Supports the distinction between fast wood extraction and time-dependent oxidative development.
PDF103–104 / printed78–79. Rechecked oxygen discussion; much cited evidence concerns wine. Extraction alone does not establish barrel equivalence. No universal oxygen prescription for whiskey is demonstrated.
Wood fragments in impermeable tanks cannot reproduce barrel maturation by extraction alone; micro-oxygenation can promote color and reaction development, but wood dose, oxygen dose, tank geometry, dissolved oxygen, and toast-dependent oxygen consumption must be controlled.
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Micro-oxygenation and accelerated ageing
Fresh full-book review September 28–29, 2026. PDF103–104 / printed78–79. Rechecked oxygen discussion; much cited evidence concerns wine. Extraction alone does not establish barrel equivalence. No universal oxygen prescription for whiskey is demonstrated.
Verified evidence
Wood fragments in impermeable tanks cannot reproduce barrel maturation by extraction alone; micro-oxygenation can promote color and reaction development, but wood dose, oxygen dose, tank geometry, dissolved oxygen, and toast-dependent oxygen consumption must be controlled.
Locator and limits
PDF103–104 / printed78–79. Rechecked oxygen discussion; much cited evidence concerns wine. Extraction alone does not establish barrel equivalence. No universal oxygen prescription for whiskey is demonstrated.
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Source, locator and context checked during the fresh full-copy review. This is a paraphrase of a secondary discussion; not all cited primary experiments have been independently reviewed.