High-value corrective to limestone determinism. Current grain quantities in the passage are time-bound and are not included in the durable claim.
The book’s opening causal analysis of why bourbon production became identified with Kentucky.
Raitz tests grain supply, transport cost, limestone water, and political tolerance as simple explanations for Kentucky’s bourbon concentration and finds none sufficient. He emphasizes an early start, accumulated knowledge, a cultivated reputation for fine whiskey, and effective marketing within a longer path-dependent development.
PDF sheet 21 / displayed p. 9
PDF sheet 18 / displayed p. 7
Kentucky: The Center of American Bourbon Whiskey Distilling
Fresh September29 audit: PDF18–21 supports this attributed historical synthesis, not controlled proof of Kentucky sensory superiority. Current quantities remain time-bound. Source-wide completeness stays open for embedded fine print.
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