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degustation

American  
[dee-guhs-tay-shuhn] / diˌgʌsˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  • degustations
    plural
  1. the act of degusting; the tasting of food or drink to savor it.


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But the resort’s most impressive restaurant is KŌEN, which crafts a fine-dining degustation menu with a Nordic aesthetic, Japanese techniques, and Maldivian inspiration.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

The 7-course degustation menu might feature Wagyu beef with endive or a lone tomato with basil seed and Iberico ham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2019

We stopped at Cassis Monna et Filles where for 2.50 Canadian dollars I did a degustation of wine made from the black currents M. Monna and his two daughters grow themselves.

From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2018

In its early days, many customers, mistaking Moto for a sushi bar, were bewildered when they were presented with a 20-course degustation menu.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2018

After they had visited the supper-room, where both Sissie and her mother did wonderful feats of degustation and Mr. Prohack drank all that was good for him, Sissie ordered her father to dance with her.

From Mr. Prohack by Arnold Bennett

"Cocktail degustations have been a novelty until now, done here and there as one-off specials at fancy bars and restaurants," Almenning says.

From Time ● Apr. 19, 2012

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