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congener
noun
A plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another.
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The bulk of congener removal is accomplished in the rectifier esters and higher alcohols, for example, being drawn off as side streams.
The ones that remain in the product are called congeners, and the congener level is controlled by the particular rectification system and by the system's method of operation.
Blended products are composed of one or more highly flavoured components, a high-proof component with a low congener content, a colour adjustment ingredient, and perhaps an additional flavouring material.
It seems significant, however, that the lowest congener counts were found in Canadian, Scotch, and American blended whiskeys, for, unlike the other liquors in the study, they are composed, in part, of unaged neutral spirits.
The greater the congener content, the uglier the morning.
One congener which deserves a special mention is methanol, which is like ethanol, only more poisonous, and there is often too much of it in brandy, port and even some wines.
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The lower the level of the original congeners, the less wood extract required to achieve a good balance.
Morphine and its congeners are thought to exert their effects by activating one or more of these receptors.
Without them, all alcoholic beverages would look and taste and smell very much the same, differing only in alcoholic strength, for it is the kaleidoscopic variety of congeners that imparts to the different beers and wines and liquors their enormous differences in flavor and aroma.
But impurity is what gives whisky its flavor: all sorts of chemicals, known as congeners, survive the still.
Although congeners have nothing to do with intoxication, many of them are at least potentially toxic.
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