tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post4884513235023159129..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Bourbon and Rye Day Friday! - Tom's Foolery Bonded Ohio Straight BourbonMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-69065734145912549992016-09-19T19:58:17.358-04:002016-09-19T19:58:17.358-04:00As I am the originator of the snarky-comments-abou...As I am the originator of the snarky-comments-about-ralfy topic detour, I would also like to add that I will always be thankful to him for the educational jumpstart he gave me. And he's pretty damn entertaining most of the time. He puts himself out there and does not pull punches.<br /><br />I am a little frustrated with his lack of interest in educating himself about American Whiskey, moreso because he preaches it elsewhere than anything else. I have tried more than once to engage him about some of the more esoteric aspects I assumed he would find appealing: history of DBAs, litigiousness of major players in the industry, the history of brand trading, Four Roses' recipes, TTB vagaries, etc. A couple times I got a "thanks!" But then he just started ignoring me. His channel and all that, but I was a bit surprised by that. I was also surprised at the slack he gives rum compared to American whiskies. At any rate, I probably will just avoid his American Whiskey reviews while continuing to enjoy the other blog entries.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930242411804635662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-84021004808330665312016-09-18T11:40:29.447-04:002016-09-18T11:40:29.447-04:00In Ralfy's defense, he often annotates and cor...In Ralfy's defense, he often annotates and corrects his videos a day or two later, when sober.Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-39932458540013130112016-09-17T22:15:55.527-04:002016-09-17T22:15:55.527-04:00It is the carelessness and lack of thoroughness th...It is the carelessness and lack of thoroughness that rankles. He holds himself to a higher standard for his single malt reviews. On a number of his American whisky reviews he has as much as said he couldn't be bothered to do any "homework." Wouldn't even bother looking at the websites specifically for the whiskies he is reviewing. That is annoying when he DOES bother for the whiskies that he genuinely cares about, the scotch single malts. I don't fault him for having a favourite type of spirit, but as you say, he has gone out of his way to tell people to do research, so he should hold himself to the same standard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185621764570646477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-45213732215175447382016-09-17T10:38:15.422-04:002016-09-17T10:38:15.422-04:00Just want to publicly clarify that my comment abov...Just want to publicly clarify that my comment above wasn't meant to insult Ralfy. He knows Scotch Whisky more than most of us online nerds, and he can be a good resource for info in between his opinions. What shocked me was this same man who says, "Do your research, Malt Mates," was making numerous factual errors in a couple of his bourbon reviews. Though I try to not make flubs, I do. And then I welcome correction by my astute audience. But Ralfy has a much much much larger following than I, and uncorrected errors can result in widespread misinformation, something I know he abhors. It's the burden of being a popular guy (though I'm guessing on that).Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-70757093265289138492016-09-17T09:02:15.304-04:002016-09-17T09:02:15.304-04:00What, you don't think producers of bourbon sho...What, you don't think producers of bourbon should be able to use as little as 11% corn in their mashbills?:) Yeah. Somehow I don't think Ralfy's reaction to an American suggesting that single malt scotch shouldn't have to be made from 100% malted barley would be positive in nature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185621764570646477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-66679283446187158652016-09-16T09:40:35.809-04:002016-09-16T09:40:35.809-04:00Hey Eric. Yep, his database is awesome! The confu...Hey Eric. Yep, his database is awesome! The confusion I'm seeing is that K&L and Sku reference the bottle they sold being batch 1, but the K&L site says batch 2. Meanwhile other reviewers are listing a mashbill different than either of those listed by Tom in his database. I'll hope to have this all cleared up sooner than later. Also, there will be more posts about Tom Foolery in the future.<br /><br />Now, regarding Ralfy... I was alarmed by the lack of knowledge on the basics of American whiskey he demonstrated during his recent series of vids on bourbon, so much so that I haven't been able to bring myself to watch any of his reviews since. Most of the production and history slips he made are things that can be researched online in a matter of minutes. For the past few years I've enjoyed watching his reviews (or at least the first 5-10 minutes of each) while shaving in the morning, but no longer.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-1758955337225762162016-09-16T09:14:05.652-04:002016-09-16T09:14:05.652-04:00Michael,
It might interest you to know that Tom h...Michael,<br /><br />It might interest you to know that Tom has notes about every single barrel and batch in a couple of databases on his website (aging and released barrels are separate). If Ralfy ever finds it, he will actually have to complain about the product instead of highlighting his lack of education on the vagaries of American Whiskey. Tom, who is a nice guy by the way, sets the gold standard for transparency. I don't think there is a distillery out there that can match his level of disclosure. I think the 4yr bottle I have is a little too young still (YMMV, I ended up with a single barrel release instead of a batch), but am very excited to keep up with Tom's Foolery and see what they do in the future.<br /><br />And here is the page on that marvelous database regarding your batch:<br /><br />http://www.tomsfoolery.com/toms-foolery-bonded-bourbon-batch-2Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930242411804635662noreply@blogger.com