Evidence of cultural interpretation and brand meaning, not independent proof that wheat is uniquely Kentucky or that geography determines flavor.
The surrounding pages compress technical, agricultural, and early-American history into a literary explanation of wheat, corn, settlement, and bourbon identity.
Thompson links wheated bourbon, Kentucky agriculture, landscape, family memory, and regional identity in an interpretive account of why Van Winkle whiskey feels culturally rooted.
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