🥃 AI Has Learned to Understand Whisky
Whisky is a complex drink. It contains over 40 compounds that create a rich range of flavors—from vanilla to caramel and smoke. Therefore, even experts can be subjective and not always accurate in describing the whisky's key aromas when tasting.
Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Germany have trained the algorithms to determine with nearly 100% accuracy which country a drink came from and identify its strongest constituent aromas more reliably than human experts.
The study used nine types of Scotch whisky and seven American bourbon or whisky types. The dataset included 390 chemical compounds commonly found in this drink and flavor descriptions of all 16 samples.
Based on aroma descriptions, the algorithm distinguished between American and Scotch whisky 94% of the time. Using molecule diagrams, AI was able to distinguish between the drinks with 100% accuracy. The algorithms also identified the five strongest notes in each whisky variety more accurately and consistently than experts during the tasting.
AI algorithms can be used for quality control in production, detection of counterfeit products through discrepancies in their smell, and development of new whisky varieties.
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Whisky is a complex drink. It contains over 40 compounds that create a rich range of flavors—from vanilla to caramel and smoke. Therefore, even experts can be subjective and not always accurate in describing the whisky's key aromas when tasting.
Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Germany have trained the algorithms to determine with nearly 100% accuracy which country a drink came from and identify its strongest constituent aromas more reliably than human experts.
The study used nine types of Scotch whisky and seven American bourbon or whisky types. The dataset included 390 chemical compounds commonly found in this drink and flavor descriptions of all 16 samples.
Based on aroma descriptions, the algorithm distinguished between American and Scotch whisky 94% of the time. Using molecule diagrams, AI was able to distinguish between the drinks with 100% accuracy. The algorithms also identified the five strongest notes in each whisky variety more accurately and consistently than experts during the tasting.
"The beautiful thing about the AI is that it is very consistent. You have this subjectivity still in trained experts. We are not replacing the human nose with this, but we are really supporting it through efficiency and consistency," explains Dr. Andreas Grasskamp who led the research.
AI algorithms can be used for quality control in production, detection of counterfeit products through discrepancies in their smell, and development of new whisky varieties.
More on the topic:
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#news #science @hiaimediaen