<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21410"><span style="" class="">></span> Why anyone would add water to it, de-mineralised or otherwise, is beyond me.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21411"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21471"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21472" dir="ltr">The link explains that after distillation, they (Glenfiddich) add demineralized water to dilute it to retail strength. Here the full post (without photos):<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21592" dir="ltr"><br></div><h1 id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21632" style="" class="">Why we only add demineralised water to our whisky</h1>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21631" style="" class="">15 December 2014</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21626" class="" style="text-align: center;"><br></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21630" class="" style="text-align: justify;">As you probably already know, most
whiskies are not sold at 'cask strength’, but are typically diluted to
between 40 and 46% ABV before being bottled. At Glenfiddich, our
expressions are typically bottled at 40% ABV, although our <a style="" class="" href="http://bit.ly/gf_DistEdition" target="_blank">Distillery Edition</a> is bottled at 51% ABV for those looking to try something a bit different. </div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21629" class="" style="text-align: justify;">We use natural spring water from the
Robbie Dhu spring in every step of producing our single malt. But in a
small break with history, we now demineralise any water we add to our
products after distillation. A few people have asked us why we do that.
Well, that’s quite easy to answer; it's done for a mixture of cosmetic
and health reasons. Bear with me, and I’ll explain the science behind
it.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21709" class="" style="text-align: justify;"><br></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21628" class="" style="text-align: justify;">During mashing and fermentation, a very small quantity of an organic chemical called oxalic acid (H<sub id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21811" style="" class="">2</sub>C<sub style="" class="">2</sub>0<sub style="" class="">4</sub>)
naturally forms in the liquid. It’s a harmless enough substance in low
quantities and is also found in many vegetables, particularly spinach
and rhubarb.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21627" class="" style="text-align: justify;">However, when spring water passes
through limestone, as our Robbie Dhu spring does, it dissolves and then
carries calcium. Calcium is essential for building bones and maintaining
a healthy body, it’s actually very good for you. But when you mix that
calcium with the oxalic acid, the two separate molecules slowly combine
to form calcium oxalate (CaC<sub style="" class="">2</sub>0<sub style="" class="">4</sub>), a clumpy white solid that isn’t soluble in alcohol or water, commonly referred to as ‘floc’. </div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21624" class="" style="text-align: justify;">Floc makes the whisky look cloudy in the
bottle, and in large quantities it isn’t particularly good for you, and
has been associated with kidney stones. It's not harmful in the kind of
quantities that would be present in a typical bottle of whisky, but it
is bad for your health if it accumulates in your body over a long period
of time. In essence, we demineralise our water to remove the calcium,
to prevent the formation of calcium oxalate.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21704" class="" style="text-align: justify;">If you happen to find an old bottle in
the attic with some white sediment in the bottom, it’s still safe to
drink. But because we have been demineralising our Robbie Dhu spring
water for many years, you won't find floc in any Glenfiddich bought
today. Our whisky is still made in the same authentic way, only these
days we know a little more about chemistry than our forefathers did,
enabling us to create a superior product.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21705" class="" style="text-align: justify;">If you’d like to discover more about the water we make our exceptional single malt Scotch whisky with, take a <a style="" class="" href="http://bit.ly/gf_MaltMasterClasses" target="_blank">Malt Master Class</a> and find out about the <a style="" class="" href="http://bit.ly/gf_MaltMasterClasses" target="_blank">Robbie Dhu</a> spring, the source from which all our expressions are made.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21706" style="" class="">Originally published at <a style="" class="" href="https://www.facebook.com/WhiskyMolecules?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Whisky Molecules</a>.</div>
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producing our single malt. But in a small break with history, we now
demineralise any water we add to our products after distillation."</div></div></blockquote><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21421"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21422">I have no idea why Yahoo decided to wait until today to send out a bunch of messages that I had posted weeks ago, long after the discussion threads petered out.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21423"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21424">Here in Canada, a bottle of 50 yr-old Glenfiddich used to cost about $26,000. back when the $CDN was worth something. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21425"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21426">Why anyone would add water to it, de-mineralised or otherwise, is beyond me.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21427"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424559167714_21428">http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/23/police-hunt-for-man-who-lefthout-paying-for-his-26000-bottle-of-scotch/</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv4671305669yqt8424007860" id="yiv4671305669yqtfd73652"><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv4671305669M2Signature"><div>-- </div><div>=== * ===<br clear="none">Rob Tom ADT1 <br clear="none">Kanata, Ontario, Canada</div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="yqt8424007860" id="yqtfd28977">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Greenbuilding mailing list<br clear="none">to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org" href="mailto:Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>