Supports premium selection and single-barrel provenance; floor effects, proof development, and barrel histories are reported case observations rather than universal rules.
The closing tasting scene follows individual barrel histories and then shifts to whiskey as gift, ritual, and shared family object.
Thompson reports empty and low-yield barrels, movement among warehouse floors, high proof, comparative barrel tasting by Julian and Preston, and the selection of one family single barrel.
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