Useful for explaining why a brand's early bottle provenance may differ from later production and why mature inventory cannot be created on demand.
The author avoids a simple good-or-bad judgment and focuses on the development path available to young firms.
Meehan describes maturation time and working capital as structural constraints for new whiskey producers and distinguishes sourced stock, small-barrel acceleration, unaged releases, and later house-made inventory.
PDF sheet 445
PDF sheet 443
Whisk(e)y — American Craft Whiskey
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Evidence
Meehan describes maturation time and working capital as structural constraints for new whiskey producers and distinguishes sourced stock, small-barrel acceleration, unaged releases, and later house-made inventory.
Location and context
Source section: Whisk(e)y — American Craft Whiskey
Locator: PDF sheets 443–445
The author avoids a simple good-or-bad judgment and focuses on the development path available to young firms.
Annotation
Useful for explaining why a brand's early bottle provenance may differ from later production and why mature inventory cannot be created on demand.