tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post3664617814379254726..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: What's in a Label? Undefined Whiskey Termsskuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-78471402974648666192014-03-07T10:57:04.107-08:002014-03-07T10:57:04.107-08:00Sku- I just liked to this on my blog. I think it...Sku- I just liked to this on my blog. I think it is very helpful and worthy for conversation, for sure! <br /><br />TylerPhttp://www.ilikecigarsandwhiskey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-72815464510611159382014-02-28T16:02:21.400-08:002014-02-28T16:02:21.400-08:00And how about "pot distilled?"And how about "pot distilled?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-49836117709616408022014-02-25T16:03:11.866-08:002014-02-25T16:03:11.866-08:00It would seem that if you wanted consistency in yo...It would seem that if you wanted consistency in your "barrel strength" whiskey, you would just mix all of the barrels together before bottling, not add water. And if you're doing "single barrel barrel strength," then it should be understood that there will be some variations, not only in alcohol content, but flavor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-53540013424460524062014-02-25T08:13:08.822-08:002014-02-25T08:13:08.822-08:00"Canadian rye" is sort of the inverse of..."Canadian rye" is sort of the inverse of "single malt," in that "rye whiskey" has a meaning for American whiskeys that doesn't hold for Canadian.<br /><br />Some "moonshine whiskey" seems to be corn-and-sugar based, and of course "sorghum whiskey" isn't even really pretending there are grains involved.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09534284662785499386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-10462017775881075332014-02-25T06:46:38.675-08:002014-02-25T06:46:38.675-08:00What about terms like "Black Maple Hill"...What about terms like "Black Maple Hill" or "Basil Hayden?" They shouldn't use fictitious places or names on the label either. There is no bourbon from black maple hill and nobody named Basil Hayden ever made any bourbon. The TTC should get on that. Lazernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-36765244031714779392014-02-25T05:59:56.029-08:002014-02-25T05:59:56.029-08:00VT Mike, the issue with the terms above is that be...VT Mike, the issue with the terms above is that because they are undefined, the terms don't have a concrete meaning. However, the regulations do prohibit putting any false statement on a label. Unlike the terms above, 100% rye is clear and unambiguous such that if it were false, it would violate that prohibition...if anyone found out.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-1040784192051771362014-02-24T23:20:10.307-08:002014-02-24T23:20:10.307-08:00seeing your Whistle Pig post below made me wonder ...seeing your Whistle Pig post below made me wonder if "100% rye" is a regulated term. Could someone source 95% rye from mgpi and write "100% rye" on the label without getting in trouble (legally anyway)?VT Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330633131278594422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-76273057279210789142014-02-24T13:14:27.627-08:002014-02-24T13:14:27.627-08:00"FINSHED IN" AND "FINISHED WITH&quo..."FINSHED IN" AND "FINISHED WITH" are favorites of mine. Frequently zero factual information defining what "finished in X" means to a product. <br />Then you have products like last year's Jim Beam Signature Craft "Finished With Rare Spanish Brandy" which had more than a few bourbon fans tripped-up at release.<br />I'm not saying Beam was trying to mislead anyone, but when people hear "finshed with" the mind leaps to cask types, not liters of Brandy de Jerez. <br /><br />RNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-38430620465654130802014-02-24T10:32:57.348-08:002014-02-24T10:32:57.348-08:00I believe the Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Single...I believe the Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Single Barrels fall into this. As I believe all Woodford Reserve starts out as a mix of Pot still from Versailles and column still from OF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-41878216144304417482014-02-24T09:16:30.497-08:002014-02-24T09:16:30.497-08:00Thanks for putting this out there. An important p...Thanks for putting this out there. An important post. The games around "Single Barrel" and "Small Batch", in particular, are potentially explosive. Remember when Russell's Reserve came out with their "Small Batch Single Barrel" last year? It turns out they may have been literally telling the truth!Josh Feldmanhttp://cooperedtot.comnoreply@blogger.com