tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post5008468041114554353..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What Effect Will Suntory Have On Beam?Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-755459361032124692014-05-12T14:39:28.540-05:002014-05-12T14:39:28.540-05:00I checked with Wild Turkey and while they won'...I checked with Wild Turkey and while they won't give the actual mashbill, they do confirm it is more than 51 percent rye.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-68222691555409877822014-05-08T21:05:45.307-05:002014-05-08T21:05:45.307-05:00Thank you for not only insider perspective but a h...Thank you for not only insider perspective but a historical account of Beam. My hope is that they will build on their small batch brands. Not that they aren't already successful but it would be good to see the top bourbon producer push the envelope a little more.mbroo5880inoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-87003560177103309562014-05-08T15:48:18.947-05:002014-05-08T15:48:18.947-05:00I suspect Suntory will ruin Beam the same way they...I suspect Suntory will ruin Beam the same way they ruin their own whiskey...oh, wait. Their stuff is usually fantastic.<br /><br />Well then, I suspect Suntory will ruin Beam the same way Kirin ruined Four Roses...oh wait. They basically salvaged that brand from the rubbish heap of the bottom shelf and turned it into an industry darling.<br /><br />Well then surely there will be a sudden influx of Japanese employees displacing hard-working Americans just as how Wild Turkey used to be crawling with Frenchmen and is now staffed entirely by bicycle riding Italians.<br /><br />Or in other words, from the viewpoint of an outsider looking in at the company, I suspect either nothing will change or it will change for the better.<br /><br />What I really want is for this behemoth to keep doing what their doing and then bring in more Suntory whiskies.Keith Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858389574305238460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-28037641068669438392014-05-08T02:01:28.635-05:002014-05-08T02:01:28.635-05:00Y'all, buy the subscription to the Bourbon Cou...Y'all, buy the subscription to the Bourbon County Reader (or re-up)!!! Without Chuck's contacts and knowledge from having been there and done that, we'd be without a big resource in the whiskey world. Thanks Chuck, and keep it up!jonnydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644542026714409134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-49571958836931134902014-05-07T19:52:40.192-05:002014-05-07T19:52:40.192-05:00I thought Wild Turkey rye was around 60% rye. Not...I thought Wild Turkey rye was around 60% rye. Not the case?sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-84463292013745215552014-05-07T17:43:04.567-05:002014-05-07T17:43:04.567-05:00Old Grand-Dad BIB is not being discontinued.Old Grand-Dad BIB is not being discontinued.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-44858464602158805512014-05-07T17:18:33.482-05:002014-05-07T17:18:33.482-05:00The local Rite Aid has lowered green price sticker...The local Rite Aid has lowered green price stickers on Old Grand-Dad BIB so of course I bought one. I don't mind paying only $13.49 for it, but at Rite Aid green stickers usually mean "discontinued." It's no big loss to me if Rite Aid stops carrying it, but sure I don't want OGD BIB to go away like Old Charter 10 Year Old, my previous favorite in that price range. Has anybody heard anything about this?Bedlamisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15260176870315637041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-10555917445102462752014-05-07T16:40:06.462-05:002014-05-07T16:40:06.462-05:00Most ryes are 51% rye, the legal minimum. Then the...Most ryes are 51% rye, the legal minimum. Then there's MGP at 95%. Probably some micros are in-between, but none of the majors.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-79491814468531738392014-05-07T14:10:48.745-05:002014-05-07T14:10:48.745-05:00In an unrelated note, after I read your Bourbon, S...In an unrelated note, after I read your Bourbon, Straight, I started thinking about the probable mash bill of Washington's whiskey you relate in Ch. 22: 60% rye, 35% corn, and 5% malted barley. <br /><br />Of the commercial distilleries right now, what rye whiskeys come closest to that possible mash bill? <br /><br />Or maybe that's a dumb question? I know most of the Mt. Vernon whiskey would have been probably white doggish, but I'm curious about rye whiskeys that have similar mash bills. Quintilian B. Nastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442277796099767409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-32599171552821966202014-05-07T09:22:11.766-05:002014-05-07T09:22:11.766-05:00Thanks for the rundown on what's going on with...Thanks for the rundown on what's going on with Beam. Quintilian B. Nastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442277796099767409noreply@blogger.com