Posted on 02/08/2009 7:55:37 AM PST by stan_sipple
As the economy continues to recede, are cutting back on their liquor — with the exception of whiskey.
Sales of bourbons such as Jack Daniels and Maker’s Mark are bucking a slump in sales of distilled spirits that set in during the final months of last year, according to industry officials.
It’s not clear whether in hard economic times drinkers are looking for comfort in the bottom of a glass of Wild Turkey, or whether Americans long enamored with vodka, rum and tequila have rediscovered one of the nation’s oldest spirits. George Washington had a working still at Mount Vernon.
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States said that whiskey sales rose 4.3 percent by dollar value and 1.3 percent by volume in 2008. And in a trend contrary to other segments of the alcoholic beverage industry, the expensive stuff, or super premium whiskey, logged the hottest growth. In other areas of the market, consumers are trading down to less-expensive brands, analysts report.
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Maker’s Mark on the rocks,with a quick splash of ginger ale on top and squeeze a lemon wedge in as well..........Why am I drooling all of a sudden?
It’s barbaric to ruin a fine bourbon by adding trash to it. Just drink it. Woodford Reserve is a bit of heaven on a brisk winter day.
Friday night, I stopped in at the neighborhood liquor store and the parking lot was FULL! We do have a big rodeo going on..but I was still stunned at how many folks were buying liquor. Thinking of buying some liquor stocks Monday morning....lol
From a distance, I thought that label said “ Krupp van Bismark’s family massacre”.
I was thinking...FREAKY, I gotta try me some of that massacre booze!
Geez! American bourbon is the best whiskey on the face of the earth!
More likely, Obama’s fault. Get loaded while you watch your country be taken over by the dictator.
Ok, what do you call it then? And if that’s not bourbon, then what do you call southern comfort?
From Wiki - anyway, it ain't bourbon.
Why look when some brilliant and compassionate FReeper will find it for me? ;)
Thanks, and they ship too!
Jack Daniels is Tennessee Whiskey. It is the charcoal filtering that distinguishes it from bourbon. I’m not big on splitting hairs, but the folks at Jack Daniels are the first to point out that it is not bourbon.
Southern Comfort is a sweetened bourbon-based liqueur.
Too sweet by half, stopped drinking it when I started shaving.
Keep an eye out for Templeton Rye. My BIL gave me a bottle for my birthday in September. Just finished it yesterday. It's not too bad...
Elijah Craig is my favorite. That burnt cask flavor is magnificent.
Jack Daniels (along with George Dickel) is Tennessee Whiskey. It includes a carbon filtering process that's not part of the Bourbon process. That's why it's not Bourbon, and is considered Tennessee Whiskey. As for Southern Comfort, I call it yuck. And, no, it's not Bourbon. It's a combination alcohol that contains fruits and spices as well as whiskey. Again, something not part of the Bourbon process.
And jim beam? What’s that? Vodka?
Go here...bourbonenthusiast.com
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