Whiskey made DIY and by AI
2019; American Chemical Society; Volume: 97; Issue: 39 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1021/cen-09739-newscripts
ISSN2474-7408
Autores ResumoDIY whiskey Whiskey is, in a sense, wood-flavored vodka. It's complex, nuanced, and, many would say, lovely. It is a fairly pure mixture of ethanol and water that has had a chance to exchange flavor, color, and other molecules with charred or toasted wood. In contrast, vodka is a spirit that is treated to remove flavors, aromas, and colors. For years, specialty retailers have sold kits and supplies that allow people to make their own whiskey-like spirit on a small scale. One option is a wood barrel, 3–20 L in size, that's similar to the 200 L barrels, usually oak, used to age commercial whiskey. Another option is toasted oak chips or coils that soak with the liquor in a jar or bottle. In all these DIY cases, the higher ratio of wood surface area to volume of liquid means that the liquor needs less time to age, and it
Referência(s)