D’Orazio herself first trained as a sommelier, then went to study whisky in Scotland before returning to her native Sweden to run a whisky-tasting club.

Mackmyra, the Swedish whisky brand, wanted to see if machine learning algorithms could help them come up with new blends of whisky.

Artificial Intelligence was supposed to be 'the new electricity' but most companies are not really using AI to its full capacity, says Jeffrey Ng, chief scientist at Founders Factory.

Bristol-based Circumstance Distillery tried a similar project with gin, using machine learning to create a new blend of the botanicals flavouring the drink.

Carlsberg is, in fact, using AI in this way, to detect aromas and flavours in beers faster than what is currently possible. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576564251.8853214/Can-AI-make-a-better-whisky-than-a-human-“nose”??ref=audio_experience