Defines a repeatable maturation-control loop rather than passive waiting and supplies the foundation for a cask-sampling process record.
The passage follows a sensory assessment checklist and explains how longitudinal notes inform cask disposition decisions; it also cautions that full-cask sampling does not scale indefinitely.
Strickland recommends dating and retaining observations for each cask so its evolution can be reviewed and future choices—single-cask release, blending role, reassessment, or correction—can rely on accumulated evidence.
PDF p. 171; ebook p. 140
PDF p. 171; ebook p. 140
Chapter 6 — Sampling and Blending
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Evidence
Strickland recommends dating and retaining observations for each cask so its evolution can be reviewed and future choices—single-cask release, blending role, reassessment, or correction—can rely on accumulated evidence.
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Source section: Chapter 6 — Sampling and Blending
Context
The passage follows a sensory assessment checklist and explains how longitudinal notes inform cask disposition decisions; it also cautions that full-cask sampling does not scale indefinitely.
Annotation
Defines a repeatable maturation-control loop rather than passive waiting and supplies the foundation for a cask-sampling process record.
Verification
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