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What causes the black soot found in whisky distilleries?

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What causes the black soot found in whisky distilleries?

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There is a black sooty mould called Baudoinia compniacensis which lives in spirit storage warehouses associated with distilleries. As the spirits are left to mature, a percentage of the ethanol escapes known as ‘the angels share’, and the mould lives on this vapour.

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