PDF179 explicitly says charcoal treatment does not disqualify bourbon. Categories overlap; do not teach them as mutually exclusive. Woodford pot-only production182 and dated brand examples require independent verification. Modern American single-malt rules cannot be inferred from this2017primer.
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The American section moves from Tennessee whiskey and the Lincoln County Process to rye, wheat, and malt whiskey, framing the national category as a family of styles rather than a synonym for bourbon.
PDF sheet 182
PDF sheet 177
Chapter 3 — Tennessee, rye, wheat, and malt whiskey
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Evidence
The American section moves from Tennessee whiskey and the Lincoln County Process to rye, wheat, and malt whiskey, framing the national category as a family of styles rather than a synonym for bourbon.
Location and context
Hans Offringa, A Field Guide to Whisky (Artisan, 2017), PDF sheet 177–182; Chapter 3 — Tennessee, rye, wheat, and malt whiskey. These are supplied-PDF sheet numbers, not print pages.
Critical assessment
PDF179 explicitly says charcoal treatment does not disqualify bourbon. Categories overlap; do not teach them as mutually exclusive. Woodford pot-only production182 and dated brand examples require independent verification. Modern American single-malt rules cannot be inferred from this2017primer.
Provenance and verification
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