Use for the premium-bourbon revival, but separate documented launch facts from retrospective legend.
The brand history relies partly on Lee’s journals, company recollection, and later interviews.
Elmer T. Lee, Robert Baranaskas, and Ferdie Falk developed Blanton’s in 1983–1984 as a premium single-barrel bourbon; early blind comparisons and targeted positioning helped distinguish it in a weak bourbon market.
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Chapter 13 — Blanton’s Single Barrel
Fresh full-copy audit, 2026-09-29. PDF143–145: blind comparison used selected Blanton barrels against retail Maker bottles, as book acknowledges; not unbiased brand superiority evidence. First single-barrel/fullstrength and WarehouseH fifth/sixthfloor claims require narrower verification.
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