The 1640 Kieft/Hendriksen inference, gin chronology, grain-malting generalization and pulque/mezcal discussion are source claims requiring other evidence. Fermented alcohol, distilled spirit and whiskey are not interchangeable categories.
Don Cazentre, Spirits & Cocktails of Upstate New York: A History (2017). Supplied ebook PDF positions, not print-page numbers.
The book sketches fermentation and distillation, early New York grain-spirit claims, rum consumption and the Stone Fence story.
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Distillation terminology and colonial claims
September 29 audit: all 227 main-text pages read, every page visually surveyed and 20 details enlarged. Source remains Partial Source for cropped PDF186 menu and partly illegible embedded fine print. This entry's paraphrase and locator were rechecked; historical corroboration, recipe testing, native-byte and browser verification are separate.
No access / Whiskey Excerpts Database (USWA)
Source-grounded paraphrase, not a direct quotation or blanket fact verification.
Evidence
The book sketches fermentation and distillation, early New York grain-spirit claims, rum consumption and the Stone Fence story.
Location and context
No access, PDF 37–42; Distillation terminology and colonial claims. Supplied ebook PDF positions, not print pagination. Full analysis 
Annotation
The 1640 Kieft/Hendriksen inference, gin chronology, grain-malting generalization and pulque/mezcal discussion are source claims requiring other evidence. Fermented alcohol, distilled spirit and whiskey are not interchangeable categories.
Verification checklist
Verified means source fidelity only. Publication claims and practical tests remain separate.