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Flavour Analysis

Smoked Gouda combines pronounced smoky depths with hickory, oak and toast. An oleic acid note carries smooth oiliness, while a caramel note brings warm sweetness into focus, and animal fat and milk notes give the profile several distinct sides.

Dominant Flavour Families

Woody
Maillard
Carnal / Animalic
Earthy
Sweet

Flavour profile of smoked gouda

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Smoky

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Smoked Gouda

SmokyMaillard

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Rich, aromatic wood-smoke notes distinctive of deliberately smoked foods. Strong in smoked gouda.

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