Peat — A sample’s surroundings can contribute aromas that are not its own

Do not treat the crate meltwater as a representative sealed-bottle sample.

Peat contrasts a visitor’s aroma impressions of liquid collecting around the thawing crate with the conservator’s explanation that this liquid combined leachates from packaging, timber, soil, and leaked whisky.

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