tdelling Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 > 4) a bit more honesty about where the bourbon is coming from (who really> distilled it and where and when) and what the mashbill may be.Good luck with that! I'm all for it, of course, but I think that marketingdepartments enjoy what I call "the Icehouse effect", which I namedafter Icehouse Beer, from "the Plank Road Brewery". I think that ifpeople knew that it was a Miller product, then it wouldn't be nearlyas popular. They made sure that "Miller" wasn't on the label anywhere.The Miller name would have connected it with the macrobrew, andpeople would look at it differently. They distance their premiumproduct from their middle shelf product.(Additionally, I think that bourbon bottlings are really more about tasteprofile... there might be different ways to get that taste profile... differentdistilleries, different mashbills. Naming 'em makes you stick to thatmashbill and distillery.)I'd be happy if they put all the info about a given bourbon on thecorporate website, even if the info wouldn't appear on thepackaging or in the marketing crap.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Tim, as much as I hate to admit it, you are exactly right. Marketing is 99% of the game, quality might come up to 1%.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Hi Marvin, I enjoy all your postings. I like all whiskey styles. I find it hard to compare them tastewise because they are so different. Pricewise, the comparison is easily in favour of bourbon. The quality offered by a straight whiskey costing $10.00-$15.00 a bottle is far ahead of almost any scotch I know. I find Irish whiskey, the pot still style or a blend with a good proportion of pot still (e.g. Powers) is a good price and taste alternative to single malt whisky.To me they each have their place, or mood - and so occasionally does a good American or Canadian blended.I would be interested (does anyone know?) what the composition of Barton's blended whiskey is. On a frozen New York day on Sunday at noon walking hard through the Upper East side, any bourbon or scotch seemed too much at noon. The Barton's fit the bill perfectly aside a steaming coffee. Indeed its taste profile had coffee-like notes, the kind of coffee that is spicy..Cy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambernecter Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 You guys make me laugh! You cannot realise how lucky you are to live in the USA with your access to quality Bourbon (granted it is your native spirit) at prices we in England only dream of. Scotch is one of Britain's native spirits but the best scotch tastes awful in my opinion. The cheapest pour in England is Golden Sun Bourbon which is not too good to say the least. However as I have easy access to the finest Scotch and Irish Whisky, I can say that the worst Bourbon you guys produce, beats the finest output of both Scotland and Ireland hands down. Remember what you guys are evaluating on this forum - the best quality and most individual spirit on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Funny, I enjoy all kinds of whisk(e)y, though I must say that bourbon is winning my bottle selection much more often. I am for a "North Atlantic Free Trade Zone" where the US/Canada/Great Britain/Ireland...Iceland etc. can trade w/o excess tariff/duty costs on the best products from all shores. You guys need to get out of Europe! Sprechen zie deutsch!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest **DONOTDELETE** Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Philip wrote </font><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /> Scotch is one of Britain's native spirits but the best scotch tastes awful in my opinion. (and) I can say that the worst Bourbon you guys produce, beats the finest output of both Scotland and Ireland hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boone Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Chuck L. Here she is ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyc Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 Sorry to say it folks , but there's no new news here. They even wrote a song about it................ Drum roll Guitar solo .......tweedle tweedle dee.......... feed back .......OH YEAH BABY BABY BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I said I said .....A hunka hunka hunka............OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SAID THE GIRLS ALL GET PRETTIER AT CLOSIN" TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Thank you Very Much Smelvis has left the building! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest **DONOTDELETE** Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 BLeeeeE! Is it true that Tim Dellinger and myself find ourselves in rare agreement? YES! I'm pretty happy about it. We've been 'round about together on the same wavelenghth for ever so long. Who would have guessed we'd have stoped on this strobe lit bathed swatch of reality to agree with one another??? I agree with your assessment of micro-distillers and I'd like to be involved. If the stock market should ever come back I'd have some capital and some expertise to invest. Call me as I'd like to have a go at it.- I ain't nobody special. - Just Linn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Dang, that's a heckuva ad. Don't know what to say and still remain gentlemanly. P.S. Will she be at the Bourbon Festival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boone Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Hey, Only if you want her to ... One thing...ya hafta drink a lot of Evan Williams before she will do her majic trick ... Ohhhhhhh Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Bettye Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradox Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Haha, check out this guys way of attracting people to buy his Evan Williams Neon Sign on eBay... Evan Williams Neon Sign on eBay --> Mark R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackkeno Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 It does... in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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