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Death to Spammers!
Posted by bourbonv on 05 Jan 2010 18:50
In order to prevent spammers, I have changed the permissions so that I have to approve new members. I am sorry if this inconviences new members, but I am tired of deleting spam.
New Administrator & New Moderator and Moderator Promotion
Posted by Mark on 09 May 2009 11:50
I have posted this in this thread found here but I also wanted to make an announcement about it as well.
In light of what has happened with a few spammers lately it has become necessary to have a few more eyes and ears out there to help watch out for the site. Besides watching the site for these type of people it's also a way to reward people for their time and dedication to not jsut the site but everything they do for their love of bourbon and friendship.
It is our honor to make BourbonV an Admin on the site!  Also, we are proud to promote Brewer to a Global Moderator and also help us welcome Mozilla as a new Moderator!
Chris and I think that with some changes made, some which will be made and with the help of our staff (who as you know all do this in their own time to help out the community) BourbonEnthusiast will be safer from the exploits of these... Well, I'll put it politely, scumbags. 
Thank you all for your patience and understanding!
Mark and Chris
Problems with search fixed
Posted by Chris on 17 Oct 2008 09:18
It looks like there was a problem with the search not returning older results. I believe it is fixed now. The problem probably there since we upgraded our forum software earlier this year.
Downtime
Posted by Chris on 12 Aug 2008 10:51
It looks like our webhost's junk SQL server had some issues last night and this morning... It looks like things are working again.
Upgraded forum software
Posted by Chris on 16 May 2008 14:03
We upgraded to the latest version of our forum software today...I'm sure there will be some issues from the conversion, if you notice anything, please bear with us and make a post to let us know.. thanks.
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Harrod's Offers $15,000 Rare Cask Cognac
Posted by silverfish on 16 Feb 2010 10:59
from Luxist:
Harrods has just launched the long-awaited offering of Remy Martin's Louis XIII Rare Cask,
comprising a blend of 1,200 ultra-exclusive cognacs aged between 40 and 100 years from a
single cask (above). The rare spirit is expected to sell for about $15,000 a bottle. Featuring
a formidable bouquet of wild mushrooms and woodsy notes followed by full, spicy tones and
notes of gingerbread, wax, nuts and mint, Rare Cask "boasts a presence and density in the
mouth that knows no limit." Each portion of Louis XIII Rare Cask is presented in a black
crystal Baccarat decanter, hand-blown, hand-decorated, individually numbered and housed in
an embellished metal coffret. Every detail of Rare Cask is designed to be a "celebration of
the finest craftsmanship reflecting the pedigree of this incredibly rare and distinctive cognac."
 ...more | Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey
Posted by Charlie Davis on 10 Feb 2010 14:39
I'm proud that my favorite whiskey, Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, has been awarded "Artisan Whiskey of the Year" by Malt Advocate magazine. You can check it out here...
http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/2010/02 ... o-whiskey/...more | Re: Buffalo Trace leaves the Kentucky Distillers Association
Posted by bourbonv on 04 Feb 2010 19:13
Mark Brown was not at yesterday's party being as they were double booked and the Coal Lobby was having a party in the clubhouse. I am sure politicaly that this was the party Mark Brown needed to be at so we were not graced with his presence. However I asked Merrideth Moody about the decision to leave the KDA and received a very well re-hearsed response that is about what they sent Chuck Cowdery and he posted on his blog. I have some suspicions and I think it will all come out in the open soon because I suspect there is going be a law suit or two filed. Keep watch in the papers and it may all come clear....more | Taiwanese Whisky Wins Over Scottish
Posted by silverfish on 27 Jan 2010 09:49
via Luxist
Taiwanese Whisky Wins Over Scottish in Shocking Blind Taste Test Results
In a blind taste test organized as part of Scotland's Burn's Night festivities a
Taiwanese Whisky shocked everyone by coming out as the clear winner over
its Scottish and English rivals.
The contest took place in a hostelry north of Edinburgh and when the results
were announced whisky connoisseur Charles MacLean exclaimed "Oh my God,
is this an April Fools?" The scores tallied up with Taiwan's Kavalan receiving
27.5 points out of a possible 40, with the next place (the premium Scottish
brand Langs) scoring only 22 points. The other competitors were Scotland's
King Robert (20 points), England's St George (15.5 points), and Scotland's
Bruchladdich X4+3 (only 4.5 points out of the possible 40).
Kavalan comes from Taiwan's first distillery, which was built by a firm from
Banffshire, and uses Scottish malt in its production....more | Bourbon Economic impact study
Posted by bourbonv on 18 Jan 2010 21:36
This is from the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Bourbon industry innovating, growing
Posted: 01/18/2010 7:14 AM
Bourbon is one of Kentucky's oldest products, and distillers have always cloaked themselves in nostalgia.
Even a century ago, distillers promoted their whiskey with images of log cabins and white-suited "colonels." Brands included Old Crow and Old Barbee, which was made by a long-gone Woodford County distillery run by my wife's great-grandfather.
