jbutler Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 A scientific article published earlier today sheds light on the "coffee ring" method of whiskey identification. More from a layman's perspective here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Fascinating. I read through the first article you linked to. It took a couple of tries as I was sipping on some Jos. A. Magnus both times. That engineering degree I got 50+ years ago sure came in handy - a little fluid dynamics, a little physics, some chemistry. Lots of those big words were strangely familiar even if I'd long forgotten what they meant. Having worked through the first article, I then turned to the second - although it, too, was "scientific", it was much more readable. I kind of wish I'd read the "layman's perspective" first. I then would have sort of known what the tough parts of the first one were talking about and "why" the talk was important. I recall a topic or two from a few years ago discussing the residue left in the bottom of a glass that dried out overnight. See below. [NOTE - the first link takes you to a post in the middle of the discussion. I recommend going back to the start of the topic.] I also remembered, vaguely, some artist/photographer took pictures of the leavings of different brands. I guess it was just a matter of time before some enterprising grad student/grant seeker/etc., would turn this into a professional article. Most amazing about this to me is, the guy who did it is a mechanical engineer. I thought they only designed cogs, axles, levers, clock and lock innards, and easy-open jar lids. https://www.straightbourbon.com/community/topic/26733-new-guy-with-another-silly-question/?tab=comments#comment-597725 https://www.straightbourbon.com/community/topic/19036-scotch-whisky-news-2013/?tab=comments#comment-331554 which includes a link to -- https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/03/18/174637393/the-wonderful-world-of-whisky-art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanP Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Wow. Really neat, and to me it adds yet another dimension to the bourbon experience. I feel a strong urge to participate in the scientific method here and determine just how reproducible these results are. I will of course require many, many different bottles of Weller, Pappy, BT Antique and the like provided to me by the distillers. Think I could get a grant for this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parksmart Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Won’t you also need a team of folks assigned to assist you with this endeavor? Do you prefer blondes, brunettes or redheads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanP Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 8:11 PM, parksmart said: Won’t you also need a team of folks assigned to assist you with this endeavor? Do you prefer blondes, brunettes or redheads? Ha! You are absolutely right! I’m not picky really, as long as she doesn’t have pointy elbows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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