Trial mixtures are measured and revised, but Paterson notes that a model uses relatively few samples while production draws from many varying casks. Documentation and further evaluations continue through production before bottling.
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 225–226.
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Paterson and Smith, Goodness Nose, PDF 225–226.
Chapter 7; supplied PDF pagination
Fresh review confirms PDF225–226 trial/model, actual-cask variation, documentation/costing and repeated production checks. Reported1L-to125000L scale is an edition-specific example, not current capacity. Physical pages in312-page supplied conversion; attribution fidelity only, not independent truth verification. Unrelated source copy defects124/126 remain documented.
Trial mixtures are measured and revised, but Paterson notes that a model uses relatively few samples while production draws from many varying casks. Documentation and further evaluations continue through production before bottling.
