Annotation

Anecdotal case, not a controlled barrel-size comparison.

Challenges Claims

Citations

Polonski2021SmallBarrels — Chicago web citation

Context

Commercial example used to support the stance.

Excerpt ID

1434

Excerpt Text

The case study describes roughly one- to two-year maturation in 15-gallon barrels under Arizona conditions, with new and used oak and mesquite-smoked spirit contributing to the result.

Literature Notes

Our Stance on Small Barrels — literature note

Locator End

Locator Start

Whiskey Del Bac case study

Locator Type

Section

Originating Working Notes

Page (text)

Source

No access

Source Section

Whiskey Del Bac case study

Supports Claims

Small barrels accelerate contact but do not reproduce standard-barrel maturation

Tags

Small-Barrel MaturationMaturation and Wood

Verification Notes

Verified against the accessible web page during full-source processing on 2026-08-29. Paraphrase; not a direct quotation.

Verification Status

Verified

Evidence

The case study describes roughly one- to two-year maturation in 15-gallon barrels under Arizona conditions, with new and used oak and mesquite-smoked spirit contributing to the result.

Locator

• Type: Section
• Start: Whiskey Del Bac case study
• Source section: Whiskey Del Bac case study

Context

Commercial example used to support the stance.

Research annotation

Anecdotal case, not a controlled barrel-size comparison.

Relations

• Source: No access
• Literature Note: Our Stance on Small Barrels — literature note

Verification

Verified against the accessible web page during full-source processing on 2026-08-29. Paraphrase; not a direct quotation.