tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post3432554859970160905..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Templeton Rye Is Still LyingChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-17302277347333694882021-06-11T23:10:54.381-05:002021-06-11T23:10:54.381-05:00Look it up on the secretary of state of Iowa websi...Look it up on the secretary of state of Iowa website. Search business entities, search Templeton Rye Whiskey. You will see.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766713392932362003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-36583201375839352312021-06-11T22:32:33.143-05:002021-06-11T22:32:33.143-05:00Its actually a trademark. I have the state of Iow...Its actually a trademark. I have the state of Iowa paperwork and it is filed with the state of Iowa in 1972. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766713392932362003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-17559476602008426392021-06-06T23:48:05.646-05:002021-06-06T23:48:05.646-05:00Your grandmother did not have "the patent for...Your grandmother did not have "the patent for Templeton Rye Whiskey until 1996," because no such patent exists. You may have a story about something, but it isn't a patent.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-20150977145726113562021-06-06T23:27:00.973-05:002021-06-06T23:27:00.973-05:00My grandmother had the patent for Templeton Rye Wh...My grandmother had the patent for Templeton Rye Whiskey until 1996. I have the real story.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766713392932362003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-54673891268742336772019-06-23T01:04:50.084-05:002019-06-23T01:04:50.084-05:00So you hate the government that keeps you safe and...So you hate the government that keeps you safe and free, but you love a business that lies, cheats and steals from honest Americans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-34406874146067424982015-12-29T17:23:28.876-06:002015-12-29T17:23:28.876-06:00They are trying to make a buck and do something go...They are trying to make a buck and do something good for a small community. If you don't like the product or marketing don't buy it. <br />If you want to beat up someone over false advertising you should go after the federal government. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-25349970117564546052015-08-23T17:16:52.904-05:002015-08-23T17:16:52.904-05:00Apologize? For what? It's not supposed to be a...Apologize? For what? It's not supposed to be a guessing game. I should apologize because they successfully deceived me and everyone else? I knew LDI existed but I didn't know they were selling their flavoring whiskey in bulk, because they had never done that under Seagrams. I was trying to pin Templeton down and was mocked for my effort. Who's laughing now?Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-5053099381834437342015-08-23T16:09:06.005-05:002015-08-23T16:09:06.005-05:00To be fair Chuck, you didn't even know LDI exi...To be fair Chuck, you didn't even know LDI existed when you listed 5 distilleries as possible sources for their juice, and said it couldn't possibly come from anywhere else. I'm sure you admitted you were wrong and apologized for that at some point.David Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-73420252275266784882015-08-08T11:21:26.994-05:002015-08-08T11:21:26.994-05:00In other countries (Russia; I'm sure others as...In other countries (Russia; I'm sure others as well) there is a requirement to disclose all additives on the label, so all scotches etc. that do that do so. <br />One can actually pick up a bottle in a store and read that there is caramel (for example) added in a whiskey.<br />Has no one in USA thought of doing that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534632300605687310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-71784717393212734882015-08-05T10:32:58.072-05:002015-08-05T10:32:58.072-05:00I agree with legalized stealing. That is exactly w...I agree with legalized stealing. That is exactly what Templeton has been doing for years. At the very least fraud, if not theft by deception.h4rr4rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003977724256067713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-13089198811273037372015-07-31T18:19:00.615-05:002015-07-31T18:19:00.615-05:00I don't like the deception. Why not be up fro...I don't like the deception. Why not be up front with the source? I really like smooth ambler and they make no secret that they are not the source of some of their whiskies. However, the deception is not what will keep me from EVER buying a bottle of Templeton Rye. I DO NOT BUY FLAVORED WHISKEY; particularly flavored whiskey that pretends it is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-25825257219079430312015-07-31T17:14:30.761-05:002015-07-31T17:14:30.761-05:00PREACH! Great read. Thank you for this.PREACH! Great read. Thank you for this.Zeechnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-28249761138344349542015-07-30T19:40:26.037-05:002015-07-30T19:40:26.037-05:00The Capone story is a perfect example of how Templ...The Capone story is a perfect example of how Templeton went off the rails.<br /><br />Every midwestern community that engaged in significant moonshining or bootlegging activity during Prohibition has a Capone story and it's always the same, the big black car arriving in the dead of night so Scarface can pick up his personal supply from his favorite source. Not one of those stories has been documented. Most likely none are true, Templeton's no more nor less than any other. It's authentic even though it didn't happen. <br /><br />But that's not good enough for Templeton. They trot out another old faker, Deirdre Capone, and try to <i>make</i> you believe. <br />Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-86704553045313464542015-07-30T19:18:05.258-05:002015-07-30T19:18:05.258-05:00" It's producers make a big deal about Te..." It's producers make a big deal about Templeton being the favorite whisky of Al Capone."<br /><br />Capone is only important as the poster boy of the Prohibition era context (and had probably nothing to do with the real Templeton Rye). But that real Templeton Rye does have a fascinating real story connected to Prohibition which unfortunately has gotten buried and/or tainted by the company's antics. Read Bryce Bauer's "Gentlemen Bootleggers".Erik Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240369317945678257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-52206783187125869192015-07-30T16:01:08.060-05:002015-07-30T16:01:08.060-05:00Hi Chuck,
