tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post7054064996433714018..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Is Black Maple Hill The Next Pappy?Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-9438132951439903212013-05-10T10:40:59.404-05:002013-05-10T10:40:59.404-05:00My heart sank last year when I read this post. I h...My heart sank last year when I read this post. I had discovered Black Maple Hill three years earlier and it was my favorite bourbon. I always kept a bottle in the bar and would often retreat to my front porch with a glass after work. The small liquor store near my house stocked BMH and I was one of the few customers buying it for a long time. <br /><br />Sadly, the prediction in this post appears to have come true. The liquor store near my house hasn't received a bottle in two months and the store across town has removed the tag from the shelf completely. One guy at the liquor store heard rumors it is only available in Kentucky now.<br /><br />Black Maple Hill is a great tasting bourbon and I am glad they have been successful with the brand but I sincerely wish they would continue supplying the stores that loyally sold this product for years. <br /><br />At the very least they could send a few bottle to Melrose Wine & Spirits in Nashville and write "for Brad" on the outside of the box...<br /><br />Has anyone found a decent BMH substitute?<br />Brad G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-40112103263051261092012-08-12T13:06:55.522-05:002012-08-12T13:06:55.522-05:00With apologies to Larry, it is Ebersold, not Ebers...With apologies to Larry, it is Ebersold, not Ebersol.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-1810114645443511292012-07-19T14:44:32.706-05:002012-07-19T14:44:32.706-05:00That's a very good question. The LDI 95% rye r...That's a very good question. The LDI 95% rye recipe was developed by Larry Ebersol when he was master distiller at LDI and LDI was owned by Seagrams. It was an ingredient whiskey in Seagram's Seven Crown and other Seagram's blended whiskey products. When LDI became independent a few years ago, it continued to produce the Seagram's blends for Diageo under contract, and was free to sell any leftover whiskey on the open market. Now, in addition to the blends, Diageo is buying it for Bulleit Rye.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-30452533653414556662012-07-19T14:21:33.010-05:002012-07-19T14:21:33.010-05:00Question (and this might have been answered elsewh...Question (and this might have been answered elsewhere), but what was LDI doing with their rye before it really took off? Just making it and storing it in case someone wanted to bottle it under their own label? I'm not being facetious, I'm just curious about why there seems to be a reasonable stock of aged 95% rye.The Bitter Fignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-54239227683333830562012-07-18T00:36:40.436-05:002012-07-18T00:36:40.436-05:00I'll tell you exactly how I feel, M Lange. The...I'll tell you exactly how I feel, M Lange. The same way you do.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-46787002039315010322012-07-17T21:27:11.455-05:002012-07-17T21:27:11.455-05:00I like David D's blog, thanks for adding it to...I like David D's blog, thanks for adding it to your list. He reminds me a lot of Brandon Walsh. Its like if Brandon grew up and became a spirits buyer for K&L he would be David D.Lazernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-54177999392190790432012-07-17T18:57:03.933-05:002012-07-17T18:57:03.933-05:00Tell us how you really feel, Chuck!
I've alway...Tell us how you really feel, Chuck!<br />I've always thought the standard Black Maple Hill small batch was a perfectly fine bourbon, but I agree that the extra aged stuff is priced pretty insanely high. A friend recently got a bottle (I think it was 18 year?) that was pretty good stuff, but I have no idea what he paid for it. It was probably a lot more than the bottle of Even Williams Single Barrel 2001 that I got at Woodman's in Madison, WI for $20, and which is quite a bit better in my humble opinion.<br />One of the things I like about American whiskey is that, even during this current "hot" period, you can get excellent whiskeys like EW Single Barrel or Weller Antique for under $25, and very good ones like Very Old Baron or the standard Evan Williams for under $15. What other spirits category can offer that quality at that price? If you can sort through the hype, you can find amazing value.M Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614411918374144049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-36556409602675242652012-07-17T17:19:57.837-05:002012-07-17T17:19:57.837-05:00I'm a big fan of both K&L and Driscoll'...I'm a big fan of both K&L and Driscoll's blog. It's really the only blog that gives the retailer perspective which is very interesting. Driscoll's a straight shooter and is surprisingly candid about the whiskey and companies. David Othenin-Girard (aka, the other David) who is the spirits buyer for the LA store is also a great guy and also contributes to the blog, though less frequently than Driscoll.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-69843844910287421672012-07-17T15:53:28.738-05:002012-07-17T15:53:28.738-05:00I talk about some of it here. Use the search funct...I talk about some of it <a href="http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/09/news-from-templeton-rye.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Use the search function, near the bottom of the right column, to find more. Bottom line, their marketing is very misleading about their product and its origins.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-69251707578012892852012-07-17T15:15:07.701-05:002012-07-17T15:15:07.701-05:00Why do you say Templeton is creepy? Just curious,...Why do you say Templeton is creepy? Just curious, I don't know much about them but see their bottles in the stores from time to time.BGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-49940066822608081032012-07-17T13:38:17.461-05:002012-07-17T13:38:17.461-05:00I read Dave's post this morning and came to th...I read Dave's post this morning and came to the same conclusion - wow, blunt but completely honest (and accurate I think!) The purists will find this all appalling, but they are a very small percentage of the marketplace - and these companies which produce the spirits they love are running a business. As a relative newbie bourbon enthusiast, I'm more interested in how it tastes to ME than who distilled it (although knowing something about who, what, where, when does help you to make a more educated guess as to what you might like).darylld911noreply@blogger.com