Extends the existing Four Roses excerpt into a general account of blending labor and inventory management.
The chapter moves from category terminology through flagship consistency, new-product development, and independent bottling.
Bryson distinguishes blended whiskey as a legal product category from the near-universal practice of mingling multiple barrels, then shows blending as iterative work that balances flavor, consistency, inventory, age, proof, and future availability.
PDF sheet 269
PDF sheet 254
chap. 13, “Putting It Together,” blending discussion
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Bryson distinguishes blended whiskey as a legal product category from the near-universal practice of mingling multiple barrels, then shows blending as iterative work that balances flavor, consistency, inventory, age, proof, and future availability.
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Start: PDF sheet 254
End: PDF sheet 269
Source section: chap. 13, “Putting It Together,” blending discussion
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Context
The chapter moves from category terminology through flagship consistency, new-product development, and independent bottling.
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Extends the existing Four Roses excerpt into a general account of blending labor and inventory management.
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The stated page range was checked against the full extracted text; representative pages were also visually checked against the rendered PDF on 2026-08-26. This record paraphrases the source and preserves its scope.