tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post621144495945630211..comments2024-03-29T01:30:47.656-04:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: Whiskey Wednesday #5: Part 2Lew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-21704706649134038282016-02-12T17:32:42.864-05:002016-02-12T17:32:42.864-05:00Well, OK. At least we seem to be on the same page!...Well, OK. At least we seem to be on the same page! I am curious to try it whenever it finally makes it way to Georgia, which seems to almost always lag behind most of the country thanks to its prolific bureaucratic red tape.tanstaafl2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02983632392962001316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-63103310365880635032016-02-11T19:11:07.269-05:002016-02-11T19:11:07.269-05:00Right! That's why I phrased it that way: "...Right! That's why I phrased it that way: "first went out for sampling in October of 2012..." Because yes, if under four years, it would have to say so (and it definitely doesn't), but it doesn't say "straight" whiskey, either. That doesn't prove anything, though: neither does Jack Daniel's Old No. 7! <br />I'm pretty sure what happened is that they were putting whiskey into barrels well before that unaged version came out in 2012. The way this stuff looks and smells, it ain't 3 year old rye.<br /><br />Thanks for checking!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-22777457442989659442016-02-11T17:26:10.029-05:002016-02-11T17:26:10.029-05:00"unaged JD Rye first went out for sampling in...<i>"unaged JD Rye first went out for sampling in October of 2012, so hmmm...no, no way this is less than 4 years old."</i><br /><br />OK, I am confused or somehow misreading the post. If this was initially distilled and released around October 2012 as an unaged rye then there is no way it can be <b>more</b> than 4 years old, right? Or did I overlook the sarcafont? For this to be at least 4 years old it would need to be distilled and barreled as early as January 2012 or so. But it was not released as unaged rye until October 2012 unless some of the first distillate they made went into the barrel well before the release in October 2012 of the unaged version. I know age isn't everything but it still has some value in evaluating a whiskey, especially a new one. And if less than 4 years old then wouldn't it also need an age statement? I can never keep up with all the rules! tanstaafl2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02983632392962001316noreply@blogger.com