tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post823909862687332907..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Diageo Clarifies Orphan Barrel Project, Sort OfChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-29317651041852140192014-01-18T16:04:33.416-06:002014-01-18T16:04:33.416-06:00 Hey, every one. I work at George Dickel, and yes,... Hey, every one. I work at George Dickel, and yes, a small line was set up here last year just for such as this project. Barterhouse was started this past week 1-14-14, but I have no idea when it will get to store shelves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-37561974316718450412013-12-04T14:14:33.474-06:002013-12-04T14:14:33.474-06:00Well, it looks as though a couple more blogs have ...Well, it looks as though a couple more blogs have picked up on this story, although they only quote the original Ivan Menezes press release. It will be interesting to see what happens. I'm not a Diageophobe, so I fail to see anything particularly despicible about the way they may be marketing this. <br /><br />As for origins, consider that the Blade & Bow brand (this is the 3rd example I've seen recently of using a pair or group of weapons for the whiskey name; is this a new trend?)is likely to be 4 years old. Chuck, what do you know of a Kentucky distillery that was expanding its capacity four or so years ago and whose brand was then purchased by another company with plenty of capacity of their own? Then again, maybe I'm just being a little "off the mark"?EllenJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-37590206361101978762013-12-03T14:48:41.396-06:002013-12-03T14:48:41.396-06:00Given Diageo's whisky (no "e") exper...Given Diageo's whisky (no "e") experience lies so heavily with Johnny Walker and blends, which don't state a provenance, to them this is probably no big deal.<br /><br />It also sounds very similar to their "Master Distillers Selection" for Scotch - where they go to each of their owned Distilleries and pull out the cream of the crop (supposedly) and sell them for ridiculous sums (I believe the cheapest of these offerings - many of which weren't exactly ancient, either) was around $500US.<br /><br />If nothing else, Diageo excels at the premiumization of spirits - and in lieu of making something good, they'll repackage what they already have in storage and charge an arm & a leg for it... That's their way in Scotch, so no reason to expect it to be different for Bourbon.Tim Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389751601810093506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-58903457020437960192013-12-02T16:09:46.775-06:002013-12-02T16:09:46.775-06:00Blade and Bow sounds lame.Blade and Bow sounds lame.The Rookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475172738445151517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-32258734493093040702013-11-29T16:56:27.591-06:002013-11-29T16:56:27.591-06:00Personally I think fine 20+ year-old whiskey "...Personally I think fine 20+ year-old whiskey "hand bottled in Tullahoma Tennessee" would be a wonderful thing to experience. After all, none of the George Dickel whiskey (at least since Diageo has owned it) is bottled there. Did someone set up a small bottling line just for these orphan barrels?<br /><br />Then again, with names like that, it almost sounds like the kind of satirical stuff Sku is (justly) famous for. Maybe someone at Diageo was just trying to see if Mr. Fisher would publish the story. A Google on those names doesn't show turn up anything except Bourbonblog and here. Neither the Diageo nor the Dickel website mention anything at about such a project.EllenJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-45372238089514956062013-11-29T14:56:15.977-06:002013-11-29T14:56:15.977-06:00The problem is they are probably distillates of di...The problem is they are probably distillates of distilleries still in production and Diageo has no right to use the trademarked names of the distillates origin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09447319478430479854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-2014991849335398852013-11-29T10:24:27.942-06:002013-11-29T10:24:27.942-06:00"Both are American Kentucky Bourbons..."..."Both are American Kentucky Bourbons..." I'm glad they're not French Kentucky Bourbons, or even worse Russian Kentuck Bourbons! <br /><br />I think they need a better marketing agency. Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604826633798229422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-17476335623693167022013-11-29T04:32:42.606-06:002013-11-29T04:32:42.606-06:00Does hand bottled whiskey taste better?
I buy all ...Does hand bottled whiskey taste better?<br />I buy all my whiskey by hand, and I even drink it with hands, must be why it tastes so good.Onemorepournoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-55639024967820608092013-11-28T11:40:03.835-06:002013-11-28T11:40:03.835-06:00Is there any chance Diageo could have bought it of...Is there any chance Diageo could have bought it off ace barrel-pickers (i.e. Willett) who aren't in the habit of revealing provenances? Or do you think it's pretty definitely whiskey Diageo already owned?Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-60897609496308446912013-11-28T10:21:25.615-06:002013-11-28T10:21:25.615-06:00One reason for keeping the source secret this way ...One reason for keeping the source secret this way would to be able to imply it's Stitzel-Weller when it's actually Bernheim (or something else).skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-71858606190107436172013-11-28T09:53:50.352-06:002013-11-28T09:53:50.352-06:00Old Blowhard??Old Blowhard??The Chowfatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343408182779590589noreply@blogger.com