Comments on: Say It Ain’t So

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:37:50 +0000

A chilled glass would smooth it out, but the value of the older stock will only increase if they are maintained unopened.

I’m sure that someone with the appropriate liquor license could be located to handle the entire process.

The Jack Daniels water source is drying up, so these bottles are only going to increase in price, and from reading R. Neal I get a definite impression that the state of Tennessee could really use all the money it can find, including change from the couches in state waiting rooms.

I think the state lege could be convinced to pass a special bill for this “important historic find.”

By: fallenmonk

fallenmonk — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:34:06 +0000

One it is a sin to waster good whiskey and two the cops should auction it off and give the money to a worthy cause. I would imagine this stuff could total up a nice sum.

Steve is correct. If this is as old a 100 years then it is definitely “sipping whiskey” and should not be watered down. Maybe a single cube of ice made from Tennessee spring water but that would be the limit.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:28:52 +0000

Neat! (I mean, yes, I prefer it neat; there is no satisfactory solution for the good stuff… it deserves to be appreciated as-is.)

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:28:54 +0000

Steve, I’m sure that there a lot of patriotic Americans ready to step forward and assist the state with this “problem.” I would venture to guess a bi-partisan commission could be formed to study the solution [or not, if you prefer neat].

It would seem that the world gets stranger with every passing year, Andante. Perhaps it is a collateral consequence of climate change.

By: andante

andante — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:54:01 +0000

I’m not sure which is more sacrilegious – tossing out perfectly good whiskey or letting religious scholars put our Great Omnipotent FSM on their agenda. I promise you – karma shall be a bitch.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:48:16 +0000

You’re absolutely right: it’s a public health issue. How about a slogan: don’t trash the mash!

I’m sure I could dispose of one of those bottles properly. That’s why I don’t usually keep Jack around the house… it’s all too easy to dispose of him. A bottle around Christmas time is my personal limit. Wine and beer are sufficient the rest of the year.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:45:02 +0000

As they point out in the article, a sealed bottle is worth a hell of a lot of money, and seizure in a police raid gives it extra value on the collectors market. Where’s the capitalism when you need it.

By: Mustang Bobby

Mustang Bobby — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:13:32 +0000

Yeah, when I drank, Jack was a very good friend of mine. It’d be a shame to dump it.