Selected Academic Papers

Here are a few selected academic papers to illustrate some of the topics of serious study in the whisky industry. Note: these are illustrative only; they were scanned in with an OCR reader and though every attempt was made to remove typos this cannot be guaranteed and many of the diagrams have been omitted. Anyone seriously interested in these papers must consult the original published articles.

• The effect of cask charring on Scotch whisky maturation; Clyne et al
• Consumer profiling of Scotch whisky; Guy et al
• Perception of Heterocyclic Nitrogen Compounds in Mature Whisky; Delahunty et al
• Factors affecting the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content of cereals, fats and other food products; Dennis et al
• Analysis of Lignin from Oak Casks Used for the Maturation of Scotch Whisky; Conner et al