Supports target-relative component selection and a proposed Academy blending exercise. The preceding PDF28–29 Broom quotation adds that a component need not be pleasant alone to serve the blend; that separate quotation is not claimed as Risen’s original observation. Does not prove a universal batching practice or authorize every possible blend under any jurisdiction.
Concluding paragraph under Blending, immediately before A Brief History of Scotch. The earlier Source Section incorrectly named the following heading.
Risen describes blending as keeping a desired final flavor profile in mind and selecting component whiskies to achieve it. He compares this with a distillery combining casks of different ages and flavor profiles to maintain a consistent product.
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Evidence
Paraphrase: Risen describes blending as keeping a desired final flavor profile in mind and selecting component whiskies to achieve it. He compares this with a distillery combining casks of different ages and flavor profiles to maintain a consistent product.
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Supplied PDF screens 29–29, Blending. These are PDF-screen locators, not printed pages.
Concluding paragraph under Blending, immediately before A Brief History of Scotch. The earlier Source Section incorrectly named the following heading.
Annotation
Supports target-relative component selection and a proposed Academy blending exercise. The preceding PDF28–29 Broom quotation adds that a component need not be pleasant alone to serve the blend; that separate quotation is not claimed as Risen’s original observation. Does not prove a universal batching practice or authorize every possible blend under any jurisdiction.