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by The Artful Drinker
Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:43 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: American IB dept - Smooth Ambler Revelation rum
Replies: 41
Views: 112082

I'm not certain but I'll see what I can find out.
by The Artful Drinker
Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:34 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: American IB dept - Smooth Ambler Revelation rum
Replies: 41
Views: 112082

Hey Mark! Thanks for supporting us. I hope you enjoy the rum when you get a chance to pour a dram. Lemme drop back and punt on the Old Scout a little. It WAS made by Seagrams in Lawrencenburg. And therefore pre-dates LDI, since that entity didn't exist there when our whiskey was made. A very small t...
by The Artful Drinker
Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:49 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: American IB dept - Smooth Ambler Revelation rum
Replies: 41
Views: 112082

And now answers: 1. I am not certain where these proposed provenances came from. We are often misquoted, just as the readily available info on the sourced and housemade products, despite our best efforts to the contrary, are often muddlied in the marketplace. Old Scout is often said to have been mad...
by The Artful Drinker
Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: American IB dept - Smooth Ambler Revelation rum
Replies: 41
Views: 112082

I didn't sneak in anywhere, Jimbo. You invited us, earlier in the thread, to appear here for comment.

And you will find that I have been registered at StraightBourbon.com and Reddit as "The Artful Drinker", and associated in both places with Smooth Ambler, for a long time now.
by The Artful Drinker
Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:18 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: American IB dept - Smooth Ambler Revelation rum
Replies: 41
Views: 112082

By fresh, JL means that the rum is going into recently emptied bourbon and rye barrels. As opposed to refilling barrels that have sat empty for a long period. I expect we will bottle the cask finishes at the same proof as regular Revelation. Though lots of people are asking for a cask strength versi...
by The Artful Drinker
Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:16 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: American IB dept - Smooth Ambler Revelation rum
Replies: 41
Views: 112082

As John said, we believe it spent a fair amount of time in the barrels somewhere other than Jamaica. So you're suspicion about aging in Europe, or in an environment similar to it, is understandable.
by The Artful Drinker
Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:51 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: American IB dept - Smooth Ambler Revelation rum
Replies: 41
Views: 112082

John Little's Email

Featured below is the complete text from John Little addressing Jimbo's email to us. Apparently, it was not received by CJ, or at least not posted here, and it seemed prudent to me to post it now and try and clear the air. I will answer with complete honesty any further questions any of you have abo...