https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/06/four-roses-2011-single-barrel-limited.html?showComment=1308487025808
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Four Roses 2011 Single Barrel Limited Edition.
Referencing back to Monday's allegory , the 2011 Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel, released last month, is what happens when Flora g...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/10/government-shutdown-already-affecting.html?showComment=1380737716652
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Government Shutdown Already Affecting Beverage Alcohol Industry
According to Shanken News Daily this morning, "The government shutdown is starting to affect the beverage alcohol industry, with the Alcoho...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-truth-about-titos-and-all-vodka.html?showComment=1508637754682
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Truth About Tito's and All Vodka
As reported this week in Ad Age and many other places, Tito's vodka is now the top-selling distilled spirits brand in the United States...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/09/bourbon-distilleries-ranked-by-capacity.html?showComment=1506119511196
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Bourbon Distilleries, Ranked by Capacity
To understand this post, it is a good idea to read the two previous ones. Last Monday , we learned that the area of a beer still is the ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-h-hirsch-ebook-is-now-available.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The New A. H. Hirsch Ebook Is Now Available.
A. H. Hirsch Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a legendary spirit whose rise paralleled the revival of the American whiskey industry its...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/08/canadian-mist-launches-black-diamond.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Canadian Mist Launches Black Diamond.
The front label of new Canadian Mist Black Diamond describes it as "a richer, more robust blended Canadian whisky." That's exactly what it i...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/04/big-fun-in-frankfort.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Big Fun In Frankfort.
Thank you to everyone who attended my American Whiskey 101 class at Capital Cellars on Saturday. Special thanks to Capital Cellars and propr...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-reader-is-on-its-way.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The New Reader Is On Its Way.
The June, 2011 issue (Volume 13, Number 6) of the Bourbon Country Reader is in the mail. This concludes Volume 13, which means it's now avai...
chuck cowderyblog newreaderway
https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/11/is-world-ready-for-remy-martin-v.html?showComment=1416694641087
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Is the World Ready for Remy Martin V?
It's always risky when a company extends a brand into a new product segment. Sometimes it's very smooth. Consumers had no trouble accept...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/04/deconsolidation-of-irish-whiskey.html?showComment=1334862711801
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Deconsolidation Of Irish Whiskey Continues.
In 1966, all of the whiskey producers on the Emerald Isle became one company and consolidated production at two distilleries, Midleton in th...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/03/gmo-grain-and-bourbon.html?showComment=1332976511626
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: GMO Grain And Bourbon.
WFPL is one of Louisville's public radio stations. Last week it did a story about corn and, being in Kentucky, that means it was also about ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/01/diageo-fires-back-at-latest-deceptive.html?showComment=1452990979477
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Diageo Fires Back at Latest Deceptive CAMY Report
Earlier this month, new guidelines for drinking and health issued by England's Chief Medical Officer made headlines. The gist is that there...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-is-craft.html?showComment=1384857200432
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What is CRAFT?
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2018/02/do-you-have-national-distillers-dusty.html?showComment=1518707182251
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Do You Have a National Distillers Dusty?
Jim Beam Brands Co. recommended Bourbon Section shelf set for 1989-90. Start talking about old whiskeys and pretty soon someone will me...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/01/what-new-hell-is-this.html?showComment=1453669991536
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What New Hell Is This?
Have you ever tasted corn whiskey? Most whiskey drinkers have not. It is a peculiarly American product. The unaged version is consid...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-truth-about-titos-and-all-vodka.html?showComment=1509398075861
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Truth About Tito's and All Vodka
As reported this week in Ad Age and many other places, Tito's vodka is now the top-selling distilled spirits brand in the United States...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/01/what-new-hell-is-this.html?showComment=1453629094956
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What New Hell Is This?
Have you ever tasted corn whiskey? Most whiskey drinkers have not. It is a peculiarly American product. The unaged version is consid...
chuck cowderywhat newbloghell
https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/08/tasting-at-buffalo-trace.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Tasting at Buffalo Trace.
