Table 4. Electronic tongue measurements of brandy with single and double distillation, aged for 2-4 weeks with various oak chips

Sample AHS (sourness) PKS (Sweetness) CTS (Saltiness) NMS (Umami) ANS (Bitterness)
NA3) 2W 4W NA 2W 4W NA 2W 4W NA 2W 4W NA 2W 4W
20B1L1)2) 11.2 6.20 5.90 9.1 4.90 5.00 8 5.90 5.90 3.6 6.5 6.4 8.4 5.6 5.7
20B1M 5.50 5.30 3.60 4.30 5.00 5.40 8 7 4 5
20B1D 5.50 5.00 4.60 4.50 5.60 5.50 7 6.7 5.1 5.2
20B2L 10.6 6.10 5.60 11.2 4.90 5.40 12.6 5.90 6.30 −0.8 6.8 6 12.8 5.4 6.2
20B2M 4.90 5.70 4.70 4.80 5.70 5.70 7 6.7 5.2 5.4
20B2D 4.90 5.10 5.00 5.10 6.00 6.00 6.6 6.4 5.5 5.7
30B1L 11.7 6.20 4.90 10 4.70 5.70 8 5.60 4.30 5 6.8 6.8 7.7 5.3 4.9
30B1M 5.20 4.20 4.60 5.60 5.50 4.20 6.9 6.6 5.2 4.9
30B1D 4.70 4.20 5.40 6.00 6.10 4.50 8.4 6.2 3.9 5.2
30B2L 9.4 6.00 5.50 10.9 5.90 6.70 12.2 4.90 5.20 0.5 7.2 5.6 11.9 5.3 6
30B2M 5.20 5.00 6.10 6.60 4.80 4.90 6.8 5.8 5.3 5.7
30B2D 4.60 5.10 6.50 6.80 5.10 5.10 6.3 5.4 5.5 6
20B1, single distillation of 20 °Brix wine; 20B2, double distillation of 20 °Brix wine; 30B1, single distillation of 30 °Brix wine; 30B2, double distillation of 30 °Brix wine.
L, light oak chip; M, medium oak chip; D, dark oak chip.
NA, non-aging; 2W, 2-weeks aging; 4W, 4-weeks aging.