It's a tough time to be a fan of craft distilling, if you're of the sort who considers that term as a placeholder for "micro" and "local". All around the country, favorite labels are falling prey to the deep pockets of portfolio companies such as Constellation Brands.
The most recent of these is Copper & Kings.
We're not going to argue the finer points here, mostly because we've already done that elsewhere, but for us, that's a non-starter. Now don't get us wrong, if you're just looking for good brandy, look no farther - Copper & Kings has it. But if you're looking to be part of the craft movement, we suggest looking somewhere else.
Understandably, Copper & Kings probably doesn't know that they've gone astray, and they definitely don't give a f*ck what some microblogger thinks about it. This is America after all - the whole point of starting the business was to make a ton of money, wasn't it?
Well, actually, no. And it certainly isn't what craft consumers are after.
So, because we kinda dug C&K, we wanted to give them a proper send-off. Cheers, mates!