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Fear of a Bourbon Shortage Puts Enthusiasts Over a Barrel
MSN ^ | 12/08/14 | Tripp Mickle

Posted on 12/08/2014 3:28:53 PM PST by Libloather

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Bourbon’s popularity has surged ever since the amber liquor became a star of Mad Men. Magazines such as GQ and Bon Appétit have devoted pages to articles on bourbon cocktails. The Manhattan and Old Fashioned have become fashionable again. President Barack Obama recently proposed a “Bourbon Summit” with Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell.

“Whiskey has gone away from being seen as an old man drink,” says Mahesh Patel, a structural engineer who owns 4,000 bottles of whiskey and sponsors an annual tasting conference in Las Vegas.

Sales of bourbon are growing at a dizzying rate. Domestic sales of Kentucky-made bourbon have increased 36% in the last five years to $1.5 billion. Exports rose 56% to $300 million from 2010, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barrel; bourbon; preppers; shortage
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To: fhayek

Careful, I didn’t say abstinence from alcohol. I specifically said Bourbon.


21 posted on 12/08/2014 3:48:49 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: fhayek

The self-correcting Free Market is a wonderful thing.


22 posted on 12/08/2014 3:49:52 PM PST by gasport (Immigration reform means arriving in air-conditioned comfort.)
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To: OSHA

We went to Ocracoke Island in September and one of our fraternity brothers made Old Fashions. Very cool drink.


23 posted on 12/08/2014 3:50:04 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Okay, good. You should be free to partake of the drink of your choice (as long as it isn’t absinthe).


24 posted on 12/08/2014 3:51:33 PM PST by fhayek
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To: Secret Agent Man
Ain't nobody got time for this. I'm struggling with real problems.


25 posted on 12/08/2014 3:54:02 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: theneanderthal

I like Wild Turkey (the 101 variety), Knob Creek, Woodford Reserve, Buffalo Trace. Makers Mark seems a bit thin to me. You may as well drink Dr. Pepper. But that’s just me.


26 posted on 12/08/2014 3:54:35 PM PST by fhayek
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To: Libloather

Do away with the EPA. Do away with the Dept. of Education - which educates not one soul. Do away with an “ebola” czar. We need a Bourbon Czar!


27 posted on 12/08/2014 3:55:21 PM PST by BipolarBob (You smell of elderberries, my friend.)
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To: cripplecreek

Ouch , that’s a tough conundrum.!


28 posted on 12/08/2014 3:55:30 PM PST by moose07 ( Santa's a Scotsman! Too many Pies ,not enough exercise ,of course he's one of us!)
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To: bert

Mothers Milk.


29 posted on 12/08/2014 3:56:04 PM PST by Little Bill (EVICT Queen Jean)
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To: theneanderthal

I have some Knob Creek and Wild Turkey left but thats all.

I’m more worried about the 18yr Glenlivet.


30 posted on 12/08/2014 3:57:09 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Celtic Conservative; Libloather

I’ve moved from Jim Beam to Early Times. ET seems smoother to me. Of course, a fifth will last me 6 months.


31 posted on 12/08/2014 3:57:43 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: cripplecreek

It’s times like that where you just want to split in half.

Or develop an edible bacon gun, or a gun that shoots bacon (for the middle east...)....


32 posted on 12/08/2014 3:58:12 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: fhayek

What’s the knock on absinthe? Don’t know much about it.


33 posted on 12/08/2014 3:58:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Libloather

A real Manhattan has rye whiskey not bourbon. LOL!


34 posted on 12/08/2014 3:59:41 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Bad things, man. Bad things.


35 posted on 12/08/2014 4:00:02 PM PST by fhayek
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To: Libloather

Looking for advice: I inherited some prewar scotch from my dad.
A Haig & Haig Pinch and a ceramic jug of Red Hackle. Both are unopened. I know it doesn’t age after bottling, and I know these were not the premium scotches of the day. Would like to find a value. Would rather sell them to put a kid through school than drink.

Any ideas? Please be nice!


36 posted on 12/08/2014 4:00:28 PM PST by ArtDodger
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To: edpc

Perhaps I’ll try it at a bar neat. Before committing to a whole 5th.

Cc


37 posted on 12/08/2014 4:01:42 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (Hodie Christus Natus est!)
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To: fhayek

Is it laced with junk or is it just bad on its own? Hallucinogenic?


38 posted on 12/08/2014 4:03:13 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ArtDodger

Get on a drink forum where there may be collectors and ask around. Be careful because you’d be doing business with unknown people.


39 posted on 12/08/2014 4:03:33 PM PST by BipolarBob (You smell of elderberries, my friend.)
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To: joshua c

I’ve had the Beam rye. It’s a nice change of pace.

CC


40 posted on 12/08/2014 4:03:41 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (Hodie Christus Natus est!)
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