Vittone-versus-Branca three/five-year chronology conflicts. Leopold's first-American-fernet-since-Prohibition claim needs scope reconciliation with the book's own US Branca account. Market-share and saffron figures are not independently substantiated. Cask stories do not isolate flavor causation.
Fernet144–167; Branca149–151; Vittone153; American fernets159–162
Fernet is treated as a broader family than Fernet-Branca or menthol. The book preserves two competing Branca-name legends. It reports American Branca production at131Hudson Street from1934 to the late1970s and a distinct American formulation. CH Dogma and Leopold profiles describe different former-whiskey/wine/beer cask histories.
PDF 167
PDF 144
Fernet144–167; Branca149–151; Vittone153; American fernets159–162
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Evidence
Fernet is treated as a broader family than Fernet-Branca or menthol. The book preserves two competing Branca-name legends. It reports American Branca production at131Hudson Street from1934 to the late1970s and a distinct American formulation. CH Dogma and Leopold profiles describe different former-whiskey/wine/beer cask histories.
Location and context
Fernet144–167; Branca149–151; Vittone153; American fernets159–162. PDF page positions in the supplied 579-page file.
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Annotation
Vittone-versus-Branca three/five-year chronology conflicts. Leopold's first-American-fernet-since-Prohibition claim needs scope reconciliation with the book's own US Branca account. Market-share and saffron figures are not independently substantiated. Cask stories do not isolate flavor causation.
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