Today's brands include Old Forester, Old Fitzgerald and Old Weller. A glass of Pappy Van Winkle is about as good as bourbon gets.
But beneath this antique image is an innovative and growing industry.
The Kentucky Distillers Association last week released its first-ever economic impact study, prepared by University of Louisville economist Paul Coomes. Its findings may surprise some Kentuckians.
While other Kentucky manufacturers cut 20 percent of their jobs over the past decade, distilling employment grew by 6 percent.
Th...more | WhiskyCast Interview with BourbonDrinker.com founder!
Posted by BourbonDrinker on 27 Dec 2009 11:08
If you don't listen to the WhiskyCast, you really ought to. It's probably the single best whisk(e)y news source available today.
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Here's a link to an episode of WhiskyCast where BourbonDrinker.com founder, Devin Zell, is interviewed.
http://www.whiskycast.com/12_2009archive.htm
EPISODE 232: DECEMBER 27, 2009
We close out 2009 with a look at bourbon and beer. Devin Zell of BourbonDrinker.com loves both. He'll share his dual passions with us in this episode, including how he and his friends aged a beer for 9 months in a barrel used for Pappy Van Winkle's 23-year-old bourbon. In the news, new expressions from Berry Brothers & Rudd, the BBC discovers a distillery on the Isle of Lewis, and tasting notes for three top-shelf bourbons in the "What I'm Tasting This Week Department."
Listen to this episode (20:10 , 9.2 MB)
http://www.whiskycast.com/files/WhiskyCast_20091227.mp3...more | Older Isn't Always Better
Posted by Brewer on 02 Dec 2009 10:24
Older Isn't Always Better
Source: New York Times
By ERIC ASIMOV
Dec 2nd
IT'S a token of spirits faith that older is better. Older is certainly different. It's always more expensive. But does aging a spirit necessarily improve it?
I pondered this question after the spirits panel recently tasted 20 bottles of rum that had been aged for at least seven years. The results were unexpectedly disorienting - at first disappointing but ultimately thought-provoking. For the tasting Florence Fabricant and I were joined by Belinda Chang, wine director at the Modern, and Pete Wells, editor of the Dining section.
We thought some of the aged rums were great. We found quite a few that we didn't care for at all. More often than not, though, I found myself wondering what was the point of submitting rum, which can be so distinctively and exuberantly delicious in its youth, to the tempering rigors of barrel aging, which can easily blur identity and character.
I was not alone in my thoughts. Belind...more | Tamdhu Distillery To Close
Posted by silverfish on 22 Nov 2009 08:39
via Luxist:
A classic whisky distillery is being shut down in a cost-cutting measure.
The Edrington Group plans to close the Tamdhu distillery and malting
operations in Aberlour next year resulting in a loss of more than 30 jobs.
The group has decided to concentrate its efforts on its three main brands,
The Macallan, Glenrothes and Highland Park. Another distillery Glenturret
will also remain open. The closure is a response to the economy.
Whisky is still selling well but costs have risen and The Scotsman quotes
Graham Hutcheon, group operations director for Edrington, who said that
the move was done to make sure that the "business is the right size and
shape to support current and future activity levels." Edrington employs
about 2,200 people across the globe and also owns the Famous Grouse and
other brands such as Cutty Sark and Brugal rum. The Tamdhu distillery
opened in the late 1890s and went through several closures over the years
including a long period between 1928 and 1947....more | Dalmore Oculus Fetches Over $40,000
Posted by silverfish on 19 Nov 2009 10:16
via Luxist:
"It didn't set a new world record but it was pretty close. The Dalmore Oculus,
a crystal decanter of a whisky blend using vintages as old as 1868 recently
brought in £27,600 ($46,400) at an auction in Edinburgh. The Dalmore Oculus
was selected from cask 1781, distilled in 1951, some 58 years old. Rare malts
selected from vintages distilled in 1868, 1878, 1922, 1926 and 1939 as well
as a bit of the 64 year old were also added.
Bonhams had put an estimate of £15,000 to 20,000 on the Oculus. Bonhams
has seen a boom in whisky sales. Bloomberg News reports that the company
has sold 98 percent of the lots at its whisky auctions this year. The sale also
included the first section of the collection of WIllard Folsom, a collection of
3,000 bottles. The world record, £29,400 pounds was set two years ago at a
sale in Glasgow for a bottle of Bowmore made by W&J Mutter's in about 1850."...more | Re: Whisky industry honours its 2009 US Icons
Posted by shoshani on 21 Nov 2009 21:16
DeanSheen wrote:Did they list the stunning whiskeys?
I don't mean to dump on HH, I'm just not a big fan and was curious as to what expressions put them at the top of the voting.
Dowling Deluxe BIB and Fighting Cock.
 I have no idea. Probably one or more higher-end expressions of Henry McKenna or Elijah Craig. Or the Parker's Heritage series....more | | |
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