Paddy Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 ^^^^Ahhhh.........the not too distant memories of the last gleaming days of the glut era. So much bourbon, at such great age and viscosity. They still had that mindset of 'we've got to do something with it'. If they only knew then, what we know now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Another story about a "mix up" with FR's. I was part of a FR's ps barrel pick few years ago. After the pick, Jim Rutledge took all of us out to lunch. It was a fun and educational experience. We ate and talked a lot about bourbon. Somewhere along the line, someone asked about the 2009 FR's Marriage. Jim kinda gave a wry smile as he explained what happened with that. He was going to be away from the distillery when the barrels were dumped. He left instructions as to just how many barrels of each recipe were to be dumped. I can't remember the number of barrels, or the two recipes, but whatever it was, when they dumped the barrels, whoever was in charge at the distillery got the ratios reversed. (numbers, letters and age used only for example) In other words, it was supposed to be 30 barrels of ABC recipe at 8 years old, and 15 barrels of DEF recipe at 14 years old. What was dumped was 30 barrels of DEF at 14 years old, and 15 barrels of ABC at 8 years old. That was why the 09 Marriage turned out to be so hot and spicy. A few people, including myself, didn't care much for it, but a lot of folks loved it. FWIW, with my tastes having changed a bit over the years, I'd probably like it more now. Another example of how a "mistake" kinda turned out to be a good thing for most folks. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 9 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: Another story about a "mix up" with FR's. I was part of a FR's ps barrel pick few years ago. After the pick, Jim Rutledge took all of us out to lunch. It was a fun and educational experience. We ate and talked a lot about bourbon. Somewhere along the line, someone asked about the 2009 FR's Marriage. Jim kinda gave a wry smile as he explained what happened with that. He was going to be away from the distillery when the barrels were dumped. He left instructions as to just how many barrels of each recipe were to be dumped. I can't remember the number of barrels, or the two recipes, but whatever it was, when they dumped the barrels, whoever was in charge at the distillery got the ratios reversed. (numbers, letters and age used only for example) In other words, it was supposed to be 30 barrels of ABC recipe at 8 years old, and 15 barrels of DEF recipe at 14 years old. What was dumped was 30 barrels of DEF at 14 years old, and 15 barrels of ABC at 8 years old. That was why the 09 Marriage turned out to be so hot and spicy. A few people, including myself, didn't care much for it, but a lot of folks loved it. FWIW, with my tastes having changed a bit over the years, I'd probably like it more now. Another example of how a "mistake" kinda turned out to be a good thing for most folks. Joe Well dang! I had never heard that one before. Thanks for adding that to the story Joe. Wild Turkey gets some grief over the veracity of the story behind Forgiven. This just goes to show that this kind of thing can happen anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namadio Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) On 12/31/2016 at 0:39 PM, fishnbowljoe said: Another story about a "mix up" with FR's. I was part of a FR's ps barrel pick few years ago. After the pick, Jim Rutledge took all of us out to lunch. It was a fun and educational experience. We ate and talked a lot about bourbon. Somewhere along the line, someone asked about the 2009 FR's Marriage. Jim kinda gave a wry smile as he explained what happened with that. He was going to be away from the distillery when the barrels were dumped. He left instructions as to just how many barrels of each recipe were to be dumped. I can't remember the number of barrels, or the two recipes, but whatever it was, when they dumped the barrels, whoever was in charge at the distillery got the ratios reversed. (numbers, letters and age used only for example) In other words, it was supposed to be 30 barrels of ABC recipe at 8 years old, and 15 barrels of DEF recipe at 14 years old. What was dumped was 30 barrels of DEF at 14 years old, and 15 barrels of ABC at 8 years old. That was why the 09 Marriage turned out to be so hot and spicy. A few people, including myself, didn't care much for it, but a lot of folks loved it. FWIW, with my tastes having changed a bit over the years, I'd probably like it more now. Another example of how a "mistake" kinda turned out to be a good thing for most folks. Joe A great example of a shitty fake "mistake" that turned out awful: Woops I put 1000 barrels of young corn whiskey with the "good" bourbon.. my bad. Orphan Barrel Gift Horse. What the hell... Thank god I was tasting a friend's bottle. Edited January 5, 2017 by namadio "good" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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