We just tasted the five 2009 releases of the BT Antique Collection along with two new experimentals, all slated for October release. All awe...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-bedford-1940-2009.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Jimmy Bedford, 1940-2009
He was a quiet man, a reluctant celebrity, who nevertheless became the face of the world's best-selling American whiskey during a worldwide ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-rational-way-to-regard-ndp-whiskeys.html?showComment=1475795525422
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Rational Way to Regard NDP Whiskeys
NDP is short for 'non-distiller producer.' The designation is self-explanatory. Some producers make what they sell, starting with the raw m...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/12/pappy-van-winkle-cult-icon.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Pappy Van Winkle, Cult Icon.
The Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery website has just been refreshed, for the first time in a long time. It's still pretty simple and doesn't c...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/09/bourbon-distilleries-ranked-by-capacity.html?showComment=1612572279590
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Bourbon Distilleries, Ranked by Capacity
To understand this post, it is a good idea to read the two previous ones. Last Monday , we learned that the area of a beer still is the ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/05/feel-free-to-buy-something.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Feel Free to Buy Something
You probably come here for the content in this column, but it's the stuff in the column to the right that supports it. There are books, such...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/07/another-take-on-jack-daniels-150th.html?showComment=1467406274288
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Another Take on Jack Daniel's 150th Anniversary
A few days ago, we posted about Jack Daniel's phony 150th anniversary . Our good friend Down Under, Chris Middleton, the former Global B...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2015/10/mgp-ceo-predicts-bourbon-growth-just.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: MGP CEO Predicts Bourbon Growth "Just Beginning"
One of the existing warehouses at the MGP Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. In a recent announcement that MGP is investing $16.4 mil...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/03/who-had-medicinal-whiskey-licenses_7.html?showComment=1394395644497
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Who Had Medicinal Whiskey Licenses During Prohibition?
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...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2018/01/should-you-decant-your-whiskey.html?showComment=1516372930415
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Should You Decant Your Whiskey?
Doesn't that look nice? Sure, but does decanting do anything for the whiskey? With some wine, decanting prepares the wine for serving....
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/12/favorite-whiskey-myths-debunked.html?showComment=1327290576023
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Favorite whiskey myths debunked.
All of the following statements are false, although many of them are widely believed. (The statements in parens are true.) Bourbon whiske...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/04/what-about-makers-mark-origin-story.html?showComment=1366293188437
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What About the Maker's Mark Origin Story?
Marjorie and Bill In the early days of Maker's Mark, when Bill Samuels Junior was telling all those great stories about his parents and how ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/11/proximo-to-buy-ldi-bottling.html?showComment=1337289832243
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Proximo To Buy LDI Bottling.
Proximo Spirits, the New Jersey company behind 1800 Tequila and 3 Olives Vodka, among other brands, is in the process of buying the finished...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/12/it-was-best-of-times-it-was-worst-of.html?showComment=1578590325774
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times
Actor James Garner as F. Ross Johnson in "Barbarians at the Gate" (1993) If these are the best of times for the American whiskey industry, t...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/02/fountainhead-school-of-spirits-update.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Fountainhead School of Spirits Update
We had another good Tuesday night at the Fountainhead School of Spirits this week, where we enjoyed the Whiskeys of Wild Turkey. Although ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2018/11/
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: November 2018
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/05/2010-adi-best-craft-american-whiskey.html?showComment=1273837151272
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: 2010 ADI Best Craft American Whiskey Winners Announced.
The 2010 American Distilling Institute (ADI) Best Craft American Whiskey competition was held last week at the ADI conference in Louisville,...
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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. ...
