No whiskey-specific calibration, sensory reference, independent bottle replication or fault-detection performance is established.
Critical reading/evidence map, not a quotation or endorsement of every source claim. Chapter 8 reviewed in full; detailed discussion and locators in the linked Literature Note.
Immersed-probe feasibility study, all21figures/7tables inspected. Foam causes unusable readings; opening time/temp confound interpretation. PDF299 trend reverses plots; Table8.6 Carlsberg41.87→41.18 contradicts universal increase.
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Chapter 8; PDF 268–303, printed 243 onward
Sequential full-copy reading and relevant visual inspection completed September28–29,2026. Locators are supplied-PDF sheet numbers; underlying bibliography papers not all independently read.
Evidence and interpretation
Immersed-probe feasibility study, all21figures/7tables inspected. Foam causes unusable readings; opening time/temp confound interpretation. PDF299 trend reverses plots; Table8.6 Carlsberg41.87→41.18 contradicts universal increase.
Limits and proposed Academy use
No whiskey-specific calibration, sensory reference, independent bottle replication or fault-detection performance is established.
Detailed provenance
This is a researcher audit of chapter 8, PDF 268–303; it is not a verbatim excerpt. Findings are bounded to the supplied 2019 edition. No public lesson placement is asserted.