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The chapter contrasts transparent and opaque sourcing and explains how assumed names were used across large and merchant-bottler portfolios.
Haara's 2018 sourcing survey shows that different whiskey labels could use assumed company or distillery names while sharing an actual production source, so brand name, legal entity, state of distillation, and physical producer must be recorded separately.
Chapter 9, “Bourbon Law Reins in Fake Distillers and Secret Sourcing” — MGP, Templeton, and assumed distillery names
Chapter 9, “Bourbon Law Reins in Fake Distillers and Secret Sourcing” — MGP, Templeton, and assumed distillery names
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