Bourbon Distilleries, Ranked by Capacity — full written-source analysis

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American Whiskey History and Culture

Distilleries, Brands, and Industry

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No access / notion://custom_emoji/d77d9ecf-fe87-410d-8ef2-829c122b0a7f/3e8551ad-82f1-815c-b0a6-007a9d82e5deWhiskey Literature Notes Database (USWA)

Full written article reviewed through its ending. Source: No access.

Source argument

Area rather than summed diameter is a better equipment-size comparison, but not a direct measure of actual distillery throughput.

Evidence map

Bourbon Distilleries, Ranked by Capacity — located evidence. Locations: Method and planned2018 scope; Ranked list1–18; Comments: Shane Baker and Woodford exchange; UPDATE: 2026. Reference: Chuck Cowdery — Bourbon Distilleries, Ranked by Capacity.

Researcher synthesis

Record metric, reference date, facility boundary and planned versus operating assets for every capacity comparison. Equipment area is a proxy, not measured output.

Assessment

Not current capacity or annualoutput. Operating hours, fermentation, plant bottlenecks and pot stills unmodeled. All21displayed comments read as dated discussion, not verified testimony.2026update link and2024newsletter not included in this reading.

Related posts and2026update are separate sources, not silently counted read.

Completion checklist

~~One canonical Source related.~~

~~Full written article read, with located evidence and reusable reference.~~

~~Author argument and researcher interpretation separated.~~

~~Limitations and bibliographic uncertainty explicit.~~

~~Durable-idea triage: attributed findings retained; no unsupported factual Zettels promoted.~~

Per-page presentation verification complete.