Lew Bryson. 2025. American Whiskey Master Class: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Bourbon, Rye, and Other American Whiskeys. The Harvard Common Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group.
Whiskey production is a sociotechnical system
Lew Bryson. 2025. American Whiskey Master Class: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Bourbon, Rye, and Other American Whiskeys. The Harvard Common Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group. chap. 15, “All the People,” production roles and expertise.
chap. 15, “All the People,” production roles and expertise
Bryson 2025, chap. 15, “All the People,” production roles and expertise
chap. 15, “All the People,” production roles and expertise
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Retain the human-decisions argument but reject the absolute claim that automation prevents bad batches.