Whiskey distillation manages congeners instead of eliminating them

Independently supports the batch’s central distinction between separation efficiency and desired flavor.

The passage explains how non-alcohol components give character to non-neutral spirits.

Cowdery distinguishes neutral-spirit purity from whiskey production: the goal is to tame undesirable congeners while preserving desirable ones through proof, still design, repeated distillation, filtration, and aging.

Chapter 2, “What Is Whiskey? (The Basics)” — distillation, proof, and congeners

Chapter 2, “What Is Whiskey? (The Basics)” — distillation, proof, and congeners

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