Barrel selection supports a small-batch account; it is not evidence of single-barrel bottling or a legally defined quality grade.
The source presents a master-distiller practice as a market innovation timed to changing consumer expectations.
Booker Noe selected mature barrels from favored warehouse locations and released undiluted, unfiltered whiskey, converting experienced barrel selection into a named premium small-batch proposition.
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2026-09-29: fresh supplied-copy review covered all 320 sheets and 87 enlarged visuals. This entry is checked for fidelity to the cited passage, not independent truth. Copy lacks at least endnotes 39–56; earlier complete-source wording is superseded. Barrel selection supports a small-batch account; it is not evidence of single-barrel bottling or a legally defined quality grade.
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