Black Maple Hill Oregon Straight Bourbon / Oregon Straight Rye

[Kwats7]

I noticed what appeared to be a new BMH listed for sale on an ABC website (initially I thought it was some leftover BMH 18) and I called CVI to inquire. Apparently they're releasing two new whiskeys under the BMH brand that will consist of a blend of 4-5 yr juice sourced from Oregon. It should hit shelves around June 2014.

Has anyone else heard about this? I did a fairly exhaustive google search and wasn't able to find any info, or a press release. Knowing that it's relatively young and from an unknown distillery in Oregon tempers my excitement a bit, but I'm still looking forward to giving it a shot.

Oh, and the MSRP is (an eye-popping) $90.

[No_Reception]

$90 for 5yr old juice?? I think they're missing a 1 in front of it.

[nd2005]

Looks like the rumors are true that BMH really is struggling to find quality sourced stuff...

[suntour]

I immediately thought "Clear Creek Distillery" but don't see much mention of them making rye. I cannot for the life of me think of who else might have been making Rye for that long in any capacity. Mysterious. And also yeah speaks to their desperation if true.

[sailor22]

Sourced from Oregon is different than made in Oregon.

[TunnelTiger]

As with any new industry expansion there will be an eventual weeding out process as the consumer market settles out. Only those with superior product with perceived values will survive.

[Kwats7]

True, I didn't hear ''sourced from Oregon'' from CVI, that was my own wording. I assume it means that it was distilled in Oregon, but not sure.

What could the reasoning be for wanting to make the Oregon claim, I wonder? Unless they're hoping to sell a ton of it in CVI's backyard.

[dementedavenger]

If it was distilled in Oregon I'd put my money on Bendistillery.

[squire]

Sourced from Oregon is different than made in Oregon.

[TunnelTiger]

Well on a positive note at least those Indiana pipelines are running as opposed to the Keystone line.

[Harry in WashDC]

I know nothing about the whiskey business other than the product as I consume it. One such product, Pendleton Whiskey, a bottle of which I own, has on the label that it is imported and bottled by Hood River Distillery which I don't think actually distills anything but does put Hood River, Oregon, water in the Canadian whiskey they import.

The pipes don't have to run all the way from Indiana; Pendleton must have tanks with hoses and spigots.

It could happen.

[HighInTheMtns]

Guys: Oregon Straight Rye Whiskey. Distilled and aged for at least two years in Oregon. Same as it would be for Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey.

[dementedavenger]

Guys: Oregon Straight Rye Whiskey. Distilled and aged for at least two years in Oregon. Same as it would be for Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey.

The interesting thing is that they're using Oregon in the actual product name. It seems like a positioning towards the craft/artisan angle.

[HighInTheMtns]

The interesting thing is that they're using Oregon in the actual product name. It seems like a positioning towards the craft/artisan angle.

Which is exactly what this is, right? There's no industrial size whiskey distilleries in Oregon.

[dementedavenger]

Which is exactly what this is, right? There's no industrial size whiskey distilleries in Oregon.

If we consider anything from a non-major distillery "craft" or "artisan" then yes, it is what it is. I guess my point is that this seems to be a concerted effort to market towards a certain demographic. I have to think CVI is aware of BMH's place in the world of bourbon nerds so this almost seems like an admission of a change and in conjunction with that an actual marketing pitch (whereas non existed before).

[HighInTheMtns]

Who makes Henry DuYore's Bourbon?

[dementedavenger]

Who makes Henry DuYore's Bourbon?

Ransom Spirits. I think it's Bendistillery because they actually do private label and there's a 3-year old bourbon out of Washington called Tatoosh that they distilled. They've been around 10+ years so they may have some aged juice.

[HighInTheMtns]

Ransom Spirits. I think it's Bendistillery because they actually do private label and there's a 3-year old bourbon out of Washington called Tatoosh that they distilled. They've been around 10+ years so they may have some aged juice.

This is a tangent, but have you had it? It showed up here recently, not priced badly, considering.

[dementedavenger]

This is a tangent, but have you had it? It showed up here recently, not priced badly, considering.

I don't recall ever trying it.

[BFerguson]

4-5yr for $90???

We have to be hitting the peak soon, this is getting nuts. How much longer can they ride the righteous aged shirtails of their past????

B

[squire]

Can you make good whsiky in Oregon? Sure, why not, I've seen those waving fields of grain out there. But lets call them what they are which is micros. Buying a block of marble, some hammer and chisels doesn't make you a Michaelangelo and and buying some distilling equipment doesn't make you an artist, craftsman or even a distiller for that matter.

There's a lot of talk over on the ADI board about the need to keep words like artisan, craft made, hand made and the like before the public eye in order to justify a higher price. Commercial grade quality is fine, just concentrate on a good story that sells.

[MyOldKyDram]

It does say Oregon Straight Rye, so if TTB are doing their job (big if I know :ribbit:) then it's gotta be from Oregon. Yeah?

[squire]

I'm holding out for the whisky rubbed smoked salmon.

[Harry in WashDC]

Poaching salmon is good, too. Rogue's Dead Guy Ale works with salmon; why not its (or BMH's) whiskey? Sort of pricy, but then . . .

[Kwats7]

It does say Oregon Straight Rye, so if TTB are doing their job (big if I know :ribbit:) then it's gotta be from Oregon. Yeah?