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- Thu Aug 07, 2014 1:07 pm
- Forum: Up Spirits!
- Topic: Blending Dept: Let's blend our own spirits!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11942
I picked up some mellow corn yesterday ($13 here in Ohio). To us it was a little harsh straight. When we added some water, it took away some of the alcohol burn and made it much more pleasant. Not very complex, but not bad (especially for the price). The interesting part was adding the mgp rye to it...
- Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:59 pm
- Forum: Up Spirits!
- Topic: Blending Dept: Let's blend our own spirits!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11942
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:33 pm
- Forum: Whisky
- Topic: MGPI Dept: More Potemkin Distilleries
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10219
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 3:55 pm
- Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
- Topic: The Beverage Alcohol Manual
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2284
The Beverage Alcohol Manual
Great information on definitions, additives, labeling etc. in the US. I think it was posted before but I was just reintroduced to it.
The Beverage Alcohol Manual
The Beverage Alcohol Manual
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:31 pm
- Forum: Whisky
- Topic: More Skullduggery From Diageo
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4234
I can't find it right now, but Diageo has signed a contract to receive most of the production from MGP. I found the article, but it was referring to rye: Since then, many straight ryes have been introduced using whiskey made by the distillery best known as Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana (LDI), whi...
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:49 pm
- Forum: Whisky
- Topic: Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory
- Replies: 2
- Views: 17660
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:41 pm
- Forum: Whisky
- Topic: Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory
- Replies: 2
- Views: 17660
Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory
Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory Distillery in Indiana ******* Capn's Log : Great post, and a must read article. Apparently the "fast aging" scam has failed, so what's next? Make it all up - brand, story and product. Linked in the above article is this HUGE list of &quo...
- Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:35 pm
- Forum: Whisky
- Topic: More Skullduggery From Diageo
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4234
- Sun Jul 06, 2014 11:33 am
- Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
- Topic: A few new rums
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3985
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:14 pm
- Forum: Whisky
- Topic: TX Blended Whiskey: Sweetly suspect
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7949
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:37 pm
- Forum: Whisky
- Topic: TX Blended Whiskey: Sweetly suspect
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7949
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 1:32 am
- Forum: Whisky
- Topic: TX Blended Whiskey: Sweetly suspect
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7949
TX Blended Whiskey: Sweetly suspect
My cousin just brought in a blended whiskey from Texas. I tried it and it reminded me more of a demeraran rum (smooth and sweet) than a whiskey, and I'm convinced that there is sugar in it. At $34-40 a bottle, my recommendation is to pass.
- Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:50 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Spirits
- Topic: How to Make Mass-Produced Wine Taste Great
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5562
How to Make Mass-Produced Wine Taste Great
I saw this a while ago and with all the talk about sugar and other additives in rum, I thought that others would find this interesting: Oak adjuncts: Oak barrels can make wine taste drier and lend it notes of vanilla, but they’re expensive. A cheaper alternative? Oak chips, sawdust, or “essence”—a l...
- Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:33 pm
- Forum: Rum, Religion, Politics and Sex
- Topic: The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6373
The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas
I thought that this was interesting: Data Pirates of the Caribbean: The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas The National Security Agency is secretly intercepting, recording, and archiving the audio of virtually every cell phone conversation on the island nation of the Bahamas. Acco...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:14 pm
- Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
- Topic: Added sugar to rum
- Replies: 78
- Views: 74457
Eye opening
This has been a great thread. I became disillusioned with rum after finding out that one of my favorite rums was doctored ( Ron Matusalem ). Soon after I realized that another of my top favorites was probably doctored ( Westerhall Plantation Rum ). It got me thinking that the El Dorado's were also d...