I am not a fan of rye whiskies, just rye bread.

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I am not a fan of rye whiskies, just rye bread. If you're into small batch whiskies, following in the footsteps of microbrews, you might be alarmed to discover where many of them come from.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/30/336584438/why-your-small-batch-whiskey-might-taste-a-lot-like-the-others?ft=1&f=1053

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Steve Johnson said…
I'm beef jerky blogger, and the same thing happens there. Probably 90% of the "artisanal", "old family recipe" brands were made by a factory that churns out jerky for 50 to 100 other small labels.  There are about 20 of these mega jerky factories churning out a thousand or so small brands.
August 22, 2014 at 10:44 AM
Jason ON said…
So much for the small guy.
August 22, 2014 at 12:30 PM
Luigi Buscemi said…
Read this last month. My friends were not happy
August 23, 2014 at 6:39 AM
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