Ep. 22: Anna Mantheakis: Whiskey, Wine, & Synesthesia

We've been looking forward to this follow-up with Anna Mantheakis, a distiller, blender, and data expert for Westward Whiskey. We will talk about her path through the industry from Wine to Whiskey, and especially her experiences with synesthesia and how that shapes her tasting abilities. Anna experiences a type of synesthesia which causes sound to affect her sense of taste (flavor and texture). We're going to go deep on learning about synesthesia with Anna, and touch on the fascinating story of her path through the beverage industry as a synesthete!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Note: This live stream is scheduled for a different time slot than usual: Wednesday at 6pm PDT (rather than the usual Thursday at 5pm PDT).

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Links to the sounds we listened to on air today:

https://rainymood.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj2GVOR7WHg - 440 Hz "A" sine wave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EE8OjI_dl4 - 440 Hz "A" played on a violin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npEz3h0h8CA - orchestra tuning "A"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubFq-wV3Eic - TV static white noise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqzGzwTY-6w - brown noise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXtimhT-ff4 - pink noise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqwFimG3X3w - 60 Hz background noise

More about the variants of random noise: white noise, pink noise, brown noise, grey noise, blue noise, etc. - https://primesound.org/noise-types/

A nice demo and explanation of white, pink, and brown noise: https://youtu.be/cXNZUnY_4ug

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Here's Anna's standard list of sounds she uses for tasting:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qVwEkhjE_hcV3T6Ak2s8a99V23W0l-BL?usp=sharing

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