tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post6107844639197821497..comments2024-03-06T21:06:39.726-05:00Comments on The Coopered Tot: Old Ren Bonded Bourbon: An Antique And Delicious Mystery That Ranges From Chicagoland To The Ohio River To A Texas Tiki Bar And Back.NewYorkJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-48312797944362491602018-04-08T07:09:22.754-04:002018-04-08T07:09:22.754-04:00here are silent auctions where you are free to wri...here are silent auctions where you are free to write down a price you are willing to pay and other people will write down their prices on the same piece of paper and after a specified time <a href="https://veryimportantlot.com/en" rel="nofollow">buying antiques</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984627762049882424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-61521946731857682522016-06-01T22:40:37.902-04:002016-06-01T22:40:37.902-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145573112403037015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-4449618425396743322015-10-02T10:42:57.999-04:002015-10-02T10:42:57.999-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805339763241989977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-59333525119356355952013-11-16T22:40:51.201-05:002013-11-16T22:40:51.201-05:00Absolutely. I'll take one against a white bac...Absolutely. I'll take one against a white background tomorrow and I'll e-mail it to you. I'm not sure of your address (tried to follow your profile and didn't see it). My e-mail address is josh[at]cooperedtot.com. Let me know where to put it.NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-81523008921456713782013-11-16T08:27:27.306-05:002013-11-16T08:27:27.306-05:00Do you have a small picture of a bottle of "O...Do you have a small picture of a bottle of "Old Ren" which we can include in our MagicPedia article on Ren Clark?Joseph P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10696554392547354373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-89670014614449859032013-11-14T08:08:59.445-05:002013-11-14T08:08:59.445-05:00Thanks, Eric. It's definitely unusual to enco...Thanks, Eric. It's definitely unusual to encounter a bourbon where every aspect of it is a mystery. The whiskey world is deep and wide and has many secrets. But it's amazing how when you start digging you find a densely interconnected web. I was surprised to find that Graham Distillery went back as far as the mid-19th century. I was surprised to find that it appears to have survived Prohibition, at least in some form. I was surprised, most definitely, that its bourbon was extremely good. I'm not as surprised, but of course I hoped, that it's character is quite different from other bourbons I've tried. <br /><br />As for the web of connections - I propose we play a variation of the Kevin Bacon game called "The Sam Bronfman" game. The challenge: can you connect any whiskey within 6 degrees of separation to legendary Seagrams CEO Sam Bronfman. Old Ren is easy via the Squibb bottling plant when ended up in Schenley which had been bought by Sam Bronfman's Seagrams. But the Graham Distilling Angle is an island away from the archipelago. It appears to have been family owned and its later history is just a mystery until it just disappeared. If anyone knows or has leads on the post-Repeal story of Graham Distillery and what its brands may have been I'd love to hear it.. NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-4042609690089350842013-11-13T10:46:05.137-05:002013-11-13T10:46:05.137-05:00Fantastic article Mr. Feldman!! Like Peter's p...Fantastic article Mr. Feldman!! Like Peter's post, learning the history, personalities and other miscellaneous details brings life to the liquid! I appreciate all the digging it took to put this together!<br /><br />Eric S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-65436005587398751072013-11-11T20:58:11.496-05:002013-11-11T20:58:11.496-05:00Yes - I need that outfit. That's for sure. I...Yes - I need that outfit. That's for sure. I kept thinking what a fun guy Ren Clark would have been to hang out with. Yes - it made me fantasize about my own promotion whisky bottling. But we see people doing that. Josh Hatton and Jewmalt boys just did a Heaven Hill Bottle. Belgian Auchentoshan obsessed super hero and Star Wars insane maniac not only went to the planet of Tatouine to rebuild the Lars Homestead. He then issued a whisky bottling with a single cask of 20 yo Bruichladdich (and is doing a second one with - wait for it - Auchentoshan.): <a href="http://www.whiskyintelligence.com/2013/08/save-the-lars-whisky-vignettes-moments-in-whisky/" rel="nofollow">http://www.whiskyintelligence.com/2013/08/save-the-lars-whisky-vignettes-moments-in-whisky/</a>NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-83536654591183824622013-11-11T20:49:52.551-05:002013-11-11T20:49:52.551-05:00Amazing post! Josh I could totally see you pursui...Amazing post! Josh I could totally see you pursuing your retirement as a traveling exotic magician (note to self - buying you one of those hats for xmas). Why don't people do promotional whiskey anymore? We should do a fake bottle promoting something ridiculous. Like "Tea Party Bourbon" with pictures of Ted Cruz photoshopped in a Dr Seuss outfit. In all seriousness love this depth of inquiry and how it all relates to an awesome old hooch! Keep up the great work. SmokyBeasthttp://www.smokybeast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-11298563938674718742013-11-11T19:48:58.999-05:002013-11-11T19:48:58.999-05:00Peter. It's not lately. I've been going ...Peter. It's not lately. I've been going to The Casks blog for back story on whiskies for years and you know it. You love the stories and do a great job of researching and presenting them. This Old Ren whiskey was obviously a massive story waiting to be told. I'm just very lucky that Ren Clark was the amazing celebrity that he was - which made him easy to find (mainly thanks to great information presenting people like Joe P. who wrote the comment above who is part of a great repository of history of magicians.)NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-43177852556557486282013-11-11T19:44:39.600-05:002013-11-11T19:44:39.600-05:00Joe P., what an honor and a pleasure you dropped b...Joe P., what an honor and a pleasure you dropped by. Without the MagicPedia I never whould have found Ren Clark or that rich vein of his celebrty. To have anything to add to the excellent MagicPedia completely makes my day!NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-79996178361153295162013-11-11T19:02:57.346-05:002013-11-11T19:02:57.346-05:00Glad MagicPedia was helpful. We will have to updat...Glad MagicPedia was helpful. We will have to update his bio with this info.<br /><br />Joe P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-31121549667064632932013-11-11T18:58:18.203-05:002013-11-11T18:58:18.203-05:00WOW. Awesome story, JGF! Lately, I've been mor...WOW. Awesome story, JGF! Lately, I've been more excited by the stories behind the whiskies than the whiskies themselves. Sounds like this one definitely lived up to its history and all the research, thanks!Peterhttp://thecasks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-3492486568835274732013-11-11T17:52:41.553-05:002013-11-11T17:52:41.553-05:00Thanks, Jan! I certainly did. This was an absorb...Thanks, Jan! I certainly did. This was an absorbing case.NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-20951546183320119312013-11-11T17:45:44.835-05:002013-11-11T17:45:44.835-05:00Very Nice Story Joshua. You put a lot of research ...Very Nice Story Joshua. You put a lot of research in this one. Thanks for reviewing!<br />Cheers!<br />JanJan van den Endehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.com