A surviving label cannot by itself establish continuity of method, facility, formula, or sensory profile. The specific backset-change explanation is attributed to an unnamed final Old Crow distiller (PDF109), not independently established as the sole cause of decline.
Cowdery connects Crow's fermentation and process methods to later consolidation, facility changes, and quality decline.
Cowdery contrasts Old Crow's historic reputation with later brand and production changes. He attributes a backset-related explanation of decline to an unnamed last distiller; this is reported testimony, not an independently isolated cause.
Chapter 14, “Fall from Grace; the History of Old Crow”
Chapter 14, “Fall from Grace; the History of Old Crow”
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