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Scientists Reveal Secret Behind Characters of Whiskey

by Sheela Philomena on  September 10, 2013 at 1:21 PM Alcohol & Drug Abuse News
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Scientists have identified that a single whiskey sample contains hundreds of nonvolatile compounds.
Scientists Reveal Secret Behind Characters of Whiskey
Scientists Reveal Secret Behind Characters of Whiskey

Added up across multiple samples, the number of compounds comes to about 4,000 total, a scientific testament to the complex molecular mingling that occurs as a spirit ages, sometimes for decades, in a 53-gallon oak barrel.

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Of the thousands of compounds in the resulting products, the scientists narrowed the field down to 50 to 100 contributors, including fatty acids, alcohols and tannins, comprising a spirit's signature that distinguishes a Tennessee whiskey from bourbon.

Though the ratios of grains used to make them differ significantly, bourbons and rye whiskeys made in the same distillery developed chemical signatures that looked more like each other than those of bourbons and rye whiskeys, respectively, of another producer.

Source: ANI

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