Bib

[mozilla]

I've often wondered if they would keep Kentucky Gentleman since, bizarre as it seems that anyone would have ever knocked off Kentucky Tavern, that's exactly what Kentucky Gentleman was, a Kentucky Tavern knock-off.

Knock-offs are kind of fun. Gary Gillman and I are now convinced that Benchmark was originally developed as a Maker's Mark knock-off.

[cowdery]

Good to know. I suspect Jim will just forward my email to Al.

[shoshani]

I've often wondered if they would keep Kentucky Gentleman since, bizarre as it seems that anyone would have ever knocked off Kentucky Tavern, that's exactly what Kentucky Gentleman was, a Kentucky Tavern knock-off.

That was back in the days of Schenley and Glenmore, wasn't it? Because for a while, at least under UD, Kentucky Tavern was being made with the wheat mashbill at Bernheim, maybe even Stitz; Kentucky Gentleman would not have changed to a wheat recipe to follow suit, I would imagine....

Tavern is probably not made with wheat anymore, so it would make sense to drop one of the two brands...however, they also market a Kentucky Gentleman blended whiskey, which complicates things.

[cowdery]

KT was wheated only very briefly and long after its heyday.

[OscarV]

I learned something from Chuck yesterday about BIB.

I thought BIB was just stating that it was 100 proof and at least 4 years old.

Which is true but what I did not know that it also means that it is from the same "season", meaning that it has not been mingled with 2 different years.

I told Chuck that they should put this on the label as a selling point but he said that the distilleries would like to get away from BIB's.

I suppose this is another casulty of the current bourbon shortage.

[spun_cookie]

.... but he said that the distilleries would like to get away from BIB's.

I suppose this is another casulty of the current bourbon shortage.

And a new need to drive profits up...

Just as an aside, a BIB also has to be from only one distiller as well, correct?

So:

• 100 proof
  
• 4 yrs
  
• one season (I assume calander year?)
  
• One Distiller (which I assume means the same mash build as well - one planned label [e.g. Weller, WT, MM, HH] or could BT mix anything they own into it?)

[cowdery]

One season, one distillery, one distiller.

For BIB purposes, the year is divided into two seasons. Jan-Jun is Spring, Jul-Dec is Fall.

[spun_cookie]

Thank you sir. _________