Salazar describes finish by length, sensation, flavor character and evolution, including a relatively unchanged fade and a changing sequence.
Eddy Salazar, The Art of Tasting Whiskey: How to Identify, Describe, and Truly Enjoy Every Pour (copyright 2026; publisher and edition unverified), Chapter 6 — The Finish, PDF 76 / displayed ebook 83 to PDF 78 / displayed ebook 85. User-supplied 101-sheet ebook capture.
PDF 78 / displayed ebook 85
PDF 76 / displayed ebook 83
Chapter 6 — The Finish
PDF 76 and 78 visually inspected; intervening sheet text reviewed. Retain the evolution distinction. Reject universal timing thresholds and automatic quality/age inference; do not endorse the heavy-molecule explanation.
Attribution
Eddy Salazar, The Art of Tasting Whiskey (copyright 2026), Chapter 6 — The Finish. PDF 76 / displayed ebook 83 → PDF 78 / displayed ebook 85.
PDF 76 and 78 visually inspected; intervening sheet text reviewed. Retain the evolution distinction. Reject universal timing thresholds and automatic quality/age inference; do not endorse the heavy-molecule explanation.
Salazar 2026 — Finish evolution is descriptive, not a quality clock