tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post2676200771758132184..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: New Whiskey Labels: Kilkerran, Forty Creek and Moreskuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-74858485761427414662015-05-02T13:58:13.268-07:002015-05-02T13:58:13.268-07:00And, of course, I said the above after I had looke...And, of course, I said the above after I had looked at the label, but hadn't yet scrolled down to the see the graphic of a hog on a motorcycle for the label.<br /><br />So, yeah... marketing to the Harley crowd, for sure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-81086421717297279152015-05-02T13:55:12.720-07:002015-05-02T13:55:12.720-07:00It does seem like marketing tilted toward the gag ...It does seem like marketing tilted toward the gag gift crowd, doesn't it?<br /><br />Of course, Hog Fuel marketers might also be thinking of the Harely Davidson motorcycle whisk(e)y drinking crowd...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-42465382152144679122015-05-02T06:10:49.364-07:002015-05-02T06:10:49.364-07:00portwood beat me to it. I was going to ask, rheto...portwood beat me to it. I was going to ask, rhetorically of course, "Gee. I wonder which market they are going after?"<br /><br />OTOH, some of the recent Canadian releases look promising. Perhaps Campari is following Crown Royal's lead, and Forty Creek's reputation, by releasing profiles that deviate from standard "Canadian" whiskey. I'm up for that even if I don't like rabbit spit.Harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-17979023298854616872015-05-02T05:15:33.292-07:002015-05-02T05:15:33.292-07:00"You would think that companies would want to..."You would think that companies would want to name their whiskeys after things that taste good or at least have positive taste associations..."<br /><br />I think that would be true if you expected repeat purchases. When you have crap to sell and you know the customer is only going to buy one, might as well put a memorable label on it to capture the gag gift market.<br /><br />portwoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-31970555781830235912015-05-01T10:51:10.842-07:002015-05-01T10:51:10.842-07:00Dan, you'd have to ask the producer, but I don...Dan, you'd have to ask the producer, but I don't think Hog Fuel is marketing to a whiskey geek crowd. Still, even lots of well respected brands don't include that kind of information.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-39206120215562575452015-05-01T10:45:09.647-07:002015-05-01T10:45:09.647-07:00Thanks, Sku.
From a marketing perspective I don&#...Thanks, Sku.<br /><br />From a marketing perspective I don't quite understand why there is no discussion of the distillery, the mashbill, the taste, the aging, or anything else about the spirit. Why is no information on the label considered a good thing? <br /><br />-dan<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-10607708857786265942015-05-01T10:34:52.104-07:002015-05-01T10:34:52.104-07:00Anon @ 10:25, many of us have argued that the stat...Anon @ 10:25, many of us have argued that the state of distillation should be listed if it is different than the state listed on the bottle's address, but the TTB does not seem to agree with that interpretation. Of course, it's possible that Hog Fuel is distilled in Nevada, in which case they would clearly be in compliance.<br /><br />And yes, all of the labels listed here have been approved by the TTB. skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-80689492711082497012015-05-01T10:31:00.614-07:002015-05-01T10:31:00.614-07:00Cask strength Kilkerran--yes!Cask strength Kilkerran--yes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-24125756346030125922015-05-01T10:25:02.592-07:002015-05-01T10:25:02.592-07:00Aren't the labels required to state where the ...Aren't the labels required to state where the spirit was distilled? At least the state?<br /><br />The Hog Fuel only shows state of bottling.<br /><br />Does the fact that the label appears in the database mean that the label has been approved?<br /><br />I'm a bit confused by all this.<br /><br />-danAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com