How vanilla gets into whisky

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How vanilla gets into whisky

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Detailed science but still easy to understand:

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Nice article
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That is a great article. It should probably be linked to the wiki somewhere. ;)

Maybe under Barrels?
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Good read, liked the explanation of the chemistry involved.
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Opdog wrote:That is a great article. It should probably be linked to the wiki somewhere. ;)

Maybe under Barrels?
Done! Good idea. I was wondering where it should go.
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Interesting article
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