Posted on 08/22/2013 8:39:19 AM PDT by don-o
Jack Daniel's is being served a $100 million-plus expansion of its rural Tennessee distillery to flex more muscle in the growing whiskey market.
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I had heard the city was going to add a special new tax for them and they were looking at moving out of their facilities.
This are trying times. And often whiskey, especially a good bourbon, is the cure (or at least a comfort!).
All bourbon is whiskey but not all whiskey is bourbon. Tennessee whiskey? Not bourbon. Canadian whiskey? Nope. Scotch? Definitely not bourbon... you get the idea.
http://www.jimbeam.com/about-bourbon/bourbon-ingredients
Visited the Jack Daniels facility some time back. Tour guide gave us free samples and told us that locals took turns in being the town drunk. It’s worth your time to go and see it.
This are trying times. And often whiskey, especially a good bourbon, is the cure (or at least a comfort!).
In Soviet Russia, Bad Economy drives Good Vodka Business....
I think in Soviet Russia the only good business to be in was the business of making Vodka....
That and maybe making Russian guns/tanks/planes....
Bourbon may be produced anywhere in the USA, provided it meets the criteria for ingredients, barrels, and aging.
I don’t consider Jim Beam to be very good bourbon, but that criticism also applies to Jack Daniels who have watered down their product without improving quality, although it is real bourbon whiskey though it be distilled in Tennessee. They have been surpassed by many distillers.
Breckenridge is distilled in Breckengridge, Colorado and is one of the finest bourbon whiskeys out there, which is particularly surprising given that it is currently only aged for the minimum time allowed. My personal favorite right now is Eagle Rare distilled by Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky who make many fine bourbon and rye whiskeys.
A number of craft distillers have emerged who are having their whiskey distilled to their specification by companies operating in Indiana and elsewhere. Some of their stuff is really, really good. Of course, to discover these quality craft products, you need to have a rigorous tasting program. It’s hard work, but the rewards are great.
“This are trying times. And often whiskey, especially a good bourbon, is the cure (or at least a comfort!).”
If you can’t find a job, and you feel hopeless about the future, you might spend a little more time drinking. I’m certainly not advocating for this, but we are all human, and there is a reason why alcoholism was such a huge problem in the USSR.
> If you can’t find a job, and you feel hopeless about the future, you might spend a little more time drinking. I’m certainly not advocating for this, but we are all human, and there is a reason why alcoholism was such a huge problem in the USSR.
You forgot to add “under Communism”
I’m a big fan of Knob Creek single barrel reserve 9 year.
I’m a scotch drinker mainly, and have no use for Jack or Jim Beam, though I will occasionally get Makers Mark from the grocery store if I’m being lazy and don’t want to travel to the liquor store.
But give the Knob Creek a try (the lesser grades are not so good, but still better than Jack, stick with the single barrel).
Well I’m a Jim Beam man anyway and I knew the criteria but I thought Jack Daniels was also a bourbon.
Jack Daniels is NOT a bourbon whiskey....It is a sour mash whiskey...
Also, any Canadian Rye whiskey bought in the US is actually a rye blend...The only pure Canadian rye can be bought in Canada...They do not export it unless it’s a blend.
Quite right, my bad. Another reason that I don’t drink it.
Had a family member that started Ancient Age. I remember as a child him calling my dad after his “tasting days” was pretty funny. I spent years with John - his friends call him John, most call him Jack - the logo on the train is #7 so when I golf and need the 7 iron I say give me my Jack Daniels!
Being born and living most all 65 years in the mountains of E Tennessee, I have to say my favorite whiskey cam in a gallon milk jug and had no federal tax stamp on it....;o)
My favorite whiskey to sip neat is Woodford Reserve, Bulliet, Buffalo Trace. There are some much more expensive that are good, but my personal budget limit is Woodford, and I drink more Bulliet because it is good, and cheaper.Since I like my whiskey straight, I don’t care for it much over 90 proof, as it is a bit too “hot”. And I like Beam over Jack,if I have to pick one of those. Jack’s single barrel is OK, but there are better whiskies for that money,IMHO..
Myu understanding is that under NAFTA Jack Daniels is now a Bourbon. The swill certainly doesn’t meet the traditional definition of Bourbon, but, by fiat, NAFTA declared Jack Daniels and its ilk to be Bourbons. I was a free-trader until I learned of this re-redefinition.
Jack Daniels is not bourbon in the legal or technical sense. It is classified a whisky because it is charcoal filtered. Bourbon was defined in a strict legal sense following prohibition due to the number of distilleries that popped up making rot gut and calling it bourbon. No true bourbon is filtered.
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