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Four blind bartender notes for the same whiskey use materially different aroma, flavor, texture, and quality descriptions.
“Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey” — Comments from the Bartender
“Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey” — Comments from the Bartender
Checked against PDF sheets 248–249 and the corresponding visual profile layout. The evidence is the contrast among the four notes, not any single descriptor. Reader crosswalk checked 2026-09-16 against the supplied ebook headings and cited passage: “Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey” — Comments from the Bartender. Original internal coordinates: PDF sheet 248; PDF sheet 249. PDF positions and legacy Page are internal provenance, not print pagination; any earlier PDF-only citation policy is superseded.
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