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    The Science of Scotch

    By Posted on 6.30.2008 11 Comments

    While most scotch whiskey terminology veers towards the religious, the so-called “water of life” has been subjected to more scientific scrutiny than one might expect. But it's still a work in progress. Earlier this week at the New York Academy of Sciences, Simon Brooking, Master Ambassador for Ardmore and Laphroaig distilleries, appeared in his traditional clan tartan to walk a crowd through the chemistry behind the whiskey.

    5.12.2008 at 04:56pm - Comment by GenericUsername

    Hey, matt@photos, Perhaps you should do a little more research yourself before you assume that someone else is incorrect? "Spelt" is an accepted British form of "spell", as verified by no less than Merriam-Webster, who define it thusly: 'chiefly British past and past participle of spell' You might have noticed that Scottishhaze used the UK spelling of "flavour", which should have given you a clue, but perhaps you thought that was incorrect, as well. Now, if I were going to be as pedantic as you, I would point out that he did use "it's" improperly, when writing "it's individuality". One could point out, as well, that "try and pay attention" is not grammatically correct, as it should be "try to pay attention". But no need to worry about that; I'd never stoop so low. It's a valid point, the spelling of "whisk(e)y" when referring to the Scottish variety, especially in an article posted on a science website. I don't understand why you must take what he said personally.



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