Do not use the glossary for regulatory or technical definitions. It is evidence for why practitioner reference works require claim-level corroboration and correction.
These sheets combine brief definitions with a source list. Several definitions conflict with authoritative standards or accepted production terminology.
The glossary states or implies that bourbon has a two-year minimum age, that new barrels must specifically be white oak, that sour mash is liquid from a first distillation, and that Kentucky whiskey has a distinct statewide definition; the adjacent bibliography does not cure these inaccuracies.
PDF sheet 123
PDF sheet 120
Bourbon Glossary and Bibliography
Verified against extracted text and rendered PDF sheets 120–123 on 2026-08-27.
Evidence
The glossary states or implies that bourbon has a two-year minimum age, that new barrels must specifically be white oak, that sour mash is liquid from a first distillation, and that Kentucky whiskey has a distinct statewide definition; the adjacent bibliography does not cure these inaccuracies.
Locator
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Start: PDF sheet 120
End: PDF sheet 123
Source section: Bourbon Glossary and Bibliography
Context
These sheets combine brief definitions with a source list. Several definitions conflict with authoritative standards or accepted production terminology.
Annotation
Do not use the glossary for regulatory or technical definitions. It is evidence for why practitioner reference works require claim-level corroboration and correction.
Verification
Status: Verified
Verified against extracted text and rendered PDF sheets 120–123 on 2026-08-27.