The rule's regional winners and losers are Rothbaum's historical interpretation. Verify original regulatory text, adoption and transition dates before a legal chronology; the relationship of the 1936 rule to the 1938 transition remains unresolved here.
The discussion distinguishes the official quality rationale from historical use of refill cooperage and the regional and commercial interests involved in rulemaking.
Rothbaum describes the 1936 new-charred-oak requirement as a contested rule that favored Kentucky and Maryland producers, cooperage interests, and higher-value labeling while disadvantaging rye regions that had used refill barrels.
Displayed p. 107–109 / complete PDF sheets 246–250
American Whiskey — New Charred Oak
Whole-copy audit: complete 1,664-sheet PDF, sheets 246–250. Retained 498-sheet partial locator: 241–245. Verified denotes source fidelity, not independent factual confirmation. The rule's regional winners and losers are Rothbaum's historical interpretation. Verify original regulatory text, adoption and transition dates before a legal chronology; the relationship of the 1936 rule to the 1938 transition remains unresolved here.
Evidence
Rothbaum describes the 1936 new-charred-oak requirement as a contested rule that favored Kentucky and Maryland producers, cooperage interests, and higher-value labeling while disadvantaging rye regions that had used refill barrels.
Location and context
American Whiskey — New Charred Oak. Displayed p. 107–109; complete supplied PDF sheets 246–250. Earlier partial-copy sheets 241–245 remain archival locators only.
Critical assessment
The rule's regional winners and losers are Rothbaum's historical interpretation. Verify original regulatory text, adoption and transition dates before a legal chronology; the relationship of the 1936 rule to the 1938 transition remains unresolved here.
Verification boundary
The passage has been read in context during the complete supplied-copy review. Source fidelity is verified; factual corroboration and proposed Academy application remain distinct. Existing Source, Literature Note, citation and claim relations are preserved. No public course placement was changed.