tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post7715275406532504163..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Single Malt Report: Ardbeg AlligatorMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-26381265149470555632014-02-28T11:45:17.568-05:002014-02-28T11:45:17.568-05:00LVMH played the whole thing pretty well then. Why...LVMH played the whole thing pretty well then. Whyte & Mackay is turning into the brand that no one holds onto. Diageo didn't hesitate to part with it (and three of four distilleries) once the anti-trust heat turned up. They clearly just wanted the India presence.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-28745789312678854632014-02-28T03:50:04.913-05:002014-02-28T03:50:04.913-05:00LVMH bought out Brown Forman's shares a few ye...LVMH bought out Brown Forman's shares a few years back. I think you can still find the press release somewhere. But I'm sure there's still a long term barrel contract in place. It's too bad BF never bought Glenmorangie and Ardbeg but I guess 2004 was too early to know about a Scotch boom on the horizon.<br /><br />It's also interesting to note that Fortune Brands (aka the previous owners of Jim Beam) owned Whyte & Mackay prior to their 2007 purchase by United Breweries. Had Fortune Brands held on to W&M, they'd have ended up with Suntory instead of Diageo (which is selling off the brand anyway).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-8962138689005292282014-02-28T01:10:39.260-05:002014-02-28T01:10:39.260-05:00Indeed, I've read recently in a few places tha...Indeed, I've read recently in a few places that Ardbeg gets (or got) most of their barrels from JD. Brown Forman owns (or owned) 10% of the Glenmorangie Company. Not sure what became of the financials or contracts once LVMH entered the scene.<br /><br />I really need to watch Nat Geo's Ultimate Factory series. They covered lots of cool places.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-43650830717725557022014-02-27T21:07:10.420-05:002014-02-27T21:07:10.420-05:00For some reason I never bothered to get a bottle w...For some reason I never bothered to get a bottle when it was on the shelves (I think I bought Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix instead). This sounds more interesting than the recent special edition Ardbegs.<br /><br />If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say the alligator barrels were prepared at Brown Forman's cooperage. There's a great National Geographic Ultimate Factories documentary on Jack Daniel's which had a segment on the cooperage.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.com