A concise framing statement for treating American whiskey flavor as cumulative and subtractive across the entire production chain, not as a barrel-only result.
Bryson introduces the book’s central production-to-flavor framework after noting that recognizable fruit, spice, nut, and other aromas are not literal added ingredients.
There are flavors and aromas being made (or taken away) at every step, and every step is necessary to the way the whiskey tastes.
PDF sheet 11
PDF sheet 11
chap. 1, “A Great Story,” opening discussion of flavor across production
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There are flavors and aromas being made (or taken away) at every step, and every step is necessary to the way the whiskey tastes.
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Source section: chap. 1, “A Great Story,” opening discussion of flavor across production
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Bryson introduces the book’s central production-to-flavor framework after noting that recognizable fruit, spice, nut, and other aromas are not literal added ingredients.
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A concise framing statement for treating American whiskey flavor as cumulative and subtractive across the entire production chain, not as a barrel-only result.
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