Trial Components Database (USWA)

Junction database connecting each blend trial to the exact whiskey, volume, proof, role, and bottle or batch used. This is the authoritative recipe record for experimental blends.

Component Name	Trial	Order	Whiskey	Role	Volume (mL)	Proof Used	Profile Proof	Rationale
Trial 001 — Maker’s Mark Cask Strength	The Wheated Base Blend — Trial 001	1	Maker’s Mark: Cask Strength Whiskey	Foundation	20.4	112	112	Provides the rich, velvety wheated foundation, bakery sweetness, and rounded body. Bottle proof recorded as 112.
Trial 001 — Knob Creek Small Batch 9 Year	The Wheated Base Blend — Trial 001	2		Oak / Depth	18	100		Supplies mature seasoned oak, roasted pecan, leather, caramel, and structural depth.
Trial 001 — Penelope Cooper Series Rio	The Wheated Base Blend — Trial 001	3	Penelope: Cooper Series Rio	Modifier	12	98	98	Provides the honeyed dessert layer, cinnamon coffee-cake character, and warm Amburana spice.
Trial 001 — Benchmark Full Proof	The Wheated Base Blend — Trial 001	4		Spice / Structure	9.6	125		Adds proof, charred oak, cinnamon, tobacco, and a firmer structural backbone.