tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post1045753903039895923..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: A Tennessee Craft Distiller Speaks Out For High StandardsChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-11535798657755375412014-03-25T18:58:32.323-05:002014-03-25T18:58:32.323-05:00B-F makes crappy whiskey? I don't agree. For...B-F makes crappy whiskey? I don't agree. Forester Signature (100 proof) is one of the best values out there. The Birthday Bourbon series is always well received. Jack Daniel Single Barrel is top-rate and regular Jack is pretty decent. <br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-84146296890888009212014-03-25T14:21:29.764-05:002014-03-25T14:21:29.764-05:00I'm not defending Diageo, I was poking fun at ...I'm not defending Diageo, I was poking fun at Nelson's Greenbriar. When Brown Forman goes to war with Diageo, I say a pox on both your houses. Diageo are jerks who make good whiskey. Brown Forman maybe a more decent company, but they make crappy whiskey. That being said, I think Diageo's amendments are unnecessary and they should leave the definition alone. I'm just not as fired up about it as BF and Chuck are.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-34009741857282871152014-03-25T00:10:40.336-05:002014-03-25T00:10:40.336-05:00Exactly, hence my confusion. What's with defe...Exactly, hence my confusion. What's with defending them now, on this? You, of all people, know how manipulative and mendacious they are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-31384914543929346892014-03-24T15:32:55.908-05:002014-03-24T15:32:55.908-05:00You got me Anon! I'm such a big Diageo apolog...You got me Anon! I'm such a big Diageo apologist that I named them one of the worst whiskey companies of 2013.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-25921212388622021002014-03-24T12:04:32.487-05:002014-03-24T12:04:32.487-05:00Looks like the Diageo apologists are out and about...Looks like the Diageo apologists are out and about. I expected more from sku. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-17408547349794268092014-03-24T11:35:15.675-05:002014-03-24T11:35:15.675-05:00I think B-F is correct on this. Industry practice...I think B-F is correct on this. Industry practice for 60 years or so has given a meaning to the term Tennessee whiskey. George and Jack chose to use the new charred barrel and it helped make the name of Tennessee whiskey what it is. I would think, as well, the product should actually be distilled and aged (as appropriate to the style) in Tennessee, but I don't know if the law sought to be amended requires that.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-4494356599454508092014-03-24T11:08:07.082-05:002014-03-24T11:08:07.082-05:00I appreciate that they are for the stricter Tennes...I appreciate that they are for the stricter Tennessee whiskey law. However, it's a problem because they have an 8 year old Bourbon and they are a one year old company. They are buying LDI and giving it a local sounding name to deliberately fool people. Ask the average Tennessean if they want to drink Indiana bourbon. They do not. And they do not like being lied to, or let's be nice, and say they were just deliberately confusing them. Just another fake phony, that hurts honest microdistillers. Your great-great-grandfather would be horrified. At least you could have bought some Dickel barrels that are made in TN. Or actually make something. I love all these people who have never distilled anything getting up and speaking on behalf of microdistillers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171594061439219256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-54355760641941484662014-03-23T17:00:50.170-05:002014-03-23T17:00:50.170-05:00Why is any of that a problem? Since the Nelson'...Why is any of that a problem? Since the Nelson's are still building their distillery (It's real. I saw the equipment.) I suppose 'micro-producer' is more accurate than 'micro-distiller' but the heritage is real and they're getting professional advice on how to run their business. Most of all, they have <i>never misrepresented any of it.</i> So what's the problem?Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-84165768282283587022014-03-23T16:23:44.112-05:002014-03-23T16:23:44.112-05:00It gets better, Sku. Gus Griffin (a former Brown F...It gets better, Sku. Gus Griffin (a former Brown Foreman employee: SVP and Global Managing Director of Jack Daniel's) was the Nelson's consultant for building the Nelson's Green Brier brand?<br /><br />"Supported founders in all aspects of brand development and go to market strategy.<br /> Refined company and brand stories. Advised extensively on Belle Meade Bourbon development and launch, distributor selection and management, forecasting and strategic planning." <br /><br />http://www.linkedin.com/in/gusgriffinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-42705488675340529882014-03-23T16:18:12.267-05:002014-03-23T16:18:12.267-05:00The Nelsons are up front about their bourbon sourc...The Nelsons are up front about their bourbon source. And yes, there is family lore on the back label. They are selling a tasty, high rye bourbon. I like their honesty, and their bourbon.colbyjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289956760325647768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-78801038972054120502014-03-23T10:19:06.753-05:002014-03-23T10:19:06.753-05:00So let me get this straight. These guys sell a so...So let me get this straight. These guys sell a sourced bourbon that's probably distilled by one of the big distilleries in in Kentucky or Indiana that they label as "small batch" and "hand crafted" with lots of family lore on the label, but they have very strong feelings about how people who actually distill in Tennessee should be making their whiskey and want to keep the process "pure in Tennessee"? Got it.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-56763088983975612502014-03-23T09:34:44.529-05:002014-03-23T09:34:44.529-05:00Well stated Charlie! As a consumer and as someone ...Well stated Charlie! As a consumer and as someone who sells whiskey, I want to know what I am getting when the label says Tennessee Whiskey.colbyjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289956760325647768noreply@blogger.com