Posted on 09/29/2004 7:24:43 PM PDT by nypokerface
And I am certainly not going to buy whiskey from a company that uses such a humorless, prissy spokesman.
I absolutely love Maker's Mark and have for years.
I only wish I could find the GOLD 101!
I bought a bottle maybe 10-12 years ago and still have that empty bottle in the back of my liquor cabinet...
Just waiting for a refill.
Regards,
A Maker's Mark Ambassador
er...
wait a minute...
Modern Drunkard Magazine. LOL!
But THIS is an American drinking tradition they're messing with here! It's like the infamous "New Coke" incident back in the 80's.
Maybe they're afraid of the Satan-inspired wrath of the evil teetotaling minions of MADD, so they dropped the alcohol content by a marginal three percent. It would be just like those dour, pinched-face harridans and harpies to threaten the fine old Jack Daniels distilleries with a class action suit while waving the flimsy evidence of junk science in the face of an activist judge. A pox on them and their lot!
As a side note, I have recently read of an hypothesis that asserts that the origin of the foundation of our very civilizatioon, agriculture, lies on man's God-given need for beer, and the hops and barley needed to produce it.
Furthermore, drinking whiskey is an American tradition that predates the Declaration of Independence and the very Constitution to which we have all pledged our lives and our sacred honor.
On these grounds, I put to you the accusation that MADD itself is an intensely anti-American cabal of ruthless, fraudulent totalitarians, and is, in fact, an enemy of civilization itself!
But you know, that slightly lower proof does make a difference. Last year, I was checking out some of the new flavored "rums" and "vodkas". (I know, I know, they're for girls, but I feel I should know something about a product so that I can more effectively curse, damn and denounce it.)
Those concoctions are generally 70 proof, while the regular run- and vodka-flavored libations bear a proof of 80. I've noticed that if I want to go on an all-out bender, it takes a LOT more of the "girl drink drunk" flavored spirits to get me to the same level of alcoholic bliss than the more manly straight variety.
LOL! Don't give them any ideas!
TEETOTALITARIANS!
Unbelievable. I guess I will have to pony up for the specialty bottles as I won't be buying the 80 proof.
Dave Racicot? Holy crap! I know that guy!
AMEN! See my post, number 65
I haven't siped JD in quite some time. If I want something better than EW, I usually get Jim Beam. I've never tried MM, It's twice the price of Evan Williams, but some day I will get me some.
One of my college buddies lives in Frankfort KY, and I visited him last Oct. We went on a tour of the Buffalo Trace Distillery. It was a religious experience, let me tell you. I purchased a bottle for $19.00 This is one great burbon!
It's the latest thing! Very popular nowadays. <g>
>> Oh yeah? When ya gonna invite me over..buddy, friend, freeper, pal, best damn poster on this board..(let me know how much more I need to grovel)
LOL!
I know. Specially at the Bada Bing.
Well at least they can't charge anybody DUI while surfing on the Internet...
Jack Light
Huh??
Blame Canada one of my mother's friends brings back some vile brew when visiting her daughter that purports to be whiskey but has fewer calories. Tried it once, never again.
You must be drinking Jeigermeister
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