tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post5821130212635319935..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: How do you know it's LDI?skuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-83149368076613766702016-03-11T15:26:30.236-08:002016-03-11T15:26:30.236-08:00So the Willett Family Estate 2 and 3 year old &quo...So the Willett Family Estate 2 and 3 year old "small batch" ryes are distilled at KBD with an expectation that they'll release increasingly older product in the coming years as stocks continue to age. To the best of my knowledge, the only LDI rye they're selling at the present time is 7 or 8 years old and it clearly labeled as such.Mr Manhattannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-63608841838600205932014-10-22T16:38:25.859-07:002014-10-22T16:38:25.859-07:00As of October, 2014, the only whiskey available fr...As of October, 2014, the only whiskey available from LDI/MGPI is from 2012 and newer. Everything older in the aging warehouses is under contract. FWIW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-9211957915562265822013-10-12T04:37:25.023-07:002013-10-12T04:37:25.023-07:00Stewart, I think you will find that sku, Barturtle...Stewart, I think you will find that sku, Barturtle and many like them have been in the whiskey game for many years and rarely get their facts wrong..... they do however deal with lots of newbies who pretty much accept anything they hear from any source as gospel regardless of how ridiculous it may be.<br /><br />Given ones approach the whiskey "elders" will either dedicate their time to help educate or just write you off as an ass without a clue. I have found not being an ass is much better.Cigarnvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-69988179412415867602013-10-12T01:00:04.264-07:002013-10-12T01:00:04.264-07:00Hi Stewart
Why do you describe Pot Still Willett ...Hi Stewart<br /><br />Why do you describe Pot Still Willett Bourbon as their flagship? I think its a bottling in the middle, quality wise, of their line up. Where I live its also priced in the middle<br /><br />Steffen<br /><br />Steffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214829298998129214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-32249816343093068782013-10-11T13:49:35.157-07:002013-10-11T13:49:35.157-07:00Stewart, when your label reads "Distilled, ag...Stewart, when your label reads "Distilled, aged and bottled by The Willett Distillery: then you'll have something they actually distilled in their own distillery. Until then, you'll have product that was sourced from other distilleries.Barturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254508016010291461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-34860445233711825612013-10-11T11:01:47.233-07:002013-10-11T11:01:47.233-07:00Stewart, please reread my post. I never said all W...Stewart, please reread my post. I never said all Willett products were distilled in Indiana. The recent series of Willett rye whiskeys are distilled in Indiana and they say it right on the label.<br /><br />As I stated in my earlier response, Willett is a bottler. They buy bourbon from other distilleries and bottle it under their own label. Their bourbon is nearly all from Kentucky and is sourced from a variety of distilleries, but they have released a series of ryes from LDI in Indiana. skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-54972635119494813442013-10-11T10:56:59.197-07:002013-10-11T10:56:59.197-07:00My apologies in regard to the Bulleit Rye, I misre...My apologies in regard to the Bulleit Rye, I misread it was the Rye you were referring to and you are correct about that product being distilled in Indiana. <br /><br />However, you are incorrect regarding Willett. I am holding two bottles of Willett in my hand right now, their flagship Pot Still Willett Bourbon and a Family Estate Bottled Single Barrel Bourbon, 6 Years Aged.<br /><br />The Willett Bourbon says on the label, and this is word for word, "Distilled, aged, and bottled in Kentucky." The Family Estate Bottled Single Barrel Bourbon reads, "Distilled in Kentucky, Bottled by: the Willett Distillery, Bardstown, KY."<br /><br />If these Willett products were distilled and aged in Indiana please explain how the labels read the way they do.Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-11447317699180108072013-10-11T10:33:29.269-07:002013-10-11T10:33:29.269-07:00Stewart, you are absolutely incorrect.
Bulleit Bo...Stewart, you are absolutely incorrect.<br /><br />Bulleit Bourbon is distilled at Four Roses, but Bulleit Rye, which is what I refer to here, is made at LDI. <br /><br />Willett only recently reopened their distillery and has not yet bottle any of their own product. All of their products are from other distilleries. <br /><br />Please check your facts before telling me to "get my facts straight."skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-27602468047121905032013-10-11T10:29:15.348-07:002013-10-11T10:29:15.348-07:00@sku: You are incorrect about several of the bourb...@sku: You are incorrect about several of the bourbons you mention. <br /><br />Bulleit was never a LDI product. It has bounced between several distilleries but it has always been distilled, aged, and bottled in Kentucky. Currently by Four Roses.<br /><br />Willett distilles, ages, and bottles all their own products at their family owned distillery in Bardstown. It's a great place to visit if you're ever in Kentucky. <br /><br />I suggest you get your facts straight before posting in the future.Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-30264547407176526572011-12-23T08:12:11.873-08:002011-12-23T08:12:11.873-08:00Thanks for mentioning Indiana and I wish I had wer...Thanks for mentioning Indiana and I wish I had were in Bardstown right now!Jason Beattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-39405269350269896382011-12-07T08:05:22.241-08:002011-12-07T08:05:22.241-08:00Thanks for the info. I find it fantastically inte...Thanks for the info. I find it fantastically interesting that LDI has barrels of whiskey aging, just waiting for someone to buy them.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273126562329542046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-11617618087199688392011-12-07T07:01:39.254-08:002011-12-07T07:01:39.254-08:00High West bought the aged whiskey. I'm not su...High West bought the aged whiskey. I'm not sure how much LDI has in terms of aged stocks. <br /><br />A few of the bottlers buying LDI whiskey are start up distilleries like High West, but most are bottlers who don't distill their own whiskey at all (Bulleit, KBD - Willett, Big Bottom, WH Harrison, Dynamic Spirits - Redemption, etc.)skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-19071774634708547582011-12-07T06:07:52.889-08:002011-12-07T06:07:52.889-08:00When one sources whiskey from LDI, does it come ag...When one sources whiskey from LDI, does it come aged? It is my understanding that High West and a few others buy the whiskey from LDI then bottle it. But High West has aged whiskey. Did they age it in house or buy it aged? <br /><br />I guess it boils down to this: If you are a start up distillery, what's the advantage of buying an unaged product over distilling your own?Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273126562329542046noreply@blogger.com