Sensory attributes of bael wine such as (taste, aroma, flavor and color) were evaluated using a 9-point Hedonic scale (where 1=dislike extremely and 9=like extremely) by 16 panelists (8 men and 8 women, aged 20–35 years ) selected from staff and faculty members of North Odisha University, Baripada, who were familiar with wine consumption. This study was conducted to present an impartial view of the organoleptic quality of the bael wine. Samples were served in clean transparent glasses (tumblers), which had been labeled with 3-digit random numbers. Questionnaires and water for mouth ranging between each tasting were provided. Prior to evaluation, a session was held to familiarize the panelists with the product. The panelists were asked to read through the questionnaires and the meaning of each attribute (taste, aroma, flavor, color/appearance and after taste) was explained to the panelists to avoid any mis-interpretation (Kilcast & Subramanian, 2000). Tasters were not allowed to discuss their scores during the evaluations session.
The bael wine produced was presented to the selected panel for sensory analysis. Another set of bael wine sample was evaluated as a second replication the following day. The sensory evaluation data were presented as the means of the panelist's score. A standard test was used to test the statistical significance of the difference observed between scores of the two sets (Cass, 1980).