Typicality Assessment of Onions (<i>Allium cepa</i>) from Different Geographical Regions Based on the Volatile Signature and Chemometric Tools by Sara Fernandes, André Gois, Fátima Mendes, Rosa Perestrelo, Sonia Medina, José S. Câmara

“…Moreover, some VOMs belonging to sulfur compounds (dipropyl disulfide, 3-(acetylthio)-2-methylfuran), furanic compounds (dimethylmethoxyfuranone, ethyl furanone, acetyloxy-dimethylfuranone), and lactones (whiskey lactone isomer), could be applied as potential geographical markers of onions, providing a useful tool to authenticate onions by farming regions where the influence of latitude seems to be an important factor for yielding the chemical profile and may contribute to geographical protection of food and simultaneously benefiting both consumers and farmers.…”
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Addition of wood chips in red wine during and after alcoholic fermentation: differences in color parameters, phenolic content and volatile composition by Maria Kyraleou, Eleni Tzanakouli, Yorgos Kotseridis, Kleopatra Chira, Ioannis Ligas, Stamatina Kallithraka, Pierre-Louis Teissedre

“…Moreover, wines fermented with wood chips contained higher contents of whiskey lactones, eugenol, ethyl vanillate and acetate esters while their ethyl ester content was lower compared with the wines where chip addition took place after fermentation. …”
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Extensive loss of cell-cycle and DNA repair genes in an ancient lineage of bipolar budding yeasts. by Jacob L Steenwyk, Dana A Opulente, Jacek Kominek, Xing-Xing Shen, Xiaofan Zhou, Abigail L Labella, Noah P Bradley, Brandt F Eichman, Neža Čadež, Diego Libkind, Jeremy DeVirgilio, Amanda Beth Hulfachor, Cletus P Kurtzman, Chris Todd Hittinger, Antonis Rokas

“…E.g., all species lost the cell-cycle regulator WHIskey 5 (WHI5), and the FEL lost components of the spindle checkpoint pathway (e.g., Mitotic Arrest-Deficient 1 [MAD1], Mitotic Arrest-Deficient 2 [MAD2]) and DNA-damage-checkpoint pathway (e.g., Mitosis Entry Checkpoint 3 [MEC3], RADiation sensitive 9 [RAD9]). …”
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Effects of Plant-Based Extract Mixture on Alcohol Metabolism and Hangover Improvement in Humans: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Paralleled, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial by Seung Hee Jung, Yun Ha Lee, Eun Kyu Lee, Soo-Dong Park, Jae-Jung Shim, Jung-Lyoul Lee, Hye Hyun Yoo

“…Alcohol intake was 0.9 g/bw with 40% whiskey, adjusted proportionately to body weight. …”
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Aromatic and Sensory Characterization of Maturana Blanca Wines Made with Different Technologies by Ana Naranjo, Leticia Martínez-Lapuente, Belén Ayestarán, Zenaida Guadalupe, Irene Pérez, Clara Canals, Elena Adell

“…The aromatic profile of Maturana Blanca wines fermented in oak barrels showed a greater complexity as they were also characterized by the presence of important amounts of furfural, whiskey lactone, and eugenol. The sensory analysis confirmed the results obtained in the aromatic analysis, and described the wines as fresh and balanced in mouth, with notes of acidity and medium to high persistence. …”
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Effects of the hangover secret on mitigating hangover symptoms: A pilot study by Der Yu Wang, Sheel Patel, Kimberly Maiton, Kevin Pham, Kate M. O'Dell, Nancy N. Nguyen, Sachin A. Shah

“…Participants were given 43 mL of whiskey every twenty minutes for up to 3 hours to achieve a blood alcohol concentration (BrAC) ≥ 0.12%. …”
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The Attitude of Youth to Alcohol: the Risk of Alcohol Dependence by Elina Hlavinska

“…Drinkssuch as beer, wine, vodka, cognac, whiskey, liqueur, moonshine, etc. have everbeen consumed by one of three 10-year-old respondents (36%), one in two11- and 12-year-olds (49% and 54%), 73% – 13-year-olds, 78% – 14-year-olds,85% – among boys and girls who were 15 years old. …”
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Avaliação do consumo de bebidas energéticas por estudantes de uma universidade de São Paulo-SP by Raquel Ramada, Marcia Nacif

“…Most college students used beverages in combination with whiskey (25%), vodka (55%) or beer (8%). It is concluded that most of the interviewees consume energy drinks, and often the intake is associated with alcohol. …”
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Structural Characterization and Assessment of Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Tyrosinase Activities of Polyphenols from <i>Melastoma normale</i> by Rui-Jie He, Jun Li, Yong-Lin Huang, Ya-Feng Wang, Bing-Yuan Yang, Zhang-Bin Liu, Li Ge, Ke-Di Yang, Dian-Peng Li

“…Four new ellagitannins, Whiskey tannin C (<b>1</b>), 1-<i>O</i>-(4-methoxygalloyl)-6-<i>O</i>-galloyl-2,3-<i>O</i>-(<i>S</i>)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-<i>β</i>-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-glucose (<b>2</b>), 1-<i>O</i>-galloyl-6-<i>O</i>-(3-methoxygalloyl)-2,3-<i>O</i>-(<i>S</i>)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-<i>β</i>-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-glucose (<b>3</b>), and 1-<i>O</i>-galloyl-6-<i>O</i>-vanilloyl-2,3-<i>O</i>-(<i>S</i>)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-<i>β</i>-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>-glucose (<b>4</b>), along with eight known polyphenols were firstly obtained from this plant. …”
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Structural Characterization and Assessment of Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Polyphenols and Depsidone Derivatives from <i>Melastoma malabathricum subsp. normale</i> by Rui-Jie He, Ya-Feng Wang, Bing-Yuan Yang, Zhang-Bin Liu, Dian-Peng Li, Bi-Qun Zou, Yong-Lin Huang

“…One new complex tannin, named whiskey tannin D (<b>1</b>), and an undescribed tetracyclic depsidone derivative, named guanxidone B (<b>2</b>), along with nine known polyphenols (<b>2</b>–<b>10</b>) and three known depsidone derivatives (<b>12</b>–<b>14</b>) were obtained from this plant. …”
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Marlon V. del Rosario, MD (1956 – 2021) by Alberto Calderon

“…My dear friend and compadre Marlon, I raise my glass of your favorite Japanese single malt whiskey and congratulate you for a life well-lived. …”
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