A second named practitioner account inside the same secondary source. It strengthens the regional-variation lead but remains nonindependent testimony without barrel records.
The producer contrasts the Gulf Coast with Hill Country and North Texas maturation conditions.
Martini reports Whitmeyer's head distiller saying some barrels lost alcohol and water at similar rates and a few lost alcohol faster than water, causing proof to decline during maturation in the humid Gulf Coast environment.
Complete-copy PDF sheet 488; displayed ebook p. 445
Complete-copy PDF sheet 488; displayed ebook p. 445
Whitmeyer's Distilling Co.
Fresh sequential audit2026-09-29: main text1–574 read, all-page visual survey completed. Evidence checked at Complete-copy PDF sheet 488; displayed ebook p. 445. Page numeric field now refers to the complete-copy PDF screen, superseding the184-screen selective capture. Verified means faithful to this2021 source, not independently confirmed current fact.
Evidence
Martini reports Whitmeyer's head distiller saying some barrels lost alcohol and water at similar rates and a few lost alcohol faster than water, causing proof to decline in the humid Gulf Coast environment.
Context and interpretation
This is a second named practitioner account within the same secondary source. It strengthens the regional-variation lead but is not independent confirmation and lacks barrel-level records.
Verification
Fresh sequential audit2026-09-29: main text1–574 read, all-page visual survey completed. Evidence checked at Complete-copy PDF sheet 488; displayed ebook p. 445. Page numeric field now refers to the complete-copy PDF screen, superseding the184-screen selective capture. Verified means faithful to this2021 source, not independently confirmed current fact.