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RockRaven

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2. I saw a commercial for that 60 Min piece during a football game and thought

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 06:57 PM

8 hrs ago

that they were airing it to try to give the industry a boost (it was framed as "what is bourbon? How is it made? yada yada" puff piece) with free publicity/demand creation.

Seemed to me to be carrying water for The Dotard by trying to mitigate the damage he has caused.

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Tell me CBS isn't a propaganda outfit now? 60 minutes is going to have a spot about the KY Bourbon barrel [View all] Botany 8 hrs ago OP

Seems to be the wrong link? walkingman 8 hrs ago #1

I saw a commercial for that 60 Min piece during a football game and thought RockRaven 8 hrs ago #2

is there a connection between Kentucky bourbon and Netanyahu Skittles 8 hrs ago #3

I read somewhere that whiskey consumption has been dropping for a while. progressoid 7 hrs ago #4

My whiskey consumption has been increasing for a while. Aristus 7 hrs ago #7

Same here. progressoid 6 hrs ago #9

Something is going on. (nt) Paladin 7 hrs ago #5

It's the holidays and it is a rerun. Jacson6 7 hrs ago #6

They did that story years ago ITAL 6 hrs ago #8

You are correct. murielm99 4 hrs ago #10

All liquor sales are down. Bourbon is over produced Melon 2 hrs ago #11