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The overview is designed for visitors encountering production on tours.
Bourbon is summarized through grain recipe, fermentation, distillation proof, new charred oak, entry proof, and bottling proof, followed by sour-mash, still, and maturation explanations.
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PDF sheet 21
Chapter 1 — Bourbon Basics
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Evidence
Bourbon is summarized through grain recipe, fermentation, distillation proof, new charred oak, entry proof, and bottling proof, followed by sour-mash, still, and maturation explanations.
Location and context
No access — Chapter 1 — Bourbon Basics, PDF sheet 21 through PDF sheet 31. These are PDF-sheet locators, not printed page numbers.
Annotation
Source match is not legal or scientific validation. PDF21codification narrative,23distilled-water requirement and26backset wording require authoritative checks;27–28bubble progression also conflicts109. Use this as the guide's introductory architecture.
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