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Using Carbon Isotopes to Fight the Rise in Fraudulent Whisky

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By Elaine Dunbar
| Nature Verified
Recent interest in the analysis of whisky, based on corrected fraction modern radiocarbon (F14C) measurements, transpired while we were creating an independent calibration curve to extrapolate the F14C values beyond the published limit of 2010. Three 'rare' bottles of whisky proven to be fakes. At that point, we were measuring F14C values in a range of modern human forensic samples for UK Police Forces, and biofuels from the petrochemical industry.
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Using Carbon Isotopes to Fight the Rise in Fraudulent Whisky

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By Gordon Cook, Elaine Dunbar, Derek Fabel, Brian G Tripney
| Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Ashok, PC, Praveen, BB, Dholakia, K. 2011. Near infrared spectroscopic analysis of single malt Scotch whisky on an optofluidic chip. Optics Express 19(23):22982–22992. Aylott, R. 2013. Chapter 16: Analytical strategies supporting protected designations of origin for alcoholic beverages. Comprehensive Anal Chem 60:409–438. Aylott, RI, Clyne, AH, Fox, AP, Walker, DA. 1994. Analytical strategies to confirm Scotch whisky authenticity. Analyst (Lond.) 119(8):1741–1746. Aylott, RI, MacKenzie, WM. 2010.
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