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It's a solvable problem. The article mentions distilleries in California that have done so (likely because they're required to by the government there). It's n
by CydeWeys 6y ago
It's a solvable problem. The article mentions distilleries in California that have done so (likely because they're required to by the government there).
It's not that hard to make the warehouses relatively airtight and add a ventilation system that sends all the exhaust through a scrubber to remove the ethanol before exhausting to atmosphere. It's just that the local government there isn't requiring it and is instead allowing these negative externalities to be born by the residents, because the whiskey companies have more political power than these relatively poor residents.
- LorenPechtel 6y agoA clear example of red state politics vs blue state politics.
- ballenf 6y agoMaybe it was myth, but during a tour of one aging warehouse, they talked about the weather's impact on the aging process -- temperature and airflow were factors. These warehouses were basically large wooden barns with upgraded structural components. I think it would basically require a completely new structure to get any level of airtightness for many of these. And then some degree of study regarding the impact of these changed conditions on the aging process. Still doable of course, but I don't think it's accurate to call it not "not that hard".