tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post1087837064602923131..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Buffalo Trace Distillery Issues Third Annual Bourbon Inventory UpdateChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-22649716802831756592015-07-17T09:22:14.608-05:002015-07-17T09:22:14.608-05:00The industry can charge whatever the market will b...The industry can charge whatever the market will bear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-28055689794350525592015-06-25T17:40:30.912-05:002015-06-25T17:40:30.912-05:00I don't recall Ancient Age or Benchmark having...I don't recall Ancient Age or Benchmark having an age statement (not since Benchmark was 8 years old a few years back), now those bourbons are an infantile 36 months. Is this recent or is my memory playing tricks? <br /><br />I can attest that Luxco ruined Ezra Brooks, reducing it also to 80 proof & 36 months, and making it taste like it's diluted with piss. (Yes, I had *that* joke played on me once too.) And Canadian Club is no longer 6 years old; neither is Very Old Barton. Etc. etc. etc. <br /><br />If the industry must cheapen their products they should <b>lower</b> the price.Bedlamisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260176870315637041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-3152482891918772082015-05-21T07:17:22.069-05:002015-05-21T07:17:22.069-05:00Overpriced craft ? Now that's funny.
BT is n...Overpriced craft ? Now that's funny.<br />BT is now attempting to to put the final nail in the coffin of the entire mystique of distilled spirits, by automating the blending process. When you are pumping out millions of gallons of homogenized ethanol, you can greatly improve your profitability by eliminating the need for human interaction. The one area that however virtually demanded a human touch was the blending "nose" . Soon to be gone now at BT?<br /><br />I await the day when BT .et.al. Puts pumps beside diesel and gasoline at your friendly neighborhood convience store, that dispenses their ordinary and completely boring product directly into a gallon jug. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-5122303512864454132015-05-18T23:13:20.492-05:002015-05-18T23:13:20.492-05:00Thanks for following up on that, Chuck.
That is ...Thanks for following up on that, Chuck. <br /><br />That is interesting. All I was able to find with an admittedly cursory search on DNA fingerprinting and whiskey/whisky were Scottish attempts to identify or create some " super barley" for a better malt.<br /><br />I guess BT's efforts make sense for a distillery that's putting out as many different labels as they are.<br /><br />Who knows, maybe some day soon you can buy a "Whiskey DNA fingerprinting home kit", and all it takes is a few drops of that overpriced "craft" whiskey in a test tube, and you know "Aha! MGP!"Erik Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240369317945678257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-29069862940830790442015-05-18T19:28:28.360-05:002015-05-18T19:28:28.360-05:00Answer from BT: "DNA fingerprinting is our re...Answer from BT: "DNA fingerprinting is our research and standardization project for our whiskey inventory and production. We are using a combination of traditional testing such as color, proof and taste along with more sophisticated testing in the areas of volatile and non-volatile principal component analysis. The project is allowing us to isolate and focus on specific components within the whiskey, all in an effort to fully understand our distillation and aging characteristics, to effectively fingerprint the DNA of our whiskey. <br /><br />"At this time we are able to match a barrel of whiskey against a set of standards and know whether it fits the profile of the brand it is being used for."Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-91949334619715021412015-05-18T11:45:09.809-05:002015-05-18T11:45:09.809-05:00Thanks, Chuck. I'm surprised and more than a ...Thanks, Chuck. I'm surprised and more than a little pleased they intend to hold the line on prices of their major brands. The rolling shortages have been annoying but not heartbreaking; I just switch allegiances for awhile. Harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-23878674990289621302015-05-17T10:30:12.830-05:002015-05-17T10:30:12.830-05:00Chemical fingerprinting whiskeys may help speed pr...Chemical fingerprinting whiskeys may help speed processing, improve quality, and prevent fraud.<br /><br />UC Davis is doing the study:<br /><br /> http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10718Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050524007787379020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-44219839614010608112015-05-14T11:14:56.233-05:002015-05-14T11:14:56.233-05:00I find it fascinating BT has re-purchased the old ...I find it fascinating BT has re-purchased the old concrete/yellow brick rick houses they sold to the State many years ago. They had been completely redone as Office space, the Fair Oaks campus; functional, if a bit Spartan. Those building are very well built. I imagine it was a huge job to convert back to barrel storage. I would love to see the new interior and how it was done. Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-54505114365777067362015-05-14T00:09:22.991-05:002015-05-14T00:09:22.991-05:00Quote:
"DNA fingerprinting?"
I'm cu...Quote:<br />"DNA fingerprinting?"<br /><br />I'm curious about that, too. I think it's related to identifying and improving different varieties of the grains that are used in whiskey production.Erik Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240369317945678257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-34711133953842919592015-05-13T16:51:32.626-05:002015-05-13T16:51:32.626-05:00DNA fingerprinting?DNA fingerprinting?briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-62476552732140811522015-05-13T16:22:10.673-05:002015-05-13T16:22:10.673-05:00I cannot help but laugh at the crocodile tears ove...I cannot help but laugh at the crocodile tears over the "bad news" of increased demand :D<br /><br />RickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com