kimporter
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The other half of the Barton's distillery warehouse just collapsed,
Oh the humanity
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Gives a whole new definition to pickled herring!
ParadiseRoad
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THE PILGRIM
Member
First it was the Corvettes.
Now a double whammy Bourbon Busting!
What else will happen in Kentucky?
Now a double whammy Bourbon Busting!
What else will happen in Kentucky?
75Vette
Member
I'll have mine shaken please.
gregintenn
Member
Too sad for words.
<insert Homer Simpson scream here>
A tragedy, to be sure. The Sazerac brands are being marked up riiiiight now...
A tragedy, to be sure. The Sazerac brands are being marked up riiiiight now...
Absalom
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
I hope there wasn't any rescue personnel inside working to save the barrels that had survived the first collapse 
I'm sure Barton has been planning its equivalent of the Colonel E.H. Taylor Tornado Surviving bourbon; that originated when a Buffalo Trace warehouse was destroyed by a tornado in 2006.
Or the Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix. A heavy snowfall collapsed a warehouse there in 2010.
If life hands you a lemon, bottle a special edition
I'm sure Barton has been planning its equivalent of the Colonel E.H. Taylor Tornado Surviving bourbon; that originated when a Buffalo Trace warehouse was destroyed by a tornado in 2006.
Or the Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix. A heavy snowfall collapsed a warehouse there in 2010.
If life hands you a lemon, bottle a special edition
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From the looks of the pile they will now be able to salvage a lot of the product. It will be interesting to hear the final report on the cause.
Devil got his cut.
The 2018 "Falling Down Drunk" edition.
Given the weather here, at first glance I thought the title was
"Oh the humidity!"
It could be worse though - it could have been the 4 Roses distillery.
"Oh the humidity!"
It could be worse though - it could have been the 4 Roses distillery.
Will work for bourbon
carpriver
US Veteran
I am to sad for words, I was at Burton's a week ago today. Life is just not fair at all.
Fishslayer
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
Wonder what the barrels on the bottom look like? Looks like most on top are intact.
Thoughts & prayers...
Half the building fell down first......
....so they wait until the second half falls without removing any of the barrels. It's a crying shame, but they could have moved the barrels out. I hope too many of those barrels aren't crushed. They were worried about alcohol getting into a stream.
....so they wait until the second half falls without removing any of the barrels. It's a crying shame, but they could have moved the barrels out. I hope too many of those barrels aren't crushed. They were worried about alcohol getting into a stream.
Abbynormal
Member
It was probably deemed too unstable to be safe for workers. I thought II saw a pic where they had started bracing up the walls in hopes of making it stable enough to get the barrels out.
