re: Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory Distillery in Indiana

On another note, we now have 2-3 real craft distilleries making rum and whiskey in Louisiana.

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On another note, we now have 2-3 real craft distilleries making rum and whiskey in Louisiana.

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yep! Donner-Peltier make a really good rum. They have whiskey aging too.

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The speaker was a former manager of the Tito's brand who left because "they haven't distiller a drop in years". They buy and bottle.

My jaw dropped but after thinking, I'm not surprised.

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Our show has been working with Tito's for a number of years now and I thought I knew this was patently false, so I reached out to Tito's corporate and sent them the link to this whole thread.

Here is the response: “Obviously, some people have been delivered some poor information concerning Tito’s Handmade Vodka. I can assure you that Tito’s Handmade Vodka is 100% Distilled and Bottled at the Mockingbird Distillery in Austin, Texas and they do not buy a drop of liquor from anyone at any stage of distillation. The distillery is celebrating its 17th year of continuous production this year. It is 6 times pot distilled and made from 100% American Yellow Corn. No “manager” has left Tito’s Handmade Vodka so the claim that a “Manager stated that they haven’t distilled a drop in years” is completely false. In fact, the distillery is adding more pot stills to make more of their high quality, American made brand.”

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I don't want no Canadian whiskey

Hah. This whole Tito's micro-dustup reminds me of an iconic #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. commercial, way back when NASCAR commercials were actually funny -- and people actually watched NASCAR Sorry for the lo-rez

(the irony is that later on he actually *did* change his number)

Well that conflicts what I said. I'm going to do some digging and find the name of the Tito employee.

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Here is the response: “Obviously, some people have been delivered some poor information concerning Tito’s Handmade Vodka. I can assure you that Tito’s Handmade Vodka is 100% Distilled and Bottled at the Mockingbird Distillery in Austin, Texas and they do not buy a drop of liquor from anyone at any stage of distillation. The distillery is celebrating its 17th year of continuous production this year. It is 6 times pot distilled and made from 100% American Yellow Corn. No “manager” has left Tito’s Handmade Vodka so the claim that a “Manager stated that they haven’t distilled a drop in years” is completely false. In fact, the distillery is adding more pot stills to make more of their high quality, American made brand.”

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If you purchase neutral grain spirits (190 proof corn ethanol in Tito's case) and distill it 6 times through a pot still the statement above remains valid. Note, "liquor" does not mean neutral grain spirit.

ETA: here's an article exposing Tito's in Forbes: LINK

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Bulliet Rye is distilled by MGP, Bulliet Bourbon by Four Roses. It isnt just where its distilled. That is in fact a pretty small part of it. Age and location of aging probably plays just as big a part. Bulliet is aged at Stitzel Weller which is considered some of the hallowed grounds of whiskey aging. Just finding another MGP rye isnt going to mean it tastes like Bulliet.

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Good to know. I rather enjoy Bulleit.

Whiskey mostly tastes all the same to me. I usually buy Rittenhouse Rye but Old Overholt or whatever would be just as good I'm sure.