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If it's barrelled and aged in Texas, then none of that would be true....

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Not necessarily. Barrelled and aged in Texas doesn't mean it wasn't barrelled and aged somewhere else first.

Distill, barrel, and age in Tennessee for 6, 8, 10, 12 years before a TX based NDP buys it, dumps it, and ships it to TX to be rebarrelled, aged for 6 months, then bottled, and sold as "barreled and aged in Texas."

I'm not familiar with Ben Milam, and I don't know if that's at all the case for them, but that's exactly the kind of thing NDPs are notorious for doing with their labeling. Make it 100% true, and totally misleading at the same time.

After looking at their website, it looks like the founder is an entertainment industry PR mogul, and the production itself is handled by a "head brewer", which is an odd title for a whiskey brand whose whiskey is made 1000 miles away, and his write up says absolutely nothing about any kind of whiskey making/blending knowledge or experience whatsoever.

I'm not sure I'd place much stock at all in anything on the label given those tidbits of information. Seems like the whole Texas-based operation is based primarily on branding and hype.

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After a career in media, public relations and entertainment in Austin, TX, Marsha Milam decided to dive headlong into the spirits industry. Specifically, she is the founder of the

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new Milam Distillery.

Ms. Milam has always considered herself a "from the ground up" person. She was the first PR and marketing director for Chuy's restaurants, an Austin-based chain, the co-founder of The Austin Film Festival, the creator of the immensely popular live music series, "KGSR's Unplugged at The Grove." She served as the talent buyer for The County Line BBQ's chain of free music series in San Antonio and El Paso. She also created and produced an acclaimed live music series for 95.9 The Ranch Music in Fort Worth. Most recently, she produced "Ranch Bash," an annual celebration of Texas' country singers and songwriters and Oklahoma's "Red Dirt" country scene. Ranch Bash, now in its 15th year is attended by more than 10,000 folks annually.

All told, Ms. Milam entertains more than 100,000 Texas music fans a year.

Marsha currently sits on the boards of The Austin Film Festival, the Clifford Antone Foundation, the HOPE Outdoor Gallery and H.O.M.E which provides housing assistance to aging musicians.

After having her genealogy traced, she was delighted to discover that she and Ben Milam were in fact first cousin six-times removed. Ben Milam was a hero and martyr of Texas' fight for independence. To honor him, Ms. Milam's goal is to create a whiskey "as authentic as Texas."

MarshaMilamMusic.com

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Jordan Osborne

Head Brewer,Ben Milam Whiskey

Born and raised near Houston, Jordan is a Navy veteran who moved to Durango, CO to pursue a career in the art and science of brewing. Within a year of joining an award-winning

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Colorado brewery, he had risen from a member of the production crew to lead brewer. "My passion for brewing and distilling comes from the creative yet systematic processes involved. It's an exciting and rewarding experience turning raw materials and ingredients into a product that brings people together," he explains.

Colorado was greatwhat's not to like?but by 2016, Jordan was ready for a return to the Lone Star State and ready for a new challenge, which turned out to be Ben Milam Whiskey. "I'm excited by the opportunity to help create some of the finest whiskey in Texas," he says.

"What I love about Ben Milam Whiskey is that we are centered around authenticity, from our founder's direct lineage to Ben, to the quality of our whiskey. We carry this authenticity throughout our company."

When he's not crafting great whiskey, Jordan recharges in the outdoors, indulging a longtime fondness for camping and fly fishing.

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Little Book #2 coming out next month. Kentucky Bourbon blended with 2 Canadian whiskeys. I enjoyed the first one, so I'm interested in giving this a shot.

Stopped by a local shop and lucked into a couple of bottles of Eagle Rare on the shelf tonight for $38 each. Not a bad find! Was talking to the owner and he pulled out a bottle of Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel and asked if I was interested. I'd never heard of it at the time but apparently it's pretty hard to find. Anyone tried it before? He only had one, I may go pick it up tomorrow if he still has it.

Ehhh not a RHF fan personally.

It's something I'd grab a bottle of because it's in a pretty bottle and people are impressed by it if you have one.

Dammit. I feel like a dip***** To be fair I told him I'd leave it for someone that would properly appreciate it and thanked him for the offer.

Oh that's cool. RHF is great, it's higher quality version of Blantons, I think it's similar to Blantons gold

Fall92 said:

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I don't get the love for Blanton's Gold. STFB is great and I do like the SB but the Gold has a dry after taste that I just can't get used to.

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You're going to piss Deats off.

agcrock2005 said:

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Fall92 said:

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I don't get the love for Blanton's Gold. STFB is great and I do like the SB but the Gold has a dry after taste that I just can't get used to.

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You're going to piss Deats off.

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ROFL. I've never had that experience.

Who won the Final 4 at The Republic?

Dropped in today to thank him for his offer and see if he still had it. He sold it this morning but is expecting another bottle on Monday that he will hold. He did have a bottle of Kentucky Owl Rye 11 year but he wanted a pretty penny for it so I passed.

You don't like to hunt do you?

Oh jeez, I thought Third coasts "shelf turds" was more pics of CharlieBrown. I wondering how the **** he has that kind of bourbon at his age.

You wait til this fall. Already have my liquor store in Mississippi picked out.

Don't get me wrong, I'm impressed with what you have. But that kind of collection takes time

CharlieBrown17 said:

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You wait til this fall. Already have my liquor store in Mississippi picked out.

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Lincoln Road?

Nah that's all the way across the state from where I'll be unfortunately

Will stop by as I drive out that way though

You just like it cause there's two ECBP and two EC store picks

CharlieBrown17 said:

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You just like it cause there's two ECBP and two EC store picks

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