Commercial-price proxy does not measure blind liking or universal sensory quality.
Comparative historical evidence; source layers and limitations are recorded in the related Literature Note.
Using commercial price as its practicable quality proxy, the report concludes that no single analytical figure represents commercial quality within its comparisons.
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The Chemistry of Whisky, Revenue Review 5 (1905–1906), as reproduced by Barker
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Using commercial price as its practicable quality proxy, the report concludes that no single analytical figure represents commercial quality within its comparisons.
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Whisky Words — Chemical counterexamples, flavor and the meaning of quality
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