Seems like it should be similar to liquid smoke in that it's in water and alcohol after being filtered, so, it should contain much less of the bad stuff than th

Seems like it should be similar to liquid smoke in that it's in water and alcohol after being filtered, so, it should contain much less of the bad stuff than the barrel initially contained. These compounds can sometimes dissolve into water or alcohol, but it seems rare and the larger, filterable compounds are only soluble in lipids (according to wikipedia). That's not to say the whisky is good for you (great podcast on alcohol and health): https://hubermanlab.com/what-alcohol-does-to-your-body-brain-health/ https://hubermanlab.com/what-alcohol-does-to-your-body-brain...