Monday, December 3, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Historic Whiskey May Be Poured Down the Drain for Being Sold Without a License
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Here's a sobering thought: Hundreds of bottles of Jack Daniel's whiskey, some of it almost 100 years old, may be unceremoniously poured down a drain because authorities suspect it was being sold by someone without a license.
Officials seized 2,400 bottles late last month during warehouse raids in Nashville and Lynchburg, the southern Tennessee town where the whiskey is distilled.
"Punish the person, not the whiskey," said an outraged Kyle MacDonald, 28, a Jack Daniel's drinker from British Columbia who promotes the whiskey on his blog. "Jack never did anything wrong, and the whiskey itself is innocent."
Investigators are also looking into whether some of the bottles had been stolen from the distillery. No one has been arrested.
Authorities are still determining how much of the liquor will be disposed of, and how much can be sold at auction.
Tennessee law requires officials to destroy whiskey that cannot be sold legally in the state, such as bottles designed for sale overseas and those with broken seals.
"We'd pour it out," said Danielle Elks, executive director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
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The estimated value of the liquor is $1 million, possibly driven up by the value of the antique bottles, which range from 3-liter bottles to half-pints.
One seized bottle dates to 1914, with its seal unbroken. Elks said it is worth $10,000 on the collectors market. Investigators are looking into whether the liquor was being sold for the value of the bottles rather than the whiskey.
"Someone was making a great deal of profit," she said.
Tennessee whiskeys age in charred white oak barrels, but the maturing process that gives them character mostly stops when it is bottled. A bottled whiskey can deteriorate over a long period of time, especially if it is opened or exposed to sunlight and heat.
Christopher Carlsson, a spirits connoisseur and collector in Rochester, N.Y., said old vintages of whiskey in their original containers are highly prized.
"A lot of these bottles are priceless," he said. "It's like having a rare painting. It's heavily collected."
The raids, prompted by a tip, were conducted at two warehouses and a home in Lynchburg, about 65 miles southeast of Nashville. Another raid was at a Nashville hotel room where drinks were being served and bottles were being sold.
For now, the whiskey is being stored in a Nashville vault.
Elks acknowledged that pouring out the whiskey would not be a happy hour for her.
"It'd kill me," she said.
Officials seized 2,400 bottles late last month during warehouse raids in Nashville and Lynchburg, the southern Tennessee town where the whiskey is distilled.
"Punish the person, not the whiskey," said an outraged Kyle MacDonald, 28, a Jack Daniel's drinker from British Columbia who promotes the whiskey on his blog. "Jack never did anything wrong, and the whiskey itself is innocent."
Investigators are also looking into whether some of the bottles had been stolen from the distillery. No one has been arrested.
Authorities are still determining how much of the liquor will be disposed of, and how much can be sold at auction.
Tennessee law requires officials to destroy whiskey that cannot be sold legally in the state, such as bottles designed for sale overseas and those with broken seals.
"We'd pour it out," said Danielle Elks, executive director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
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The estimated value of the liquor is $1 million, possibly driven up by the value of the antique bottles, which range from 3-liter bottles to half-pints.
One seized bottle dates to 1914, with its seal unbroken. Elks said it is worth $10,000 on the collectors market. Investigators are looking into whether the liquor was being sold for the value of the bottles rather than the whiskey.
"Someone was making a great deal of profit," she said.
Tennessee whiskeys age in charred white oak barrels, but the maturing process that gives them character mostly stops when it is bottled. A bottled whiskey can deteriorate over a long period of time, especially if it is opened or exposed to sunlight and heat.
Christopher Carlsson, a spirits connoisseur and collector in Rochester, N.Y., said old vintages of whiskey in their original containers are highly prized.
"A lot of these bottles are priceless," he said. "It's like having a rare painting. It's heavily collected."
The raids, prompted by a tip, were conducted at two warehouses and a home in Lynchburg, about 65 miles southeast of Nashville. Another raid was at a Nashville hotel room where drinks were being served and bottles were being sold.
For now, the whiskey is being stored in a Nashville vault.
Elks acknowledged that pouring out the whiskey would not be a happy hour for her.
"It'd kill me," she said.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Concentration
How do you read this thing? I think I have to call randy or ken to see if this in inches or centimeters
Friday, October 5, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Sprouts Funnel Cloud Near Downtown Buffalo
By John F. Bonfatti - News Staff Reporter Updated: 09/28/07 4:10 PM At least one funnel cloud was spotted over downtown Buffalo this morning as a swift-moving front rolled across the region.
The tightly-coiled funnel appeared near Buffalo harbor, then moved in and appeared to dissipate as it headed toward City Hall, said attorney Mark J. Mahoney, who said he witnessed the cloud from his office on the 15th floor of the Statler Building.
"It was much more organized when it was over the lake," he said. "It looked like it moved over City Hall."
Mahoney said the funnel cloud did not come close to touching either the water or the land.
"It looked like it was several hundred feet above the ground, certainly higher up than the top of City Hall," he said.
Technically, funnel clouds that touch bodies of water are water spouts, while those that touch land are tornadoes.
National Weather Service meteorologist Tony Ansuini said conditions were favorable toward the formation of funnel clouds this morning.
"The air mass coming across the area had some pretty cold air aloft," he said. "And as it was coming across the still relatively warm waters of the lake, it certainly could" develop funnel clouds.
There were no immediate reports that the funnel touched down.
"It was much more organized when it was over the lake," he said. "It looked like it moved over City Hall."
Mahoney said the funnel cloud did not come close to touching either the water or the land.
"It looked like it was several hundred feet above the ground, certainly higher up than the top of City Hall," he said.
Technically, funnel clouds that touch bodies of water are water spouts, while those that touch land are tornadoes.
National Weather Service meteorologist Tony Ansuini said conditions were favorable toward the formation of funnel clouds this morning.
"The air mass coming across the area had some pretty cold air aloft," he said. "And as it was coming across the still relatively warm waters of the lake, it certainly could" develop funnel clouds.
There were no immediate reports that the funnel touched down.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
High School Prom
We were dared to dress like two women at our prom so we did it was funny to see everyones face's
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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