Prevents process notes from becoming machine-only descriptions and makes labor, tacit knowledge, data, and organizational decisions retrievable parts of production history. Retain the human-decisions argument but reject the absolute claim that automation prevents bad batches.
The chapter follows labor and decision-making from seed and wood through production, warehousing, blending, packaging, and sale.
Bryson argues that farmers, maltsters, sawyers, coopers, operators, technicians, warehouse workers, distillers, blenders, marketers, and sellers all shape what whiskey can be made and experienced; data and automation amplify rather than erase human decisions.
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chap. 15, “All the People,” production roles and expertise
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Evidence
Bryson argues that farmers, maltsters, sawyers, coopers, operators, technicians, warehouse workers, distillers, blenders, marketers, and sellers all shape what whiskey can be made and experienced; data and automation amplify rather than erase human decisions.
Locator
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Start: PDF sheet 288
End: PDF sheet 304
Source section: chap. 15, “All the People,” production roles and expertise
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Context
The chapter follows labor and decision-making from seed and wood through production, warehousing, blending, packaging, and sale.
Annotation
Prevents process notes from becoming machine-only descriptions and makes labor, tacit knowledge, data, and organizational decisions retrievable parts of production history. Retain the human-decisions argument but reject the absolute claim that automation prevents bad batches.
Verification
Status: Verified
The stated page range was checked against the full extracted text; representative pages were also visually checked against the rendered PDF on 2026-08-26. This record paraphrases the source and preserves its scope.