Do not infer that using wheat or matching proof reproduces vintage Van Winkle, or that prestige is a sensory measurement. Fresh visual audit: printed 358/PDF 360 shows an 11-year rye bottle beside the 13-year tasting entry. Attribute the tasting description to the text’s 13-year expression; do not treat the photograph as its confirmed bottle image.
2011 US edition; printed-page locators. PDF page = printed page + 2. Noncontiguous evidence specified in annotation.
The bourbon descriptions combine sweet notes, body, oak and complex finishes; the 13-year rye is separately described with fruit, spice and darker flavors.
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Van Winkle
Fresh text and visual audit confirms the located paraphrase. PDF360/printed358 image11-year differs from text13-year. Verified refers to faithful source capture, not producer accuracy.
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Evidence
The bourbon descriptions combine sweet notes, body, oak and complex finishes; the 13-year rye is separately described with fruit, spice and darker flavors.
Location and context
No access — Van Winkle, printed 357–358; PDF offset +2. 2011 edition.
Annotation
Do not infer that using wheat or matching proof reproduces vintage Van Winkle, or that prestige is a sensory measurement. Fresh visual audit: printed 358/PDF 360 shows an 11-year rye bottle beside the 13-year tasting entry. Attribute the tasting description to the text’s 13-year expression; do not treat the photograph as its confirmed bottle image.
Verification
Paraphrase and location checked against the supplied source. This is not independent validation of the book's factual claims.