tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post7272099648218272561..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Rye Revival Is a Mirage.Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-89615282190776310822014-07-09T17:39:55.505-05:002014-07-09T17:39:55.505-05:00It would be interesting to see an updated comparis...It would be interesting to see an updated comparison between the numbers from this post vs the years leading up to the present. I am sure rye is no longer just a "trend"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-10093660785365647652012-10-10T20:39:26.115-05:002012-10-10T20:39:26.115-05:00A lot has changed in the 28 months since this post...A lot has changed in the 28 months since this post was written, and rye sales have continued to grow, but rye is still a drop in bourbon's bucket.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-19072217520102344682012-10-10T07:13:13.795-05:002012-10-10T07:13:13.795-05:00Rye numbers look small because rye whiskey has com...Rye numbers look small because rye whiskey has come back from near oblivion. The category has been growing in leaps and bounds for several years straight, and 2011 saw a more than 50% increase for rye taken as a whole. Jim Beam, who Cowdery relies so heavily on here, saw its rye sales go up by 64% that year. And that was on top of 2010's growth.<br /><br />Do the math and you see Old Overholt/Jim Beam Rye are now shipping on about the same level as Knob Creek and Woodford Reserve.<br /><br />When pundits get it wrong most of the time, they ought to be ignored....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-8716482955566420182010-10-01T14:39:35.849-05:002010-10-01T14:39:35.849-05:00Whistle Pig is another great New Rye on the market...Whistle Pig is another great New Rye on the market...I will not dispute your facts. They are interesting.... There are a bunch of small back bourbons on the market. In my opinion Jim Beam Rye is the best House type Rye on the market. Templeton is a joke compared to the complexity of Whistle Pig.. Any deversication in the Liquor Business will be slow, and difficult.. Once people experience a Taste for the higher end Rye's. Jim Beam's sales will increase dramatically. That market has yet to see its Hay Day....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-39363962577266272312010-06-07T16:22:16.014-05:002010-06-07T16:22:16.014-05:00Complete and accurate sales figures are notoriousl...Complete and accurate sales figures are notoriously hard to get in any industry because companies want to know their competition's numbers but hide their own. These came my way so I decided to share them, despite their limitations.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-51726045127999052252010-06-07T09:26:29.435-05:002010-06-07T09:26:29.435-05:00Interesting report. Yes, the numbers ARE small, b...Interesting report. Yes, the numbers ARE small, but nearly ever article I've read on the subject has had the "small slice" caveat as part of their disclaimer.<br /><br />Now, are you sure those numbers, Heaven Hill excluded, are accurate? I'd like to see them corroborated by another source. I, like yourself, would be astounded if Templeton was actually ahead of Wild Turkey.<br /><br />I'd also like to see these numbers compared to what the category was a year or two ago for a better perspective. No doubt the category is growing, but at what rate?<br /><br />Thanks for the perspective, nonetheless.Sam Komlenichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707612609314399024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-61086580094714648422010-06-05T08:26:14.070-05:002010-06-05T08:26:14.070-05:00You can't ignore those facts. Whew. Great in...You can't ignore those facts. Whew. Great insight Chuck. Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113757774442017087noreply@blogger.com