tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post2713713988931678546..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Cool Things Craft Distillers Are Doing Right Now.Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-65009411524712931282012-01-28T01:13:21.392-06:002012-01-28T01:13:21.392-06:00Totally agree that all of these ideas sound cool. ...Totally agree that all of these ideas sound cool. That said, I wish I liked the Garrison stuff more than I do. I have some friends from San Antonio who tracked down a bottle and gave it to me when they stopped through on their way home from X-Mas in Illinois (I'm in Missouri, so I'm on their way).<br /><br />Don't get me wrong--a micro-distilled bourbon from another state is an awesome present for a bourbon enthusiast like myself, but when I tried it, I was all kinds of underwhelmed. It just tastes too darn young. It's not awful, and I've had a little luck mixing it (did a whiskey sour with it that was nice), but I pretty much find myself wishing I could taste how it is with another 4-6 years in the barrel. But if they're selling out of product now, maybe that will give them the capital to do better stuff later. And I've certainly had micro stuff that is less good.<br /><br />I will say--the bottle is cool.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527455398854734481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-90820805099182585582012-01-25T12:29:52.659-06:002012-01-25T12:29:52.659-06:00Glad to see a post like this, Chuck. I was beginn...Glad to see a post like this, Chuck. I was beginning to think you didn't like what we are trying to do in the artisanal spirits movement at all.<br /><br />Totally agree with Paul, there's lots of great product out there from distillers at many scales. We are trying to return to traditional methodologies and bring a sense of terroir to whiskey that you can't get on a large scale. It's not categorically better or worse, just different and (we like to think) unique.Don M.http://www.powderfingerspirits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-84206076796071978402012-01-23T10:16:02.512-06:002012-01-23T10:16:02.512-06:00As one of the 'micros', I simply can't...As one of the 'micros', I simply can't agree more that the rising tide lifts all boats. And, rather than slamming the 'big boys' - I fear them - they make some truly spectacular whiskey, and their resources let them do some amazing stuff. I'm not sure we can make a blanket rule that the big boys don't make bad whiskey, but the duds among the products made by the big boys are rare and definitely the exception to the rule. For us, we are just trying to do our own thing, producing the best whiskey we can - we make bourbon, but its not the same as what they make.Paulhttp://fewspirits.comnoreply@blogger.com