Old Lincoln County whiskey was a regional production bundle

Use the bundle model when describing historical style; avoid projecting a single modern legal criterion backward.

The author is explaining why charcoal leaching alone cannot account for regional distinction.

Hannush reconstructs the nineteenth-century regional reputation as a combination of sour-mash practice, log-still traditions, charcoal leaching, and producer skill rather than one defining operation.

Chapter 5, “Lincoln County Process,” “Lincoln County Whiskey,” discussion of fermentation, log stills, and charcoal mellowing

Chapter 5, “Lincoln County Process,” “Lincoln County Whiskey,” discussion of fermentation, log stills, and charcoal mellowing

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