Use the recipe-versioning passage with attributed examples and preserve “according to” language for historical sources. Arnold PDF sheet 151 adds a measurable structural specification—alcohol, sugar, acid, dilution, and service form—while explicitly preserving palate and aroma as nonnumeric authorship.
Meehan — PDT editorial and attribution method — PDF sheet 46Meehan — Manhattan specification — PDF sheet 169Meehan — Sazerac specification — PDF sheet 231Sandham — Old Fashioned origin uncertainty and service control — PDF sheet 992Sandham — Manhattan as an evolving family — PDF sheet 998Sandham — two historical Manhattan versions — PDF sheet 1001Sandham — Employees Only Manhattan version — PDF sheet 1009Wondrich — Old-Fashioned Chicago evidenceWondrich — Sazerac chronology and undated Boothby supplementWondrich — Stone Fence version historyWondrich — Manhattan origin dispute and formula variationWondrich — Jerry Thomas guide edition historyLubbers2011BourbonWhiskey — PDF sheet 192Arnold 2014 — PDF sheet 151 — cocktail structure and palateMeehan — Bartender Manual — PDF sheets 11–17 — method and sourcesMeehan — Bartender Manual — PDF sheets 454–456 — Stone Fence lineageMeehan — Bartender Manual — PDF sheets 476–478 — Manhattan whiskey specificityMeehan — Bartender Manual — PDF sheets 484–486 — Old-Fashioned as a flexible familyPerrineReigler2016MoreKentucky — PDF sheets 12–20PerrineReigler2016MoreKentucky — PDF sheets 76–80Maloney2022BartendersManifesto — PDF sheets 26Wisniewski — used bourbon barrels enter global reuseBoudreauFraioli2016Canon — PDF sheets 110–111Hellmich 2006, PDF sheets 77–79 — cocktail architecture and measurementFor reliable research and reproduction, a whiskey-cocktail recipe should record its creator or source, date and place when known, ingredient identities, proportions, technique, and service rather than being treated as a timeless unversioned formula.
October1 fresh audit corrects the prior Meehan PDF46/169/231 references: these contain a copy mark, straw advice and Champagne Cocktail service, respectively. Use Meehan PDF15–17 for historical reconstruction and recipe documentation, with PDF455–456,477–478 and533–534 as concrete attributed versions. The earlier Sandham locator claim is retained as legacy evidence, not independently reverified in this Meehan audit.
A recorded attribution is evidence of a source’s claim, not automatic proof of invention or historical priority. Brand-specific specifications may become obsolete and require later versions rather than silent substitution.
Meehan explicitly treats PDT recipes as tested, attributed snapshots and records creator/source, date, place, ingredient choice, method, and service. Sandham independently separates dated historical Manhattan specifications, describes evolving forms and contested origins, and preserves a named bar-specific modern Manhattan with exact ingredient identities, technique, and service.
Status remains Ready for Drafting / Strong / High. Liquid Intelligence strengthens the specification model without validating surrounding origin stories. October1 fresh Meehan audit; other-source contributions and existing relations preserved.
PDT treats recipes as tested, attributed, time-bound specificationsPDT’s Manhattan preserves source, ratio, technique, and servicePDT’s Sazerac records a bounded historical specificationSandham separates Old Fashioned origin uncertainty from service controlSandham presents the Manhattan as an evolving family of versionsSandham records two dated historical Manhattan specifications separatelyEmployees Only’s Manhattan is preserved as a bar-specific versionChicago evidence predates the Pendennis Club Old-Fashioned storyWondrich's Sazerac formula comes from an undated Boothby supplementStone Fence versions changed from Revolutionary rum to Thomas-era bourbonThe Manhattan's earliest history is contested and its formula variedMany early Manhattan recipes say only whiskeyJerry Thomas editions are distinct editorial statesLubbers — A named family sour is a versioned recipeCocktail math supplies structure but not sensory judgment — Arnold, sheet 151Historical cocktail research requires reconstruction, not repetitionThe Stone Fence changed base spirits as American supply changedEarly Manhattan formulas did not require rye universallyThe Old-Fashioned is a flexible cocktail familyPerrine-Reigler — The Big Nine pair recipes with named bourbon brandsPerrine-Reigler — Distiller-supplied recipes preserve brand and contributor provenanceA standardized cocktail record joins design logic to ordered executionThe one-use bourbon barrel rule feeds a global secondary-cask marketBoudreau-Fraioli — Classic recipes are documented before adaptationCocktail structure separates base, modifier, and aromatic accent