of energy. Cheap still wines made from bulk-production methods that produce lots of congeners have much the same effect as cheap charmat bubbly – bad headaches, dehydration and low energy after consumption. So you could say that... (25 replies, last updated by maria lorraine February 24, 2009)

. The beginning heads and the tails are usually thrown away or recycled in making most spirits because they contain congeners, fusel alcohol, and other components that may cause hangovers, although they add flavor. Even though... (1 reply, last updated by JMF April 6, 2008)

post it. Sake and sherry will work as subs, but they just ain’t the same. The congeners in Shaoxing are richly developed. If any Coastal Chinatown Chowhound wants to consider a mercy shipment swapped for a mailed money order,... (6 replies, last updated by scoopG August 14, 2008)

The biggest advantage to bottling at cask strength, or barrel proof, is that chill-filtering is rendered unnecessary. As noted above, non-chill-filtered whiskey has an oilier mouthfeel and more flavor, because it is congeners and... (9 replies, last updated by SanseiDesigns February 3, 2007)

. The pot still is inefficient in achieving high alcohol percentage in the spirits, yet this is the crux of the matter, because several compounds, called many things including congeners and fusel oils, are left in the distillate.... (9 replies, last updated by JMF July 20, 2007)

the components of a complex food web. The situation is complicated to a large degree by the fact that PCBs are not a single chemical, but actually a family of 209 related chemicals known as congeners (perhaps 170 or so are... (17 replies, last updated by FlyFish July 9, 2008)

(congeners, fusel oils and esters) from the whiskey instead of adding anything, it still can be called bourbon after undergoing the so-called Lincoln County Process. But since neither Jack Daniel’s nor the Kentucky bourbon... (17 replies, last updated by CA Scotch Chick June 7, 2008)

Vinny idea’s that your chest “warming...heartburn” may be caused by cheap wine is a good insight. Often cheap wines have harsh congeners that cause a vascular response that includes warming and a flushed... (16 replies, last updated by baald September 20, 2007)

of coplanar congeners can affect the calculation, particularly if you accept the World Health Organization TEF numbers and especially if EPA prevails on the dioxin reassessment). (18 replies, last updated by desert rat May 18, 2004)

effect on the final character of Vodka." "All Vodka comes out of the still as a clear, colorless spirit, but Vodka from a pot still (the same sort used for Cognac and Scotch whisky) will contain some of the delicate aromatics,... (35 replies, last updated by caprafan November 21, 2009)

adulterants or congeners that make it unhealthy? I’d be curious to get more details on this. I can say from anecdotal experience that it’s a bad idea to buy no-name vodkas, for instance, as they seem to cause more... (55 replies, last updated by StriperGuy November 23, 2009)

, the compounds which account for taste, flavor and color in alcoholic beverages are called congeners and some can work their own evil magic as well. They’re especially abundant in such highly flavored drinks as gin.... (54 replies, last updated by crt January 8, 2008)

amount. It’s a lot cheaper to add glycerin than to distill properly- you can leave more congeners in and ultimately get more product. (96 replies, last updated by Dave and Stuff April 11, 2008)

predict perceived sweetness at all (strongly altered by components like acids and the alcohol congeners — polyols or “sugar alcohols” — present also in ripe fruit — that aren’t legally sugars,... (92 replies, last updated by zin1953 October 30, 2007)