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The 2010 American Distilling Institute (ADI) Best Craft American Whiskey competition was held last week at the ADI conference in Louisville,... chuck cowdery https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/03/doing-derby.html?showComment=1301771933438 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Doing The Derby. The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs in Louisville on May 7. It's always the first Saturday in May. ... chuck cowderyblogderby https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-van-winkle-of-water.html?showComment=1455765128465 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Van Winkle of Water I used to know a lot of people who competed in triathlons. 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Back when the American whiskey business was col... chuck cowderyrevenge ofblogolds https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/03/most-micro-distillery-whiskeys-are.html?showComment=1301670019473 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Most Micro-Distillery Whiskeys Are Illegal In California. This is fascinating! Apparently, nearly all micro-distillery whiskeys are illegal in California. The law there says that a distilled spirit... chuck cowdery https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/05/diageo-announces-new-115m-kentucky.html?showComment=1401504898951 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Diageo Announces New $115M Kentucky Distillery Diageo says it will spend about $115 million on a new, 1.8-million-gallon whiskey distillery in Shelby County, Kentucky. The site will cove... chuck cowderyblogdiageoannouncesnew https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/03/scotch-snobs-on-parade.html?showComment=1269068520957 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Scotch Snobs On Parade. I get in trouble every time I use the term 'scotch snobs.' Maybe I should say 'whiskey snobs,' since there are bourbon snobs too, but scotch... chuck cowderyblogscotchsnobsparade https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/11/revenge-of-olds.html?showComment=1384586724156 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Revenge of The Olds They say the best revenge is living well. Sometimes the best revenge is just living. Back when the American whiskey business was col... chuck cowderyrevenge ofblogolds https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2008/01/all-politics-is-local.html The Chuck Cowdery Blog: All Politics Is Local Back in November, I berated Illinois State Representative Greg Harris for, as I called it, "lying for a worthy cause." I'm not backing away... chuck cowderyblog allpoliticslocal https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/06/woodford-reserve-releases-five-malt.html?showComment=1468079472679 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Woodford Reserve Releases Five Malt For anyone who thinks the 'big guys' can't innovate, Brown-Forman's Woodford Reserve presents Five Malt, the most recent release in ... chuck cowderywoodford reserveblogreleasesfive https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/01/daddy-where-does-alcohol-come-from.html?showComment=1485241453382 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Daddy, Where Does Alcohol Come From? Alcohol, specifically ethanol, is the stuff we drink. Beer, wine, whiskey, vodka, tequila, schnapps, it doesn't matter. The alcohol its... chuck cowderyblogdaddyalcoholcome https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-maple-barrels-look-different.html The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Do Maple Barrels Look Different? 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Prohibition-era prescription for whiskey. This year is the centennial of the start of World War I. Also at war during that period were the d... chuck cowderyblog https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/01/diageo-launches-bulleit-10-surprising.html?showComment=1357784376162 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Diageo Launches Bulleit 10, Surprising No One In recent years it has become almost impossible for alcoholic beverage producers to keep their new products a secret until launch. So it i... chuck cowderyblogdiageo https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/09/tales-of-cocktail-does-it-again.html?showComment=1506392856249 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: 'Tales of the Cocktail' Does It Again Here is my take on the whole Tales of the Cocktail controversy, as an interested but very much outside observer. If you are unaware of... chuck cowderytales ofblogcocktail https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/10/van-winkle-watch.html?showComment=1321387648028 The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Van Winkle Watch. 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