Formula assignments and sample differentiation do not by themselves establish sensory effects.
The abstract states the sample size, instrumental approach, and principal analytical result.
Negative-ion FT-ICR analysis of 85 Scotch whiskies found extensive assigned molecular-formula diversity; these assignments do not uniquely identify structures or establish sensory effects.
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Rechecked abstract p.200 (PDF 1) and full article plus all three supplements on September 27, 2026. Assignment percentages include isotopic species; 4,271 is the union of monoisotopic formulas across samples, not flavor-compound count.
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