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US 2022/0010248 A1Published application
Scotch replicas produced from individual components
AssigneeAva Food Labs, Inc.
InventorsTaylor Shulman, Ethan Charles Beswick, Joshua Canaria Decolongon, Jillian Angela Jastrzembski, Leslie P. Silva, Joshua Lundquist, Erica Nicole Bilodeau, Alec Kremonic Lee, Mardonn Carl Chua
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Abstract
Materials and methods for producing Scotch-like alcoholic beverages from individual components are provided herein.
Claims35
A Scotch-like alcoholic beverage comprising:
- ethanol;
- water;
- and
- one or more additional volatile organic compounds (VOCs),
- wherein the one or more additional VOCs comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of acetoin, (1R)-(−)-myrtenal, 3-ethyl-2-hydroxy-2-cyclopenten-1-one (ethyl cyclopentenolone), 1,4-cineole, 2-acetyl-1-methylpyrrole, 2-isopropyl-4-methyl thiazole, 3-methylthio hexyl acetate, 3-phenylpropanal, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethylbenzofuran, 4-mercapto-4-methyl-2-pentanone, allyl heptanoate, amyl butyrate, anisyl acetate, anisyl butyrate, b-caryophellene, benzyl alcohol, benzyl butyrate, benzyl formate, beta-pinene, butyl butyryllactate, butyl formate, butyraldehyde, cis-3-hexenyl butyrate, cis-3-hexenyl valerate, cis-6-nonen-1-ol, citronellal, D-carvone, d-fenchone, DL-3-methyl-2-butanol, ethyl 2-trans-4-cis-decadienoate, ethyl trans-3-hexenoate, ethyl(methylthio) acetate, eucalyptol, furufyl thioacetate, gamma-hexalactone, gamma-valerolactone, hexyl 3-methylbutanoate, hexyl isobutyrate, IBMP (3-Isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine), L-menthyl acetate, maltol, methionyl acetate (3-methylthio-propylacetate), methyl anthranilate, methyl cyclopentenolone, myrcene, nonanoic acid, p-anisaldehyde, perillaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal, propionaldehyde, propyl butyrate, tetrahydrolinalool, trans-2-hexen-1-al, valeraldehyde, valeric acid, vanillyl butyl ether.
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A Scotch-like alcoholic beverage comprising:
- ethanol;
- water;
- and
- one or more additional VOCs, wherein the one or more additional VOCs do not comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1,1-diethoxyethane, 1-decanol, 2-heptanone, 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (creosol), 2-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methylbutyl acetate, 2-methylbutyraldehyde, 2-nonanone, 2-phenylethanol, 2-phenylethylacetate, benzaldehyde, butanol, cis-3-hexen-1-ol, citronellol, decanoic acid, delta-decalactone, delta-dodecalactone, diethyl malate, diethyl succinate, ethyl acetate, ethyl benzoate, ethyl butanoate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl decanoate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl hexanoate, ethyl isovalerate, ethyl laurate, ethyl myristate, ethyl nonanoate, ethyl octanoate, ethyl propionate, ethyl salicylate, ethyl undecanoate, ethyl valerate, eugenol, farnesol, furfural, gamma-dodecalactone, gamma-nonalactone, gamma-octalactone, geranyl acetone undacadien, hexanoic acid, hexanol, hexyl acetate, isoamyl acetate, isoamyl alcohol, isoamyl isobutyrate, isoamyl octanoate, isobutanol, isobutyl acetate, isobutyraldehyde, isobutyric acid, limonene, methyl decanoate, methyl laurate, myrtenol, octanoic acid, phenethyl butyrate, phenethyl octanoate, propanol, propionic acid, salicylaldehyde, and whiskey lactone.
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A Scotch-like alcoholic beverage comprising:
- ethanol;
- water;
- and
- one or more additional VOCs, wherein the one or more additional VOCs are present in a total amount of less than about 650 mg/L.
