Cork giant Amorim has revealed breakthrough technologies to eradicate detectable TCA (2,4,6-trichloroanisole) through the launch of Naturity and Xpür — technologies designed to remove detectable TCA from natural corks and to create a new segment of micro-agglomerated stoppers, respectively. Although it is more common in wine corks than whisky, it still exists and can affect…
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Wine and spirits are complex mixtures of flavor and aroma compounds, some of which arise during aging in wooden barrels. Among other compounds, oak wood releases coumarins, but how they affect wine’s sensory properties is unclear. Now, researchers reporting in American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry have detected and measured six coumarins…
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The end of year market report from the UK’s Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) reported that combined sales of gin and flavoured gin in shops, supermarkets and online went up 22 percent in value last year, breaking the billion-pound mark for the first time, worth £1.2 billion totalling 75 million bottles. However, total gin…
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Post-Brexit and COVID-19 affected sales are hurting the UK’s spirit and wine industry, but help is not coming from the government which is not lowering the highest duty in all of Europe, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). UK drinkers are currently forced to pay £2.23 on duty per bottle of still…
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Eco-friendly Bruichladdich Distillers are removing its tins on its web-shop and in its distillery shop in an effort to reduce packaging. While already the tins were manufactured from steel which was 100 percent recyclable, the progressive distillery, located on the Isle of Islay, questioned whether its whisky needed a tin at all. Although customers can…
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