Evidence of historical continuity in charcoal treatment, not proof that the named modern process or Tennessee-whiskey category already existed.
The recipe appears in the Beall-Booth Family Papers alongside period flavoring methods.
An early nineteenth-century recipe calls for whiskey to pass through sand and pulverized green-wood charcoal until clear and purified. Veach compares the method with the later Lincoln County Process while noting differences in scale and number of passes.
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Chapter One — Farmer Distillers and the Whiskey Rebellion
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Evidence
An early nineteenth-century recipe calls for whiskey to pass through sand and pulverized green-wood charcoal until clear and purified. Veach compares the method with the later Lincoln County Process while noting differences in scale and number of passes.
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Start: 10
End: 11
Source section: Chapter One — Farmer Distillers and the Whiskey Rebellion
Context
The recipe appears in the Beall-Booth Family Papers alongside period flavoring methods.
Annotation
Evidence of historical continuity in charcoal treatment, not proof that the named modern process or Tennessee-whiskey category already existed.
Verification
Status: Verified
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