A valuable process distinction for production writing: discuss operating choices, not only still shape.
Mitenbuler challenges the romantic assumption that pot stills are inherently artisanal and columns inherently industrial or inferior.
A column still run to very high proof can strip congeners and create neutral spirit, while restrained operation at lower proof can preserve flavor. Equipment type alone therefore does not determine whiskey quality or character.
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Evidence
A column still run to very high proof can strip congeners and create neutral spirit, while restrained operation at lower proof can preserve flavor. Equipment type alone therefore does not determine whiskey quality or character.
Locator
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Start: 86
End: 87
Source section: Chapter Seven — The Ring and the Octopus
Context
Mitenbuler challenges the romantic assumption that pot stills are inherently artisanal and columns inherently industrial or inferior.
Annotation
A valuable process distinction for production writing: discuss operating choices, not only still shape.
Verification
Status: Verified
September 29 fresh audit: matched to supplied PDF sheets 86–87. These are PDF sheet numbers, not the print-edition pagination used in the index. Verification concerns source fidelity, not independent historical/scientific corroboration.