Corroborates that regional names can encode several different provenance thresholds, not merely bottling location.
The chapter moves from rectifying and bottling history to modern craft production and the state's 2019 provenance specification.
Zandona describes Missouri's modern bourbon identity as joining in-state mashing, fermentation, distillation, aging, and bottling with Missouri-grown corn and barrels manufactured in the state, turning regional designation into an agricultural and manufacturing chain.
“Missouri,” “Production requirements”
“Missouri,” “Production requirements”
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