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In cited multi-year American whiskey studies, higher barrel entry proof generally reduced color, solids, acids, esters, tannins, and total extract when samples were compared at common proof.
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Entry proof changes the ethanol-water solvent acting on oak and the environment in which later reactions occur.
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Claim
In cited multi-year American whiskey studies, higher barrel entry proof generally reduced color, solids, acids, esters, tannins, and total extract when samples were compared at common proof.
Reasoning
Entry proof changes the ethanol-water solvent acting on oak and the environment in which later reactions occur.
Qualification
The direction and magnitude may vary with wood, spirit, climate, warehouse, and barrel history.