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Month: October 2022

Extra Terrestrial or Extra Tasty?! Orbiting barley seeds return home

Space-age whisky production is coming to Speyside! The Glenlivet, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Guelph, Canada, has sent barley seeds into space. The aim of the experiment was to test how the conditions of space would affect the germination and growth of the barley plants. Now that the seeds have returned to …

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Nanoparticles of gold authenticate the measure of your whisky.

The maturation period is one of the most important parts of making whisky. It’s during this time that the spirit develops its unique flavour profile. Scotch whisky must be left to mature for at least 3 years, but some single malts are left for much longer – sometimes decades. Trying to establish when a whisky …

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Benriach encompasses both the physical and digital with new NFT launch on Blockbar

NFTs have been all the rage as of late in the world of cryptocurrency. And it’s no surprise that companies are starting to experiment with this new technology. Benriach, a distillery that’s been producing whisky since 1898, is the latest to enter the space with the launch of their own NFTs on Blockbar.   The …

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