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Bourbon and brandy
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Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:55 pmby bourbonv
I have been reading a letter from J R Thomson of Paris and Allen, New York spirit merchants (31 Broad Street for our New York crew) dated 11 January 1870, to E H Taylor Jr. In this letter he discusses the possible extension of the bonding period to two years and how it will hurt the industry and encourage speculation and over production. He also thinks it will lead to a reduction of duties on imported spirits, especially brandy, and that would hurt sales of American whiskey. It is interesting that brandy, not scotch or irish whiskey is seen as the main competition to American bourbon and rye.
Mike Veach
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Fri Dec 23, 2005 1:18 amby Strayed
Nice catch!
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Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:10 pmby bourbonv
Thank you, John.
I thought you would find that interesting.
Nike veach
Posted:
Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:16 pmby bunghole
Strayed wrote:Nice catch!
ima agrees! 8)
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Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:36 pmby bourbonv
Thanks Linn.
It does add to the theory that bourbon was designed to be "Corn Brandy".
Mike Veach
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Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:38 pmby gillmang
Even in Britain the main competition for whisky in this period was brandy, especially Cognac. Brandy was THE spirit and had cachet around the world including America. Hence the sobriquet, Brandy King, bestowed on the American distiller whose image inpired my avatar, even domestic brandy had a huge sale. Whisky in both places had to fight brandy for market share and eventually gained ascendancy - even in France.
Gary