The analogy is useful but does not establish identical component interactions across wine and whiskey.
Conceptual argument against the assumption that a blend is inherently lesser than a single source.
Glaser frames wine blending across vineyards, barrels, or grapes as a method for constructing balance, interest, and complexity, and applies the same logic to whisky.
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