The American practice is innovative in its current market context but not without historical and international precedent.
Paraphrased evidence captured for the consumer whiskey-blending research program.
The article situates American independent blending alongside the longer Scotch independent-bottler tradition and identifies Compass Box and Barrell as prominent modern examples.
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Verified against the indexed Whisky Advocate article on 2026-08-29; paraphrase, not quotation.
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