tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post9175514686264825817..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Glenmorangie Compantaskuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-40458245620131553892014-07-31T11:43:27.715-07:002014-07-31T11:43:27.715-07:00Ramesh, you may want to move this discussion to th...Ramesh, you may want to move this discussion to the current post about the sourcing issue. MGP, the big distillery in Indiana, makes bourbon as well as rye so it's the same issue.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-4097727694975194722014-07-31T10:39:39.728-07:002014-07-31T10:39:39.728-07:00Hi Steve I thoroughly enjoyed your interview on NP...Hi Steve I thoroughly enjoyed your interview on NPR regarding the MGP whiskey information. I'm a bourbon guy myself, and it has me wondering if the same trend occurs with corn and bourbon bottlers. <br />Very informative stuff.Native Miami Realtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583302965593367560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-70153291557647890232014-07-28T20:32:36.017-07:002014-07-28T20:32:36.017-07:00Totally with you. Just had a brief sample of the C...Totally with you. Just had a brief sample of the Companta and enjoyed the deep fruit but the finish was kinda rank. Now the Ealanta, that's an excellent whiskey worth $100. Funky Tapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271221564702147756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-16306034621499350402014-07-28T17:47:54.982-07:002014-07-28T17:47:54.982-07:00Agreed on this review. Much prefer Glenmo 18 to C...Agreed on this review. Much prefer Glenmo 18 to Companta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-26978892592369729382014-07-28T14:06:11.538-07:002014-07-28T14:06:11.538-07:00I think some (many) of these and similar "com...I think some (many) of these and similar "competitions" (whiskey, wine, dance, etc.) are actually "graded evaluations". There are scoring bands and each item is scored. Based on your score, you receive the appropriate "award". While our long-running familiarity with the Olympics may make us think of Gold as First Place, there coule easily be Gold, High Gold, Super Gold and a whole series of Platinum and Unobtanium scores above that, making "Gold" the same as getting a "C" on your report card. Or the bands could be really wide as in 7/10 or better is Gold, 5/10 or better is Silver, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-31853283581622299082014-07-28T08:36:09.969-07:002014-07-28T08:36:09.969-07:00Thanks for the reply. I thought it sounded odd, f...Thanks for the reply. I thought it sounded odd, for a product like Red Label to win a gold medal. A bit of cynicism can go a long way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-1826951317296457392014-07-28T08:09:45.272-07:002014-07-28T08:09:45.272-07:00You have to be careful about those competitions. ...You have to be careful about those competitions. There are tons of them. Some are mostly profit making ventures, charging high admissions fees, in some, nearly everyone who enters gets an award. I trust very few of those things.Skunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-23164852950223534002014-07-28T04:48:45.696-07:002014-07-28T04:48:45.696-07:00A sideways question. A recent 2014 international ...A sideways question. A recent 2014 international whiskey competition gave Johnnie Walker Red a gold medal. Which makes no sense to me at all. What is your take on how this happens? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-69403572545337418632014-07-28T00:16:26.190-07:002014-07-28T00:16:26.190-07:00Sonnalta PX was the highlight - now goneSonnalta PX was the highlight - now goneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com