Scientists develop 'artificial tongue' to detect fake whiskies

The technology can also be used to identify poisons as well as to monitor rivers

Being palmed off with a young whisky when expecting an 18-year-old single malt can be a glass-half-empty moment. But now scientists have developed an "artificial tongue" that might make such skulduggery a thing of the past.

The team, based in Scotland, say their device can be used to tell apart a host of single malts - a move they say might help in the fight against counterfeit products.