JPH01168269A - Method for improving taste and flavor of alcoholic drink and other drinks - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To impart a drink with mild taste and flavor in combination with the feeling of bubbles to the palate and to relatively easily improve the taste and flavor of the title drink, by spraying water containing oxygen dissolved in high concentration against an alcoholic drink, etc., thereby generating bubbles rich in oxygen. CONSTITUTION:Compressed oxygen 5 and water 6 are sealed in a closed vessel 1 in a state contacting with each other. The water 6 containing oxygen dissolved in high concentration is sprayed through an extraction tube 4 and a spray nozzle 2 of said vessel 1 against an alcoholic drink or other drink 8 in a drinking vessel 7. Bubbles containing large amount of oxygen are generated in the drink 8 in said vessel 7 to improve the taste and flavor of the drink.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for improving the flavor of alcoholic beverages and other beverages by a simple means.

[Conventional technology]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The most common types of drinking water sold commercially in sealed containers such as bottles with pressurized gas include those using nitrogen or carbon dioxide gas as the pressurized gas. Of course, even if these potable waters are added to alcoholic beverages or other beverages, it is not possible to generate bubbles containing a large amount of oxygen.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The inventors of the present application have discovered that when water such as mineral water is injected into alcoholic beverages or other beverages, if a large amount of oxygen is involved in the form of bubbles, the flavor of the beverage will be improved by making it more mellow. Based on the results of tests and research, the task was to propose a method for generating oxygen-rich bubbles in beverages in drinking containers.

[Means for solving problems]

The method of improving the flavor of alcoholic beverages and other beverages according to the present invention involves passing the alcohol in the drinking container from a sealed container containing pressurized oxygen and water in contact with each other through an extraction pipe and an injection nozzle provided in the sealed container. The present invention is characterized in that the water in which oxygen is dissolved at a high concentration is injected into beverages or other beverages to generate a large amount of oxygen-rich bubbles in the beverage in the drinking container.

The present invention will be explained below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a pressure-tight sealed container used to carry out the method of the present invention, and a spray nozzle 2 is provided on the upper part of the container. Reference numeral 3 designates a suitable valve provided in the sealed container 1 and connected to the injection nozzle 2, and reference numeral 4 designates a drawer whose one end is connected to the valve 3 in communication. Pressure oxygen 5 and mineral water or other water 6 are sealed in the above-mentioned sealed container 1 in a state in which they are in contact with each other, and the other open end of the extractor 'ii4 is opened into the water 6. Water that comes into direct contact with high pressure oxygen 5 in the sealed container 1 becomes in a state in which oxygen is dissolved at a high concentration. The solubility (depending on volume) of oxygen contained in the water 6 in the sealed container 1 at room temperature is the solubility of oxygen in water at room temperature in the air atmosphere, 7 to s.
In order to make the amount sufficiently larger than ppm, it is preferably 15 ppm or more, preferably 30 ppm or more.

In this invention, using the above-described sealed container 1, water in which oxygen has been dissolved at a high concentration is added to an alcoholic beverage, soft drink, juice, or any other beverage 8 in a glass or other drinking container 7. Blow in 6. That is, by operating the injection nozzle 2 by pressing or the like and opening the valve 3 connected to the extraction pipe 4, a high concentration of oxygen is supplied to the beverage 8 in the drinking container 7 through the injection nozzle 2. The water 6 in which is dissolved is injected. At this time, the injection state of the water 6 containing a large amount of oxygen may be a spray state or a straight water injection state. The velocity of the jet is 3m/sec.
It is preferable to make it more than a certain degree. The valve 3 in the embodiment is designed to release only the water 6 in which a large amount of dissolved oxygen is dissolved, but a type that releases the pressurized oxygen 5 in the sealed container 1 together with the water 6 may be used. You can. In this case, the injection nozzle 2 will inject oxygen at the same time as water.

The water 6 with a large amount of dissolved oxygen blown into the beverage 8 in the drinking container 7 initially generates intense bubbles in the beverage 8, and continues to generate fine bubbles for a while. ζ It is assumed that the drinker drinks the beverage 8 while the bubbles are being generated.

It goes without saying that fragrances, colorants, and other auxiliary agents may be optionally added to the pressurized oxygen 5 and/or water 6 sealed in the sealed container 1.

[Effect]

The bubbles generated by the beverage 8 which is injected with the water 6 in which oxygen has been dissolved at a high concentration as described above are mostly composed of oxygen dissolved in a large amount in the water 6 or oxygen entrained in the water 6. Together with the air bubbles on the tongue, the drinker is made to perceive a unique flavor including mellowness.

〔Example〕

In the illustrated example, the sealed container 1 is shown as a relatively small container that can be easily held in the hand. It can also be used as a container. Further, in order to make it easier to blow into the drinking container 7, a blow-off pipe of an appropriate length can be attached to the mouth part 2a of the injection nozzle 2, either integrally or separately. In order to facilitate orientation in any direction, a highly flexible bellows tube portion may be provided.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the method for improving the flavor of alcoholic beverages and other beverages according to the present invention described above, oxygen-rich bubbles can be generated in the beverage in the drinking container by relatively simple means. Together with the air bubbles on the tongue, the drinker is made to remember a unique flavor including mellowness, which is extremely effective in improving the quality of the beverage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a partially longitudinal side view illustrating the implementation state of the method of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A high concentration of alcoholic beverages or other beverages 8 in a drinking container 7 is passed from a sealed container 1 containing pressurized oxygen 5 and water 6 in contact with each other through an extraction pipe 4 and an injection nozzle 2 provided in the sealed container 1. A method for improving the flavor of alcoholic beverages and other beverages, characterized in that the water 6 in which oxygen is dissolved is injected to generate a large amount of oxygen-rich bubbles in the beverage 8 in the drinking container 7.