tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post6666919006852628326..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Welcome to Flavor Country - The Flavored Whiskey Boomskuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-41249383773498577112014-03-30T19:47:34.078-07:002014-03-30T19:47:34.078-07:00As long as they only put unaged crap into the mix,...As long as they only put unaged crap into the mix, who cares? I can't imagine that any serious distillery would waste good, aged whiskey into these alcohol-based beverages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-27235772081410681872014-03-25T08:26:38.496-07:002014-03-25T08:26:38.496-07:00Fireball is Canadian whiskey so I couldn't car...Fireball is Canadian whiskey so I couldn't care less who jumps on that bandwagon. Now if Buffalo Trace begins flavoring young wheated bourbon, or young bourbon produced for Age International, then I'll be pissed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-71316021880327157442014-03-24T23:32:46.412-07:002014-03-24T23:32:46.412-07:00Steffen's got this 100%. Every barrel of whisk...Steffen's got this 100%. Every barrel of whisky going into a bottle with sugar and artificial flavouring is one less barrel that'll be left to age until it's worth drinking on it's own. Not to mention now there's even less incentive to distill to any high level of quality if you're just going to turn the whisky into a cinnamon shooter for people who've gotten bored of flavoured vodka. Distilleries can talk all they want about tradition and heritage, but when Fireball's selling 2 million cases, that's a bandwagon they can't afford not to jump on.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-70613142473780642282014-03-24T14:38:21.692-07:002014-03-24T14:38:21.692-07:00Domestic flavored whiskey sales took-off in the sa...Domestic flavored whiskey sales took-off in the same year (2009) that fruit/candy flavored cigarettes were banned. Their young adult markets are not dissimilar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-17966024220626967302014-03-24T12:28:34.735-07:002014-03-24T12:28:34.735-07:00And don't forget the excise tax break for flav...And don't forget the excise tax break for flavored spirits that make them even more attractive for producers.<br />Since 1980, "some producers could lower their tax rate from $12.50 per proof-gallon to as low as $6.30" -<br />http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/obama-revival-american-whiskey-marketSylvanhttp://tastylibations.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-11930198430496072892014-03-24T08:55:30.251-07:002014-03-24T08:55:30.251-07:00People like to get drunk, but they don't like ...People like to get drunk, but they don't like the taste of beer, wine or spirits.<br /><br />When I was a teenager my littlesister drank safari and pisang ambon. Today the kids drink Breezers and Cult. Teenagers thinks cider is supposed to taste like Rekorderlig. The whisky producers jumped on this wagon. Should we worried. Yes. The more whisky that goes into sweet bottles and NAS, the less will get aged for you and me to enjoy<br /><br />SteffenSteffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214829298998129214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-78099436014475090102014-03-24T08:48:24.612-07:002014-03-24T08:48:24.612-07:00Yet another reason to love Four Roses.Yet another reason to love Four Roses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com