Fred Minnick. Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life. Sourcebooks, 2026.
The Old Crow name survived even as ownership, trademark control, and claims to the original formula changed.
Fred Minnick, Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life (Sourcebooks, 2026), PDF sheet 85.
Fred Minnick, Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life (Sourcebooks, 2026), PDF sheet 85.
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Minnick, Bottom Shelf, PDF sheet 85.
Name continuity does not prove liquid continuity. The book's later 1918 result is incorrect; see the independently checked opinion linked in EXT-631. This passage is secondary historical synthesis, not a court holding.
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Fred Minnick, Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Saved One Man’s Life (Sourcebooks, 2026), PDF sheet 85.
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The Old Crow name survived even as ownership, trademark control, and claims to the original formula changed.
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Name continuity does not prove liquid continuity. The book's later 1918 result is incorrect; see the independently checked opinion linked in EXT-631. This passage is secondary historical synthesis, not a court holding.
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