tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post4738880181605792946..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Much Ado About Nothing: Cane Neutral Spirits.Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-37462071572767618542010-10-18T21:49:34.577-05:002010-10-18T21:49:34.577-05:00First Beam has to get St. Croix to give Cruzan the...First Beam has to get St. Croix to give Cruzan the same deal Diageo got. (Hint. They probably will.) The point is, all producers will buy neutral spirit from the cheapest source. That's the nature of a commodity.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-91133531749559484522010-10-18T20:42:19.539-05:002010-10-18T20:42:19.539-05:00Is it fair to guess that the cane neutral spirits ...Is it fair to guess that the cane neutral spirits might be coming from Cruzan in St. Croix, since it is part of the Beam Global (or Fortune Brands) empire?Joe Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252161408407942410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-40761145456462305472010-10-18T10:57:33.486-05:002010-10-18T10:57:33.486-05:00Chuck says
"I would argue that whiskey is no...Chuck says<br /><br /><i>"I would argue that whiskey is not supposed to be made by flavoring neutral spirits, but that horse is not just out of the barn, it has died of old age as have all its offspring to seven generations. Since whiskey-flavored vodka can be called blended whiskey, how much can it really matter what kind of neutral spirit it is?"</i><br /><br />Now that brings a smile to my face. Another great Chuckism "whiskey-flavored vodka" which I am putting on notice I intend to borrow from time to time along with "Potemkin craft distillery"T Comphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732441929628202174noreply@blogger.com