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The first-person retrospective names contributors across the Lawrenceburg period, export and premium-product development, publicity, the Buffalo Trace deal, sensory work, and family business labor.
In his afterword, Julian P. Van Winkle III states that he was not alone and credits operational staff, recordkeepers, advertisers, export and distribution partners, packaging and label contributors, media, Buffalo Trace personnel, and family members with distinct roles in the brand's survival and growth.
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Afterword by Julian P. Van Winkle III
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