hey Major, you got to slow down on your Makers Mark

**feeshrman** · 02-13-2013, 04:56 PM

Hey ATM, their marketing people are totally missing the big picture. Thing is people want what they can't have, it's always been that way and always will. Example, i know theirs a lot of people on here old enough to remember when you couldn't buy Coors beer in the eastern U.S. Well everybody went crazy over it, people bootlegged it,heck it even inspired one of the greatest movies of all time, Smokey and The Bandit. The Coors Brewing Co. Couldn't buy the kind of publicity that was GIVEN to them. How many people still drink Coors today because of that, countless. I think Makers Mark is about to miss out on a golden opportunity. They will keep a customer base but a lot of dedicated customers will explore other varieties which is exactly what they were trying to prevent. JMO

**Cray** · 02-13-2013, 06:39 PM

Read the article on net about this. Old CEO is taking blame because his son is running things now. They were bought out by the Beam Corp or something like that. In the article they said Jack Daniels went from 86 to 84 and upset a lot of people some years ago yet they never changed back. It was a pretty interesting article about how the premium bourbon makers with the exception of a couple of brands are all running short because of increased demand in the last couple of years.

Old enough to remember the Coors deal. In 1981 was working for Ryder truck rental. Had a tractor trailer pull up on fuel island. Driver gets out and next thing you know whole thing is surrounded by Federal guys, FBI and ATF. They bust seal on trailer and it was full of Coors. Driver was out of NC and had made a delivery out west and I guess decided to make some quick money and loaded her up.. They hauled him,tractor and trailer off and we never saw any of it again. One agent told me the first thing they would get him on was federal tax not paid then work from there. In NC at the time people were paying 10.00 a 6 pack for it. Grew up with it in Oklahoma and never saw the attraction. Never liked it myself.

**MO' MONEY** · 02-13-2013, 08:40 PM

Tastes terrible... Like licking a penny...

**hunter7711** · 02-13-2013, 08:46 PM

I bought a couple of gallons today of the old stuff. I like it the best but won't buy the watered down stuff. Went through that with Jack. When they watered it I quit drinking it.

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**feeshrman** · 02-13-2013, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by cray

Read the article on net about this. Old CEO is taking blame because his son is running things now. They were bought out by the Beam Corp or something like that. In the article they said Jack Daniels went from 86 to 84 and upset a lot of people some years ago yet they never changed back. It was a pretty interesting article about how the premium bourbon makers with the exception of a couple of brands are all running short because of increased demand in the last couple of years.

Old enough to remember the Coors deal. In 1981 was working for Ryder truck rental. Had a tractor trailer pull up on fuel island. Driver gets out and next thing you know whole thing is surrounded by Federal guys, FBI and ATF. They bust seal on trailer and it was full of Coors. Driver was out of NC and had made a delivery out west and I guess decided to make some quick money and loaded her up.. They hauled him,tractor and trailer off and we never saw any of it again. One agent told me the first thing they would get him on was federal tax not paid then work from there. In NC at the time people were paying 10.00 a 6 pack for it. Grew up with it in Oklahoma and never saw the attraction. Never liked it myself.

What year was that Cray? I guess between '80-'83.

**Shine Runner** · 02-13-2013, 10:21 PM

I am thinking this is some of that "change" we were told about a few years ago........

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**Big H trucking** · 02-13-2013, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by feeshrman

What year was that Cray? I guess between '80-'83.

He posted '81 you one eyed Gewber. Reread

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**feeshrman** · 02-14-2013, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by Big H trucking

He posted '81 you one eyed Gewber. Reread

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Thanks pig pen, I mean rubber duck, I mean... awh.....hell , wrong movie. Maybe I need some of that watered down booze.

**Cray** · 02-14-2013, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by feeshrman

What year was that Cray? I guess between '80-'83.

1981 Feesh

**Donald@CrappieLogic** · 02-14-2013, 08:42 AM

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makers mark must be some good stuff.......................................pricel ess

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