Secondary reporting on Scotch cooperage reuse, not an independent market census. Exclude the book's erroneous 549 L hogshead capacity; its diagram elsewhere gives about 250 L.
The passage explains the barrel supply used by Scottish distillers and describes reconstruction of bourbon barrels into hogsheads.
Scottish whisky makers commonly buy used bourbon barrels; some barrels are disassembled and their staves recombined into larger hogsheads before being filled with new-make spirit.
Displayed p. 39 / complete PDF sheets 107
Whiskey 101 — Barrels
Whole-copy audit: complete 1,664-sheet PDF, sheets 107. Retained 498-sheet partial locator: 106. Verified denotes source fidelity, not independent factual confirmation. Secondary reporting on Scotch cooperage reuse, not an independent market census. Exclude the book's erroneous 549 L hogshead capacity; its diagram elsewhere gives about 250 L.
Evidence
Scottish whisky makers commonly buy used bourbon barrels; some barrels are disassembled and their staves recombined into larger hogsheads before being filled with new-make spirit.
Location and context
Whiskey 101 — Barrels. Displayed p. 39; complete supplied PDF sheets 107. Earlier partial-copy sheets 106 remain archival locators only.
Critical assessment
Secondary reporting on Scotch cooperage reuse, not an independent market census. Exclude the book's erroneous 549 L hogshead capacity; its diagram elsewhere gives about 250 L.
Verification boundary
The passage has been read in context during the complete supplied-copy review. Source fidelity is verified; factual corroboration and proposed Academy application remain distinct. Existing Source, Literature Note, citation and claim relations are preserved. No public course placement was changed.