cowdery Posted September 26, 2013 Don Coffey, Ph.D., is Executive Vice President of Research, Development and Innovation at MGPI of Indiana, LLC, the distillery that supplies many non-distiller producers both large (Diageo, Pernod) and small (Templeton, Old Scout). I'm starting a rumor that he is a direct descendant of Aeneas Coffey, inventor of the continuous still (1830). I've talked to Don about this and he's fine with the rumor. All we can say for sure is that we don't know it's not true. Who's with me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Restaurant man Posted September 26, 2013 I'm in! He did it. I accept everything that has no irrefutable proof to show it's "not true" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sutton Posted September 26, 2013 I just read it on the Internet, so it must be true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smokinjoe Posted September 26, 2013 Many people don't know this either, but Aeneas Coffey also designed and built a hugely popular do-it-yourself-at-home still sold under the brand name Mr. Coffey, and hired Joe DiMaggio as it's spokesman... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squire Posted September 28, 2013 I'm holding out for the never before produced model discovered in the family papers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
