No access / Whiskey Literature Notes Database (USWA)
Full written article and article-image inventory reviewed; source-specific content processing complete, not independent publication verification. Source: No access.
Source argument
Thomas depicts a small supplier meeting craft-distillery demand through practical adaptation, collaboration and modular fabrication.
Evidence map
Close-Up on Hillbilly Stills — located evidence. Locations: Mike Haney's garage origins and family business; Product range and proposed larger vodka still; Fabrication partners and craft-distillery customers. Reference:
Richard Thomas — Close-Up on Hillbilly Stills.
Researcher synthesis
Useful in an equipment-supply and craft-expansion history: specialist networks and subcontracting can matter as much as brand identity. Distinguish products offered at the time from proposed products and present-day capabilities.
Assessment
No exact displayed date; URL suggests May 2014. Staffing, capacities and customer list are dated reporting, not current verification. Planned still is not proof of delivery. All three photographs reviewed with source credits retained.
Images reviewed; verify any future claims against dated customer or manufacturer records. This is a supplier history source, not an equipment endorsement.
Visual evidence review — September 12, 2026
Three photographs reviewed: the shop floor with fabrication stations and copper components; a group portrait posed with tall apparatus; and several metal-bodied vessels with copper connections at the captioned Kings County location. They illustrate assembly and equipment variety, not verified staffing totals, volume capacity, future deliveries or manufacturing quality. Person/location identification remains caption-attributed.
Preservation: Whiskey-Reviewer-article-media.zip, with URL/byte/hash manifest, on No access. Original HTML retained. Presentation QA remains separate.