Strengthens the historical-label Claim by tying product identity to recoverable production and custody facts.
The passage follows the conflict between straight-whiskey producers and rectifiers and explains the operational protections enacted in 1897.
Zandona describes Bottled-in-Bond as allowing tax-deferred aging while requiring one type of spirit, a minimum age, same-season production, controlled proofing, and an on-site Treasury agent who controlled warehouse movement and verified compliance.
“Rectifiers vs straight whiskey men,” Bottled-in-Bond discussion
“Rectifiers vs straight whiskey men,” Bottled-in-Bond discussion
2026-09-16 locator crosswalk: use the named section “Rectifiers vs straight whiskey men,” Bottled-in-Bond discussion. Internal retrieval: PDF sheets 23–24. On-screen “Page … of 224” labels belong to the captured ebook reader and are not certified print pagination. Original retrieval metadata retained below; historical and legal assertions remain source-attributed, not independently corroborated. Locator and supporting passage visually checked against the rendered user-supplied PDF on 2026-08-24. The linked evidence is paraphrased; memoir, family, company, causal, and legal-first claims remain attributed or qualified. Excerpt audit history: Verified against rendered PDF sheet 23–24 on 2026-08-24. Fresh full-source audit September29: PDF23–24: historical custody/identity account, not a complete current compliance guide.
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