Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wiser's Small Batch

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep, or more precisely don't delete. As always, editors can discuss merging or redirecting on the article talk page. Stifle (talk) 14:11, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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No indication why this is notable. I can't find any references in reliable sources that this whisky is any more notable than thousands of others.

Merge has been suggested, but frankly, the article suggested (Wiser's Reserve is at least as equal a candidate for deletion. --Ged UK (talk) 18:56, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment Notability isn't a relative contest, it's an absolute. If something has the requisite coverage for Notability, it doesn't matter if it's unique or one of thousands of like items. Article now has two RS references, one for a review of the product, one for a specific batch for a commemorative version, covered by CBC. That it's not really a very special whisky doesn't make it non-notable, IMO. PS I'm the one wanting the merge. MadScot (talk) 19:03, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Notability isn't established by providing $x number of sources either, but by the strength of the sources. That said, many of us think that two strong sources is a good tipping point. In this case, the sources are a bit weak. So I fixed it a bit. The one cite that I just added should be strong enough to establish notability, as it shows they won International Review of Spirits Award: Gold Medal, and were reviewed by Tastings and given a 92 (exceptional) rating. Keep based on this new information. DENNIS BROWN (T) (C) 21:01, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 (talk) 22:36, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 (talk) 22:37, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep or Merge Notable. Certainly a case to be made for a combined article. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:18, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• I'm not sure that there's much need for separate articles about each individual brand of whisky that this distillery makes, but I'm willing to bet that an article about the distillery itself, with individual products redirected to it, would be perfectly valid and more easily sourceable. Merge and redirect. Bearcat (talk) 16:57, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.