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Source
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Core summary
The article walks through bourbon’s grain mash, fermentation, distillation ceiling, new charred-oak storage, barrel-entry proof, bottling proof, and age-linked labels such as straight and bottled-in-bond. It is useful as a process checklist, but its opening claim says bourbon requires at least 50 percent corn; the governing threshold is 51 percent. Several typical-age statements are also uncited.
Author argument
Bourbon’s identity arises from a linked production system—corn-majority mash, controlled distillation proof, new charred oak, U.S. production, and bottling standards.
Evidence map
Ingredients and mash bill; distillation and entry proofs; new charred oak; no general minimum age; straight and bottled-in-bond references.
Critical assessment
Contains a material factual error: 50 percent corn instead of 51 percent. Do not cite it for law; its bottled-in-bond and age claims also require authoritative verification.
Retrieval and synthesis
Retain only as a producer process overview and as a documented source-quality example. Route every regulatory statement to 27 CFR § 5.143 or the relevant controlling provision.
Publication-stage controls
Open questions
None blocking. Regulatory, historical, scientific, and category-boundary claims are routed to stronger authorities before publication.