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A Scotch-like alcoholic beverage comprising:
- ethanol;
- water;
- and
- one or more additional VOCs,
- wherein at least one of the following, in any combination, is true:
- 2-methyl-1-butanol is present in an amount less than about 75 mg/L or 2-methyl-1-butanol is present in an amount of at least about 635 mg/L;
- delta-decalactone is present in an amount less than about 0.013 mg/L or delta-decalactone is present in an amount of at least about 0.27 mg/L;
- ethyl acetate is present in an amount less than about 42 mg/L or ethyl acetate is present in an amount of at least about 780 mg/L;
- ethyl undecanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.007 mg/L or ethyl undecanoate is present in an amount of at least about 0.12 mg/L;
- 1-decanol is present in an amount less than about 0.065 mg/L;
- 2-methylbutyraldehyde is present in an amount less than about 0.012 mg/L;
- benzaldehyde is present in an amount less than about 0.003 mg/L;
- butanol is present in an amount less than about 3.3 mg/L;
- citronellol is present in an amount less than about 0.0002 mg/L;
- decanoic acid is present in an amount less than about 1.7 mg/L;
- diethyl succinate is present in an amount less than about 0.3 mg/L;
- ethyl butanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.14 mg/L;
- ethyl cinnamate is present in an amount less than about 0.00035 mg/L;
- ethyl heptanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.006 mg/L;
- ethyl isovalerate is present in an amount less than about 0.06 mg/L;
- ethyl nonanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.0075 mg/L;
- ethyl octanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.85 mg/L;
- ethyl propionate is present in an amount less than about 0.34 mg/L;
- Ethyl Valerate is present in an amount less than about 0.0045 mg/L;
- furfural is present in an amount less than about 0.7 mg/L;
- hexanol is present in an amount less than about 0.014 mg/L;
- isoamyl acetate is present in an amount less than about 0.18 mg/L;
- isoamyl alcohol is present in an amount less than about 38 mg/L;
- isoamyl octanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.0005 mg/L;
- isobutanol is present in an amount less than about 72 mg/L;
- isobutyl acetate is present in an amount less than about 0.03 mg/L;
- methyl decanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.0004 mg/L;
- Myrtenol is present in an amount less than about 0.085 mg/L;
- octanoic acid is present in an amount less than about 2.5 mg/L;
- p-cresol is present in an amount less than about 0.009 mg/L;
- Phenethyl Butyrate is present in an amount less than about 0.0003 mg/L;
- phenethyl octanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.0006 mg/L;
- propanol is present in an amount less than about 100 mg/L;
- ethyl benzoate is present in an amount less than about 0.0045 mg/L;
- gamma-nonalactone is present in an amount less than about 0.0065 mg/L;
- Propionic acid is present in an amount less than about 0.38 mg/L;
- Hexanoic acid is present in an amount less than about 3.6 mg/L;
- 1,1-diethoxyethane is present in an amount of at least about 4 mg/L;
- 2,3-pentadione is present in an amount of at least about 0.0015 mg/L;
- 4-Ethyl Phenol is present in an amount of at least about 1.7 mg/L;
- amyl alcohol is present in an amount of at least about 0.03 mg/L;
- beta-ionone is present in an amount of at least about 0.004 mg/L;
- butyl acetate is present in an amount of at least about 0.98 mg/L;
- butyric acid is present in an amount of at least about 2 mg/L;
- carvone is present in an amount of at least about 0.0023 mg/L;
- Cinnamaldehyde is present in an amount of at least about 0.04 mg/L;
- damascenone is present in an amount of at least about 0.14 mg/L;
- ethyl isobutyrate is present in an amount of at least about 5.5 mg/L;
- gamma-decalactone is present in an amount of at least about 0.4 mg/L;
- gamma-terpinene is present in an amount of at least about 0.0013 mg/L;
- limonene is present in an amount of at least about 0.01 mg/L;
- linalyl acetate is present in an amount of at least about 0.03 mg/L;
- methyl hexanoate is present in an amount of at least about 0.002 mg/L;
- geraniol is present in an amount of at least about 0.04 mg/L;
- isobutyraldehyde is present in an amount of at least about 4.4 mg/L;
- at least about 0.4% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is isobutyl acetate;
- less than about 0.026% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is decanoic acid;
- less than about 0.004885% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is diethyl succinate;
- less than about 0.00007% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is Ethyl Valerate;
- less than about 0.85% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is isoamyl alcohol;
- less than about 0.0013% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is Myrtenol;
- less than about 0.0000045% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is Phenethyl Butyrate;
- at least about 0.00035% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is carvone;
- at least about 0.006% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is Cinnamaldehyde;
- at least about 0.02% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is damascenone;
- at least about 0.04% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is delta-decalactone;
- at least about 0.0035% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is ethyl cinnamate;
- at least about 0.78% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is ethyl isobutyrate;
- at least about 0.4% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is ethyl isovalerate;
- at least about 19% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is ethyl lactate;
- at least about 0.017% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is ethyl undecanoate;
- at least about 04.5% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is furfural;
- at least about 0.06% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is gamma-decalactone;
- at least about 0.0002% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is gamma-terpinene;
- at least about 0.014% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is isoamyl hexanoate;
- at least about 0.0015% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is limonene;
- at least about 0.004% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is linalyl acetate;
- at least about 0.0003% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is methyl hexanoate;
- at least about 0.0025% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is methyl laurate;
- at least about 0.003% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is ethyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate;
- at least about 0.045% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is ethyl levulinate;
- at least about 0.008% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is farnesol Results;
- at least about 0.006% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is geraniol;
- at least about 0.65% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is isobutyraldehyde;
- at least about 0.008% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is phenethyl formate;
- at least about 0.035% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is propyl acetate;
- at least about 0.02% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is vanillyl ethyl ether Results;
- at least about 0.0732393% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is 2-heptanone;
- at least about 0.0025% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is geranyl acetone undacadien;
- at least about 0.001% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is methional;
- at least about 0.01% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is ethyl trans-2-butenoate;
- or
- at least about 0.0003% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is isoamyl isovalerate.
