Useful conceptual categories; compressed chemistry needs technical corroboration.
The Curious Bartender’s Whiskey Road Trip (2019); supplied PDF screen numbering, not printed pagination.
The chapter organizes maturation around wood extraction, oxidation, and subtractive effects, while warning that color is an imperfect proxy for age and flavor.
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431
Maturation mechanisms and color
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Evidence
The chapter organizes maturation around wood extraction, oxidation, and subtractive effects, while warning that color is an imperfect proxy for age and flavor.
Location and context
The Curious Bartender’s Whiskey Road Trip (2019), supplied PDF pp. 431–435. Numbering refers to the preserved PDF, not the printed edition.
Annotation
Useful conceptual categories; compressed chemistry needs technical corroboration.
Verification
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