tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post1261054002470909885..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Buffalo Trace Tourism Growth Surpasses Statewide TotalsChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-43344275341192764682014-02-25T18:48:11.197-06:002014-02-25T18:48:11.197-06:00KDA's 990 (IRS form for non-profits) shows app...KDA's 990 (IRS form for non-profits) shows approx. $1M in revenue ($896k in dues), and $176k in salary to President Eric Gregory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-62867360401969114022014-02-22T13:32:42.496-06:002014-02-22T13:32:42.496-06:00...on either side....on either side.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-67933909778051458732014-02-22T13:32:06.047-06:002014-02-22T13:32:06.047-06:00Everything KDA does has to be approved by the boar...Everything KDA does has to be approved by the board of directors, who are very much 'activist' directors. It's not about one man.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-26695734682081758962014-02-22T11:02:26.684-06:002014-02-22T11:02:26.684-06:00Sazarac's issue with KDA is Eric Gregory. The...Sazarac's issue with KDA is Eric Gregory. They are right, a lot of the KDA members have an issue with him. He sees himself as some sort of bourbon god. KDA dumps Gregory chances of Sazarac rejoining go up.Kerry Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-53662160553660721072014-02-19T16:14:23.442-06:002014-02-19T16:14:23.442-06:00As I recall, the orignal issue betwen KDA and Saza...As I recall, the orignal issue betwen KDA and Sazarac was the way dues were determined. At the time, a distillery's dues were based on the previous year's number of barrels filled. Buffalo Trace did not think that they should be billed for all bourbon they distilled when Brown Forman only paid for barrels filled at Woodford Reserve. It went downhill from there.<br /><br />Whether KDA should have accomodated Sazarac's offer to remain a member under a revised dues structure, or the distiller should have been a team player is subject to continued debate. One thing is for sure - A rising tide lifts all boats.Chip Sobelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-63790082532252133712014-02-18T21:02:35.907-06:002014-02-18T21:02:35.907-06:00JDL, why do you wish Buffalo Trace would join? Ar...JDL, why do you wish Buffalo Trace would join? Are you working for KDA, or how does it affect you that Buffalo Trace is not a member?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-65967382859255559962014-02-18T07:40:10.535-06:002014-02-18T07:40:10.535-06:00I have no idea what KDA dues are, but I think that...I have no idea what KDA dues are, but I think that Buffalo Trace benefits from the KDA. I wish that Buffalo Trace would join. I think that the KDA has benefited the entire industry and the state of Kentucky.JDLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-37536725393236466112014-02-17T15:56:26.419-06:002014-02-17T15:56:26.419-06:00Many in the industry question the ethics of curren...Many in the industry question the ethics of current KDA leadership. I work for a KDA member distillery. KDA wants everything related to bourbon to be funneled through them. They think they're the bourbon police. <br /><br />KDA Aggressively undermines good efforts of the industry unless it credits KDA. <br /><br />Last week I heard a KDA rep tell a community organization that all bourbon events had to be ran through KDA by law- it ain't true.<br /><br />Topic of much talk last couple weeks - KDA encouraged member distilleries to not sponsor the Louisville Bourbon Classic because KDA said it was in competition with KDA's bourbon Affair. A bully move that succeeded on a couple distilleries .<br /><br />KDA non-profit? Why do they need sponsors? How much does it cost each distillery to be an official member - Anyone know? Suspect KDA is profiting big time . With only 5 full time employees at KDA, who is cashing in?<br /><br />Im proud to work alongside hard working fellow Kentuckians. Don't want our Bourbon tainted. KDA has become a divisive poison. Good for Buffalo Trace for breaking away, our distillery has been discussing it too.<br /><br />Kentucky bourbon tourism is a success because of the efforts of many, but KDA acts like they are solely to credit. <br /><br />Chuck several of us at this unnamed distillery hope you'll write on this more. It matters how the KDA represents and effects us, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-70867320287948840622014-02-16T13:19:02.538-06:002014-02-16T13:19:02.538-06:00Thanks for telling us the rest of the story. I am...Thanks for telling us the rest of the story. I am so glad I can sip on their products (and I do switch around some) from over here while they squabble over there. I just hope they don't forget that they all make products which can be consumed daily and which can be swapped around and that tourism is an occasional thing and also has alternatives. Plus, I choose restaurants based on what the food's like, not on what's behind the bar because I can always find something I like to drink regardless of who owns the brands - or I'll drink when I get home. But, don't make me choose sides. I'll go elsewhere instead of fight.Harrynoreply@blogger.com