tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post3062980161213532116..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: To Think I Once Said Congress Wastes Too Much TimeLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-57474195650089610832009-06-20T19:21:45.665-04:002009-06-20T19:21:45.665-04:00Mostly this is about defeating the proposed FET in...Mostly this is about defeating the proposed FET increase and about putting pressure on (i.e., 'educating') Kentucky's state government about what "economic development" means.<br /><br />Jack Daniel's is called "Tennessee Whiskey" primarily because its owner, Brown-Forman, wants to call it Tennessee Whiskey. Brown-Forman is a member of the Kentucky Distillers Association and also makes bourbon, even though Jack drives the bus. They go along with this because they know 'bourbon' is the term people respond to, more than the more accurate 'American whiskey.'<br /><br />Maybe Congress will now declare bourbon to be America's Native Spirit, which they've never done, despite Beam Global press releases to the contrary.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-41849674975018913552009-06-19T10:44:10.852-04:002009-06-19T10:44:10.852-04:00Oh, I think you hit it right on the head, Russ. Bu...Oh, I think you hit it right on the head, Russ. But most legislative initiatives that benefit big producers will help small ones too (I did say <i>most</i>), and any help the industry can get is good. Mostly.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-35764794631350923442009-06-19T10:38:31.191-04:002009-06-19T10:38:31.191-04:00What they said: "...dedicated to maintaining ...What they said: "...dedicated to maintaining and strengthening the bourbon industry in the United States..."<br /><br />What they meant: "...dedicated to protecting the business interests of <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/contribs_detail.php?type=c&lname=Beam+Global+Spirits+%26+Wine" rel="nofollow">Beam Global Spirits and Wine</a> and anybody else willing to contribute to our campaign coffers..."<br /><br />I hope I'm wrong, but this smells more like a caucus to protect big business interests than something that will look out for either the little guy or the consumer. Of course, as sam k pointed out, at least it's not more neo-prohibitionist crap!Chibehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255790557381362058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-64025346091949694912009-06-19T09:20:45.151-04:002009-06-19T09:20:45.151-04:00I suspect there's a reason that DC is in the t...I suspect there's a reason that DC is in the top five U.S. cities for consumption of bourbon...Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-36394031718342400852009-06-19T08:45:12.641-04:002009-06-19T08:45:12.641-04:00Congressional pro-alcohol advocacy? AWESOME!Congressional pro-alcohol advocacy? AWESOME!sam knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-18979529273818121012009-06-18T17:24:26.998-04:002009-06-18T17:24:26.998-04:00Ah, that would be 'not.' By law, bourbon h...Ah, that would be 'not.' By law, bourbon has to be made in the U.S. (in order to be labeled "bourbon" in the U.S.). There are bourbons from a variety of microdistillers, there was bourbon made in Pennsylvania and Indiana in recent memory (I have several bottles of fine PA bourbon). Jack Daniel's is called Tennessee Whiskey because in addition hewing to all the hoops bourbon has to jump through, Tennessee Whiskey has to go through the Lincoln County Process, the charcoal "mellowing" before going into the barrel. The Process originated in Tennessee, hence the monicker.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-4923851438917770132009-06-18T17:20:06.761-04:002009-06-18T17:20:06.761-04:00I thought by law bourbon could only be made in Ken...I thought by law bourbon could only be made in Kentucky, hence the designation Tennessee Sipping Whiskey for Jack, not bourbon. Or not.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256078606152011585noreply@blogger.com