Supports an institutional rather than plant-only account of whiskey identity.
The arrangement shows brand-controlled process assets operating inside another producer’s facility.
Cowdery reports that the Dickel business paid for and retained ownership of charcoal-leaching equipment installed at the Stitzel distillery while renting production and warehousing services there.
PDF sheet 107
Contract production and charcoal equipment
September 29 fresh review: all 283 supplied sheets read and surveyed visually, 13 enlarged details. This paraphrase and locator were reconciled. Verified means source fidelity, not independent confirmation of every historical claim.
Evidence
Cowdery reports that the Dickel business paid for and retained ownership of charcoal-leaching equipment installed at the Stitzel distillery while renting production and warehousing services there.
Location and context
PDF sheet 107; Contract production and charcoal equipment.
The arrangement shows brand-controlled process assets operating inside another producer’s facility.
Assessment
Supports an institutional rather than plant-only account of whiskey identity.
September 29 verification
September 29 fresh review: all 283 supplied sheets read and surveyed visually, 13 enlarged details. This paraphrase and locator were reconciled. Verified means source fidelity, not independent confirmation of every historical claim.