Avoids the false sourced-bad/house-distilled-good binary. Current producer, ownership, and contract details remain time-bounded. Separate source, brand and post-distillation work. Historical regulation numbering and market estimates in the passage must not be reused as current authority.
The author discusses MGP/Ross & Squibb and the exposure of Indiana sourcing during the craft revival.
A sourced whiskey can be well selected, blended, finished, and valuable even when another producer distilled it; the material research question is whether provenance is disclosed and what the brand actually contributes.
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143
Right-Bank Whiskey
Fresh full345-sheet reading and visual review, September29,2026. Separate source, brand and post-distillation work. Historical regulation numbering and market estimates in the passage must not be reused as current authority.
Evidence
A sourced whiskey can be well selected, blended, finished, and valuable even when another producer distilled it; the material research question is whether provenance is disclosed and what the brand actually contributes.
Locator and context
2024 supplied ebook, PDF sheets 143–146. Right-Bank Whiskey.
The author discusses MGP/Ross & Squibb and the exposure of Indiana sourcing during the craft revival.
Annotation
Avoids the false sourced-bad/house-distilled-good binary. Current producer, ownership, and contract details remain time-bounded. Separate source, brand and post-distillation work. Historical regulation numbering and market estimates in the passage must not be reused as current authority.
Fresh review — September 29, 2026
Fresh full345-sheet reading and visual review, September29,2026. Separate source, brand and post-distillation work. Historical regulation numbering and market estimates in the passage must not be reused as current authority.