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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. The triathlon culture seemed to be as much about shopping as it was about ath...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-cdc-is-out-of-control.html?showComment=1372729940495
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The CDC Is Out of Control
In the recent movie 'Contagion,' the good guys are the doctors and other professionals at the United States Centers for Disease Control (CD...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/10/government-shutdown-already-affecting.html?showComment=1380744715431
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Government Shutdown Already Affecting Beverage Alcohol Industry
According to Shanken News Daily this morning, "The government shutdown is starting to affect the beverage alcohol industry, with the Alcoho...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/11/is-world-ready-for-remy-martin-v.html?showComment=1580178041232
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Is the World Ready for Remy Martin V?
It's always risky when a company extends a brand into a new product segment. Sometimes it's very smooth. Consumers had no trouble accept...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/09/patti-takes-manhattan.html?showComment=1252614503325
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Patti Takes Manhattan.
What a great picture, from the Chicago Tribune . Aren't they the perfect reality-TV couple? In case you don't know, that's ex-governor of ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/06/who-makes-americas-whiskey.html?showComment=1465924470022
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Who Makes America's Whiskey?
In Bourbon, Strange, published just two years ago, I wrote that, "the industry is very concentrated, with just eight companies distilling ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-new-unicorns-20-handle.html?showComment=1747248160416
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The New Unicorns: a $20 Handle
Screenshot from the Binny's website, 5/2/2025. Traditionally in the whiskey world, a "unicorn" is a whiskey that is highly sought but rare...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/09/knob-creek-single-barrel-confirmed.html?showComment=1288029939209
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Knob Creek Single Barrel Confirmed.
As we first reported two months ago , and as Beam Global has finally confirmed, Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve will hit the market.in Janu...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/01/american-brandy-is-bigger-than-you.html?showComment=1326418097814
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: American Brandy Is Bigger Than You Think.
The connection between American-made brandy and American whiskey is that most of the brandy is aged in used bourbon and Tennessee whiskey ba...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2024/04/online-sleuths-solve-bourbon-movie.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Online Sleuths Solve Bourbon Movie Mystery
Warren William and Alice White in "Employee's Entrance" (1933). "Pre-code" refers to movies made between 1927 and 1934, before strict enfo...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/11/
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: November 2012
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/09/where-is-craft-in-craft-distilling-part.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Where Is The Craft In Craft Distilling? Part Whatever.
There is no whiskey-making tradition in the world in which the whiskey-maker uses beer made by someone else, yet that is one of the precept...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2023/04/baudoinia-fungus-and-me.html?showComment=1681927170417
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Baudoinia: the Fungus and Me
Fun with fungi. This is a personal epilogue to the nine-part series just concluded about Baudoinia compniacensis , the whiskey fungus. If...
chuck cowderyblogfungus
https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2008/04/best-bourbon-is-free-bourbon.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Best Bourbon Is Free Bourbon.
I get this a lot. "What's the best bourbon?" Or the equally problematic, "what's your favorite bourbon?" What do I say? I may mention a coup...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/07/whiskey-tourism-and-drivers-dilemma.html?showComment=1500561193482
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Whiskey Tourism and the Driver's Dilemma
Several friends have asked me this recently. "We want to go to Kentucky and visit distilleries. Is there a bus or something we can take ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/04/double-your-pleasure.html?showComment=1333412173602
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Double Your Pleasure.
It's not a great picture, nor is it a very attractive thing. What is it? Something you rarely see, yet it separates fine bourbon whiskey f...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-accelerated-aging-challenge.html?showComment=1441046814274
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Accelerated Aging Challenge
Once again, as we see every few months, someone has hired a publicist to generate coverage of a new system to accelerate the aging of whisk...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/10/go-west.html?showComment=1475966918300
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Go West!
Jamieson and his fermenters. There is a new distillery in Kentucky's far-western Fulton County. You've never heard of it, but you can r...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2023/03/memphis-minnie-life-on-road.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Memphis Minnie, Life on the Road
Record company publicity photograph, 1930s. Playing the blues in barrel houses and juke joints was dangerous. Memphis Minnie's solution wa...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-quest-for-best-and-other-myths.html?showComment=1369934958918
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Quest for 'The Best,' and Other Myths
When someone hears you know something about bourbon, their next question usually is, "what's the best bourbon?" "No best there is," says ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/01/what-new-hell-is-this.html?showComment=1453601841348
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What New Hell Is This?
