Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Degustation \Deg`us*ta"tion\, n. [L. degustatio: cf. F.
   d['e]gustation.] (Physiol.)
   Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste
   organs. --Bp. Hall.

Source : WordNet®

degustation
     n : taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality;
         "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed
         most" [syn: {tasting}, {savoring}, {savouring}, {relishing}]