Martini, Nico. Texas Whiskey: World-Class Bourbons, Premier Ryes, and New Single Malts from the Lone Star State. Kennebunkport, ME: Cider Mill Press, 2021.
Still Austin describes periodically opening barrels to measure proof and add small amounts of water over time, a slow-reduction practice associated with Nancy Fraley that the producer uses to moderate oak impact and tune each barrel in Central Texas.
Nico Martini, Texas Whiskey: World-Class Bourbons, Premier Ryes, and New Single Malts from the Lone Star State (Kennebunkport, ME: Cider Mill Press, 2021), 258, 267.
Nico Martini, Texas Whiskey: World-Class Bourbons, Premier Ryes, and New Single Malts from the Lone Star State (Kennebunkport, ME: Cider Mill Press, 2021), 258, 267.
258, 267
258, 267
Martini, Texas Whiskey, 258, 267.
Still Austin Whiskey Co. / Starting a Texas Distillery
Fresh September29,2026 audit: Complete-copy PDF sheets 284 and 294; displayed ebook pp. 258, 267. Underlying excerpt and2021 attribution rechecked against sequential reading. Citation establishes what the book reports; it does not independently validate the reported practice or current conditions.
Citation record
Full note: Nico Martini, Texas Whiskey: World-Class Bourbons, Premier Ryes, and New Single Malts from the Lone Star State (Kennebunkport, ME: Cider Mill Press, 2021), 258, 267.
Short note: Martini, Texas Whiskey, 258, 267.
Bibliography: Martini, Nico. Texas Whiskey: World-Class Bourbons, Premier Ryes, and New Single Malts from the Lone Star State. Kennebunkport, ME: Cider Mill Press, 2021.
Verification
Displayed ebook pages 258, 267 verified against Complete-copy PDF sheets 284 and 294; displayed ebook pp. 258, 267 in the complete 574-sheet OCR copy on 2026-09-02.