[Data-modeling] Distilled & blended spirits

[Tom Morris]

That looks like a big improvement.  I tried adding a few more "exotic"
types to see where things would break.  Poitín fit in without any
problem, but I got a little stuck with Calvados.  It's a brandy, an
eau de vie, a blended spirit, and a category of blended spirits
sharing a set of common criteria, so I wasn't really sure where it fit
in the modeling hierarchy.  Cognac and Canadian whisky are similar
categories of blended spirits.  The blended spirit type wants a
"blender" attribute, so it doesn't really work with categories like
this.

BTW, I accidently added an extra "Calvados" topic and couldn't figure
out how to delete it.  I untyped it and flagged it for deletion, but
didn't see a way to really delete it.  I can see using deprecation or
other safeguards, for long-standing items, but for something that I
created myself 5 minutes ago with no links to anywhere, shouldn't I be
able to permanently nuke it just on my say-so?

Tom

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 8:34 PM, Christopher R. Maden <crism at metaweb.com> wrote:
> With some help, I have taken a whack at modeling distilled and blended
> spirits.  Please take a look at <URL:
> http://www.freebase.com/view/user/crism/distilled_spirits > if this is a
> subject that interests you.
>
> Try modeling a few of your favorites and see if the model is suitable.
>
> It is intended to handle single distillations — such as single malt
> whisky, most tequilas, brandies, rums, and vodkas — as well as blended
> spirits — such as most blended whiskeys and bourbons.
>
> It does not currently model infusions such as gin, aquavit, or flavored
> vodka, but that is planned.
>
> Comments and suggestions are most welcome.  If people like this, it will
> be promoted to a top-level domain.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
> --
> Christopher R. Maden
> Data Architect
> Metaweb Technologies, Inc.
> <URL: http://www.metaweb.com/ >
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