tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post242417565631115956..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What Do Terns 'High Rye' And 'Low Rye' Mean?Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-10724205702360479532014-02-01T23:20:57.971-06:002014-02-01T23:20:57.971-06:00Early times is much like bourbon except it is aged...Early times is much like bourbon except it is aged in used oak barrels which disqualifies it by legal definition. Bourbon is aged in unused charred oak barrels.Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522688155324704555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-38190412070509713232013-04-13T18:54:47.232-05:002013-04-13T18:54:47.232-05:00Not everyone uses the 'alligatored' barrel...Not everyone uses the 'alligatored' barrels, but many others do. Relatively low distillation and barrel entry proof are probably how Wild Turkey differs the most from other bourbons.<br /><br />Early Times is a very well made whiskey, it's just young.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-91213833149542007432013-04-13T18:29:31.512-05:002013-04-13T18:29:31.512-05:00I read someplace that what makes Wild Turkey taste...I read someplace that what makes Wild Turkey taste that way isn't that it uses so much rye but that they char their barrels they're "alligatored." But then I see from "Bourbon Basics" at about.com that most distilleries do that. So is it Wild Turkey's mash bill that sets it apart after all, or maybe an unusual mash bill plus #4 char? <br /><br />Anyway. I just discovered that the "regular" Early Times tastes pretty good to me, grainer, good enough to sip slowly. I wouldn't have expected that from a 3 year old with 20% less woodiness (or however you'd put it). It suits me better than 86 proof Very Old Barton, my former favorite "cheapie," which is twice as old and 100% bourbon. Next payday I'll compare this Early Times to their 354 bourbon: I expect to like that better but it won't surprise me if I don't. Sometimes snobs are silly.Bedlamisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260176870315637041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-60378598703283749782012-01-03T12:49:12.220-06:002012-01-03T12:49:12.220-06:00The mash bill is the same for the Kentucky whisky ...The mash bill is the same for the Kentucky whisky and the bourbon. The only difference is that the Kentucky Whisky uses about 20% used barrels. Eleven percent rye is more than some bourbons, less than others.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-48070984409352299072012-01-02T23:16:32.684-06:002012-01-02T23:16:32.684-06:00Is the "Early Times is 11%" for their bo...Is the "Early Times is 11%" for their bourbon or Kentucky Whisky? Their website claims "Early Times mashbill contains more rye than many other whisky recipes."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-24813584229480467222011-12-22T19:20:41.431-06:002011-12-22T19:20:41.431-06:00Rarely both but almost always one or the other (ry...Rarely both but almost always one or the other (rye or wheat).Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-84702045406163915042011-12-22T19:05:25.962-06:002011-12-22T19:05:25.962-06:00Chuck, aside from whatever small amount of malt, i...Chuck, aside from whatever small amount of malt, is the rest of the mashbill then corn, or are both wheat and rye sometimes mixed in?mutantlovesongshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365062370931285204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-50720407329909861272011-12-11T12:14:12.597-06:002011-12-11T12:14:12.597-06:00I always thought so but WT is actually pretty stan...I always thought so but WT is actually pretty standard.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-3290823103449774122011-12-11T09:21:58.119-06:002011-12-11T09:21:58.119-06:00I didn't realize Bulliet contains so much rye ...I didn't realize Bulliet contains so much rye in their bourbon. Isn't Wild Turkey a bourbon containing a large percentage of rye as well?Ethan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821307350168760344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-17214485113154478972011-11-12T02:04:16.275-06:002011-11-12T02:04:16.275-06:00They're mixed in the cooker, as they cook at d...They're mixed in the cooker, as they cook at different temps. Corn is first, at the highest temp, then rye or wheat, and finally malt.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-45075988207526537722011-11-11T20:08:43.596-06:002011-11-11T20:08:43.596-06:00A question - when one is mixing grains into a mash...A question - when one is mixing grains into a mashbill, at what point in the process are the grains mixed?Joe Gnoreply@blogger.com