Rate Every Sip in WhiskeyMate

<h2>Overview</h2> <p>WhiskeyMate supports structured bottle ratings so you can remember what you loved (or didn’t) and compare your impressions with the community. Ratings are broken into four parts—<strong>Nose</strong>, <strong>Taste</strong>, <strong>Finish</strong>, and <strong>Body</strong>.</p> <h2>How ratings work</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Star UI on mobile</strong>: On iOS and Android, you rate each category with a 1–5 star control. There’s also an overall “quick set” control that can set all four categories at once.</li> <li><strong>Stored as points</strong>: Under the hood, the app saves ratings in Firestore in <code>userRatings</code> using a 100-point style mapping: each category is stored as <em>(stars × 5)</em> and <code>totalScore</code> is the sum of the four category point values (0–100).</li> <li><strong>Community averages (when available)</strong>: When a bottle has stats, WhiskeyMate can show community averages for the same categories (from <code>whiskeyStats</code>) and the total number of ratings.</li> </ul> <h2>Where to rate bottles</h2> <ul> <li><strong>iOS</strong>: Rate from a bottle’s detail view (Ratings section). You can also rate from the feed via the rating overlay.</li> <li><strong>Android</strong>: Rate from the bottle detail screen (it shows your rating controls plus the community averages when available).</li> <li><strong>Web</strong>: When adding a bottle from <code>/dashboard.html</code>, the <em>Ratings (optional)</em> accordion includes sliders for Nose/Taste/Finish/Body plus an overall “Quick set”. The dashboard’s bottle details UI can also display your saved rating summary and any community averages that exist.</li> </ul> <h2>Updating your rating</h2> <ul> <li><strong>iOS / Android</strong>: You can update your rating later. The Update Rating button stays disabled until all categories are set and you’ve changed something.</li> <li><strong>Web</strong>: Ratings are currently set during the Add Bottle flow; the web dashboard displays ratings but does not currently provide a dedicated rating editor UI.</li> </ul> <h2>Tips</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Re-rate over time</strong>: Bottles can evolve after opening, and your palate changes too.</li> <li><strong>Pair ratings with notes</strong>: A quick note (e.g., “bright citrus, short finish”) makes your score far more useful later.</li> </ul>