Ethanol, water and magic: Scotland Section. (Reports).(Brief Article)

Whisky bottle-lined walls, a quaint and compact shop, scientists, customs officials -- blend all these ingredients and you get Ethanol, water and magic (where science meets whisky), an excellent lecture by Dr Ian Goodall of the Scotch 'Whisky Research Institute (SWRI).

The flavour of whisky has inspired thousands of aficionados to almost religious adoration, and the growing number of annual whisky festivals demonstrates the keen interest of whisky fans all over the world. So it was appropriate that this lecture took place at the 2002 Spring Speyside Whisky Festival. The lecture, SCI Scotland's contribution to this year's festival, explored the chemistry that produces …