tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post4489201377611084648..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: NOT Single Malt Report: Breckenridge Bourbon WhiskeyMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-29047556634498656242014-09-14T17:30:54.293-04:002014-09-14T17:30:54.293-04:00Chuck Cowdery's latest post is about Breckenri...Chuck Cowdery's latest post is about Breckenridge. It's an interesting read. I'm inclined to believe that this is likely a blend of their produced bourbon and a bourbon produced at LDI in Indiana since they are now stating there is no Kentucky made bourbon in their product.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-25309308073883766762013-09-04T15:40:29.651-04:002013-09-04T15:40:29.651-04:00Good point about the blending of bourbons from dif...Good point about the blending of bourbons from different states. e-CRF 5.22.b.(5)(i), in fact. :) I will update the post.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-64635108653430679962013-09-03T16:37:28.989-04:002013-09-03T16:37:28.989-04:00Michael, one more thing: 2 years is enough for the...Michael, one more thing: 2 years is enough for them to call it "straight bourbon", see e-CFR 5.22.b.(1)(iii). I can see two possible reasons not to call it "straight bourbon": most likely, it is (or was or will be in the future) a blend of straight whiskies from different states, such as KY and CO to pick two states at random; or, less likely, that they use additives (caramel, sugar, etc.) which are not legal in straight whiskies but they are in non-straight whiskies, as per e-CFR 5.23.a. If I remember well there is a similar case with Breaking and Entering, where the bourbon is old enough to be called straight but for obscure reasons it's not.Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-52993066378960920922013-08-27T16:23:05.260-04:002013-08-27T16:23:05.260-04:00Oops, looks like you just answer the challenge I p...Oops, looks like you just answer the challenge I posited in my comment above. Thank you for the update on your findings.<br /><br />To be honest, this was one place I fell short in this post. I should have gotten a response from Breckenridge before posting the report. I liked the rye and didn't think it was that big of a deal, but the more I wrote the more the whiskey source became a problem in my mind. I'll reach out to them too and return to the subject with more info when/if I have it. Thanks.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-46437970161369524322013-08-27T16:18:20.158-04:002013-08-27T16:18:20.158-04:00Yeah, it's going to be a challenge when they s...Yeah, it's going to be a challenge when they start pushing their own juice, unless they start easing it into the mix trying not to change the brand nose-palate too much. At least High West keeps their products separate.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-4303962940924604302013-08-26T00:51:37.362-04:002013-08-26T00:51:37.362-04:00A year ago or so I tried to figure out the issue o...A year ago or so I tried to figure out the issue of who made what's in the bottle. I also noticed the crafty ad notes that seem to imply that it's distilled there without actually saying it. So I wrote directly to their distillery manager (don't remember name/email, I don't have the exchange in my records anymore unfortunately). I asked point blank if they distilled the bourbon from the bottle I bought at Hi-Time Wines. He wrote back promptly and said that initially they had sourced some bourbon in KY and they were blending it in with some of their own, but that at the moment (as of a year ago) they were bottling their own. I believed him, since it's unlikely for people in his position to lie, but it would be nice to have a clear confirmation on their bottles or on their website.Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-5437978838772496682013-08-24T15:38:30.354-04:002013-08-24T15:38:30.354-04:00I think it would be smarter for distilleries to ma...I think it would be smarter for distilleries to market their sourced stuff under different labels. Trying to pull a transition in the same bottles is going to be... tricky.<br /><br />With that said, I tried some of this at a tasting last year and had similar feelings. It's pretty good, but not mind-blowing. Wouldn't pass if someone gave me a bottle, but I'm not going to search it out either.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.com