The Beer Continuum is a concept I thought up a while back in University. I had noticed an odd pattern happening whenever a group of people go out drinking - something of a self perpetuating pattern. 

At the beginning of the night, a group of people will mostly get a drink at the same time, however due to different drinking speeds, various drink sizes and possible chugging bets, people consume the drinks at a variable rate. Once someone is fished their drink they have to ask themselves a very important question...

For some time, I've been attempting to craft some delicious cocktails with the help of the best alcohol in the world - Gin. I started thinning about the composition of a cocktail and more importantly the breakdown of how a cocktail tastes. I realized a cocktail can be broken down into 3 distinct phases - the Initial taste, the Body and finally the Aftertaste. With that I also broke down the main flavours one would taste into Savoury, Sweet, Bitter and Spicy. Below is an example of how I breakdown the tried and true Gin + Tonic.