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Fusel meaning
Ellipsis of fusel oil
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An excess of fusel oils in whisky is considered a defect.
A variety of methods are employed in the distillation process to remove unwanted fusel oils.
Chemistry The maturation process causes four main chemical transformations to the tequila compounds: (1) decreasing of fusel oils by the char in barrels, which acts as an adsorbing agent.
It can be separated from fusel oil by either of two methods: shaking with strong brine solution and separating the oily layer from the brine layer; distilling it and collecting the fraction that boils between 125 and 140 °C.
The high molecular weight of alcohol compounds (fusel oil) is what contributes to hangovers.
These components of the distillate contain flavor compounds such as ethyl acetate and ethyl lactate (heads) as well as the fusel oils (tails) that impact the usually desired clean taste of vodka.