tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post3454253642071283873..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: A Salute to the Unknown DistillersChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-75099293634623286652019-12-22T20:13:05.063-06:002019-12-22T20:13:05.063-06:00Joe Ruttle was my grandfather, it was nice to see ...Joe Ruttle was my grandfather, it was nice to see his name mentioned here in this post. I didn’t know much about his role at Yellowstone but I remember he showed me an article once about his service to the company. Proud to be named after him and proud lover of bourbon. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577518425723455895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-7570268966134837362019-05-02T20:45:16.535-05:002019-05-02T20:45:16.535-05:00There is always the public face and the privately-...There is always the public face and the privately-recognized expert. Dilettantes revere Edison, amateurs (in the best love-of-the-game sense) revere Tesla, professionals revere Steinmetz. I only know enough about distillers to know that I know nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-79073030612396646852019-05-01T16:31:05.591-05:002019-05-01T16:31:05.591-05:00Great post, Mr. Cowdery! I like history in general...Great post, Mr. Cowdery! I like history in general and whisk(e)y history in particular and this is exactly how I approach history - ignore the "textbook" stuff and dig for the rarely mentioned stuff. In this case I agree - the more famous characters deserve their fame - but there is still always more to be savored about the less well known.<br /><br />Everyone has heard of Thomas Edison but not everyone has heard of Nicola Tesla. There is even a statue of him at Niagara Falls, but you have to look for it!. And yet there are many very interesting things to learn. Likewise, everyone's heard of the now proverbial "Jim and Jack" (et al.) - the "edisons" of American whiskey (the faces on the labels), but there are also the "teslas" (after you've sorted through the completely fictitious names, I guess).<br /><br />Dare I say "more, please!" :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-775225117597424942019-04-14T20:22:05.371-05:002019-04-14T20:22:05.371-05:00Thanks for mentioning Paul Kirn. My wife was his ...Thanks for mentioning Paul Kirn. My wife was his secretary at Glenmore for about ten years. He was a kind man and a good man. She respected him so much that to this day I’ve never heard her refer to him other than as “Mister Kirn”. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316761983935155077noreply@blogger.com