Supports preventive quality control and the rule that suspect casks should be rejected before filling.
The author distinguishes defects introduced before filling from faults introduced by the maturation vessel itself.
Maturation is not a chemical bandage for defective spirit. Moldy casks, TCA risk, metal contamination, sulfur-treated wine casks, and poor previous contents can add defects that time may not remove.
PDF p. 75; ebook p. 55
PDF p. 74; ebook p. 54
Chapter 2 — Cask Chemistry, negative flavors
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Maturation is not a chemical bandage for defective spirit. Moldy casks, TCA risk, metal contamination, sulfur-treated wine casks, and poor previous contents can add defects that time may not remove.
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- Source section: Chapter 2 — Cask Chemistry, negative flavors
- Start: PDF p. 74; ebook p. 54
- End: PDF p. 75; ebook p. 55
Context
The author distinguishes defects introduced before filling from faults introduced by the maturation vessel itself.
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Supports preventive quality control and the rule that suspect casks should be rejected before filling.
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Complete 247-sheet page-by-page review finished 2026-08-26; locator checked against extracted text and representative rendered-page evidence.