Spirits Analyses at Tatlock & Thomson

 

                               

 

At our Inverkeithing laboratories, we operate the full range of distilling analytical requirements. These include:

 

Water analyses of private supplies to European directive standards

General Microbiology

Malt Analysis including, moisture, extract, predicted spirit yield (PSY), SO2, Ethyl carbamate (EC), nitrosamines (NDMA) and malt phenols spectrum (peating levels).

Distillery wash analysis; determination of OG, FG and alcohol content by customs and excise (C&E) procedures

New make spirit analysis  including phenols, NDMA, EC, esters and higher alcohols

Pot ale and spent lees analyses for trace alcohol, copper, BOD and COD.

Matured spirit analyses to include maturation congeners, strength, higher alcohols, fixed and volatile acidity, aldehydes and furfural. Also lead and SO2.

Certificates of analyses on bulk and bottled products

Analyses and consultancy on barrel wood quality

In addition to the above laboratory analyses, we also carry out on- site distillery work in relation to yields or spirit quality. 

 

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