Thompson — Van Winkle continuity became a selected sensory target

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Shows that a house profile can be curated as a sensory target across producer and plant discontinuity.

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Thompson2020Pappyland — PDF sheet 48

Context

The passage joins memory of place and taste to a production partnership and a future-facing barrel-selection decision.

Excerpt ID

116

Excerpt Text

Thompson describes Julian Van Winkle III tasting and blending barrels to approximate remembered Stitzel-Weller flavor, then evaluating Buffalo Trace-made Pappy whiskey so the label could continue beyond his lifetime.

Literature Notes

Van Winkle provenance, selection, and brand mythology — Thompson

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PDF sheet 48

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Source Section

Part I, Chapter 13

Supports Claims

Whiskey brand continuity does not guarantee product continuityPremium bourbon can be differentiated without a unique recipe

Tags

American Whiskey History and CultureDistilleries, Brands, and IndustryMaturation and WoodSensory and Flavor

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