The examples are style-specific and should be validated with American components at matched proof.
Evidence for dosing assertive components with small increments.
The bourbon and Scotch examples warn that older oak-heavy whiskey or heavily peated malt may materially change a blend at additions around five to ten percent.
A Better Bourbon and Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
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