Academy use: distinguish discrimination, sensory design and inventory planning. Stable product character need not imply identical component proportions; do not present this as a universal minimum component count.
Suntory chief blender interview in the2018 book. Examples of200–300 sherried samples and ten-plus component types are his account of practice, not a disclosed fixed recipe.
Fukuyo distinguishes identifying aromas from designing a whisky. He describes considering the whole sensory experience and managing sufficient aged stock; using more than ten component types for Yamazaki 12 helps sustain its signature when individual components vary or become scarce.
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Japanese Whisky (2018): full-reading evidence expansion
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Fukuyo distinguishes identifying aromas from designing a whisky. He describes considering the whole sensory experience and managing sufficient aged stock; using more than ten component types for Yamazaki 12 helps sustain its signature when individual components vary or become scarce.
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Suntory chief blender interview in the2018 book. Examples of200–300 sherried samples and ten-plus component types are his account of practice, not a disclosed fixed recipe.
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Academy use: distinguish discrimination, sensory design and inventory planning. Stable product character need not imply identical component proportions; do not present this as a universal minimum component count.
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