The author distinguishes blending in a vat from subsequent storage in wood and describes a staged Whyte & Mackay process. His preference for extended marrying does not establish universal improvement or a rule for resting bottled whiskey.
Richard Paterson and Gavin D. Smith, Goodness Nose: The Passionate Revelations of a Scotch Whisky Master Blender (The Angels’ Share / Neil Wilson Publishing, copyright 2011; first published 2008), chap. 7, supplied PDF 215–216.
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Paterson and Smith, Goodness Nose, PDF 215–216.
Chapter 7; supplied PDF pagination
Fresh review confirms PDF215–216 vatting/wood-marrying distinction and staged company practice. Durations are historical practitioner preferences, not controlled proof of improvement or guidance for resting bottled whisky in glass. Physical pages in312-page supplied conversion; attribution fidelity only, not independent truth verification. Unrelated source copy defects124/126 remain documented.
The author distinguishes blending in a vat from subsequent storage in wood and describes a staged Whyte & Mackay process. His preference for extended marrying does not establish universal improvement or a rule for resting bottled whiskey.