DEGUSTATION
tasting, savoring, savouring, relishing, degustation
(noun) taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; “cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
degustation (countable and uncountable, plural degustations)
tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation
Source: Wiktionary
Deg`us*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. degustatio: cf. F. dégustation.]
(Physiol.)
Definition: Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste
organs. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition