Posted on 03/18/2014 11:33:03 PM PDT by kingattax
A feud has erupted among distillers over a seemingly simple question: When is a whiskey "Tennessee Whiskey''?
On the one side is Brown-Forman Corp., maker of the top-selling American whiskey, Jack Daniel's.
At the company's urging, Tennessee passed legislation last year requiring anything labeled "Tennessee Whiskey'' not just to be made in the state, but also to be made from at least 51% corn, filtered through maple charcoal and aged in new, charred oak barrels.
As it happens, that is the recipe for Jack Daniel's, which traces its Tennessee roots back more than a century and today sells more than 90% of the state's whiskey.
On the other side of this feud is U.K.-based Diageo PLC, the world's largest liquor company and owner of George Dickel, the distant No. 2 Tennessee Whiskey. It is lobbying Tennessee lawmakers to relax the rules so area distillers don't have to copy Jack Daniel's.
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Agreed. Maize licker is for savages.
My sister in law sent me a box of them for Christmas. I'm not a regular whisky drinker (beer is fluid, carbohydrate and pain killer all in one, and suffices as a recovery drink after chasing those 40-50 year old kids up and down the b'ball court) but not diluting the spirits seems like a good thing.
Thats Red neck champagne dude. :-)
A few drops of water helps unlock the flavor in bourbon (and whiskey ...)
But not enough to dilute the proof.
>>Chilled? You blasphemer!
Yep. For me the place to keep a bottle of Jack was in the freezer, next to a frozen glass. For some reason I just liked how small sips would sting when it was that cold. :)
Now don’t get me wrong.... I wouldn’t defile it with ice. I just liked cold whiskey in a cold glass.
Beautiful painting! Did you really do that?
If you like a complete lack of character. It's boring compared to a lot of others in the same price range.
JD is good, but my fav is Fireball. Oh yea, tagline!
Agreed. Blanton’s wins the “under $50” range.
Which form? Diluted or not?
At 130 bucks a bottle and a waiting list you're lucky to get on? It must be nice to be the king.
Lately I'm enjoying Buffalo Trace, and a big 1.75 liter bottle is 39 bucks at BevMo. A steal.
Thanks, yes.
Use the cold stones, or slightly chilled.
Very nice indeed! I looked around your website and enjoyed your work.
I meant re: Maker’s Mark - the before, during, or after diluting their fine swill just to make it cheaper?
(Snarky way of saying I’ll stick with something known for its consistency.)
I have been drinking this for about 25 years and always found it consistent. I have bought it in 3-4 different states. Are you sure that who ever is pouring it for you is actually giving you MM?
A few months back, MM announced costs & demand were going up so they reduced the alcohol percentage to keep the price consistent, and justified/observed that some people favored competitors’ wares because of their lower proof. The outcry was enormous, and after making the diluted formula for a while decided to reverse course. Some of us took our $$$ elsewhere for want of consistency.
https://www.google.com/search?q=maker’s+mark+scandal
Depends upon the purity of the water. Our local tap is pretty good, but at my office a few miles away it is not so good.
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