In 1807, Congress got enough of this nonsense and passed the Bottled in Bond Act. This was one of the very first consumer protection acts, and predates the Food and Drug Administration by a goodly margin. This act required that if a distiller wanted to take advantage of this law, that several things must occur. 1) The whiskey must be distilled by one distiller, 2) during a single distillation season, 3) be aged at least four years, and 4) all under the supervision of the US government. This law gives the consumer confidence that the product in the bottle is legitimate whiskey.
Bottled-in-Bond is quickly becoming my go-to house whiskey for mixing with coke. At 100 proof, it holds up well to mixing and it is very inexpensive. Just this morning I was at my local retailers and picked up this 1.75 liter bottle of Evan Williams for under $30.00.
It's pretty good hooch for not a lot of money. Evan Williams is a product of Heaven Hill Distillery our of Louisville and Bardstown, KY. It has a mash bill of 78% corn, 10% rye, and 12% malted barley.
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Glad I don't drink much in Louisiana!! Don't think I could afford to at $3000 per bottle! Lol! I assume you meant $30 per bottle. Haven't tried a Bottled in Bond whiskey before, but I'll give it a try.
$3000.00 a bottle is just a little out of my price range 30.00 is not bad though. I get a A Liter of Wild Turkey here in Montana for a little less than that. Since you forgot the decimal point did you sample it before or after typing the Blog entry? Sorry about your election loss. you sound like you would have been a good sheriff. We just cleaned house in our county sheriff's office Got rid of the sheriff, of course the under-sheriff and the Detention Warden as well.
No, guys, I just missed the decimal point. Happy Hour doesn't start around here for another hour or so.
Wild Turkey sells in liter bottles in Montana? Hereabuts, we get it in 750 ml bottles, or 1.75 liter bottles. In the old days we'd either get a fifth or half gallon. The sizes are close, but the metric system loses a lot of romance. Of course, it's been a long tie since "A four on the floor and a fifth under the seat."
Free market types are always silent about the failures of the market that brought about the intervention of government in ensuring that food and drink don't poison us. Of course, that same government intentionally put poison in whiskey after Prohibition was passed to discourage drinking...
I drink a lot of Evan Williams white label. I tried the black label and it was putrid!!!
30 bucks for a Texas fifth up here in MN sounds about right. 'Course then there is the stinking sin tax on top of that.
Yeah, but that's Bourbon..Too sweet for my tastes.
I like the nice crisp taste of a Rye myself. "Old Overholt" produces a good BIB. that's 100proof. the standars Old Overholt is some mighty Fine sippin' whiskey.
15-18 dollars a bottle.
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