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Written reading complete. Original HTML is preserved in the Wikipedia package linked from the Source record. Remote images, remaining primary corroboration and page-presentation checks remain open. This is not a fully processed source.
Source argument
Short brand sketch connects a 1992 launch to its historical namesake and former age statement.
Evidence map
LINK-215, revision 1327694761: full numbered extraction lines 1–26 reviewed, including written reference entries and any tables. These locators identify the reviewed snapshot, not the underlying cited publications.
The 1792 namesake story is not the 1992 brand. Knob Creek identical-mash assertion needs original 1995 source and current specification checks. Ancestry and historic recipe claims are uncited. Removing eight-year labeling does not remove legal age requirements. The eight-year review is historical. Lowest proof does not prove lightest body.
No unverified direct quotations promoted. Detailed local critical checkpoint retained alongside the numbered reading file.
Researcher synthesis
Use for name/brand differentiation, not present profile specifications. Do not promote the dated tasting quotation.
Assessment
Tertiary discovery evidence only. Preserve contradictory and time-dependent claims as open checks, not resolved facts. Images, native preservation and presentation pending. Source-reading completeness does not prove factual accuracy; no History/profile/trial changes.
Completion checklist
Primary-source follow-up — September 8, 2026
The official Kentucky Straight Bourbon product page, “Proof” and “A Basil Hayden History” sections, lists 80 proof and attributes the 1992 launch to Booker Noe. It describes a high-rye mash bill but does not disclose percentages or establish identity with Knob Creek. That comparison remains unverified.
The page's 1792 namesake narrative is brand heritage storytelling, not independent evidence of an eighteenth-century recipe. Keep it attributed. The reviewed product page supports separating the modern brand from its namesake; it does not resolve ancestry or the historical eight-year label change.
The written product page was consulted, not its videos, linked recipes, or every product variant. No tasting descriptions were promoted as objective measurements.
Illustration check — September 12, 2026
The Basil Hayden bottle photograph could not be retrieved (HTTP 429 / robot-policy response). No bypass attempted. Source remains partial.
Successful image downloads and the exact failed URL log are preserved in the Wikipedia seven-review media archive on No access. This is an access hold, not missing permission. No claim of complete source coverage or publication clearance.
