tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post2196462337187586946..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Whiskey Wednesday: Virginia Whiskeyskuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-16943220331062668592014-09-17T01:22:22.912-07:002014-09-17T01:22:22.912-07:00Sku, this is pretty late to the party, i.e. 3 year...Sku, this is pretty late to the party, i.e. 3 years out, but Virginia Gentleman is most definitely still available in the VA-MD area. I'm from Virginia, and I enjoy this as my everyday "not thinking about it" bourbon.<br /><br />I post this for historical/search engine reasons, since I found this page via Google.<br /><br />-AndrewAndrew G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-89489058976470531032011-04-19T17:43:58.561-07:002011-04-19T17:43:58.561-07:00Hey Sam, did you see the update in the post regard...Hey Sam, did you see the update in the post regarding the continued production of Virginia Gentleman? <br /><br />As far as I know, Bowman is still doing redistillations, but I'll see if I can get a confirmation on that.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-62411356927886914942011-04-19T16:56:12.140-07:002011-04-19T16:56:12.140-07:00Are these then wholly distilled in Virginia, or do...Are these then wholly distilled in Virginia, or do they first distill in Kentucky, then Virginia, like Virginia Gentleman was?<br /><br />So many questions...sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-85945120195530530002011-04-13T06:11:12.657-07:002011-04-13T06:11:12.657-07:00Sam, I haven't heard anything definitive from ...Sam, I haven't heard anything definitive from Buffalo Trace regarding the elimination of VA Gentleman. (I sent them an email and will let you know if they respond), but Virginia Gentleman has disappeared from all official BT press, including the BT website and the A. Smith Bowman website. It seems that they've replaced it with the higher end Bowman line of Bourbons.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-25643552739892459482011-04-13T05:22:19.942-07:002011-04-13T05:22:19.942-07:00Virginia Gentleman discontinued? Bummer.
How do ...Virginia Gentleman discontinued? Bummer.<br /><br />How do they plan to make up that volume, which would certainly be more than they're producing of the Bowman specialties? I know the Bowmans bring a higher buck, but volume contributes to the economies of scale nonetheless.<br /><br />Great post. I had no idea about any of this.sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-90254683353182071172011-04-12T18:27:48.088-07:002011-04-12T18:27:48.088-07:00Wow! The Bowman sounds great. Is it as punch-you-i...Wow! The Bowman sounds great. Is it as punch-you-in-the-face assertive as the Handy? I thought Handy took water reasonably well when necessary, if only to kind of calm it down a touch. <br /><br />Also thanks for sharing the notes on the Virginia Gentleman. <br /><br />There's a whole amazing ton of American whiskeys out there, and as I saw this last weekend when in the midwest, we really only get a small sampling by comparison out here. After my Winkle hat-trick a few weeks ago and an absolute ton of bourbons back east, this set of notes makes me want to put the scotches back in the cupboard for a while. <br /><br />(Then again, a month ago it was all things Japanese. Best to recognize these as cyclical I guess...)Regular Chumpingtonnoreply@blogger.com