Have you ever tasted corn whiskey? Most whiskey drinkers have not. It is a peculiarly American product. The unaged version is consid...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/06/few-spirits-is-everything-it-ought-to-be.html?showComment=1402097198339
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Few Spirits Is Everything It Ought to Be
I live close to Few Spirits and know Paul Hletko, the proprietor, but I had never seen the distillery. I went up there yesterday and while...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-thoughts-on-adi-craft-american.html?showComment=1274405769457
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Some Thoughts On The ADI Craft American Whiskey Competition.
Last week, when I published the results of the American Distilling Institute (ADI) 2010 Craft American Whiskey competition, I wrote that I...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-real-augustus-bulleit-revealed.html?showComment=1397328042754
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Real Augustus Bulleit Revealed
"Hi," said the voice on the phone. "I am the great great grandson of Augustus Bulleit." No, it was not someone who promotes Bulleit whiskey...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/02/mgp-deserves-their-victory-lap-too.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: MGP Deserves Their Victory Lap Too
In the World Whisky Awards (WWA) just concluded, Smooth Ambler Old Scout 10-year-old single barrel bourbon was named World's Best Sing...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/03/what-would-ralph-say.html?showComment=1395092047530
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What Would Ralph Say?
Schenley was one of the 'Big 4 'post-Prohibition liquor companies. In 1956, founder Lew Rosenstiel had his eye on a little Tennessee distil...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/05/what-if-distributors-were-optional.html?showComment=1399347059563
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What If Distributors Were Optional?
As American laws go, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution is stunningly brief, not even 100 words and most of them are boilerplate. The f...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-is-tennessee-whiskey.html?showComment=1285186252491
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What Is Tennessee Whiskey?
Question: What is Tennessee Whiskey? Answer: Tennessee Whiskey is whiskey made in Tennessee. Question: What does "made" mean? Answe...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/03/what-would-ralph-say.html?showComment=1395090625301
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What Would Ralph Say?
Schenley was one of the 'Big 4 'post-Prohibition liquor companies. In 1956, founder Lew Rosenstiel had his eye on a little Tennessee distil...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-truth-about-titos-and-all-vodka.html?showComment=1508442099781
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Truth About Tito's and All Vodka
As reported this week in Ad Age and many other places, Tito's vodka is now the top-selling distilled spirits brand in the United States...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/02/other-ndp-award-winners.html?showComment=1456682483781
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Other NDP Award Winners
As a small follow-up to yesterday's post, I looked at the Whisky Advocate Whisky Awards ( announced in November ) to see if any of them ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/11/revenge-of-olds.html?showComment=1384436095282
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-maple-barrels-look-different.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Do Maple Barrels Look Different?
Perhaps when you heard that Woodford Reserve is finishing some of its bourbon in sugar maple barrels you wondered if they look the same as t...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/03/gmo-grain-and-bourbon.html?showComment=1332922089125
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: GMO Grain And Bourbon.
WFPL is one of Louisville's public radio stations. Last week it did a story about corn and, being in Kentucky, that means it was also about ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/11/revenge-of-olds.html?showComment=1384437770240
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/2014/03/who-had-medicinal-whiskey-licenses_7.html?showComment=1671734048754
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Who Had Medicinal Whiskey Licenses During Prohibition?
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...
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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...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/10/van-winkle-watch.html?showComment=1321387648028
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Van Winkle Watch.
The purpose here is not to tell you about the Van Winkle whiskeys. It is to tell people who already know about Van Winkle whiskeys that the ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/02/dont-cry-for-old-grand-dad-114.html?showComment=1487781104083
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Don't Cry for Old Grand-Dad 114
Fans of Old Grand-Dad 114, this is for you. The folks at Beam Suntory have been mulling over the fate of this small but beloved expres...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/03/who-had-medicinal-whiskey-licenses_7.html?showComment=1394465923668
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Who Had Medicinal Whiskey Licenses During Prohibition?
