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Templeton Rye...yes, please!

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brother bob

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Ok, for starters, I have only read posts on Templeton Rye but never really experienced this for myself until Saturday night.

My wife and I were visiting family and friends this weekend in (cough cough) Nebraska and ended up at the Chicken Coup in Grand Island. My wife seen the bottle of Templeton Rye on the shelf and said something to me knowing that I had read posts about it on cyclonefanatic in the past.

We talked with the group we were with and told them a little of the history of the Rye. Of course none of them are real hard liquor fans but were all in and we ordered up.

When our waitress brought it out - which was all 'on the rocks' it was all the rage! We sipped, laughed and had a blast. All in all it was AWESOME!

My wife told me after sipping on mine for a bit told me that she could really drink this. I about fell off my chair since she does not drink the hard stuff either.

Thanks to my fellow fanatics for posting in the past about the Templeton Rye!
 
Last summer, I had the moonshine Templeton. It was really good. Really wish I would have gotten my hands on more of it.
 
I must have a diff vintage of it. Got a bottle 2 years ago, I was just not impressed. There it sits, maybe it will mellow out with age.
 
Live Templeton Rye. Four years back, I believe it was only available in Iowa, California and New York or something like that.

I was in Sacramento on work for a meeting. Picked up a bottle and about 12 of us sat in the hotel lobby drinking it. They were all hooked. Even the women that said they hated whiskey were drinking it down.
 
It's decent whiskey, but I don't get the overwhelming thrill over it. It's only bottled in Iowa. They purchase blended whiskey from a wholesaler, whose name escapes me at the moment.
 
brianhos said:
I must have a diff vintage of it. Got a bottle 2 years ago, I was just not impressed. There it sits, maybe it will mellow out with age.
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There are multiple bootleg stills in Templeton. It's a small town but I think literally almost everyone has a still. So it depends likely on the source.

I get a regular supply of the bootleg stuff from the same source and I notice a pretty varied experience. I've never had any that's bad, but it varies from amazing to "yeah I don't feel bad mixing this with coke."

I imagine the quality control of the bootleg stuff isn't nearly as consistent.

Honestly the whole TR craze has kind of worn off for me. I still drink the bootleg stuff since it's good and I get a free 175 from my source anytime I'm home. If I was spending money I'd probably use it on a good bottle of scotch.
 
I think its an OK product but its not made in Iowa. As someone who grew up a few minutes from Templeton, that is bugging me more and more.
 
For those bugged from the 'made in Iowa' thing...Try Cedar Ridge. 100% Iowa made. I know this from personal experience, I went and brewed with them one day. Start to finish happens just off highway 965 in Swisher, Iowa. They're expanding to be the largest Iowa distiller ever.
 
00clone said:
For those bugged from the 'made in Iowa' thing...Try Cedar Ridge. 100% Iowa made. I know this from personal experience, I went and brewed with them one day. Start to finish happens just off highway 965 in Swisher, Iowa. They're expanding to be the largest Iowa distiller ever.
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The product they sell in stores is also superior to the TR in stores IMO.

I'm pretty sure they're both Hoks though
 
MLawrence said:
Really? That's kind of a shame.
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Yeah, at first, I kind of gave them a pass in saying it was 'from templeton'...thinking that if they were just getting off the ground and wanted to go the contract route to get them on their feet....but it's gone on long enough that if they wanted to do it, they could have. It's just slick marketing and a smoke show that it's "from Templeton" other than the bottling operation.

*edit: Let me be clear...if you like their product, drink away...my only point on it is that if you're doing it because it's a 'local' product...make sure you know the story. I kind of soured on it when I felt like I fell for the marketing gimmick.
 
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GrindingAway said:
The product they sell in stores is also superior to the TR in stores IMO.

I'm pretty sure they're both Hoks though
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OK, I guess I have better things to do in life than figure out who's a "hok" and try and boycott them. :rolleyes:

Also, what do you mean by "both"? Since I know some of the leadership, I could see someone defining the leadership as one person, or 3 people, but not 2.
 
00clone said:
OK, I guess I have better things to do in life than figure out who's a "hok" and try and boycott them. :rolleyes:

Also, what do you mean by "both"? Since I know some of the leadership, I could see someone defining the leadership as one person, or 3 people, but not 2.
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I agree if they make good whiskey drink it. My buy local energy is just higher for Cyclones

I meant both companies
 
00clone said:
For those bugged from the 'made in Iowa' thing...Try Cedar Ridge. 100% Iowa made. I know this from personal experience, I went and brewed with them one day. Start to finish happens just off highway 965 in Swisher, Iowa. They're expanding to be the largest Iowa distiller ever.
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Bingo. I have given Cedar Ridge whiskey as gifts to business clients and have gotten all good reviews on it. I drink whiskey occasionally and I like it.
 
theantiAIRBHG said:
I don't understand the love fest with TR. Cedar Ridge or Buffalo Trace is much, much better IMO
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It was a great marketing campaign back in the day, that's all. The limited availability in stores mixed with a story of prohibition era mobsters created buzz.

Personally, I like Cody Road Rye Whiskey out of Le Claire a lot better than TR.
 
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