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posted by cmn32480 on Monday February 06 2017, @03:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the drinkin'-the-good-stuff dept.

As brandies age, chemical interactions between the spirits and the wood casks they mature in grant them their distinctive hues, scents and tastes. These reactions are slow, and aging high-quality brandy currently takes several years.

Previous research found that ultrasound waves can help extract chemicals from plant tissues. Ultrasounds are pressure waves that cause tissues to rupture, releasing bioactive compounds stored within cells at a higher rate. As such, researchers wanted to see if ultrasound waves could help accelerate the aging of brandy.

The scientists flowed distilled wine through American oak chips. As the wine seeped past the wooden chips, the researchers blasted it with ultrasound waves. The researchers found that after only three days of ultrasound treatment, they produced spirits that were similar to brandies aged for years. The scientists will detail their findings in the May issue of the journal Ultrasonics Sonochemistry.

"Obtaining, in three days, a spirit with characteristics near to two-years-aged brandies was something really unexpected for us," says study co-author Valme García, a professor at the University of Cádiz in Spain.

Eight trained judges, including some of the researchers, deemed the resulting spirits nearly as good as traditional brandies. "They tasted surprisingly well, with good fruity and sweet flavors and a high aromatic intensity," García said.

Source: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/02/03/ultrasound-waves-wine-brandy/


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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday February 06 2017, @04:44AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday February 06 2017, @04:44AM (#463306) Journal

    the whiskey get's me shitfaced.

    Just imagine... a shitface on snotnose... or viceversa.

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  • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Monday February 06 2017, @04:49AM

    by Snotnose (1623) on Monday February 06 2017, @04:49AM (#463308)

    Just imagine... a shitface on snotnose... or viceversa.

    You should see what I flush down my toilet.

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