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Message: [QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 2989355, member: 2500"] Having spent most of the past 15 years in various segments of the food industry, a key consideration for folks 3-4 decades younger than myself is "local". Sometimes (actually, often) local trumps "good". And younger folks of any generation always feel a need to "change the rules". When I exited high-end coffee, there was a ton of experimentation going on with yeast fermentation (as opposed to natural fermentation all coffee beans go through for at least a short stage). Purpose was to augment inherent flavors. Funny thing was, not even half a generation ago, prolonged natural fermentation was seen as bad, and a cheat to make lousy coffee taste good. Now that the 20-30 somethings understand the science, it's become a desireable thing to play with. This resulted in a lot of crap thrown against the wall and sold as "premium" coffees. This was also the case in brewing technologies (many former "industry darling" devices didn't last more than a year or two). Basically a lot of Emperor's New Clothes, which I find a ton of in everything from nanobreweries to tacos. Anyway, that was a long way around to saying that patience will prove out what and who were worth following and consuming. Yes, Wigle gets a ton of bad reviews and the price points on many bottles are wacky compared to other quality major regional brands, but there are some gold nuggets in their product line. Maggie's Rum is good - if you really like rum and are willing to pay for it (I generally only use it for a mixer and the only bottle in my cabinet is Cruzan Gold, which is perfectly fine for my needs.) There are maybe three categories where I go as top shelf as I can afford, the rest are "popularly priced" (e.g. Evan Williams, which makes a perfectly fine Manhattan, or Luksosowa, because who really needs Tito's if you're doing shots?) Another Pittsburgh local is Boyd & Blair vodka, which I don't own as it goes for $30+, but was the star in probably the best vodka martini I've ever had. That said, you should be hosting a video podcast. I wish I had the time/stamina/money to drink as much as you :D. I appreciate the knowledge drop. [/QUOTE]

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