Use as a terminology and production-scale distinction, not current legal advice or proof of any bottle's quality.
The discussion separates producer scale, batch construction, barrel selection, economics, and product quality.
Robinson explains that 'small batch' has no single operational meaning: it can describe a microdistiller's ordinary output or a large producer's selective barrel mingling, with price shaped by scale and disruption to normal production.
Replacement PDF 216; ebook 162
Replacement PDF 216; ebook 162
Class Three — Small Batch
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Robinson explains that 'small batch' has no single operational meaning: it can describe a microdistiller's ordinary output or a large producer's selective barrel mingling, with price shaped by scale and disruption to normal production.
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Complete replacement PDF 216–216; displayed ebook 162–162. Use as a terminology and production-scale distinction, not current legal advice or proof of any bottle's quality.
Verified as a faithful paraphrase of Robinson's 2019 text; not independent verification of the underlying claim. The source-level critique in Production systems, sensory method, and American craft — Robinson applies.