cowdery Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Like most people, I like it when people agree with me and spell my name right, but even beyond that I think this is a particularly good article about craft distilleries, micro producers, and transparency. It's long but worth reading. It's in the Dallas Observer and so the focus is on Texas-based producers, but it's all applicable to everywhere. I also like that she's not afraid to step on toes when it's necessary.Here's the link again in case you missed it above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskwar Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Thanks for the link, Chuck....er, "Charles." As a Texas booze nerd, I get tired of the shameless pandering to our Texas pride by some producers. I feel I've got a handle on Balcones and Garrison on the one hand, and F&R and Rebecca Creek on the other hand. But there's now so much TX-flag waving in the local whiskey aisle, that I'm losing patience with sussing out what's legit among the newer brands, such as Herman Marshall. Hopefully, the Observer article will encourage my fellow Texan buyers to do their due diligence pre-purchase.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadewood Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Great article and the comments by that guy Wade Woodard are spot on :.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadewood Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 My favorite part of article is where Rebecca Creek Spirit Whiskey owner tries to defend his use of GNS by inferring its a common practice by majority of all whiskey producers. Author follows this with quote from Chuck, which sets the record straight. I wish she would have also included a link to Chuck's blog post about Spirit Whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Good article, would like to see more like that. Texas heritage is too important to be put on a bottle of fake whisky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasSpiritsGeek Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Good article, would like to see more like that. Texas heritage is too important to be put on a bottle of fake whisky.Working on a website to help clear up the confusion...www.TxSpiritsGeek.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Great website, Andy, very useful resource. As Eskwar mentioned, so many new shop are taking advantage of Texans' pride. It'll be good to police this trend, even though most people probably won't know (or even care), at least at first. But hopefully over time consumers will be educated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasSpiritsGeek Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Great website, Andy, very useful resource.Thanks! It's still pretty young and evolving, but I hope folks find it useful. Looking to get Balcones and Graham Barnes (aka Treaty Oak) on there next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Texans are fully acceptive and supportive of their fellow citizens producing a local product but as consumers don't take kindly to being bamboozled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycamm Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Texans are fully acceptive and supportive of their fellow citizens producing a local product but as consumers don't take kindly to being bamboozled.I think this goes for every state. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anex Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Great article! Thanks for sharing. I hate watching folks pick these "Texas" spirits off the shelves and paying premium prices for nothing more than marketing BSSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balcones Winston Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm losing patience with sussing out what's legit among the newer brandsThe easiest way to tell is just look at the producer statement on back of the bottle. Does it say distilled by, or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller_tex Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I think this goes for every state. Sent from my iPad using TapatalkNo offense, but it isn't the same. People that don't live in Texas usually don't get it..but ask someone that has moved to Texas from another state. They will tell you they never understood what the big deal was until after you have lived here for a while. Winning your independence by fighting for it and then existing as your own country (and also many other thing) creates an inherit DNA that you just can't recreate elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller_tex Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Spec's should be shamed of themselves by pushing 1835 Bourbon as Texas bourbon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 My sister lived in TX for a few yrs. She didn't understand what the big deal was before and was even less certain of it after. Couldn't wait to get back home to KY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Specs should be indeed. Edited January 27, 2014 by squire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 My sister (from Texas) went to college in California and hung a big state flag in her dorm that people didn't understand. She would say to me, "Nobody here GETS it."Coincidentally, I became friends with a guy who moved from Cali to TX and during a commercial break of a hoops game we were watching, he observed, "Dude, the ads here are as much about the state of Texas as they are the product."Last one: we think it's perfectly normal to have taken a required Texas History class in middle school, but I mentioned this in passing to my wife once and she laughed. Apparently New Jersey History class was not mandatory for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadewood Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The easiest way to tell is just look at the producer statement on back of the bottle. Does it say distilled by, or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller_tex Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 My sister lived in TX for a few yrs. She didn't understand what the big deal was before and was even less certain of it after. Couldn't wait to get back home to KY!The fellow Old Ags will get this.. "Highway 6 runs both ways" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smknjoe Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 My sister lived in TX for a few yrs. She didn't understand what the big deal was before and was even less certain of it after. Couldn't wait to get back home to KY!TEXAS!!!!!! Get's shoved down your throat everywhere you go. That's probably part of the reason she felt that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smknjoe Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 No offense, but it isn't the same. People that don't live in Texas usually don't get it..but ask someone that has moved to Texas from another state. They will tell you they never understood what the big deal was until after you have lived here for a while. Winning your independence by fighting for it and then existing as your own country (and also many other thing) creates an inherit DNA that you just can't recreate elsewhere.Vermont and California were sovereign nations too. I've lived here for over a decade now and still "don't get it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Vermont and California were sovereign nations too. I've lived here for over a decade now and still "don't get it."Actually, I thought the following quote reflected the American revolution. "Winning your independence by fighting for it and then existing as your own country (and also many other thing) creates an inherit DNA that you just can't recreate elsewhere." It's all good though. I actually understand what he is saying. Everyone has a sense of pride in their heritage and Texas has a great heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 The fellow Old Ags will get this.. "Highway 6 runs both ways"Ha!To be fair she is a contrary b!tch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 The fellow Old Ags will get this.. "Highway 6 runs both ways" Folks in Atlanta (an incredibly transient city) have a similar saying for those who long for their homes and ways up North, with a saying based on the long-time tag-line of homegrown Delta Airlines. "Delta is ready when you are!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smknjoe Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Ha!To be fair she is a contrary b!tch.She sounds hot. :hot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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