiles of varietal honey\, the AHTS f ulfills a true need in the United States for an educational resource for b eekeepers\, chefs\, food professionals\, brewers and mead makers intereste d in learning the fine skills of tasting and evaluating honey.\n\nThe Amer ican Honey Tasting Society’s mission is to standardize the protocol for evaluating honey and to raise the awareness of its diversity through educa tional courses. “The American Honey Tasting Society is the first organiz ation of it’s kind in the United States that provides educational insigh t into the finer points of identifying the flavors in honey and matching t hem with their floral source and region\,” says Marchese.  “The art o f being a honey tasting expert is as complex as being a wine or olive oil sommelier\, and both food industry professionals and beekeepers are seekin g this knowledge and experience.”\n\nFor additional information about th e sensory training courses in honey\,\n\nvisit www.americanhoneytastingsoc iety.com or email ahts.usa@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR