Maturation esters

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Ester changes during maturation chart

In aging esters are formed by Fischer Esterification.

Graph of ester production during maturation. From Changes in Whisky While Maturing by A.J. Liebmann and Maurice Rosenblatt in the September 1943 issue of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.