Bull Dogs Pictures
- What You Missed: Long Beach Comic-Con, the Horrors, Disneyland Gay Days, Long Beach Kite Surfers October 5, 2009
- Over the Weekend: Mike Watt at DiPiazza's, Lemon Sun at the Light Gallery, More April 13, 2009
- What You Missed: Steve Aoki, Long Beach Turkey Trot, UnderGround Concert, Thunderbox, Cafe Tacvba, Julian Casablancas November 30, 2009
- Kogi Scheduled to be in Long Beach and O.C. This Weekend October 7, 2009
- Slideshows: The Offspring at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Clues at Detroit Bar, Eagles of Death Metal at the Glass House June 8, 2009
I’m in the booze business and you wouldn’t believe the convoluted and ridiculous laws and regulations we have to deal with…well actually, you’re a lawyer, so you would believe it. And you’re right about the ATF.
With Bourbon, it’s all about the aging in charred oak and the mash-bill which has to be at least 51% but is usually a good bit more. JD uses a different distillation method with the charcoal filtering.
There was a time when Indiana, Virginia, and many other states had thriving Bourbon distilleries. Unfortunately, more and more are going out of business due to lack of demand. And while there are dozens and dozens of Bourbons, there are only just a handful of distilleries. As time goes on, more and more labels will fade with younger customers going for vodka, rum, and specialty cocktails.
The Bourbon trail is a true American treasure and we can all help…one drink at a time.
As an aside, the same thing is happening with Canadian blends. At least one a year disappears. It’s a shame.
