> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Flavours of Chocolate | #PodSaveChocolate Ep65 - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/flavours-of-chocolate-podsavechocolate-ep65/ - Published: 2024-08-19T20:35:11.000Z - Updated: 2024-09-05T18:00:42.000Z - Description: Episode 65 of #PodSaveChocolate features a preview of the research I am doing for my co-presentation “Quantifying the Flavours of Cocoa and Chocolate” at the upcoming annual symposium of the British Society of Flavourists. - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: PodSaveChocolate, Live Stream **When and Where to Watch** 🗓️ The LIVE episode starts at 10:00 AM ****PDT**/****MST** (11:00 MDT, 12:00 CDT, 13:00 EDT), on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024. ‼️ ****Join the conversation LIVE!** Watch on YouTube, LinkedIn, or Facebook to comment and ask questions live during the episode. [Flavours of Chocolate | #PodSaveChocolate Ep65Episode 65 of #PodSaveChocolate features a preview of the research I am doing for my presentation “Quantifying the Flavours of Cocoa and Chocolate” at the up…![](https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/4610dd25/img/favicon_144x144.png)YouTube![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vJkt9gK1yZA/maxresdefault_live.jpg)](https://youtube.com/live/vJkt9gK1yZA?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Click to watch on YouTube in a new tab or window. Please subscribe (free!) to the [@PodSaveChocolate YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@podsavechocolate/featured?ref=thechocolatelife.com), like this video, comment, and share to help grow the #PSC community. [Watch and comment on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claygordon%5Fpodsavechocolate-podsavechocolate-lavidacocoa-activity-7231396559538597888-P3ok?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) (shareable). [Watch and comment on Facebook](https://fb.me/e/3NbQXsMCM?ref=thechocolatelife.com) (also shareable). --- ## **Episode 65 Overview** Fundamental to being a chocolate critic is understanding Flavor. I first started thinking about this in a formal way in the years before I spun up chocophile.com. I needed a rating system and to do that I needed to come up with a judging rubric. To come up with a judging rubric I need to understand how to evaluate the flavors of chocolate. This is something I’ve been working on continually for over twenty years. This coming October (Friday the 25th) I will be presenting, with Zoi Papalexandratou at the British Society of Flavourists 2nd Annual Symposium. The topic is *Quantifying the Flavours of Cocoa and Chocolate*. In this episode of #PodSaveChocolate I am going to be sharing some of the research I have been doing in preparation for the symposium; I will *not* be sharing the final presentation. (I am still working on that with Zoi.) The main point I am pursuing with Zoi: **Why**? It’s not just about analytical chemistry. --- ### **Links and Resources** [British Society of Flavourists - 2nd BSF Symposium on ChocolateBuy Tickets on Eventbrite Buy Tickets var exampleCallback = function() { console.log(‘Order complete!’); }; window.EBWid…![](https://www.bsf.org.uk/images/bsf/images/logos/bsf/BSF-logo-square-200x200.png)2nd BSF Symposium on Chocolate![](https://www.bsf.org.uk/images/bsf/images/2024/Webinars_Chocolate_final.jpg)](https://www.bsf.org.uk/diary/eventdetail/257/18%7C13%7C17/2nd-bsf-symposium-on-chocolate?ref=thechocolatelife.com) There is still time to sign up for this symposium – you don’t have to be a member of BSF to attend. [Communicating the Flavors of Chocolate & Coffee | #PodSaveChocolateEpisode 16 of #PodSaveChocolate features my 2023 presentation to the British Society of Flavourists.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/02/Ep-016---Communicating---Featured1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/communicating-the-flavors-of-chocolate-coffee-podsavechocolate/) The Episode of PodSaveChocolate about my presentation at the 2023 BSF symposium. ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/08/EEC-HowChocolateGetsItsTaste-000.001.jpeg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/08/EEC-HowChocolateGetsItsTaste.001.jpeg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/08/EEC-HowChocolateGetsItsTaste.002.jpeg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/08/EEC-HowChocolateGetsItsTaste.003.jpeg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/08/EEC-HowChocolateGetsItsTaste.004.jpeg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/08/EEC-HowChocolateGetsItsTaste.005.jpeg) From my presentation, “How Chocolate Gets its Taste” first given to the Experimental Cuisine Collective (NYU) in March, 2012. ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2024/08/MOCCA-MAP-bookletpp27-28.jpg) Source: [MOCCA](https://cocoaflavormap.cacaomovil.com/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) [MotaMayor-DiversityofTCacaoThe 2008 research paper.MotaMayor-DiversityofTCacao.pdf236 KBdownload-circle](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2024/08/MotaMayor-DiversityofTCacao.pdf "Download") [chemistryofCocoaAn Excel spreadsheet listing SOME of the chemicals that can be found in cocoa.chemistryofCocoa.xls51 KBdownload-circle](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2024/08/chemistryofCocoa.xls "Download") --- ### **Questions?** If you have questions or want to comment, you can do so live during the episode or, if you are a ChocolateLife member, you can add them in the Comments below at ***any*** time. --- ### **Episode Hashtags and Related Accounts to Follow** #Flavor #Flavour #BSF #cocoa #cacao #cacau #chocolate #chocolat #craftchocolate #PodSaveChocolate #PodSaveChoc #LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife --- ### **Future Episodes** None scheduled when this went to press. --- ### **#PodSaveChocolate and #TheChocolateLifeLIVE Archives** **To read an archived post** and find the links to watch archived episodes, click on one of the bookmark cards, below. 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