tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796851174433094373.post4540957504909760628..comments2023-11-02T05:22:46.119-04:00Comments on In With Bacchus: Of Replicants and ReactionsScott Spolverinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02109548168910173982noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796851174433094373.post-8696688997895442622015-04-03T12:32:26.414-04:002015-04-03T12:32:26.414-04:00A couple more thoughts to add:
First, being able ...A couple more thoughts to add:<br /><br />First, being able to measure the major esters probably isn't the entire picture. I'm wondering if this is going to be kind of like artificial vs. natural vanilla. We can replicated the major component - vanillin - just fine, but there are scads of minor components that are necessary to create that real vanilla character. Those minor components, which will necessarily be more difficult to measure, may play important roles in giving the finished product a full character. Steve McCarthy of Clear Creek attempted to use GC/MS analysis of his spirits to improve their quality. After a lot of work, he abandoned that method and went back to organoleptic analysis because he felt like it produced a better product. So the claim that having the same GC/MS chromatogram means that two spirits are the same is not one I'm willing to buy just yet.<br /><br />Secondly, I'm just plain skeptical that you can cheat time to that degree. If I could speed up a reaction by many orders of magnitude without causing unwanted side reactions then life would be a whole lot easier in my business. Now maybe he's really figured out something that no one else has, but until there is more independent analysis, I will remain skeptical. It'll also help once the patent is filed and becomes public record, so we can see what the actual methodology is.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796851174433094373.post-29219686914971300012015-04-02T16:34:48.268-04:002015-04-02T16:34:48.268-04:00"If I had to guess what forms of energy its u..."If I had to guess what forms of energy its using" - Bryan has let slip in the past that he has used light on oak for aging, presumably 'Phase 2'.Sylvanhttp://tastylibations.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796851174433094373.post-46289958732475267592015-04-02T15:30:44.253-04:002015-04-02T15:30:44.253-04:00I have contacted them and they said it was not an ...I have contacted them and they said it was not an April Fool's joke. <br /><br />That being said, even if it is, it is a very, very expensive April Fool's joke. The GC-MS tests for esters, especially phenolic aldehyde esters, are about $150 per chemical per sample. So if they decided to spend that much on an April Fool's joke then I won't feel terrible about falling for it.Scott Spolverinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109548168910173982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796851174433094373.post-34041141200041070082015-04-02T15:25:53.650-04:002015-04-02T15:25:53.650-04:00So you're of the opinion that the paper's ...So you're of the opinion that the paper's release on April 1 was merely a coincidence?Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.com