Useful for teaching both maturation management and traceability, but the page supplies no controlled maturation-rate measurements or proof that climate alone accounts for differences.
Two adjacent observations on one PDF page: a photograph caption about sample traceability and narrative about climate and cask choice. They concern different producers and should not be merged into one observed procedure.
Ashcraft reports that Suntory prefers larger casks at Yamazaki and Ohmi to moderate maturation in their warmer climate. The accompanying Chichibu lab caption says sample labels record distillation timing and the cask of origin.
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Maturation and blending
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Ashcraft reports that Suntory prefers larger casks at Yamazaki and Ohmi to moderate maturation in their warmer climate. The accompanying Chichibu lab caption says sample labels record distillation timing and the cask of origin.
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PDF79, supplied357-page2018 edition. Two adjacent observations on one PDF page: a photograph caption about sample traceability and narrative about climate and cask choice. They concern different producers and should not be merged into one observed procedure.
Annotation
Useful for teaching both maturation management and traceability, but the page supplies no controlled maturation-rate measurements or proof that climate alone accounts for differences.