Wisniewski — Blanton's and single-barrel prominence

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Wisniewski, Ian. The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019.

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885

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Citation Summary

Blanton's 1984 launch is presented as the event that brought modern prominence to single-barrel bourbon.

Claims

Single-barrel bourbon preserves selected barrel variation

Single-barrel releases helped create premium bourbon

Blanton’s launched in the United States in 1984 as a deliberately positioned premium single-barrel bourbon

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Blanton's 1984 release helped establish single-barrel whiskey as a modern category

Footnote Text

Ian Wisniewski, The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking (London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019), Displayed p. 226 / PDF sheet 234.

Full Citation

Ian Wisniewski, The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking (London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019), Displayed p. 226 / PDF sheet 234.

Literature Notes

Whisky systems, culture, and myth — Wisniewski

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Displayed p. 226 / PDF sheet 234

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Wisniewski, Whisky Dictionary, Displayed p. 226 / PDF sheet 234.

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Single-cask Bottlings

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Fresh full-copy audit: 302 sheets read and visually surveyed; selected evidence rechecked in enlarged renders. Keep the narrow claim of modern prominence, not invention of drawing whiskey from one barrel or guaranteed higher quality. Selected variability and batch consistency are different product goals. Earlier page 225 locator corrected to displayed page 226. Verification concerns source fidelity, not independent endorsement of every source assertion.

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Full note: Ian Wisniewski, The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking (London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019), displayed p. 225, PDF sheet 234.

Short note: Wisniewski, The Whisky Dictionary, displayed p. 225.

Bibliography: Wisniewski, Ian. The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of Whisky, from History & Heritage to Distilling & Drinking. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2019.

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Single-cask Bottlings, displayed p. 225 / PDF sheet 234.

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Supports the existing selected-variation and premiumization nodes through the attributed 1984 Blanton's example.

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Fresh full-copy audit — September 29, 2026

Authoritative locator: Displayed p. 226 / PDF sheet 234. This supersedes any older locator in the legacy citation text above.

Keep the narrow claim of modern prominence, not invention of drawing whiskey from one barrel or guaranteed higher quality. Selected variability and batch consistency are different product goals. Earlier page 225 locator corrected to displayed page 226.

The whole supplied copy was read and visually surveyed; the locator was checked in enlarged source images. Source-fidelity verification does not independently validate every historical or scientific claim.