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Lusty Claw Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
January 23, 2018 (edited September 26, 2021)
Sadly this gets advertised as "Kentucky bourbon" when it is sourced from and bottled not in Kentucky.
This is the worst of the current "designer bourbon" craze, massively hyped in gaudy packaging and sold to the unwitting rubes as a "genuine traditional" bourbon. They could have just as well added "small batch" as another meaningless hype term or "extra aged" as well. My info tells me it is sourced from MGP, making it majority or entirely "Indiana" and not Kentucky juice and bottled in a rum plant in Florida. Apparently "passing through" Kentucky is enough now to make claim of being from Kentucky. Don't be fooled. Typically this will be massively overpriced for what it is and a single star may still be too generous.
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To me, this is where the Patriotism/Bourbon fad jumped the shark. Gaudy, overpriced, preying on honest non-Bourbon folks looking for gifts and whiskey newbies. I also totally understand the 1 star rating. I gave the same mark to Templeton Rye, despite the fact that their product is quite good. It’s not the BS Story, it’s the sticking to it even after you’ve been caught. Plus the whole “added mystery flavoring” that makes it taste just like what old Al (Capone) drank. Sure.
Paul I think you "get it" as for the stars, I'm relatively not concerned, the idea behind it is as you say "disingenuous" making it a product I would discourage anyone from throwing money at. The fact you can buy a fantastic bottle like Bakers for about that same coin shows how ridiculous it is to even contemplate Lusty Caw.
It’s was bad but not 1 Star bad. I agree though, this stuff is disingenuous and overpriced and overhyped
Not the craw, the CRAW! The Rusty Craw!
Hell I’d buy a bottle just for the name. 😊