tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post7511613890516617579..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The On-Again, Off-Again Battle Between Tennessee and Diageo Is On-AgainChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-88401841440521857522014-07-26T03:09:41.132-05:002014-07-26T03:09:41.132-05:00Hey Chuck, I thought it was about 2009 when Diageo...Hey Chuck, I thought it was about 2009 when Diageo said that they ran out of #8 and #12 because they ran out of properly aged stock and and stuck us with cascade hollow Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022188692701340598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-58354016436046744192014-07-16T23:12:07.004-05:002014-07-16T23:12:07.004-05:00(at Chuck): Ahh, the infamous 21st Amendment! -the...(at Chuck): Ahh, the infamous 21st Amendment! -the bad seed that gave birth to "control state" idiocy :-( Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-13280152368763329972014-07-10T15:43:40.170-05:002014-07-10T15:43:40.170-05:00The Commerce Clause gets beat up a lot when the su...The Commerce Clause gets beat up a lot when the subject is alcohol, due to the way the 21st Amendment is worded.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-38835667245167559632014-07-10T15:42:10.273-05:002014-07-10T15:42:10.273-05:00In alcohol matters, the state just has to show a l...In alcohol matters, the state just has to show a legitimate state interest that furthers its alcohol control mission.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-15053697403281049032014-07-10T14:57:40.679-05:002014-07-10T14:57:40.679-05:00Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-2-10 wouldn't withstand a...Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-2-10 wouldn't withstand a constructional challenge, would it? Sounds like an infringement of interstate commerce. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457502869314767843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-54365287085843764132014-07-10T08:31:27.116-05:002014-07-10T08:31:27.116-05:00My Diageo boycott is still going strong!My Diageo boycott is still going strong!Justin Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-15510896402171175512014-07-09T20:20:08.812-05:002014-07-09T20:20:08.812-05:00With all the flim-flam coming from the whiskey ind...With all the flim-flam coming from the whiskey industry, maybe it is time for consumers to trend toward bonded whiskeys over the next "craft" whiskey. As for enforcement of this law, letter and intent are often different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411570547721551546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-87374560645388064602014-07-09T16:15:20.693-05:002014-07-09T16:15:20.693-05:00Is that you, Director Bell?
The citation is Tenn...Is that you, Director Bell? <br /><br />The citation is Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-2-104. <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/" rel="nofollow">This link</a> will get you into the search system. It says in pertinent part: "any alcoholic beverages or wine produced at a plant located within this state shall be stored by the licensee only within the county authorizing the operation or in a county adjacent to the county authorizing the manufacturing operation."Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-36925096267130483972014-07-09T15:50:59.045-05:002014-07-09T15:50:59.045-05:00OK, that's where the confusion is.
Do you hav...OK, that's where the confusion is.<br /><br />Do you have a link to the 1938 law?@BourbonHunterhttp://www.twitter.com/BourbonHunternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-89341452972590860442014-07-09T15:37:34.738-05:002014-07-09T15:37:34.738-05:00No, it's not. That's a completely differen...No, it's not. That's a completely different law. This law was written in 1938, at the end of Prohibition (Tennessee took its time), and had nothing to do with protecting the Tennessee brand.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-87007895938875809372014-07-09T14:49:02.990-05:002014-07-09T14:49:02.990-05:00Isn't the point of the law was to protect &quo...Isn't the point of the law was to protect "Tennessee Whiskey" as a "brand", the way Kentucky Bourbon must be made in KY, or bourbon in general must be made in the US, or Champagne must be made in the Champagne region of France, etc?<br /><br />BTW, where do I sign up to become King of TN? :)@BourbonHunterhttp://www.twitter.com/BourbonHunternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-41295879099142381842014-07-09T14:30:53.741-05:002014-07-09T14:30:53.741-05:00When you become King of Tennessee you can make tha...When you become King of Tennessee you can make that the law, but it's not the law now.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-1064753228389825522014-07-09T14:14:18.613-05:002014-07-09T14:14:18.613-05:00My understanding of the TN law was that "whis...My understanding of the TN law was that "whiskey distilled in Tennessee must be aged in Tennessee, in the same county where it was made, or a county adjacent to that county" ... <b>IF you want to call it "Tennessee Whiskey"</b>.<br /><br />If you are not going to call it TN Whiskey, than what difference does it make?@BourbonHunterhttp://www.twitter.com/BourbonHunternoreply@blogger.com