Buffalo Trace Releases the 2007 Antique Collection
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Posted on October 3, 2007 | Permalink
Posted on October 3, 2007 | Permalink
By Lane Casteix
Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky recently released the 2007 Antique Collection. The following is from their press release. (Oh yeah, and SPAR designed the packages.)
The collection this year will feature five limited-release whiskies of various ages, recipes and proofs. This is what whisky lovers can expect:
Sazerac Rye 18 Year Old
Two time winner of the "American Whiskey of the Year" award, the whiskey for the 2007 release has been aging in Warehouse K on the first floor. The first floor enables the barrels to age slowly and gracefully. This vintage has the same mature spicy taste as years past.
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old
These barrels were distilled in the spring of 1988 and have been aging in Warehouse C. This bourbon was actually 19 years old at the time of bottling giving it a delicate body with a dry woody finish.
George T. Stagg
This vintage of George T. Stagg was found on the first floor of Warehouse I. This bourbon was distilled back in the spring of 1992 and weighs in at a healthy 144.8 proof-the strongest ever! This whiskey is big and rich and not for the faint of heart!
William Larue Weller
William Larue Weller is the Antique Collection's uncut, unfiltered wheat recipe bourbon. The barrels were aged 10 years on the ninth floor of Warehouse I. This year's William Larue Weller registers at 117.9 proof. It tastes of sweet molasses with a hint of cinnamon.
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac
Handy is the newest addition to the Antique Collection. It is an uncut and unfiltered straight rye whiskey. The barrels were aged six years and five months on the fifth floor of Warehouse L with a proof of 134.8. It's very flavorful with bold allspice and a hint of sweet ginger.
The Antique Collection continues to be greatly anticipated by whiskey fans and grows in popularity each year. Last year's show-stopper was the newly introduced Thomas H. Handy Sazerac uncut and unfiltered straight rye whiskey which flew off store shelves in a matter of weeks. All the whiskies of the Antique Collection are a limited release and a new vintage each year.
"It is our extreme pleasure to offer these rare and unique whiskeys. We are very proud of all the whiskeys we produce here at Buffalo Trace and these are some of the best," said Kris Comstock, Bourbon Brand Manager of Buffalo Trace Distillery.
The Antique Collection will be available in late October. For more information visit GreatBourbon.com or contact Kris Comstock at kcomstock@buffalotrace.com or (502) 696-5936.
"Mad Men" - The Review II
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Posted on October 9, 2007 | Permalink
Posted on October 9, 2007 | Permalink
By Lane Casteix
Okay, I admit it. I am addicted!
What is Don Draper's secret? Why did his half brother commit suicide. Will Peggy break through the glass ceiling and become a star copywriter? Will Pete climb the corporate ladder or be crushed? Will Roger self-destruct? Will Betty find ultimate fulfillment romancing her Maytag? Gads!
Read all about it here.
"Mad Men" - The Addiction
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Posted on October 16, 2007 | Permalink
Posted on October 16, 2007 | Permalink
By Lane Casteix
Okay, this is getting serious. AdRants is running a Mad Men contest. The winner gets a coffee table book of 1960's advertisements and - AND - a genuine Mad Men martini shaker. You only have to name the episode that Roger had vodka in his morning milk.
I entered. It was number 7, BTW.
"Mad Men" - The Season Finale
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Posted on October 19, 2007 | Permalink
Posted on October 19, 2007 | Permalink
By Lane Casteix
The bad news is the season is over. The good news is it was received well enough it will be coming back. The bad news (again) is it is not coming back until the summer of 2008! Now I will suffer withdrawal!
When this series first started I wrote about it very cautiously and even came down rather hard on the opening episode. I have since warmed to it and even have become addicted to it. It is the one show I actually go out of may way to arrange my schedule to watch and when I can't it gets recorded. I also like "The Dog Whisperer" but haven't yet recorded missed episodes. This is a big deal for me, as I do not watch any other regularly scheduled programing on TV!
The series is quite well done and written. Yes, it has some technical flaws, some of which were mentioned in previous posts. I have warmed to the characters and their human failings, which, considering the outstanding writing, is easy to do.
The season finale left you hanging with enough loose ends so you will be drawn back for season two just to find out what happened. Will Don Draper, now that he has realized what he has in his family, quit sleeping around? Has Betty taken the kids and left Don now that she "knows" he has been unfaithful? Will Rachael, who obviously loves Don, yet at the same time hates his values, return from her European trip and stir the pot? Will Peggy, newly broken through the glass ceiling to junior copywriter, become a working single mom or put her baby up for adoption? (If you missed the last show, she delivered a baby she did not realize she was carrying - denial?) And poor Pete Campbell, is he the father of Peggy's child? Will he really be forced to accept Peggy as copywriter on his father-in-law's Clearasil account?
The best part of the last episode was Don's presentation for the Kodak account and the Carousel projector. That alone was worth watching the episode. It was the catalyst that made him realize the value of his family and how he had put that at risk with his carousing. It was moving and so well done we wish we could present like that.
