The chapter announces the author's personal position, describes some accepted production changes, and contests the treatment of patent spirit in whisky definitions. His quotations of authorities are mediated evidence; these are historical arguments rather than current law.
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The chapter announces the author's personal position, describes some accepted production changes, and contests the treatment of patent spirit in whisky definitions. His quotations of authorities are mediated evidence; these are historical arguments rather than current law.
Nettleton (1913) — What is whisky? Advocacy, access and the source chain