Strengthens the existing claim that durable cocktail forms permit bounded variation without erasing identity.
Canon offers two development frameworks for modifying recognizable cocktail structures while monitoring balance.
The component-substitution and Golden Ratio methods treat a cocktail as a modular system in which a base spirit, an aromatized-wine-like component, a liqueur, and bitters can be exchanged within functional roles; the ratio is an in-house heuristic rather than a universal rule.
PDF sheet 118
PDF sheet 115
Mr. Potato Head and the Golden Ratio
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Evidence
The component-substitution and Golden Ratio methods treat a cocktail as a modular system in which ingredients can be exchanged within functional roles; the ratio remains a practitioner heuristic rather than a universal rule.
Location and context
- Locator: PDF sheets 115–118
- Section: Mr. Potato Head and the Golden Ratio
- Context: Canon offers two frameworks for modifying recognizable cocktail structures while monitoring proof and balance.
Annotation
This strengthens the claim that durable cocktail forms permit bounded variation without erasing identity.