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Good decision.

They should have asked Coca Cola Company how the New Coke experiment went.

1 posted on 02/17/2013 2:57:07 PM PST by quilterdebbie
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To: quilterdebbie

Yay!!


2 posted on 02/17/2013 2:59:13 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'll stop being a cynic when the world stops giving me reasons to be cynical.)
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To: quilterdebbie

They could just add a little Everclear.


3 posted on 02/17/2013 2:59:46 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.)
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To: quilterdebbie

“has struggled to keep up with demand”

...must be selling ammo with it.


4 posted on 02/17/2013 3:01:53 PM PST by albie (`)
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To: quilterdebbie

Well that is a relief!


5 posted on 02/17/2013 3:04:35 PM PST by Chuckster (The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)
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To: quilterdebbie

What really happened is an ingenious guerrilla marketing campaign.

When was the last time Mars Candy announced they were going to shave 150mg off a snickers bar or ship 8 less M&M’s per bag?


6 posted on 02/17/2013 3:04:47 PM PST by Usagi_yo
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To: quilterdebbie

I read somewhere (can’t remember where) that the demand for it is up in Europe (notably Germany and England). Seems they have gotten a taste for bourbon.


7 posted on 02/17/2013 3:08:08 PM PST by wvguy
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"YAY! I get's me some more boozze!!
Now go get me sum pizza rollz before I lock ya up in muh basement!!"
8 posted on 02/17/2013 3:09:15 PM PST by RandallFlagg
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To: quilterdebbie
If you are going to go Premium, remember how you got there.

I'm not much of a Bourbon guy, but if they messed with my Jameson, I won't be happy.

10 posted on 02/17/2013 3:10:44 PM PST by Darren McCarty (If most people were more than keyboard warriors, we might have won the election)
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To: quilterdebbie

Watering down the product because it’s too popular is stupid, you raise the price to meet demand!


11 posted on 02/17/2013 3:10:51 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: quilterdebbie

Makers Mark should have known better. They got new business years ago when JD lowered their black label to the old green label level. I still have an unfinished bottle of the OLD black label, as I don’t like the stuff.


13 posted on 02/17/2013 3:29:23 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("C'est la vie" say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell. -- Chuck Berry)
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To: quilterdebbie; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
Western Civilization is saved. If only sumbuddy brought back real Absinthe, I'd cut my ear off to have that!


14 posted on 02/17/2013 3:35:35 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: quilterdebbie

?????Kentucky produces 95 percent of the world’s bourbon supply,??????????

I thought that to call a distilled spirit “bourbon” it had to be made in Kentucky. Of 51% corn mash. Aged in virgin oak barrels for 7+ years. Served over ice. In a tall glass. With good company.


15 posted on 02/17/2013 3:44:09 PM PST by Tupelo (Hunkered down & loading up)
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To: quilterdebbie

Might be worth investing in a couple of bottles, even though I don't drink.

16 posted on 02/17/2013 3:52:09 PM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: quilterdebbie
Kentucky produces 95 percent of the world’s bourbon supply

Like Champaign, if it ain't made in Kentucky it ain't bourbon.

22 posted on 02/17/2013 4:08:35 PM PST by Clint N. Suhks (The amount of ammo you need is determined after the gunfight.)
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To: quilterdebbie

Here’s a link to a similar article on NBC Business.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/makers-mark-stop-watering-down-its-whiskey-1C8410338


23 posted on 02/17/2013 4:12:07 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.)
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To: quilterdebbie

What a surprise. Guess I’ll stick with Knob Hill for my refreshing drink of choice.


24 posted on 02/17/2013 4:17:55 PM PST by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: quilterdebbie

Just carry an alcohol test meter along next time visiting your local watering hole. Ask for a ‘side’ of your favorite before adding it to your mix. see: http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/alcohol-test-meter.html
just slip a slide is all you need.


25 posted on 02/17/2013 4:20:36 PM PST by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: quilterdebbie

Maker’s Mark just used some convoluted PR to raise their prices.


26 posted on 02/17/2013 4:22:44 PM PST by Starstruck (I need a 30 round magazine because liberal whine gives me a buzz.)
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To: quilterdebbie

“They should have asked Coca Cola Company how the New Coke experiment went.”

Maybe that was where they got their idea. It worked GREAT for Coke - got them tremendous publicity and let the public know that “they listen”. Many people think the plan was executed as intended.


28 posted on 02/17/2013 4:27:16 PM PST by BobL
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To: quilterdebbie

***The brand known for its square bottles sealed in red wax has struggled to keep up with demand.***

They should just buy OLD CROW and mix it with Makers Mark. till the shortage is over. ;-D


30 posted on 02/17/2013 4:29:01 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Too old to cut the mustard any more.)
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