tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post8232357561717987269..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: A Tennessee Whiskey History LessonChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-72865258700777961412017-07-02T00:56:48.890-05:002017-07-02T00:56:48.890-05:00The Lincoln County process giveth and...
I'm ...The Lincoln County process giveth and...<br /><br />I'm not interested in an 80 proof JD, Dickel #8 nor the Gentleman. I do enjoy the GD #12, though. A bit thin on the palate but there's a lot going on in the nose. That week long maceration with the charcoal really adds some lovely dark notes but sure, it strips the body.<br />More often than not, I go full fat Kentucky but I do support my neighbors nearby in Tullahoma. A handle of the #12 is $30 around here. You won't find a whisky with a better nose at that price. Mr. Sausagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575589738013067581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-64100335544108106882017-06-05T02:15:47.501-05:002017-06-05T02:15:47.501-05:00Thanks for the replys Chuck and Brian. Brian, I ha...Thanks for the replys Chuck and Brian. Brian, I have heard that argument before about Tennessee Whiskey and filtering and the resulting loss of flavor, probably from Kentucky Bourbon drinkers, but it does make sense in light of GD chilling their juice prior to charcoal filtering and filtering through a material. Is this not like chill filtering in Kentucky Bourbon which many claim take away flavor in terms of (fusal oils)? Does this mean JD has more flavor than GD?Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232231599534049639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-4134371814428321692017-06-01T19:05:39.660-05:002017-06-01T19:05:39.660-05:00"Daniel’s drips its new make whiskey into 10-..."Daniel’s drips its new make whiskey into 10-foot deep vats of maple charcoal, allowing it to slowly filter through for collection at the bottom and drainage. By contrast, Dickel chills their new make to 40 F (4.4 C) before filling 13-foot deep vats with it. The whiskey sits in the vat with the charcoal for a week before it is drained out."<br />http://whiskeyreviewer.com/2015/11/tennessee-whiskey-101-110215/<br /><br />The charcoal used by Jack Daniel's is created on site, from stacks of two by two inch sugar maple timbers called "ricks". They are primed with 140 proof Jack Daniel's, and then ignited under massive hoods that help prevent sparks. Once they have reached the char state, the ricks are sprayed with water to prevent complete combustion. The resulting charcoal is then run through a grinder to reduce it to consistent bean-size pellets. These are then packed into 10-foot (3.0 m) vats, where they are used to filter impurities from the 140 proof whiskey, after which the whiskey is reduced with water to 125 proof for aging.<br /><br />The George Dickel distillery uses deeper (13 foot) vats and distills only to 135 proof. Dickel also chills its whisky to 40 degrees F (5 °C) before it enters the vats, and allows the whiskey to fill the vats[1] instead of just trickling it through.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_County_Process<br /><br />I hope this sufficiently rebuts the argument made by one poster (in another thread), that the charcoal for the Lincoln Process is burned in a kiln.<br /><br />The comment asserting filtering simply ruins bourbon, is really not worth dignifying. (But I sorta guess I just did it. Damn!)Brian (AKA The Dean)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15072638994343667673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-75470078828803464932017-06-01T12:37:06.489-05:002017-06-01T12:37:06.489-05:00The charcoal beds at JD are about 10 feet thick. T...The charcoal beds at JD are about 10 feet thick. They are about 3 feet at GD. GD also includes a thick wool blanket as part of the filtering material. Both filter before barreling.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-68647701672875536732017-06-01T12:31:48.589-05:002017-06-01T12:31:48.589-05:00Hey Chuck, just what is the charcoal filtering dif...Hey Chuck, just what is the charcoal filtering differences between GD and JD? I remember in the GD tour seeing the sugar maple filtering prior to barreling which I believe is the same at JD.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232231599534049639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-32979659715813998112017-06-01T11:12:27.675-05:002017-06-01T11:12:27.675-05:00It's the Filtering through Maple charcoal that...It's the Filtering through Maple charcoal that ruins what otherwise might be perfectly good Bourbon.greggbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632394728763412802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-39265637693609868202017-05-29T22:27:14.240-05:002017-05-29T22:27:14.240-05:00"Reel CWizzle said...
I find myself in these ..."Reel CWizzle said...<br />I find myself in these weird conversations with Scotch & Bourbon snobs that feel like they are too good to be classified with TN Whiskey. For whatever reason they hate the idea of being whiskey siblings with us"<br /><br />If that bothers you at all, just remind yourself that, every day, year after year, they have to face the fact that the best-selling American whiskey in the world is NOT a bourbon. And Scotch is bigger solely due to blends, which we shall not discuss further. So let them be snobs; all just a coping strategy :)Punterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799216706767645268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-76080524700204401662017-05-29T19:19:49.431-05:002017-05-29T19:19:49.431-05:00Spot on Chuck, from a Tennessean.Spot on Chuck, from a Tennessean.Eric Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-38665981532277794882017-05-29T08:43:29.625-05:002017-05-29T08:43:29.625-05:00I have noticed the same phenomenon. That just leav...I have noticed the same phenomenon. That just leaves more Jack Daniel's Single Barrel and George Dickel Barrel Select/No.12 for the rest of us. I enjoy all types of whiskey, but a good Tennessee Whiskey is one of my favorites. Carltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-19625719858053207922017-05-27T20:09:38.621-05:002017-05-27T20:09:38.621-05:00I find myself in these weird conversations with Sc...I find myself in these weird conversations with Scotch & Bourbon snobs that feel like they are too good to be classified with TN Whiskey. For whatever reason they hate the idea of being whiskey siblings with us.Reel CWizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289662460923970166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-6491649839912390912017-05-27T02:22:23.168-05:002017-05-27T02:22:23.168-05:00Like I said, fighting about it is not worth the tr...Like I said, fighting about it is not worth the trouble.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-5553902984004605972017-05-26T22:28:15.570-05:002017-05-26T22:28:15.570-05:00I agree with your comments in the last two paragra...I agree with your comments in the last two paragraphs, but not sure all of our friends over on the SB forum would concur. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com