SUMMARY: despite its commercial and economic importance, very few investigations have been carried out to evaluate the environmental and economic performance of spirituous drinks. This is a first investigation conducted in collaboration with the most widely known Spanish company in the field, owner of the famousely known whiskey DYC. 

OBJECTIVES:

This investigation aims to investigate the sustainability a specific type of whiskey from the DYC distillery. The analysis covers: 

• Generation of a process and economic inventory of the whiskey product

• Environmental assessment of the whiskey using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology

• Economic assessment of the whiskey using Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Coste Benefit Assessment (CBA) methodologies

• Produce a sensitivity assessment for key life cycle parameters including origin of raw materials and production methods (including organic production)