The internal conflict is visible on PDF479. Four Roses’ current official Small Batch page lists OBSK, OBSO, OESK and OESO, supporting K/O rather than S for that product; this current page alone does not prove every historical formula. The mutation story is attributed Rutledge testimony, not independently verified microbiology. Distinguish the standard product from the2013 limited release and current Small Batch Select. Proposed Academy use: a mash/yeast component matrix with explicit release identity.
The Curious Bartender: An Odyssey of Malt, Bourbon & Rye Whiskies (2014); supplied PDF screen numbering, not printed pagination.
The Four Roses profile attributes component diversity to two mash bills and five yeast strains; its Small Batch S-yeast reference conflicts with the K/O/Q/F/V set listed on the same page.
PDF screen 479; displayed ebook p.194
PDF screen 479; displayed ebook p.194
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Fresh text and rendered-layout audit of PDF478–482. Verified paraphrase fidelity and locators. Official current product comparison: https://www.fourrosesbourbon.com/bourbon/small-batch . Historical recipe continuity and mutation mechanism not established.
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Evidence
The Four Roses profile attributes component diversity to two mash bills and five yeast strains; its Small Batch S-yeast reference conflicts with the K/O/Q/F/V set listed on the same page.
Location and context
The Curious Bartender: An Odyssey of Malt, Bourbon & Rye Whiskies (2014), supplied PDF pp. 478–482. Numbering refers to the preserved PDF, not the printed edition.
Annotation
The internal conflict is visible on PDF479. Four Roses’ current official Small Batch page lists OBSK, OBSO, OESK and OESO, supporting K/O rather than S for that product; this current page alone does not prove every historical formula. The mutation story is attributed Rutledge testimony, not independently verified microbiology. Distinguish the standard product from the2013 limited release and current Small Batch Select. Proposed Academy use: a mash/yeast component matrix with explicit release identity.
Verification
Fresh text and rendered-layout audit of PDF478–482. Verified paraphrase fidelity and locators. Official current product comparison: https://www.fourrosesbourbon.com/bourbon/small-batch . Historical recipe continuity and mutation mechanism not established.