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...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/01/beam-completes-cooley-acquisition.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Beam Completes Cooley Acquisition.
Beam Inc. announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of Cooley Distillery, the award-winning Irish whiskey producer. The ac...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/09/bourbon-distilleries-ranked-by-capacity.html?showComment=1505860377337
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Bourbon Distilleries, Ranked by Capacity
To understand this post, it is a good idea to read the two previous ones. Last Monday , we learned that the area of a beer still is the ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/06/does-glen-equal-scotch.html?showComment=1244657072437
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Does 'Glen' Equal 'Scotch'?
Take a careful look at the picture above. What do you think it is? A bottle of liquor, of course, but what kind? You're allowed to read the ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2009/02/is-ten-high-no-longer-bourbon.html?showComment=1476763045804
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Is Ten High No Longer A Bourbon?
First Blagojevich, now this. How much humiliation can Illinois take? Ten High Straight Bourbon Whiskey has been demoted to a blend, at le...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/09/bourbon-made-in-mexico-read-story-watch.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Bourbon Made in Mexico? Read the Story, Watch the Movie
In 1920, legal distillation of whiskey and all other beverage spirits stopped everywhere in the United States. Between state prohibition...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-evan-williams-experience-is-terrific.html?showComment=1393356252129
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Evan Williams Experience Is Terrific
You're in Louisville on business, or attending a convention. You have a few extra hours to enjoy something in Kentucky's largest city, b...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/09/kentucky-bourbon-festival-2012-let.html?showComment=1348013326388
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2012, Let The Bitching Commence.
The 2012 edition of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival (KBF) in Bardstown, Kentucky, concluded yesterday. Every year I go, have a great time, an...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2013/10/government-shutdown-already-affecting.html?showComment=1381153782950
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Government Shutdown Already Affecting Beverage Alcohol Industry
According to Shanken News Daily this morning, "The government shutdown is starting to affect the beverage alcohol industry, with the Alcoho...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2007/11/beam-sells-wines-to-barton.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Beam Sells Wines to Barton
Although it just finished changing its corporate name to Beam Global Spirits and Wine (its new web site just debuted last week), another new...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2015/02/there-is-nothing-new-under-sun-or-moon.html?showComment=1423151846378
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: There Is Nothing New Under the Sun, or Moon
The word 'moonshine,' as both noun and verb, refers to a distilled spirit of any type that is made illegally. Today, many producers sell...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-dads-repeal-day-story.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: My Dad's Repeal Day Story
We celebrate the Repeal of Prohibition today, December 5, because on this date in 1933, Pennsylvania and Utah ratified the 21st Amendment, ...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2012/09/kentucky-bourbon-festival-2012-let.html?showComment=1347965645185
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2012, Let The Bitching Commence.
The 2012 edition of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival (KBF) in Bardstown, Kentucky, concluded yesterday. Every year I go, have a great time, an...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/12/sazerac-buys-distillery-formerly-known.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Sazerac Buys the Distillery Formerly Known as Popcorn Sutton
Not this guy again. This morning, Sazerac announced its acquisition of "a distillery located in Newport, Tenn." Key staff intend to rem...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2016/09/lets-demystify-label-age-statements.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Let's Demystify Label Age Statements
Everybody knows what age statements are, but many don't understand what age statements really mean. So, some facts about age statements....
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/12/brown-forman-makes-barrels-too.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Brown-Forman Makes Barrels Too.
Forty years ago, most large companies that made whiskey also made barrels in which to age it. Today, only Brown-Forman does. The Brown-For...
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https://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2008/10/canada-our-back-up-distillery-to-north.html
The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Canada, Our Back-Up Distillery to the North.
Americans, especially those of us who live near the border with Canada, discovered Canadian whiskey during Prohibition. This was no accident...
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The Chuck Cowdery Blog: December 2019
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