Use as time-stamped evidence only; verify every quantitative figure against contemporary KDA or state records.
The figures frame the guide’s tour network and industry snapshot at publication.
The introduction records a statewide production and visitor economy in rapid expansion, contrasting more than 200 pre-Prohibition distilleries, 61 post-Repeal reopenings, only 10 operating plants by 2001, and renewed growth by the mid-2010s.
PDF sheet 19
PDF sheet 14
Introduction — Bourbon country in 2016
Fresh source audit confirms the PDF locator and bounded paraphrase. PDF14 supports the cited counts, but they remain attributed historical figures. PDF19 says observations span six years, so2016 is the edition date rather than every visit date. PDF14's printed payroll of1.7million for15400jobs is anomalous and must not be silently repaired.
Evidence
The introduction records a statewide production and visitor economy in rapid expansion, contrasting more than 200 pre-Prohibition distilleries, 61 post-Repeal reopenings, only 10 operating plants by 2001, and renewed growth by the mid-2010s.
Location and context
No access — Introduction — Bourbon country in 2016, PDF sheet 14 through PDF sheet 19. These are PDF-sheet locators, not printed page numbers.
Annotation
PDF14 supports the cited counts, but they remain attributed historical figures. PDF19 says observations span six years, so2016 is the edition date rather than every visit date. PDF14's printed payroll of1.7million for15400jobs is anomalous and must not be silently repaired.
Verification
Source relation and locator checked against the supplied2016second edition. Existing verification status retains its distinction between source fidelity and independent corroboration.