tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post4421551047184911427..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: How To Taste What Rye Does For Bourbon.Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-25476725083299636022012-10-12T10:03:17.773-05:002012-10-12T10:03:17.773-05:00Chuck, Just a fyi - Bulliet Bourbon has a rye cont...Chuck, Just a fyi - Bulliet Bourbon has a rye content of 28%, with 4% barley and 68% corn. Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-75608310902850241022012-02-08T17:25:03.953-06:002012-02-08T17:25:03.953-06:00The information in the post above was incorrect. I...The information in the post above was incorrect. I just fixed it. Thanks for catching it. E.T. Lee is an Age International brand. All of the BT brands are made from the #1 mashbill, while all of the Age brands are made from the #2 mash bill. I'm forever mixing them up.<br /><br />By the way, BT correctly rejects the terms 'high-rye' and 'low-rye' for its two rye-recipe bourbons. At 8 percent (#1) and 15 percent (#2), 'low' and 'average' are better characterizations. 'Low' is anything less than 10 percent. 'Average' is 10 to 18 percent, and anything over 18 percent is 'high,' like Old Grand-Dad and Bulleit at 30+ percent.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-22023785739972034622012-02-08T16:46:59.425-06:002012-02-08T16:46:59.425-06:00Chuck, I was recently researching information on B...Chuck, I was recently researching information on BT mashbills and came across this thread on straightbourbon: http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4978<br /><br />This thread seems to indicate that the information in your post is incorrect, and that Elmer T Lee is from the high rye mashbill while BT is from the low rye. Someone named Ken Weber, claiming to work at BT confirms this. What do you think? Is this a mistake?Ryan Murphynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-85522701797191533892011-12-03T21:15:00.073-06:002011-12-03T21:15:00.073-06:00Contacting the distilleries is your best bet, plus...Contacting the distilleries is your best bet, plus getting to know them directly will have benefits down the road.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-80501857575131331982011-12-03T19:02:27.645-06:002011-12-03T19:02:27.645-06:00Chuck,
I am trying to put together a spec sheet f...Chuck,<br /><br />I am trying to put together a spec sheet for my bar's whiskey selection. Is the best way to obtain mashbill information just to contact the distiller? Or is there another resource that I can use for this info?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Pip Hanson<br />Marvel Barmutantlovesongshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365062370931285204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-53892556743345542392011-11-04T08:52:28.075-05:002011-11-04T08:52:28.075-05:00I figured. As with anything else, there's a lo...I figured. As with anything else, there's a lot of misleading information on bourbon floating around the internet. <br /><br />After a quick Google search, I could probably link to 5 different sites that either say that Elmer Lee is mash bill #2, or refer to Elmer Lee's high-rye mash-bill. How does bad information spread? I guess one or two guys get it wrong, and everyone copies what they said without verifying it first.<br /><br />My confusion started yesterday when I drank some ETL - and loved it. ETL tasted light and sweet to me, like a slightly more refined version of Weller. Then I saw this stuff about it's supposed high-rye content, and I thought - what is going on? Glad I asked you. Keep up the great work.AnotherSuggestionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15117247001054820518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-37626539787168105312011-11-03T22:03:04.835-05:002011-11-03T22:03:04.835-05:00I usually get my information direct from the sourc...I usually get my information direct from the source, i.e., the distillery, as in this case.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-38097764732405103292011-11-03T21:35:31.892-05:002011-11-03T21:35:31.892-05:00Chuck, love the blog.
How did you get this informa...Chuck, love the blog.<br />How did you get this information on the mash-bills for the BT bottles? I see contradictory information in various (less reputable) places on the internet.<br />Rich FordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-53884282768667973162010-03-10T10:13:58.309-06:002010-03-10T10:13:58.309-06:00Beam makes two bourbon formulas (not counting Make...Beam makes two bourbon formulas (not counting Maker's Mark), Jim Beam and Old Grand-Dad. The OGD formula is used for OGD and Basil Hayden, while the Jim Beam formula is used for everything else. They tweak a couple of things by brand, such as distillation proof and barrel entry proof, but that's the general breakdown.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-10149155333369491022010-03-10T10:00:39.277-06:002010-03-10T10:00:39.277-06:00Chuck,
I love finding out the nuances of the bran...Chuck,<br /><br />I love finding out the nuances of the brands on the market. If Basil Hayden uses the OGD recipe and Knob Creek is the Jim Beam recipe, do you know what Beam Global uses for Booker's and Bakers?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974928786529328795noreply@blogger.com