A high-value methodological statement. It supports claim-level corroboration and versioned recipe records while remaining Meehan's own research practice.
The author explains how he used bar manuals, modern research, interviews, and practical testing to interpret—not mechanically reproduce—the historical record.
Meehan describes historical cocktail research as a reconstruction problem shaped by derivative online claims, extinct or reformulated ingredients, changing measurements, and persistent origin myths.
PDF sheet 17
PDF sheet 11
Introduction — Method and Sources
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Evidence retained from the complete 710-sheet textual and visual review of Meehan's Bartender Manual.
Evidence
Meehan describes historical cocktail research as a reconstruction problem shaped by derivative online claims, extinct or reformulated ingredients, changing measurements, and persistent origin myths.
Location and context
Source section: Introduction — Method and Sources
Locator: PDF sheets 11–17
The author explains how he used bar manuals, modern research, interviews, and practical testing to interpret—not mechanically reproduce—the historical record.
Annotation
A high-value methodological statement. It supports claim-level corroboration and versioned recipe records while remaining Meehan's own research practice.