Use Haara, PDF sheet 110, and Mitenbuler, printed p. 115; add the primary 1909 decision before extended legal quotation.
Haara — Bourbon Justice — Chapter 7, “Bourbon Leads the Nation to Consumer Protection” — discussion of the Taft Decision — Taft Decision truth in labelingMitenbuler — Bourbon Empire — PDF sheet 115Bryson — EXT-345 — chap. 2, “Meet the Traditional Whiskeys,” “Bourbon,” discussion of rectification and federal standardsThe 1909 Taft decision allowed straight and blended products to be called whiskey while requiring labels to distinguish straight whiskey, rectified products, and blends with neutral spirits so purchasers could know the kind of whiskey offered.
Verified against visually checked Haara and Mitenbuler passages with Ready Citations and corroborating Bryson synthesis.
The Claim summarizes the disclosure outcome and does not reproduce every classification or administrative detail of the decision.
Two independent verified passages describe the 1909 compromise as preserving whiskey status for straights and blends while requiring meaningful product-type disclosure.
Created as the discrete 1909 anchor following the 1906 regulatory transition. Used in the published history page “Defining Whiskey” on 2026-09-02, as a disclosure outcome rather than a complete parsing of the decision.
Claim
The 1909 Taft decision required meaningful disclosure among straight whiskey, rectified products, and blends.
Evidence judgment
Visually verified passages from Haara and Mitenbuler independently describe the compromise; Bryson corroborates its place in the broader regulatory sequence.
Boundary
The Claim summarizes the product-identity outcome. It does not reproduce the full decision or every technical classification.
Drafting guardrail
Use the primary decision for extended quotation and distinguish historical categories from current federal definitions.
Readiness decision
Ready for Drafting with Strong evidence and High confidence.