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Shots of knowledge : the science of whiskey /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arnold, Robert, 1987- (Author), Simanek, Eric, 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fort Worth : TCU Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Whiskey.
Distillation.
Table of Contents:
  • From sunshine to sugar. Sizing up whiskey
  • Whiskey: the essential elements
  • Atoms and molecules: a molecular view of whiskey
  • Carbon dioxide, water, light and the sweet origins of whiskey
  • The cereals: our sugar daddies
  • Barley: the trailblazer
  • Corn: America's native grain
  • Rye: the comeback kid
  • A whisper of wheat
  • The journey of CO2
  • Division of labor: Ford, Venice and nature
  • Chloroplasts
  • Fixing carbon dioxide with a molecular bucket brigade
  • Rubisco and more accounting
  • Rubisco and C4 plants
  • Nature's Rube Goldberg machine
  • Starch synthesis
  • From wee beasties to white dogs. Yeasts: the wee beasties
  • The Saccharomyces genus: man's best (microbial) friend
  • Saccharomyces cerevisisae & its nicknames
  • The call of the wild yeast
  • Bacteria: the uninvited house guest
  • The crushing power of milling
  • Sugar through mashing
  • Yeast propagation: strength in numbers
  • Fermentation & the creation of beer
  • Sour mash: A buffet in the Antarctic
  • A riddle and a molecular view of fermentation
  • The molecular complexity of passing gas
  • Alcohol dehydrogenase
  • Distillation
  • Pot still: from sailors to whiskey makers
  • Column still: efficiency finds a home
  • The bubble cap
  • Stillage: a feast fit for a cow
  • Copper: more than just a pretty face
  • The cuts: heads, hearts and tails
  • From barrel to brain. Charcoal mellowing
  • The mighty oak
  • Coopering: the oak becomes the barrel
  • Maturation: the caterpillar becomes the butterfly
  • Mechanisms of maturation
  • Aging warehouses: a barrel's shelter from the elements
  • Marrying, blending & single barrel
  • The finishing touches: dilution, chill filtration, & bottling
  • Attaching a label to it
  • Facts of the matter
  • Water, ice, & whiskey
  • The essence of the individual
  • The molecules of whiskey
  • Spotlight on whiskey lactone: a noseful and a mouthful
  • Last call! a metaphor for the process of separating molecules in whiskey
  • Ethanol: a fanciful look at shape and function
  • Creating the flavor of whiskey: it's in the brain
  • To enhance, not induce
  • Whiskey, science, and their future together.