Templeton Rye....

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Pancho

Total Posts : 385
Joined: 10/20/2004
Location: Madison, WI

Templeton Rye.... - Wed, 03/4/09 5:45 PM ( #1 )

There was just a distiller's convention at the hotel where I work and I met the guys from Templeton, Iowa that make the stuff. Story goes that it was Al Capone's beverage of choice during Prohibition "the good stuff" and he used to have train loads brought in to Chicago. It is being remade using the original recipe and I was fortunate enough to get a bottle of "small batch" as a gift. Anyone know anything about Templeton?

wheregreggeats.com Total Posts : 3621 Joined: 7/13/2003 Location: Northampton, MA Roadfood Insider	Reply to message Message Options Re:Templeton Rye.... - Wed, 03/4/09 6:26 PM ( #2 ) How was it ???
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Pancho Total Posts : 385 Joined: 10/20/2004 Location: Madison, WI	Reply to message Message Options Re:Templeton Rye.... - Wed, 03/4/09 6:34 PM ( #3 ) wheregreggeats.com How was it ??? I'm saving it for a special friend from W. Mass. Seriously, I have not cracked the bottle. More to come.....I also have a bottle of 18 year old Flora de Cana Rum from Nicaragua that is also cluttering up my liquor cabinet.
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crew84row

Total Posts : 99
Joined: 9/9/2008
Location: Tallahassee, FL

Re:Templeton Rye.... - Wed, 03/4/09 10:46 PM ( #4 )

Pancho:

Here's a Whiskey review of Templeton.

http://www.spiritsreview.com/reviews-rye-templeton.html

Evidently these guys started back in 2001. They started to distribute it outside of Iowa. And the recipe may or maynot be the original 1920s.

And for all you Q fans, here's one guy's take on a TR BBQ Sauce.

http://www.dlayphoto.com/post/75632132/templeton-rye-bbq-sauce

Enjoy!!

ayersian Total Posts : 673 Joined: 8/16/2003 Location: Wilbraham, MA Roadfood Insider	Reply to message Message Options Re:Templeton Rye.... - Wed, 03/4/09 11:00 PM ( #5 ) I'm currently living about 10 miles from Templeton Iowa! There are big signs on your way into town announcing the annual Templeton Days festival, which I suppose celebrates the infamous beverage!
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WarToad Total Posts : 1468 Joined: 3/23/2008 Location: Minot, ND	Reply to message Message Options Re:Templeton Rye.... - Thu, 03/5/09 8:06 AM ( #6 ) Hey, I got a bottle of my own! Being an Iowa boy by birth, it's in our code to have a wee nip a couple times a year. I get mine at John's Grocery in Iowa City, IA.
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