Artificial 'blades' have the ability to distinguish the age of whiskey

UK scientists have just announced a new technology described as an artificial "blade" capable of distinguishing the taste of wines and the age of whiskey.

Accordingly, engineers and chemists at Glasgow University and University of Strathclyde have devised a miniature device based on the optical properties of gold and aluminum to distinguish the differences between aged wines. with accuracy of over 99%.

The artificial "tongue" is capable of distinguishing the age of whiskey and helping to identify fake or real alcohol.(Source: BBC).

Scientists describe this technology as an artificial "tongue", able to distinguish 12-year, 15-year and 18-year-old whiskey, and even help identify fake wine or real wine. Scientists say this appraisal technology can identify a variety of chemicals in a common mixture.

According to the inventors, the device is not only used to control product quality, but also prevents alcohol counterfeiting of expensive wine brands. The University of Glasgow's Alasdair Clark scientist said that this artificial "tongue" works similar to human tongue, it cannot distinguish a single chemical, but can easily recognize the difference between substances chemistry in a common compound.

To get the invention, scientists poured whiskey onto a flat surface of small pieces of gold and aluminum. These gold and aluminum pieces act as taste buds. After that, the team considered the way these pieces of metal changed colors, thereby helping them distinguish whiskey.

The Rare Whiskey 101 consulting and evaluation service company last year examined 55 secondary whiskey bottles in the secondary market and found that 21 of them were counterfeit wines at a price of more than $ 700,000.

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