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Old news. Plus, most of Ky's Bourbon is foreign-owned.

 

Exceptions: Heaven Hill and Willett locally in Bardstown. I think Woodford Reserve also is, but I could be wrong.

 

Beam, Maker's, Four Roses are all foreign-owned and have been for a long time.

 

In other words, the outrage ship sailed decades ago and none of us were on it.

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Jim Beam was owned by Chicago-based Fortune Brands until it was spun off a couple of years ago.

 

A buyout like this is probably what the Fortune Brands thought would happen when Beam went independent.

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Who said anything about outrage.

 

I hadn't seen it posted, so I posted it.

 

When this first went into the news cycle a month or so ago Facebook was lit up with people outraged at the thought of the Japanese buying their "All-American" Bourbon. Seemed like this was more of the same.

 

For the record, Jim Beam is terrible. They can have it, for all I care. Besides, the jobs are still in Ky. Can't make Bourbon in Japan.

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When this first went into the news cycle a month or so ago Facebook was lit up with people outraged at the thought of the Japanese buying their "All-American" Bourbon. Seemed like this was more of the same.

 

For the record, Jim Beam is terrible. They can have it, for all I care. Besides, the jobs are still in Ky. Can't make Bourbon in Japan.

 

#1 selling bourbon in the world. Must not be that bad.

:D

Posted
Old news. Plus, most of Ky's Bourbon is foreign-owned.

 

Exceptions: Heaven Hill and Willett locally in Bardstown. I think Woodford Reserve also is, but I could be wrong.

 

Beam, Maker's, Four Roses are all foreign-owned and have been for a long time.

 

In other words, the outrage ship sailed decades ago and none of us were on it.

 

Is the group that owns Buffalo Trace and a few other I cannot think of located somewhere in the US? I think they own Blanton's also.

 

Woodford Reserved I believe is owned by Brown Forman. Brown Forman has another bourbon but I cannot think of the name.

 

Guru likes Benchmark Bourbon, I cannot think who owns the brand, maybe the same as owns Buffalo Trace???

 

I believe Pappy is US owned also.

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If memory serves correct, Makers was sold by the Samuels family to a holding company that eventually became Allied Dolmec (something like that) out of England. The sold the brand to Fortune I believe.

Posted
When this first went into the news cycle a month or so ago Facebook was lit up with people outraged at the thought of the Japanese buying their "All-American" Bourbon. Seemed like this was more of the same.

 

For the record, Jim Beam is terrible. They can have it, for all I care. Besides, the jobs are still in Ky. Can't make Bourbon in Japan.

 

Booker's isn't.

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Is the group that owns Buffalo Trace and a few other I cannot think of located somewhere in the US? I think they own Blanton's also.

 

Woodford Reserved I believe is owned by Brown Forman. Brown Forman has another bourbon but I cannot think of the name.

 

Guru likes Benchmark Bourbon, I cannot think who owns the brand, maybe the same as owns Buffalo Trace???

 

I believe Pappy is US owned also.

 

Pappy and Buffalo Trace are owned by the same. Pappy is distilled at Buffalo Trace.

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Lone exception. It's still rough as a sipping whiskey — needs some ice/water to cut the proof.

 

Isn't Booker's part of the Beam Small Batch collection with Knob Creek, Basil Hayden, Bakers an maybe another one? I believe you are correct, that Bookers has the strongest proof.

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