The UPS guy showed up at Chuck Dowd’s house with some empty bourbon bottles.

There was a note inside from distillery president Bill Newlands.  It said:

“THANKS FOR NOTHING”

For the next few months Knob Creek Bourbon is in a unique situation — our product is so popular that we cannot keep up with customer demand. As a result, our supply will be running low over the next few months, And, in some cases, we may experience temporary stock depletions.

But, instead of compromising quality to meet demand, we have chosen to let the supply run low. In deference to Booker Noe and his vision for Knob Creek, we will age all our bourbon the full 9 years. The next batch will be ready in November of this year. …

… Again, with all the success we’ve had, we’ve still come up empty. Thanks for helping make it happen.

Should I tell Chuck about the FCC coming after bloggers who get freebies?

Nah, it will only make his day worse.