Huckelbridge, Dane. Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit. New York: William Morrow, 2014.
Large rectifying operations could combine neutral spirit, coloring, flavoring, and other materials while trading on the reputation of aged whiskey, creating a conflict over product identity and consumer trust.
Dane Huckelbridge, Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit (New York: William Morrow, 2014), PDF sheets 123–126.
Dane Huckelbridge, Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit (New York: William Morrow, 2014), PDF sheets 123–126.
PDF sheet 126
PDF sheet 123
Huckelbridge, Bourbon, PDF sheets 123–126.
Chapter 5 — Rectifiers and adulteration
2026-09-29: fresh supplied-copy review covered all 320 sheets and 87 enlarged visuals. This entry is checked for fidelity to the cited passage, not independent truth. Copy lacks at least endnotes 39–56; earlier complete-source wording is superseded. Do not equate rectification, lawful blending, adulteration and tax evasion. The book's distillation-temperature description is technically simplified.