So, single barrel bottlings are not really?

[smokinjoe]

I texted the guy, and he explained that he DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express the night before he wrote the book...

[Clavius]

I texted the guy, and he explained that he DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express the night before he wrote the book...

I lol'd!

[Kalessin]

he should hire one of us to proof read this.

Only if the whiskey is higher than 90 proof while we read the book...

[LongBeachScott]

The thought hit me that he might be confusing two different things. If someone was told that EWSB 1999 release consisted of 70 barrels, they might not realize that all 70 barrels are dumped and bottled individually.

They might misunderstand, and come to think that SB bottlings aren't really singles, that the information regarding the number of barrels selected for that release was some inside dope he uncovered about singles not being singles.

funny, when you think about it........

That is what I thought when I read it. And I can forgive a blogger for making that mistake (although I would disregard him forever as any kind of expert).

I thought it was pretty bad that Four Roses linked this review from their Facebook page though. I would think even the social media person would be trained well enough to know that this an incorrect statement. The social media person should also know not to link a review that mentions a competitor's product in the first paragraph and criticizes the veracity of a term they are using!

Incidentally, it appears Four Roses removed the link from Facebook.

[ILLfarmboy]

That is what I thought when I read it.

It didn't hit me until I began thinking a complete neophyte might imagine 'single barrel' means that the entire seasonal, yearly, or one-off release is just one barrel. Its the kind of misunderstanding you would expect from a child who knows nothing about how big a barrel is, or how much 53 gal. minus the angel's share is, or how many bottles to expect from a barrel.

Not quite as bad as believing Juan Valdez picks every been by hand, but its gettin' there........