TY  - JOUR
AU  - Popović, Branko
AU  - Mitrović, Olga
AU  - Nikićević, Ninoslav
AU  - Tešević, Vele
AU  - Urošević, Ivan
AU  - Miletić, Nemanja
AU  - Milojević, Svetomir
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6249
AB  - The aim of this study was to compare the aromatic profile of plum spirits, obtained from the Požegača and Stanley varieties, as affected by different combinations of pre-distillation steps used in traditional and six modified production methods that are common in Serbian distilleries. Traditional plum spirits (produced from spontaneously fermented mashes of crushed plums with stones distilled after two months of storage) had the highest contents of ethyl acetate, benzaldehyde, and total acids, which resulted in the occurrence of an unpleasant solvent-like and stone-like odour and acidic taste. These sensory defects were overcome by the distillation of fermented mashes immediately after the completion of alcoholic fermentation. Depending on the combination of the pre-distillation steps, plum spirits from mashes distilled immediately after alcoholic fermentation were characterized by different aromatic profiles: closer to traditional (from spontaneously fermented crushed plums with/without stones) or with a more pronounced fruity character (from pulped plums without stones regardless of the way of fermentation). These differences in aroma profiles have arisen mostly because of the significantly different contents and OAVs of ethyl esters and volatile fatty acids. The appropriate combination of the pre-distillation steps, which is adapted to the variety, can significantly improve the quality of the plum spirit compared to the traditionally produced spirit.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Processes
T1  - Influence of Different Pre-Distillation Steps on Aromatic Profile of Plum Spirits Produced by Traditional and Modified Methods
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
SP  - 863
DO  - 10.3390/pr11030863
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Popović, Branko and Mitrović, Olga and Nikićević, Ninoslav and Tešević, Vele and Urošević, Ivan and Miletić, Nemanja and Milojević, Svetomir",
year = "2023",
abstract = "The aim of this study was to compare the aromatic profile of plum spirits, obtained from the Požegača and Stanley varieties, as affected by different combinations of pre-distillation steps used in traditional and six modified production methods that are common in Serbian distilleries. Traditional plum spirits (produced from spontaneously fermented mashes of crushed plums with stones distilled after two months of storage) had the highest contents of ethyl acetate, benzaldehyde, and total acids, which resulted in the occurrence of an unpleasant solvent-like and stone-like odour and acidic taste. These sensory defects were overcome by the distillation of fermented mashes immediately after the completion of alcoholic fermentation. Depending on the combination of the pre-distillation steps, plum spirits from mashes distilled immediately after alcoholic fermentation were characterized by different aromatic profiles: closer to traditional (from spontaneously fermented crushed plums with/without stones) or with a more pronounced fruity character (from pulped plums without stones regardless of the way of fermentation). These differences in aroma profiles have arisen mostly because of the significantly different contents and OAVs of ethyl esters and volatile fatty acids. The appropriate combination of the pre-distillation steps, which is adapted to the variety, can significantly improve the quality of the plum spirit compared to the traditionally produced spirit.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Processes",
title = "Influence of Different Pre-Distillation Steps on Aromatic Profile of Plum Spirits Produced by Traditional and Modified Methods",
volume = "11",
number = "3",
pages = "863",
doi = "10.3390/pr11030863"
}

Popović, B., Mitrović, O., Nikićević, N., Tešević, V., Urošević, I., Miletić, N.,& Milojević, S.. (2023). Influence of Different Pre-Distillation Steps on Aromatic Profile of Plum Spirits Produced by Traditional and Modified Methods. in Processes
MDPI., 11(3), 863.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11030863

Popović B, Mitrović O, Nikićević N, Tešević V, Urošević I, Miletić N, Milojević S. Influence of Different Pre-Distillation Steps on Aromatic Profile of Plum Spirits Produced by Traditional and Modified Methods. in Processes. 2023;11(3):863.
doi:10.3390/pr11030863 .

Popović, Branko, Mitrović, Olga, Nikićević, Ninoslav, Tešević, Vele, Urošević, Ivan, Miletić, Nemanja, Milojević, Svetomir, "Influence of Different Pre-Distillation Steps on Aromatic Profile of Plum Spirits Produced by Traditional and Modified Methods" in Processes, 11, no. 3 (2023):863,
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11030863 . .