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Topic: Drillers seek Scotch lost in Antarctica in 1909 (Read 8412 times)
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Righ
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They aren't drilling to recover the scotch itself, they are drilling to get the scotch, analyze the composition of it and possibly re-instate a now defunct recipe.
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It'll taste terrible.
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It'll taste terrible.
it's scotch, of course it will. |
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Sky
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You guys have never kept liquor in your freezer?
Not scotch, but shit like Jaeger or Dr McGill is only tolerable cold as a witch's tit.
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Teleku
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Your also suppose to store vodka in the freezer.
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I only like vodka if its expensive and looks like syrup when you pour it because its so cold.
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Your also suppose to store vodka in the freezer.
When I have room I keep mine in there. One thing to keep in mind is that since it is a mixture, the coefficient of thermal expansion is different. It no longer behaves like water, so whether it freezes or not it may not expand when it does. The one reference I could find for ethanol + water + sucrose (in various concentrations) had an ever decreasing constant. It did not go below 9°C, however it is likely the mixture does not expand like pure water ice even if frozen. The Scotch itself freezing is not so important to the bottles' structural integrity though, as the bottles are likely encased in ice. They may shatter inward, or may be reinforced, depending upon how the ice formed around them. Of more concern would be the temperature's effects on the "impurities" which gives the Scotch its flavor. Water and ethanol won't have their molecular structures altered so a good thaw and they'll be the same as ever. The other compounds may not fare as well. |
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I only like vodka if its expensive and looks like syrup when you pour it because its so cold.
Ditto. We keep all of ours in the freezer. |
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One thing to keep in mind is that since it is a mixture, the coefficient of thermal expansion is different. It no longer behaves like water, so whether it freezes or not it may not expand when it does. The one reference I could find for ethanol + water + sucrose (in various concentrations) had an ever decreasing constant. It did not go below 9°C, however it is likely the mixture does not expand like pure water ice even if frozen.
The Scotch itself freezing is not so important to the bottles' structural integrity though, as the bottles are likely encased in ice. They may shatter inward, or may be reinforced, depending upon how the ice formed around them. Of more concern would be the temperature's effects on the "impurities" which gives the Scotch its flavor. Water and ethanol won't have their molecular structures altered so a good thaw and they'll be the same as ever. The other compounds may not fare as well.
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It'll taste terrible.
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