Preserve the chronology of an initial dispute and later clarification. The initial PR explanation is not itself an official TTB ruling; neutral spirits as a class should not be collapsed into vodka as a type.
The entire written source was reviewed. Comments, when present, are distinguished from the authored article.
Reproduces a Rob Hoskins/Jack Daniel’s media-relations message describing 70% rye,18% corn,12% malted barley distilled at 140 proof without oak storage, alongside then-current §5.22 text. Sixteen comments read; the author’s August 2013 comment points to his January 17,2013 follow-up reporting the released label as spirits distilled from grain.
Cowdery comment dated August 11, 2013
Rob Hoskins message
Rob Hoskins message; Reproduced §5.22(a) and (b); Author response after the message; Cowdery comment dated August 11, 2013
Source-faithful paraphrase only; not independent corroboration. No original TTB decision attached. Main text says above 190 while quoted regulation says at-or-above 190; retain the distinction. January 2013 follow-up text, comments and label photograph reviewed and preserved as SUPP-063 and IMAGE-063-1. Historical rules are not current compliance guidance.
No access / Whiskey Excerpts Database (USWA)
Source-faithful paraphrase. Verified does not mean independently corroborated.
Evidence
Reproduces a Rob Hoskins/Jack Daniel’s media-relations message describing 70% rye,18% corn,12% malted barley distilled at 140 proof without oak storage, alongside then-current §5.22 text. Sixteen comments read; the author’s August 2013 comment points to his January 17,2013 follow-up reporting the released label as spirits distilled from grain.
Location and context
No access. Rob Hoskins message; Reproduced §5.22(a) and (b); Author response after the message; Cowdery comment dated August 11, 2013.
Full written article reviewed through its ending.
Annotation
Preserve the chronology of an initial dispute and later clarification. The initial PR explanation is not itself an official TTB ruling; neutral spirits as a class should not be collapsed into vodka as a type.
No original TTB decision attached. Main text says above 190 while quoted regulation says at-or-above 190; retain the distinction. January 2013 follow-up text, comments and label photograph reviewed and preserved as SUPP-063 and IMAGE-063-1. Historical rules are not current compliance guidance.