What's Your Suggested New Name for a Bourbon?

[Gillman]

From time to time I think of names I'd like to see for a new bourbon or other whiskey in the market. No doubt various laws and rules apply that constrain in practice new brands from having names too whimsical or lighthearted, but here in the imaginative realm we are free to propose names that are interesting to us. Here are some that occur to me, the first inspired by the challenging round of vbt just completed!

1) Crimson and Clover

2) VIP Only

3) Hollow's Best (maybe for a price brand)

4) 1933 Forever

5) Jody's Party (inspired by a sign I saw a few years ago along a highway outside Bardstown).

6) Privilege

What are your suggested names for a new bourbon? Whimsy and fancy encouraged.

Gary

[OscarV]

I have always liked my "Hidden Still".

But maybe it would go better with a Tennessee Whisky or a corn whiskey, rather than a bourbon.

[cowdery]

I'd love to see someone revive Belle of Nelson and Cream of Kentucky.

[OscarV]

Buffalo Trace owns the name Cream of Kentucky.

They were going to come out with a new version of it but it has been, at least a half year or more since their projected release date.

[WsmataU]

KY Still Dew :slappin:

[Solomon2]

Mother's Milk, for a zero-wheater with a touch of rye.

[SBOmarc]

Gillman Special Reserve. Available in many different proofs.

[ILLfarmboy]

How about Kentucky Red?

[ThomasH]

"Old Factory Wistle", one toot and your done for the day!

Thomas

[bluesbassdad]

Gary,

Your post reminds me of an oldie but goodie.

Yours truly,

Dave Morefield

[Gillman]

I completely forgot about that! I guess my current list is less riotous and more heterogenous but that brought back memories once you prompted them!

Gary

[Gillman]

Old Brown Wistle Test crosses a joke ThomasH made with two rock and roll references.

Gary

[Gillman]

My name wouldn't work for a bourbon since I am known as a vatter-blender type, unless maybe it was my selection. Select seems well-used in the business though, it is one of those "old reliables" that keep popping up. If I mix and match some of my own and others' names I might get something good, like Jody's Selected Old Wheat Cream. Or how about the Vat of Renown, or Phat Vat!

Gary

[Gillman]

Another observation is there has been a fashion for humorous wine names here and there but spirits seem more traditional in nomenclature (some vodka aside). Some may recall though the spate of humorous 1950's faux-liquor bottles and names like Old Thunderpants and names of that ilk. That kind of humour seems too distant for our times, perhaps fortunately...

Gary

[ThomasH]

If anyone were to restart the Stitzel Weller distillery, they could call the flagship brand "New Fitzgerald" or "Stitzel Weller Select"!

Thomas

[mozilla]

I have alway wanted to put my favorite old dog on a label. How about Old (dogs name) Dew?

[barturtle]

I have alway wanted to put my favorite old dog on a label. How about Old (dogs name) Dew?

There was a post about a bottle that had a label of the duck stamp featuring Nilo King Buck, a champion hunting dog that was the first dog featured on the federal duck stamp. I spent some time trying to track down the provenance of the bottling, but best I could figure is the owner of the hunting club was a wealthy businessman who had a private bottling done to serve at the clubhouse.

John Olin, the owner, was a principle in Western Cartridge, later Olin Industries, and also owned a Kentucky Derby winner, 1974s Cannonade.

Anyway, there is a precedent for having a bottling named for a dog.

[ACDetroit]

Hey Jeff, I don't think we should have any type of bourbon that's named "Old Doggie Dew:shithappens: ". Sould like something to clean up not drink:slappin: !

Sorry I couldn't help it.

Tony

[nor02lei]

Just distillery name and age and evenly BIB, that’s all I need to know. No drivel or knick-knacks!

Leif

[jinenjo]

Hey Jeff, I don't think we should have any type of bourbon that's named "Old Doggie Dew:shithappens: ". Sould like something to clean up not drink:slappin: !

Good One!!!!!

I named my rebarrel project the Chelsea Rye, after the hotel of same name in Manhattan (I call my apt. bldg. the Hotel Chelsea)....thought it had a nice ring to it.

Fun thread, BTW!

[gr8erdane]

I'm a bit on the drier side of humorous names:

Summer Dat (as in gimme summer dat bourbon)

Old Kentucky Kernal

Old Foggy Memory (comes with pocket DNA test)

Old Ugly Filter

Old Commode Hugger

or smply have big block letters that say DRINK ME STRAIGHT YOU SISSY

[Gillman]

How about some variations on Dane's names:

Summer Gat

Old Kentucky Klipper (I've had a couple of those!)

Old Fogy's Friend

Copper Wool's Rescue

The Commodious Cistern

Gary

[CrispyCritter]

DRINK ME STRAIGHT YOU SISSY

:slappin:Excellent! :slappin:

Other ideas:

Wabash Cannonball (would need to be from Indiana or Illinois)

Prairie Schooner

River Bluff

If it wasn't already the name of a beer, Grain Belt would have been a good name...

[pepcycle]

I have to put a vote in for "John Henry".

Famous for being a railroad spike drivin' legend and a legendary thoroughbred, who recently was euthanized after a long and prosperous life.

I might add, that the horse, like me was a gelding and in spite of that had a wonderful retirement.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=3055036

http://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/analysis.html

[NorCalBoozer]

many of the characters from the movie Unforgiven would work...of course I would go with "William Munny" and have a side profile shot of Clint as William Munny up the side of the bottle with hat, duster and gun.

others:

The Schofield Kid

Little Bill Daggett

W.W. Beauchamp

Skinny Dubois

For a women branded alcohol:

Strawberry Alice

Delilah Fitzgerald