Turns the warehouse metaphor into a specific, recoverable mechanism and connects physical placement to variation.
The passage contrasts relatively uniform dunnage conditions with the vertical microclimates of a rickhouse and then connects those gradients to cask variation and blending.
Strickland explains that an uncontrolled rickhouse develops vertical temperature and humidity gradients: upper casks tend to be hotter and drier, lower casks cooler and more humid, producing different maturation and evaporation outcomes.
PDF p. 122; ebook p. 96
PDF p. 121; ebook p. 95
Chapter 4 — The Warehouse, rack houses
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Evidence
Strickland explains that an uncontrolled rickhouse develops vertical temperature and humidity gradients: upper casks tend to be hotter and drier, lower casks cooler and more humid, producing different maturation and evaporation outcomes.
Locator
Locator type: Page
Start: PDF p. 121; ebook p. 95
End: PDF p. 122; ebook p. 96
Source section: Chapter 4 — The Warehouse, rack houses
Context
The passage contrasts relatively uniform dunnage conditions with the vertical microclimates of a rickhouse and then connects those gradients to cask variation and blending.
Annotation
Turns the warehouse metaphor into a specific, recoverable mechanism and connects physical placement to variation.
Verification
Status: Verified
Visually checked against rendered PDF pages 121–122, ebook pages 95–96 of 202, on 2026-08-24.