Retain the qualitative systems list. The same page mistakenly glosses virgin as previously used; virgin means unused. The 70 percent formulation is not a measured universal allocation; later repetition on sheet 256 does not validate it.
The opening A–Z entry on aging enumerates physical variables before turning to age requirements and longer-term development.
Wisniewski treats aging as the interaction of new-make character; oak type and treatment; virgin or seasoned status; cask size, fill history, and time; warehouse-transmitted climate and internal microclimates; and natural variation among nominally similar oak casks.
Displayed p. 14 / PDF sheet 14
Ageing Process
Fresh full-copy audit: 302 sheets read and visually surveyed; selected evidence rechecked in enlarged renders. Retain the qualitative systems list. The same page mistakenly glosses virgin as previously used; virgin means unused. The 70 percent formulation is not a measured universal allocation; later repetition on sheet 256 does not validate it. Verification concerns source fidelity, not independent endorsement of every source assertion.
Evidence
Wisniewski treats aging as the interaction of new-make character; oak type and treatment; virgin or seasoned status; cask size, fill history, and time; warehouse-transmitted climate and internal microclimates; and natural variation among nominally similar oak casks.
Locator
Locator type: Page
Start: Displayed p. 14 / PDF sheet 14
End: Same as start or not applicable
Source section: Ageing Process
Context
The opening A–Z entry on aging enumerates physical variables before turning to age requirements and longer-term development.
Annotation
A compact systems map that independently corroborates the existing barrel–warehouse–climate Zettel. The entry's broad list is useful; its unsourced quantitative claims elsewhere in the entry should remain qualified.
Verification
Status: Verified
Verified against OCR text and a rendered image of PDF sheet 14, which displays ebook page 14.
Fresh full-copy audit — September 29, 2026
Authoritative locator: Displayed p. 14 / PDF sheet 14. This supersedes any older locator in the legacy citation text above.
Retain the qualitative systems list. The same page mistakenly glosses virgin as previously used; virgin means unused. The 70 percent formulation is not a measured universal allocation; later repetition on sheet 256 does not validate it.
The whole supplied copy was read and visually surveyed; the locator was checked in enlarged source images. Source-fidelity verification does not independently validate every historical or scientific claim.