by whiskeybreath » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:20 pm
Rip off describes allot of whats going on in the spirits biz nowadaze. Remember when Blanton's had a certain cache about it? So much is just bullshit now. Beam is the greatest fraud ever perpetrated against the drinking public. But my hat is off to them; they marketed themself to convince people to pay top notch prices for the same ol rot-gut they have always put out. Put that punk "Kid Rock" on their advertisments so all of the wiggerz will feel hip tp drink it. I remember when a 4/5th of white label was $5.99, and that was STILL too much. I despise the fact that they got BOTH Old Taylor and the OGD brand. It is obvious they could care less about the OT brand, as it is pure vomit. At least HH prices their brands for what they are worth, at least they are honest about it. I believe Eagle Rare 90 is an improvement over the 101. Sazarac is doing more for the brand than Seagrams did. It has a better flavor even at a lower proof. The whole small batch thing is a big con too. Sorry if I sound really negitive, I don't want to, but what I have returned to sickens me. Old Fitz winding up in the HH stable is another thing that pisses me off too. If distillers aren't interested in either bettering the brand, or returning it to it's former glory, pass it off to another distiller who will. Hats off to Sazarac, they are the only folks out their who seem interested in this approach. And while I never was a Jack Daniels fan, look what Brown-Foreman did to it. Watered it all the way down to 80 proof. And the dummies keep buying it for $20@ 4/5th. Oh well, I really don't care as long as they leave Old Forester alone.