Demonstrates that provenance and producer identity were treated as material public representations, not merely private branding choices.
The parties attempted to structure a lease so that the buyer’s name could appear as the distiller even though Pogue would make the whiskey.
Haara recounts a 1913 decision voiding an arrangement intended to label Pogue-made bourbon as distilled by Paxton, because the court treated the false producer attribution as fraud on the public.
Chapter 9, “Bourbon Law Reins in Fake Distillers and Secret Sourcing” — Pogue–Paxton contract and false distiller attribution
Chapter 9, “Bourbon Law Reins in Fake Distillers and Secret Sourcing” — Pogue–Paxton contract and false distiller attribution
Visually verified against rendered PDF sheet 128 on 2026-08-24. Crosswalk verified 2026-09-16 against the local ebook: Chapter 9, “Bourbon Law Reins in Fake Distillers and Secret Sourcing” — Pogue–Paxton contract and false distiller attribution. Internal PDF sheets 128; these are file coordinates, not printed pagination. Supersedes prior locator PDF sheet 128 PDF sheet 128.
Evidence
Haara recounts a 1913 decision voiding an arrangement intended to label Pogue-made bourbon as distilled by Paxton, because the court treated the false producer attribution as fraud on the public.
Locator
Reader locator: Chapter 9, “Bourbon Law Reins in Fake Distillers and Secret Sourcing” — Pogue–Paxton contract and false distiller attribution
Locator type: Section
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Context
The parties attempted to structure a lease so that the buyer’s name could appear as the distiller even though Pogue would make the whiskey.
Annotation
Demonstrates that provenance and producer identity were treated as material public representations, not merely private branding choices.
Verification
Status: Verified
Visually verified against rendered PDF sheet 128 on 2026-08-24.