Whisky Magazine

THE SCIENCE OF WHISKY

t is a strange thing how two quite separate ideas can coexist peacefully in one’s mind, never coming into contact until circumstance causes them to collide. On one hand, we are taught to revere the historic art of whisky making, based on intuition, tradition and experience. On the other, that data, hard facts and rigorous assessment is the only true basis upon which any decision should be made.

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