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A Scotch-like alcoholic beverage comprising:
- ethanol;
- water;
- and
- one or more additional VOCs,
- wherein at least one of the following, in any combination, is true:
- 1-decanol is present in an amount less than about 0.065 mg/L;
- 2-methyl-1-butanol is present in an amount less than about 75 mg/L;
- decanoic acid is present in an amount less than about 1.7 mg/L;
- diethyl succinate is present in an amount less than about 0.3 mg/L;
- ethyl acetate is present in an amount less than about 42 mg/L;
- ethyl butanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.14 mg/L;
- ethyl propionate is present in an amount less than about 0.34 mg/L;
- isobutanol is present in an amount less than about 72 mg/L;
- Myrtenol is present in an amount less than about 0.085 mg/L;
- octanoic acid is present in an amount less than about 2.5 mg/L;
- p-cresol is present in an amount less than about 0.009 mg/L;
- Phenethyl Butyrate is present in an amount less than about 0.0003 mg/L;
- phenethyl octanoate is present in an amount less than about 0.0006 mg/L;
- propanol is present in an amount less than about 100 mg/L;
- gamma-nonalactone is present in an amount less than about 0.0065 mg/L;
- Propionic acid is present in an amount less than about 0.38 mg/L;
- Hexanoic acid is present in an amount less than about 3.6 mg/L;
- amyl alcohol is present in an amount of at least about 0.03 mg/L;
- delta-decalactone is present in an amount of at least about 0.27 mg/L;
- linalyl acetate is present in an amount of at least about 0.03 mg/L;
- geraniol is present in an amount of at least about 0.04 mg/L;
- at least about 0.04% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is delta-decalactone;
- at least about 0.0035% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is ethyl cinnamate;
- at least about 0.0015% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is limonene;
- at least about 0.004% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is linalyl acetate;
- or
- at least about 0.006% by mass of the one or more additional VOCs is geraniol.
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A method of making a Scotch-like alcoholic beverage, the method comprising:
- providing an aqueous solution;
- and
- adding to the aqueous solution ingredients comprising:
- ethanol,
- a source of a tannin,
- a plurality of oak pieces or oak extract,
- nonvolatile compounds, wherein the nonvolatile compounds comprise a sugar or sugar alcohol and an acid, and
- VOCs, wherein the VOCs comprise an ester, an alcohol, an aldehyde or a ketone or both, and a terpene or an isoprenoid or both.
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A method of making a Scotch-like alcoholic beverage, the method comprising:
- combining ingredients comprising:
- water;
- ethanol;
- and
- five or more additional VOCs, wherein at least five of the five or more additional VOCs are provided as separate ingredients.
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A method of making a Scotch-like alcoholic beverage, the method comprising:
- providing a composition comprising:
- ethanol;
- water;
- and
- one or more additional VOCs, wherein at least one of the one or more additional VOCs is present in a concentration of at least about 2-fold the concentration of the same VOC in a corresponding traditional Scotch, and
- adding to the composition ethanol, water, or a combination thereof such that the concentration of the at least one additional VOC is reduced to about the concentration of the same VOC in a corresponding traditional Scotch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.