90% of my ISO goes into candy, so I'm sure that some decarb would have to occur when you drop it into the 300 degree candy mixture and during the time it takes the candy to cool, the graph I posted should support that, but by adding heat to evaporate the alcohol....well, any incidental decarb is not going to be a problem.
My use of heat is simple, it speeds it up and I make a lot.
If you guys need me to spread it out all thin before the next photo, I can do that. I can also wait until the batch is finished before taking a photo. Heck, I can even hold it up in the air, so you can't see any discoloration from whatever is under the pan....obviously the track marks left by the razor blade are pretty clear....maybe that is what it would look like spread out.... Lesson learned for posting a photo when you did not intentionally stage it and doctor it into the best photo you possibly could, I forgot my audience. I can also take criticism that comes in forms other than "looks like shit" or "sub par for many reasons", see my above critique of a "sub par" graph, but as far as the comment that was made about how I shouldn't post a picture if I didn't want criticism....well, I live in a nice area, I associate with intelligent people, and I am quite familiar with receiving corrective feedback. I can also recognize uneducated drivel by scent alone. I know already that my point is lost: I know this because I am trying to make that point on RIU.