Esters, Volatile Compounds, and Congeners - What's the Difference?Esters, volatile compounds, and congeners are different but related concepts. Without some technical background, it’s easy to misunderstand what each measurement conveys. In what follows, I’ll provide some necessary background and then wrap things up with real-world examples and…
Cask Consolidation, Angel's Share Calculators, and Brand ClaimsI recently received an email from Nikkhil of the Whisky Flu blog, asking me about Camikara, a cane juice rum from India aged for 12 years. Among the marketing copy is that only 6.6% of the rum remained after the angels took their share. That seemed high to me, but not enough to…
Minimum Age Statements – Can We Do Better?Among the most sacrosanct tenets in the distilled spirits world is that an age stated on a label means every drop in the bottle aged for at least that duration. In industry parlance, this is known as a minimum age statement. Thus, if a blender took a cask of 20-year aged rum and…
Rum Wonk with Matt Pietrek
Rum Wonk with Matt Pietrek
Rum Wonk with Matt Pietrek
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Rum Wonk with Matt Pietrek
Inside rum - past, present, and future - by Matt Pietrek, aka the Rum Wonk
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