tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post7970223461851193843..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Who Makes Bulleit Bourbon?Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-49638883145270298482019-06-05T21:16:56.014-05:002019-06-05T21:16:56.014-05:00Look again. Bulleit Rye is made in Indiana. Bullei...Look again. Bulleit Rye is made in Indiana. Bulleit Bourbon is made in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-35032501021702551192019-06-05T21:08:36.283-05:002019-06-05T21:08:36.283-05:00Just look at the label. Lawrenceberg IN, not KY. C...Just look at the label. Lawrenceberg IN, not KY. Check out the label. I'm not saying it's not great whiskey but IN in not KY. Having said this... Many Scotch brands are blends. BUT the label is clear... Indiana is where it originates. Great Whiskey thought. Wild Turkey is also a Indiana product. Check it out. AND I love Wild Turkey. 101 nothing like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-86550309522413836572017-01-26T12:04:29.969-06:002017-01-26T12:04:29.969-06:00When the Shelby County distillery was announced, i...When the Shelby County distillery was announced, its announced capacity was not enough to supply Bulleit's projected volume growth. Subsequently, Diageo said Shelby County would have enough capacity to produce all of Bulleit's needs. They did not specifically mention the rye. As long as the Bulleit Bourbon bottle says 'Kentucky' on it, the whiskey inside is not from Indiana's MGP. Diageo has had contract distilling arrangements with other Kentucky distilleries in addition to Four Roses. Diageo tends to be cagey about these things.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-74574158387329759652017-01-26T11:46:48.893-06:002017-01-26T11:46:48.893-06:00Given the news of this new Shelby distillery (supp...Given the news of this new Shelby distillery (supposed to open this month), is the idea that Bulleit will now distill all of its own bourbon and rye? Or are they still going to be sourcing the rye from Indiana? Also, did anyone ever reach a conclusion about where they were previously sourcing the bourbon from? It sounds like it was four roses but then that contract expired in 2014...where have they been getting it from in the interim? I assume the rye is coming from MGP. Any chance they are sourcing some of the bourbon from them too? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-19823676222089001432014-07-12T17:40:44.067-05:002014-07-12T17:40:44.067-05:00That announcement was made two months ago.That announcement was made two months ago.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-63447418292156518712014-07-12T16:56:36.618-05:002014-07-12T16:56:36.618-05:00Look for an announcement in a few weeks. New Bulle...Look for an announcement in a few weeks. New Bulleit Distillery & aging warehouses at Guist Creek Lake & Benson Pike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-52478162420026604362014-06-27T16:08:25.473-05:002014-06-27T16:08:25.473-05:00The Bulleit 10 in stores now is bourbon made by Fo...The Bulleit 10 in stores now is bourbon made by Four Roses. That will be true for at least the next nine years. Likewise the standard Bulleit Bourbon will be Four Roses for at least the next four or five years. I don't know exactly when Four Roses stopped selling new make to Diageo but I'm confident it was within the last two years. That means the soonest Bulleit 10 could be other than Four Roses is 2022.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-19575990169545644372014-06-27T15:53:57.173-05:002014-06-27T15:53:57.173-05:00Someone beat me to it on June 21, just curious if ...Someone beat me to it on June 21, just curious if any more info can be gleaned sa to who makes Bulleit 10 now.<br /><br />Thanks, love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-31803199926671588942014-06-21T13:07:46.308-05:002014-06-21T13:07:46.308-05:00Any update? Do we know anything more about which ...Any update? Do we know anything more about which distilleries are now producing Bulleit? You wrote back in the winter that we would know something after May.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-53663622511139315032014-03-02T20:50:12.248-06:002014-03-02T20:50:12.248-06:00Alright, one of the Lawrenceburgs (either in India...Alright, one of the Lawrenceburgs (either in Indiana or Kentucky) has to change their name: this may be the only solution to this problem!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-62775348599971200632014-03-02T16:30:30.603-06:002014-03-02T16:30:30.603-06:00It's not a special mash bill nor a special yea...It's not a special mash bill nor a special yeast. I believe it's a special combination of two or more of the ten Four Roses bourbons, so unique it that sense. Although I don't know, it's possible Diageo got at least those Seagram's yeasts in the original deal, so they could be using those yeasts at a different distillery. Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-87954052595466077232014-03-02T10:38:39.725-06:002014-03-02T10:38:39.725-06:00Stupid question (or maybe just unanswerable): is t...Stupid question (or maybe just unanswerable): is the Bulleit that is distilled by Four Roses a unique recipe or one of their standard mash bills? Do we know?CSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-43858774442744284252014-02-28T09:05:34.732-06:002014-02-28T09:05:34.732-06:00Scotland is littered with tons of independent bott...Scotland is littered with tons of independent bottles. They openly state where a bottle of whisky was distilled. Transparency abounds. Why is this not the case here in the states? What's the difference and where is the disconnect?Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-32344239719328977802014-02-27T15:55:20.028-06:002014-02-27T15:55:20.028-06:00Four Roses has cut off Diageo their last run for D...Four Roses has cut off Diageo their last run for Diageo was in either Jan or Feb of 2014 (cant remember which one). That being said there will continue to be Four Roses Juice in Bulliet for about another 6-8 Years. Initially Bulliet was supposed to be a mix of Four Roses and a few other distilleries, however Four Roses lab tested an off the shelf bottle early in the Bulliet run when they suspected that this was not the case and found it to be 100% Four Roses, seems like Diageo has issues telling any truths at all. This info came straight from Jim Rutledge at a Private Barrel Selection for my bar Seven Grand. 7Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278882918071817467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-89497843659473321802014-02-27T11:19:53.876-06:002014-02-27T11:19:53.876-06:00To be clear, I reported that other people were say...To be clear, I reported that <i>other</i> people were saying that. I never said it and neither did Diageo. When Diageo was asked if the recently-announced renovation would include a distillery, the answer was no. Diageo seems content to be a bourbon NDP, they just don't like to talk about it.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-90610376123631847522014-02-27T11:08:53.232-06:002014-02-27T11:08:53.232-06:00Chuck
You reported awhile back that Diageo was goi...Chuck<br />You reported awhile back that Diageo was going to restart the stills at the Stitzel-Weller distillery. Is that still going to happen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-83949207684350931052014-02-27T08:20:48.981-06:002014-02-27T08:20:48.981-06:00maybe I am naive or something but, why would they ...maybe I am naive or something but, why would they be hiding anything? that's what has be confused.. yeah It sure seems like they are but why.. call me crazy but I don't care if the juice is made at barton, beam, fourroses, or brownforman. it matters how it tastes. I think bulleit actually grow huge given the chance. its not a bad product by any means. Durham4556https://www.blogger.com/profile/02404766471995323590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-60795555472904471502014-02-26T21:56:05.765-06:002014-02-26T21:56:05.765-06:00That's one of the names usually mentioned. The...That's one of the names usually mentioned. The other two are Brown-Forman and Jim Beam. It's an open secret that while these companies won't generally do contract distilling for any comer, they will do it for each other.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-77942861604534926762014-02-26T21:48:37.125-06:002014-02-26T21:48:37.125-06:00They are definitely using some Barton from what I ...They are definitely using some Barton from what I hear. That is from a very reliable source directly tied to one of those two companies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-44920801200963351962014-02-26T19:32:31.932-06:002014-02-26T19:32:31.932-06:00Only one other distillery in Lburg. Gobble?
Only one other distillery in Lburg. Gobble?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-53456792416068969642014-02-26T18:01:12.618-06:002014-02-26T18:01:12.618-06:00Since some readers don't like it when I'm ...Since some readers don't like it when I'm subtle, let me spell it out for you. Diageo is definitely hiding something. There is something about Bulleit's manufacturing that they do not want you to know.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-12492623531433432252014-02-26T12:16:06.866-06:002014-02-26T12:16:06.866-06:00The two mash bills have been floating around for y...The two mash bills have been floating around for years. In 2008, when Diageo confirmed Bulleit was all made at Four Roses, it was believed that it was Four Roses OB 60/35/5 mash bill. As early as 2010 and to the present day, Tom Bulleit in person and now their website have the 68/28/4 bill. Interesting that none of published Four Roses mash bills are less than 5% malted barley.Sylvanhttp://tastylibations.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-76548483816965331992014-02-26T10:41:38.906-06:002014-02-26T10:41:38.906-06:00The 2008 post was written with the best informatio...The 2008 post was written with the best information available at the time. You'll have to ask Diageo if anything has changed.<br /><br />There is nothing to prevent Diageo from becoming a distiller of bourbon and rye.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-64719263174715765382014-02-26T09:39:24.044-06:002014-02-26T09:39:24.044-06:00I got a question, if Diageo is a non-distiller pro...I got a question, if Diageo is a non-distiller producer (NDP) could they still rebuild stitzel-weller still and start distilling there? or is that some kinda of law or something? I am excited to see Stitzel-Weller somewhat opening to the public but it would be nice to see it up and running too. Durham4556https://www.blogger.com/profile/02404766471995323590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-32165424160042919932014-02-26T09:13:59.513-06:002014-02-26T09:13:59.513-06:00The original article from 2008 made reference to t...The original article from 2008 made reference to the Bulleit bourbon mashbill as being nearly 35% rye<br /><br /><i>Bulleit is not a typical bourbon. The reason, we've always been told, is that the mash contains more rye than any other bourbon on the market, in the neighborhood of 35 percent</i><br /><br />Has the mashbill changed since the original article was posted? The Bulleit website states "68% corn, 28% rye, 4% malted barley"<br /><br />http://www.bulleit.com/whiskey.aspx#!bulleit-bourbonsigndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459465548583995335noreply@blogger.com