The Science of Scotch
Where the Magic Happens Kettles at the Ardmore Distillery Ardmore and Laphroaig Get the scientific low-down on that religiously-revered drink While most scotch whiskey terminology veers towards the...
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Barrelsschlaeger (CC Licensed)A new plan is raising eyebrows in the conservative whisky industry At the New York WhiskyFest this week, nobody wanted to talk much about technological innovations in the...
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Scotchmorberg via FlickrFile this under news you can raise a glass to: Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have figured out how to turn the leftovers from one of Scotland's biggest exports into...
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Dave Arnold and his Rotary Evaporatorcourtesy The GlenlivetLaboratory separation techniques pull out the various flavors in a single glass of whisky for individual study and/or enjoyment As I write...
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The Rediscovered Bottlescourtesy Whyte and MackayPreserved in Antarctica since 1907, the Scotch that Ernest Shackleton drank is now available in stores In 1907, Ernest Shackleton and crew set out on...
View ArticleTested: A Chemical Time Machine Makes Whiskey Taste Older, Faster
Machine AgedChris BuzelliSouth Carolina inventor ages liquor overnightIt takes only 48 hours to distill a barrel of whiskey. The next decade is spent making it taste good. The liquor undergoes constant...
View ArticleHow Well Does Scotch Age in Zero Gravity? A Distiller Launches Some to Find Out
Bill Lumsden, Head DistillerArdbegArdbeg, makers of extremely peaty Scotch whisky, has launched samples of its product into space. Not as a gift from Earth to extraterrestrial races, nor even as a...
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Installing Nanoracks Experiments Astronauts install Nanoracks experiments and equipment on the International Space Station during STS-134, Endeavour's final mission. The payload customers included the...
View ArticleFYI: Why Does Scotch Smell Like Band-Aids?
Lagavulin ScotchFlickr User GudlyfAlso disinfectant, crude oil, Sharpies, synthetic insulin... A friend of mine has type 1 diabetes, for which she injects a synthetic insulin called Humalog. When she...
View ArticleWhat's The Flavor Difference Between Scotch And Rye? [Infographic]
Whiskey Flavors Click here to see this amazing image even larger.Scott SeidellThe many flavors of the great wide world of whiskey. Yes, bacon fat is an option. Can't quite tell the difference between a...
View ArticleThe Science of Scotch
Where the Magic Happens Kettles at the Ardmore Distillery Ardmore and Laphroaig While most scotch whiskey terminology veers towards the religious, the so-called "water of life" has been subjected to...
View ArticleCheating the Angels
Barrels schlaeger (CC Licensed) At the New York WhiskyFest this week, nobody wanted to talk much about technological innovations in the industry. Most of the whisky professionals I asked assured me...
View ArticleScottish Scientists Turn Whisky Into Biofuel
Scotch morberg via FlickrFile this under news you can raise a glass to: Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have figured out how to turn the leftovers from one of Scotland's biggest exports...
View ArticleTasting Scotch Whisky, Note By Vacuum-Distilled Note
Dave Arnold and his Rotary Evaporator courtesy The Glenlivet As I write this, I'm sipping three aged Scotches that have been fractionated into some nine glasses. It's mid-afternoon. Yes, I am at the...
View ArticleHow Scottish Scientists Re-Created a Hundred-Year-Old Whisky
The Rediscovered Bottles courtesy Whyte and Mackay In 1907, Ernest Shackleton and crew set out on the ship Nimrod to visit Antarctica and, they hoped, the South Pole. The good news was, the entire...
View ArticleTested: A Chemical Time Machine Makes Whiskey Taste Older, Faster
Machine Aged Chris Buzelli It takes only 48 hours to distill a barrel of whiskey. The next decade is spent making it taste good. The liquor undergoes constant chemical changes, some from the charred...
View ArticleHow Well Does Scotch Age in Zero Gravity? A Distiller Launches Some to Find Out
Bill Lumsden, Head Distiller Ardbeg Ardbeg, makers of extremely peaty Scotch whisky, has launched samples of its product into space. Not as a gift from Earth to extraterrestrial races, nor even as a...
View ArticlePopSci Q&A: How Nanoracks Sends Scotch, iPhones and School Experiments to Space
Installing Nanoracks Experiments Astronauts install Nanoracks experiments and equipment on the International Space Station during STS-134, Endeavour's final mission. The payload customers included the...
View ArticleFYI: Why Does Scotch Smell Like Band-Aids?
Lagavulin Scotch Flickr User GudlyfA friend of mine has type 1 diabetes, for which she injects a synthetic insulin called Humalog. When she does, there's a quick but very powerful aroma of......
View ArticleWhat's The Flavor Difference Between Scotch And Rye? [Infographic]
Whiskey Flavors Click here to see this amazing image even larger. Scott Seidell Can't quite tell the difference between a Speyside Scotch malt and an Islay? Want to sound sophisticated comparing the...
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