A weighted blend-proof estimate is not a certified alcohol measurement. Compound counts do not establish sensory quality. Manufacturing and legal procedures are context, not personalized guidance.
Chapter by Shona Harrison. Entire chapter reviewed: supplied PDF 431–471. Key passages: PDF 434–440, 447–462.
Alcohol-strength measurements depend on temperature and matrix interference. Major congeners, trace odorants, extractives and taints require different analytical methods. Authentication needs appropriate authentic comparators; chemical or carbon-age evidence is not automatically barrel age.
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Chapter 10 — Quality control: analytical techniques
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Evidence
Alcohol-strength measurements depend on temperature and matrix interference. Major congeners, trace odorants, extractives and taints require different analytical methods. Authentication needs appropriate authentic comparators; chemical or carbon-age evidence is not automatically barrel age.
Location and context
Shona Harrison, chapter10. Supplied PDF431–471; focused passages434–440, 447–462. PDF, not print pagination.
Annotation
A weighted blend-proof estimate is not a certified alcohol measurement. Compound counts do not establish sensory quality. Manufacturing and legal procedures are context, not personalized guidance.
Verification checklist
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