Syringe of Whisky: Instead of pulling the corks, the scientists drew whisky from the bottles through a sterile needle. Journal of the Institute of Brewing
Posted on 01/22/2012 4:18:28 PM PST by DogByte6RER
Syringe of Whisky: Instead of pulling the corks, the scientists drew whisky from the bottles through a sterile needle. Journal of the Institute of Brewing
Sensory and Chemical Analysis of ‘Shackleton’s’ Mackinlay Scotch Whisky:
http://www.scientificsocieties.org/jib/papers/2011/G-2011-0630-1168.pdf
Endurance: one of the most fascinating and excruciating stories ever told.
To heck with telling us 2 pieces of bacon is suicide, or butter and eggs will kill us.
THIS is the purpose of science. To improve life and answer important questions.
/johnny
Agreed! Advancing human knowledge one malt whisky bottle at a time!
I would have imagined that some time in the last 105 years it would have gotten colder than this....
My thoughts, also.
Ping.
A related FR thread posted two years ago re: the discovery of the Shackleton whisky cache:
Scotch Whisky Meant To Warm Antarctic Explorers Retrieved After Century Locked In Ice
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2445805/posts
'tis a wee bonnie Scotch Ping.
Thought that part of the requirement to be a scotch is to be aged at least ten years.
Since the three cases were only discovered approximately five years ago and then analyzed; how long has the new stuff been aged?
£81.63 + VAT tax (0.0) + Delivery Charge to u.S. £32.00 (1) or 38.00 for 2 bottles.
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ping
“Thought that part of the requirement to be a scotch is to be aged at least ten years.
Since the three cases were only discovered approximately five years ago and then analyzed; how long has the new stuff been aged?”
From the article:
“Armed with all this detail, Whyte and Mackay’s master distiller, Richard Paterson, was able to delve into the wealth of warehoused casks and, with the help of his prodigious nose, blend a number of whiskies in exact proportions to replicate the Shackleton spirit.”
They blended what they had on hand to get what they wanted. What they had on hand should have been properly aged.
Scotch Whiskey tastes very VERY bad no matter how old or expensive it is.
I would have imagined that some time in the last 105 years it would have gotten colder than this....
You don't factor in global warming climate change whatever...the place was probably sub-tropical for most of the century.8^)
I call bs - no real scotsman would have left 3 cases of whisky behind.
This was on the History Channel a few months ago. Very interesting show.
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