Why no BT rye mash 2 at barrel strength

[awachatz]

It sure would be nice to drop one, --ER 17 maybe--, and add an Age mash #2 to the BTAC. Ten year old barrel strength Blanton's sounds awfully appealing.

I think this is a great suggestion. But I am not going to hold my breath. It makes too much sense.

[sku]

They don't need to change the BTAC, just release Blanton's Straight from the Barrel domestically.

I recently got a bottle of the export stuff. I'll let everyone know how it is.

[BradleyC]

Isn't the Ltd. Ed. Bowman 18 yr bourbon that PS and the Bowman gift shop had BT rye #2?

[cowdery]

There is no "they." These are two different companies. I don't mean to suggest they're in conflict, I have no reason to think they are, but what they do for each other is what it is. I don't think it has changed one iota since the relationship began more than 20 years ago. The point I'm trying without success to make is that you're going down the wrong road if you think of them as one entity.

The fact that BT makes both mash bills but doesn't use the Age mash bill for any of its own, BT brands, really tells you everything you need to know. They're like roommates who are just roommates, not friends.

Wishing Age would come out with an older or higher proof expression of its whiskey is one thing. That's not outside the realm of possibility. It's just never going to happen under the auspices of something that BT does.

[BBQ+Bourbon]

Yes. My understanding, as Clingman notes, is that all of the rye mash 2 brands (AA, Blanton's, ETL, RHF) are owned by the Japanese company Age International. There seems to be very little known about the relationship between BT and Age. Chuck covered it in a post on his blog a little while ago.

But that doesn't answer the question of why there are no barrel strength versions especially when we know they are made for export.

In US dollars, how much is a bottle of barrel proof Blantons in Japan?

[Josh]

Isn't the Ltd. Ed. Bowman 18 yr bourbon that PS and the Bowman gift shop had BT rye #2?

I think Bowman actually uses #1. The Whiskey Tree may be wrong. I blame all of you for not catching it sooner.

[sku]

In US dollars, how much is a bottle of barrel proof Blantons in Japan?

In Europe it's about $90.

[barturtle]

In Europe it's about $90.

And if you want to know how much AGE International is screwing the rest of the world, Blanton's Original can be bought for 2680 yen or about $34.50 and the Barrel Proof is 4440 yen or $57.20...or a couple dollars more than Binny's charges for the Original.

[Josh]

And if you want to know how much AGE International is screwing the rest of the world, Blanton's Original can be bought for 2680 yen or about $34.50 and the Barrel Proof is 4440 yen or $57.20...or a couple dollars more than Binny's charges for the Original.

But those guys at The Sampler last year were so nice. I have 5 Blanton's glasses to prove it.

"More Blanton's?"

Yes please.