Here's what I don't get about th...Hi Chuck,<br />Here's what I don't get about the Templeton controversy. It's producers make a big deal about Templeton being the favorite whisky of Al Capone. Capone was a rapist and a murderer who suffered from syphilitic dementia. If this is the demographic they are courting - demented rapists and murderers - why on earth are people so focussed on their creative labeling? I'm pretty sure Templeton's target clientele doesn't give a hoot, so why should we?<br />DavinDavindeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-71037339818418962722015-07-29T13:07:55.552-05:002015-07-29T13:07:55.552-05:00Its a shame MGP and other producers get tied up in...Its a shame MGP and other producers get tied up in these stories as they are the only stand up part of the whiskey. I really enjoy a number of NDP products and in the end its whats in the bottle that counts. Unfortunately, for the money grubbers, the stories on the bottle can sour the juice inside. Stories can make & break peoples ideas of, as well as tastes for, items they spend their hard earned cash on. I'd love to see Templeton break. Really, they could have told all the lies in the world if they'd just printed one simple truth: "distilled in Indiana". I think the problem is that they've begun to believe their own lies. <br />Having said that, I just saw label approval for their 10 year whiskey. I can't wait to hear the stories behind this one.AndrewBsupaflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757360025236881826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-67698098299002178792015-07-29T10:50:13.229-05:002015-07-29T10:50:13.229-05:00@anonymous as much bullshit exists in the bourbon ...@anonymous as much bullshit exists in the bourbon market, it's nothing compared to vodka. Titos makes an acceptable product at an acceptable price and I'm much happier to pour it in the hundred vodka sodas I make each night than I would be to pour grey goose or whatever else.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726290874718245231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-91663582039922029052015-07-28T23:47:54.383-05:002015-07-28T23:47:54.383-05:00Quote:
"I agree with everything except "...Quote:<br />"I agree with everything except "delicious product."<br />Actually, the MGP 95 rye is some of the best rye on the market, and whatever flavoring Tempelton purports to add doesn't seem to do much damage. I've only sampled it a few times, though, since I prefer to buy it regularly for $18 under the Dickel name (which refreshingly displays the 'distilled in Lawrenceburg IN' clearly on the label) and haven't felt any compulsion to spend $43 for a Tempelton bottle.Erik Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240369317945678257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-25712666325645949922015-07-28T23:15:48.399-05:002015-07-28T23:15:48.399-05:00The only company more deceitful than Tempelton is ...The only company more deceitful than Tempelton is Tito. But sheeple keep bellying up to the bar to drink their "extra special" mass produced ethanol. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-52138214271381968992015-07-28T21:47:45.992-05:002015-07-28T21:47:45.992-05:00I no longer stock Templeton at my store as a resul...I no longer stock Templeton at my store as a result of that brand's outright deception. Craig Hochscheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689960217854470581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-45538063116490220582015-07-28T21:33:58.889-05:002015-07-28T21:33:58.889-05:00This is a big problem for Orthodox Jewish bourbon ...This is a big problem for Orthodox Jewish bourbon drinkers, who are required to refrain from drinking non-kosher wine. Since wine is a flavoring, this whiskey is off limits. As a rule, bourbon needs no certification, but this kind of trickery makes it necessary.<br /><br />Stick to the Kentucky stuff, people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-7987964632505539442015-07-28T19:13:15.752-05:002015-07-28T19:13:15.752-05:00Great post as always Chuck! I agree with everythi...Great post as always Chuck! I agree with everything except "delicious product." skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-47416860947583302192015-07-28T16:39:25.101-05:002015-07-28T16:39:25.101-05:00I bough into the Templeton hype several years ago ...I bough into the Templeton hype several years ago when the stuff was in allocation.<br />Binny's bourbon department head Joe fed me all the hype, and I bought it hook, line, and sinker. <br />But I can't blame Joe, as I'm sure he was duped too.<br /><br />Sad thing is, I don't feel the juice is worth the price. I've only had 2 pours from the bottle. It's a true dusty on my back shelf. <br />More I've learned about Templeton the company, the more I dislike ever buying the bottle. <br />This is one of the reasons I don't buy much NDP stuff anymore is the lack of transparency. Lies, Lies Lies, that's all the know. <br />There is plenty of good bourbon from the major distillers to quench my thirst. And the prices are better too!<br /><br />I do have a few bottles of Willet Family Reserve, but Drew himself told me it was sourced. Fair enough.snakemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-44396453382073018312015-07-28T14:42:00.601-05:002015-07-28T14:42:00.601-05:00It is usually done by putting the various assets i...It is usually done by putting the various assets in the names of different family members.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-28796126848465862032015-07-28T14:37:14.679-05:002015-07-28T14:37:14.679-05:00I can't explain how Vern Underwood can be both...I can't explain how Vern Underwood can be both a distributor and a producer. You'll have to ask him.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.com