Charcoal leaching belonged to a broader tradition, not one inventor

This is a secondary synthesis; retain the qualified “evidence does not support” formulation.

The passage separates mastery, transmission, and local reputation from invention.

Hannush argues that charcoal was used widely in whiskey making and that the evidence does not support assigning invention of the practice to Dan Call, Nearest Green, Alfred Eaton, or any other single celebrated figure.

Chapter 5, “Lincoln County Process,” “Lincoln County Whiskey,” concluding paragraph beginning “So it’s clear that neither”

Chapter 5, “Lincoln County Process,” “Lincoln County Whiskey,” concluding paragraph beginning “So it’s clear that neither”

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