Use as interpretive evidence about blending authorship; it does not show that every blend is high quality.
The passage challenges the consumer stigma attached to the word 'blend' and separates blending from historical cost-cutting.
Robinson argues that nearly every multi-cask whiskey is blended in the ordinary sense and presents professional blenders as authors who unify disparate flavor and aroma components rather than merely dilute quality.
Replacement PDF 496; ebook 371
Replacement PDF 496; ebook 371
Class Seven — Blending: The Art of Composition
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Robinson argues that nearly every multi-cask whiskey is blended in the ordinary sense and presents professional blenders as authors who unify disparate flavor and aroma components rather than merely dilute quality.
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Complete replacement PDF 496–496; displayed ebook 371–371. Use as interpretive evidence about blending authorship; it does not show that every blend is high quality.
Verified as a faithful paraphrase of Robinson's 2019 text; not independent verification of the underlying claim. The source-level critique in 