Publication metadata visually checked. Source biography and commercial claims are attributed, not verified current roles.
2015 practitioner source, fully read. Source-record verification is not independent validation or publication clearance.
Author Mark Bitterman; recipes Andrew Schloss and Mark Bitterman; photography Clare Barboza and Mark Bitterman. The 2015 Andrews McMeel ebook discloses donated spirits and retailer/producer relationships.
PDF 653
PDF 9
Title9; acknowledgments27–29; copyright651–652; biography653
Text and relevant rendered page images checked; paraphrase, not quotation. Locators refer to supplied661-page reflow PDF.
No access / Whiskey Excerpts Database (USWA)
Original paraphrase / located source observation, not a direct quotation or independent corroboration.
Evidence
Author Mark Bitterman; recipes Andrew Schloss and Mark Bitterman; photography Clare Barboza and Mark Bitterman. The 2015 Andrews McMeel ebook discloses donated spirits and retailer/producer relationships.
Location and context
No access, Title9; acknowledgments27–29; copyright651–652; biography653. Locators use the supplied661-page PDF; do not infer print pagination or that the entire bounding range is one continuous passage.
Annotation
Publication metadata visually checked. Source biography and commercial claims are attributed, not verified current roles.
Provenance and verification
Analysis: 
No unlocated quote or automatic History placement. Native attachment preview is tracked separately on Source.