KDA attributes bread preparation to Margie and final grain choice to Bill

Annotation

Allows precise role assignment: participation in experiment preparation, with the final selection attributed to Bill.

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Citations

KDA Hall of Fame release — Margie Samuels’s recipe and package roles

Context

Trade-association account of the 1953 grain-testing procedure.

Excerpt ID

1600

Excerpt Text

KDA states that Margie baked breads using alternative grains, Bill blind-tasted them, and Bill selected red winter wheat for the new bourbon.

Literature Notes

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article body ¶8

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Paragraph

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Page (text)

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Source Section

Biographical background

Supports Claims

Margie Samuels participated in bread-based grain testing, while Bill Samuels Sr. made the red-winter-wheat decisionMargie Samuels shaped Maker’s Mark through documented recipe-testing and package-design roles

Tags

American Whiskey History and CultureDistilleries, Brands, and Industry

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