The color discussion supplies several explanations for pale or dark whiskey, while the adjacent table makes source-of-flavor claims. The useful distinction is a sensory clue versus a causal conclusion; the table is not independent validation of those causes.
Michael Jackson, Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide, revised edition, updates by Dominic Roskrow, Gavin D. Smith et al. (New York: DK Publishing, 2017), 45; supplied PDF 47.
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Jackson et al., Whiskey (2017), 45.
Color and competing explanations
2017 revised edition; Understanding Whiskey update credited to Roskrow. Original and revised sentence authorship not reconstructed. Supplemental copyright locator: printed 288 / PDF 290.
The color discussion supplies several explanations for pale or dark whiskey, while the adjacent table makes source-of-flavor claims. The useful distinction is a sensory clue versus a causal conclusion; the table is not independent validation of those causes.
