Bridget, that was SO interesting! I'm glad I bothered to read the whole thing; else I would have kept assuming (nope, still haven't learned) from the name that he'd just had a falling-out with his family.
Did Masham get its name from the industry, do you know?
Living in Kentucky, the bourbon capital of the world, I have not been able to help learning a bit about the process.
I saw that Mr. T. places a high value on the quality of the
water he gets, as does Maker's Mark here, and also Jack
Daniels (hi, Anna!) in Tennessee.

Two asides: I have no wish to be carried away by a Barbie, and, in the other thread, do you know I did not even SEE
Max's new zeal and..., until he pointed it out!
If there is another, I have been unable to dope it out.