Supports pairing as hypothesis generation, not a guarantee. Specific menu claims and flavor assignments are anecdotal.
The pairing chapter offers a practitioner framework and repeatedly returns the final judgment to experiment.
Whiskey-food pairing can begin with intensity, smoke, sweetness, grain, wood, texture, dilution, complement, or contrast, but the finished combination must be tested and individual preference retained.
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