Price categories in a whiskey guide cannot be compared responsibly without checking bottle size and the edition’s date.
Even size-normalized historical prices are not current offers and do not establish sensory value.
A low price band for a smaller bottle can mislead a comparison; a 2013 estimate cannot populate a current price field without new evidence.
Atomic idea
Price categories in a whiskey guide cannot be compared responsibly without checking bottle size and the edition’s date.
Reasoning
A low price band for a smaller bottle can mislead a comparison; a 2013 estimate cannot populate a current price field without new evidence.
Evidence and limit
Even size-normalized historical prices are not current offers and do not establish sensory value.
Connection
No access: supports separation of description, judgment, preference and documentary facts.
Full-review integration — September 29
PDF189 explicitly compares a 200 mL Kings County bottle on a price-per-ounce basis. This is a useful dated teaching example of volume normalization. It does not make the guide's dollar bands current offers or equate unit price with sensory worth. Product identity must also be kept stable: PDF257–258 describes distinct Sam Houston products under the same brand.