There was a hearing on Monday.
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"Sales of American whiskey, including Kentucky bourbon, fell by a little less than 1%, to $5.1 billion, according to the industry organization."
I've seen the operation. It's impressive. And, most of all, legal.
Unicorn Auctions and companies like it have cracked the code and brought the secondary into the light.
So, the USA can demand restitution from Great Britain, France, and Spain?
Which is another way of saying most of the pain will be felt by small producers and new producers. BF, HH, Suntory, and Saz will be just fine.
I have been writing about the end of the bourbon boom and consequent excess supply issue for the better part of the last two years. News like Saturday's Beam announcement has people suddenly paying attention. Here's some perspective.
chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2025/04/how-...
As one does.
(Garcia is a Chicago-area representative, but I am not in his district. My rep, Jan Schakowsky, is also retiring and hasn't tried to name her successor the way Garcia did.)
Insider politics is a perennial problem in Illinois and especially in Chicago. It's so typical, so expected, Garcia probably didn't hesitate. (You MAGA-types can STFU, because you would disenfranchise most of the country if you had your way.) One good way to promote democracy is by practicing it.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is right in her criticism of Rep. Chuy Garcia. "Americans bled and died to secure the right to elect their leaders. We can’t expect to be taken seriously in the fight for free and fair elections if we turn a blind eye to election denial on our side of the aisle.”
Nothing in any of the books prepared me for this version of the Talamasca, although the Mayfair story tells of some rogue members who made a lot of trouble, and all of the books indicate the organization has almost limitless reach and resources. Now, in episode 3, they've revealed the MacGuffin.
If expansion makes the Big 10 more competitive, maybe instead of Ohio State and Michigan dominating every year it will be Ohio State and someone else.
Asking Trump about running in 2028 just plays into his hands, giving him a chance to do his favorite thing, which is to say something inflammatory but meaningless.
As you notice news stories about a possible sale of Four Roses, remember they are all based on the same Financial Times story which was itself based on two anonymous sources "with knowledge." Kirin hasn't confirmed anything.
Gallo, maybe?
Well said, Minion.
