Popularity is bar-specific. The Crown Royal profile at PDF303–304 explicitly bases its overall rating on sales despite the tasting responses; ratings are not interchangeable with blind sensory results.
This is a practical single-bar hospitality sample from 2014, not a national popularity survey or controlled sensory panel.
The introduction describes selecting about 250 frequently ordered whiskeys from roughly 900 at the Aero Club and presenting four bartenders' blind-tasting comments. It does not report a reproducible controlled sensory protocol.
“Introduction” and “Our Bartenders” — selection and blind-review method
“Introduction” and “Our Bartenders” — selection and blind-review method
Fresh full-source review2026-09-29: PDF sheets10–12 (internal coordinates; use existing named profile as reader locator). Verified means faithful attribution to the supplied2014 book, not independent truth or current product verification. Popularity is bar-specific. The Crown Royal profile at PDF303–304 explicitly bases its overall rating on sales despite the tasting responses; ratings are not interchangeable with blind sensory results.
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