Brisko Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 As good as Mellow Corn is, it was interesting to compare it to Platte Valley, which is the only aged corn whiskey that I can get locally (3 years old, 80 proof). The younger product actually has more going on, flavor wise. Too bad it's only 80 proof. Also, at least in the Twin Cities, Platte Valley is priced almost double what Mellow Corn goes for at TPS. Of course you're paying for the ceramic jug.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 And Platte Valley is HH/BF juice. HH never claimed it was the only company that made corn. The claim was that its corn, sold by it and others, was the only corn whiskey sold as corn whiskey until the micros came along. Other people made corn whiskey, but only for use in blends. HH made (or had BF make) corn, sold it under its own brands, and sold it to people like McCormick (Platte Valley) for their products.After Glenmore acquired Medley, that became their only operating distillery, and they did make corn whiskey there. After UDV (now Diageo) bought Glenmore, they sold off a lot of brands including the corns, most of which went to Heaven Hill. That's when HH's reign as the only company making and selling corn whiskey began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Dog Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I stand corrected. The bottle I have is DSP-31 all the way.So you've got a bottle of "Old Heaven Hill" Mellow Corn?? It would be fascinating to hear a tasting comparison with the B-F make version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 What I probably have is an old label placed on the DSP-354 stuff. The bottle isn't that old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisko Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Should we assume that they have been sourcing this since the fire, or is it more recent? Not that I really care, I guess. It is good stuff either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 If the pattern is the same as the rye, they've been sourcing it since the fire but probably brought it back in house, as they did the rye, about 2 1/2 years ago. I'm not sure if DSP-354 is making anything for them now, since they have sufficient capacity at Bernheim since the expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmckenzie Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 What I probably have is an old label placed on the DSP-354 stuff. The bottle isn't that old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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