Useful for public-memory and revival analysis, but continuity should be described as selected place and brand heritage rather than uninterrupted production.
The epilogue joins a 1924 fire report with the modern distillery, Nicole Austin's statements, and the author's heritage interpretation.
The original Cascade Hollow plant burned in 1924, Schenley rebuilt decades later, and a modern award-winning George Dickel product revived prestige at the site; Shwab interprets this as return, but the intervening owner, plant, production, and product discontinuities remain material.
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Epilogue
Text and relevant visual evidence checked against rendered PDF sheets 240–243 on 2026-08-27. The record is a bounded paraphrase; quoted archival, newspaper, family, marketing, and authorial layers remain distinguished. September29 fresh audit: PDF240 Nov5 dateline lastnight conflicts with narrative Nov6afternoon. PDF242 2019 editorial award and13yearstock do not imply Austin distilled it after her2018arrival.
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Evidence
The original Cascade Hollow plant burned in 1924, Schenley rebuilt decades later, and a modern award-winning George Dickel product revived prestige at the site; Shwab interprets this as return, but the intervening owner, plant, production, and product discontinuities remain material.
Context
The epilogue joins a 1924 fire report with the modern distillery, Nicole Austin's statements, and the author's heritage interpretation.
Research annotation
Useful for public-memory and revival analysis, but continuity should be described as selected place and brand heritage rather than uninterrupted production.
Source layer and locator
- Section: Epilogue
- Locator: PDF sheet 240–PDF sheet 243
- Record type: Paraphrase
Verification and use constraints
Text and relevant visual evidence checked against rendered PDF sheets 240–243 on 2026-08-27. The record is a bounded paraphrase; quoted archival, newspaper, family, marketing, and authorial layers remain distinguished.
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