Archive for the ‘Demand’ Category

Bourbon barrel shortage to last two years, distillers warn

A shortfall in the amount of lumber delivered to cooperages over the past six months has heavily impacted the number of new American oak barrels available to distilleries. Bourbon barrel shortage to last two years, distillers warn.

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Buffalo Trace is about “100,000 barrels short” of where it needs to be

Buffalo Trace is about “100,000 barrels short” of where it needs to be. In May the brand warned of a Bourbon shortage as it struggles to keep up with demand and sent out a reminder of that warning in August as demand continues to outweigh supply.

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Company Wants To Drill For Whiskey Lost In Arctic

Master Blender Says Whiskey Should Taste As It Did 100 Years Ago A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica’s ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whiskey that has been on the rocks since a century ago. The drillers will be trying to reach two crates of McKinlay and […]

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Iowa rye whiskey’s popularity places demand on maker

Ask Brian Duax about Iowa’s best-known, least-available whiskey, and one of the first phrases to spout from his lips is “a pain in the ass.” Duax, co-owner of Central City Liquors in Des Moines, said he gets an average of 30 to 35 phone calls a day inquiring about Templeton Rye, a three-year-old whiskey brand […]

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Knob Creek – Stock up!

So if you have been following my Twitter feed you know about the current state of the stock on Knob Creek. If you haven’t been reading it here is more info on what happened with Knob Creek. When I checked my email today I saw an email from Knob Creek with the subject of: “Thanks […]

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