Master of Cheese: Tasting Assessment
Showcase your sensory expertise, precision, and deep knowledge. Achieve recognition as an accomplished taster and industry authority and move closer to Master of Cheese accreditation.
What is the Master of Cheese: Tasting Assessment?
The Master of Cheese Tasting Assessment is one of the required assessment elements within the Master of Cheese pathway.
It is a practical, in-person assessment that tests your ability to assess cheese through structured observation and identify cheeses from the Academy of Cheese examinable cheese list.
NEXT TASTING ASSESSMENT DAY IS ON 20TH OCTOBER 2026 IN LONDON
The assessment has two halves: the Sensory Analysis assessment and the Cheese Identification assessment. Both halves are sat on the same day, under the same examination conditions, and together they form a single assessment module.
This assessment sits at the heart of the Master of Cheese programme. It gives candidates the opportunity to demonstrate disciplined tasting practice, accurate sensory observation, confident use of the Academy’s Structured Approach to Tasting Cheese, and detailed knowledge of cheeses from the Academy of Cheese list.
The Tasting Assessment can be taken once you have become a Fellow of the Academy of Cheese. You should be confident in your tasting ability and have passed the Level 3 Tasting and Cheese Library modules before enrolling.
Why take this assessment?
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The Tasting Assessment is a practical assessment made up of two halves: Sensory Analysis and Cheese Identification.
The two halves test different skills and are marked against different standards, but they share a single result. You cannot apply to take one half without the other.
Master of Cheese: Tasting Assessment
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Who should consider this assessment?
The Master of Cheese Tasting Assessment is for Fellows of the Academy of Cheese who are working towards Master of Cheese status and are ready to demonstrate advanced practical tasting ability.
It is suitable for candidates who have completed the Level 3 Tasting and Cheese Library modules and feel confident applying the Academy’s Structured Approach to Tasting Cheese under examination conditions.
You should consider this assessment when you are ready to test both your structured tasting discipline and your ability to identify cheeses from the Academy of Cheese examinable list.
You do not have to take the Tasting Assessment immediately after becoming a Fellow. You can take it at any point in your Master of Cheese journey, but you will not be able to become a Master of Cheese without passing this assessment.
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