Impact of Dilution on Whisky Aroma: A Sensory and Volatile Composition Analysis.

Autor: Ashmore PL; Department of Food Science, Washington State University, Richland, WA 99354, USA., DuBois A; Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.; Department of Food Science & Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA., Tomasino E; Department of Food Science & Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA., Harbertson JF; Department of Viticulture and Enology, Washington State University, Richland, WA 99354, USA., Collins TS; Department of Viticulture and Enology, Washington State University, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Foods (Basel, Switzerland) [Foods] 2023 Mar 17; Vol. 12 (6). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 17.
DOI: 10.3390/foods12061276
Abstrakt: An "omics"-style approach was used to evaluate the complex relationship between whisky aroma and dilution with water, typically suggested as a way to better appreciate whisky. A set of 25 samples, including Bourbons, ryes, single-malt and blended Scotches, and Irish whiskies were chemically profiled at six dilution levels (100, 90, 80, 70, 60, and 50% whisky/water), while a subset of six whiskies (three Bourbons, three Scotches) at four dilution levels (100, 80, 60, and 40% whisky/water) were chemically profiled and subjected to sensory analysis by a trained panel ( n = 20). Untargeted volatile analysis was performed using headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) and sensory analysis was performed using descriptive analysis (DA). Results were evaluated using multivariate statistical techniques, including multifactor analysis (MFA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). Dilution decreased headspace concentration of hydrophilic aroma compounds and increased concentration of more hydrophobic compounds, which agreed with DA results. Dilution above 80% whisky/20% water reduced differences within whisky styles, though differences between American (Bourbon, rye) and Scotch styles (single malt, blended) continued to increase with further dilution. This provides important insight into how dilution of whisky during consumption changes consumer perception, as well as the usefulness of HS-SPME-GC-MS as a proxy for human olfaction.
Databáze: MEDLINE