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  1. After opening, how long do you guys take to work through the rare bottles?  I opened a '17 THH about 5 weeks ago, and we're almost 1/3 through it.  We've shared it with some friends, but it's so damn good that I have a hard time not sneaking in a pour every few days.  Gonna be pretty sad when it's gone.

    I haven't opened the '17 WLW yet.  Probably gonna wait until something worthwhile to crack it open.  I have a feeling that one is gonna take longer than the THH to work through, but who knows.

  2. Northwest Hills Liquor on Far West has Blood Oath (assume it's Pact #4, but not 100% sure) for $90.  Manager said he's trying to open up some shelf space and wants to sell last 3 he has.  Offered it to me for $80, but since I grabbed his last bottle of RY10, I passed.  My wife is seriously questioning my bourbon purchases at this point.  It's becoming an almost daily question of "So, what did you buy today?" when I get home.

    I was distracted by the RY10, and now I am second-guessing his price offer on the BO.  He may have even offered for $70.  Just FYI in case that price sways anyone here who is on the fence.

  3. 3 hours ago, Lobo said:

    Please tell us more, we haven't heard much on the topic.  Driving to Oxford, MS would have been much, much worse.  

    No shit.  Yes, it's going to be hot.  Yes, it's been said 4 billion times already.  The heat discussion in this thread feels like I stepped into a discussion with my mother-in-law where it's just me listening to her complain about the same thing over and over until we finally get to leave.

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  4. 13 minutes ago, That Guy said:

    The ry10 was 70 and the owa was 60 for the 750. They had Elijah Craig bp for 100, as well. I decided to not buy shit there anymore, but that’s just me. 

    Weird. OWA was $40 last week at Deb's.

  5. 40 minutes ago, mbpcb said:

     


    i respect that opinion... but knowing i just don’t have the juice with anyone to ever get my hands on unicorns, i can live with myself to be part of the problem i guess

     

    You might be surprised.  There are store managers out there who don't subscribe to the philosophy of holding on to their allocated bottles for only the biggest of spenders in their store.

    I've landed WLW & Handy in addition to ETL at my local shop with good timing.  And I know @Bozo_Casanova has gotten his hands on incredible bottles by forming a friendly relationship, not by out-spending other customers.  Although he might be outspending other customers, I'm not sure. :)

  6. I'd pay $50 for a bottle of Antique without batting an eye. 


    I passed on one yesterday for $40. I’m still kinda kicking myself, but I think I can get it for $30 and I had already dropped more than I intended on yesterday’s run.
  7. I picked up a bottle of ER for $35 and snagged the 1792 Barrel Proof for $50.  I may have to go back for the RY10 after work.  They have 2 bottles.

    Also had some hit or miss prices on:

    4R SiB Barrel Strength

    W12 ($70!)

    Weller Antique

    EHT Small Batch

    Elijah Craig Small Batch Barrel Proof

     

    2 more 750 bottles of ER as well as a 1.75 bottle that I didn't ask the price.

  8. The Specs on airport has turned into a pile of garbage over the last few years. Their beer started to crater first, and then got somewhat better, right about in time for their whiskey to go to shit. Not to mention their staff has gotten significantly more dickish and now lazily push the same gross shit over and over.

    Found 2 new stores that stock a great selection of beer and booze (specifically whiskey) and treat customers like customers instead of like people there wasting their time. I most likely won’t step foot into spec’s from here on out.

  9. 25 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    I'm pretty sure the best restaurant in Austin has never been an Italian restaurant.  Vespaio, Siena, Andiamo and La Traviata are good.  Mezzaluna and Stelline were good.  None were "best" (unless I'm missing something).

    Olive & June got close for me, but I agree, my best restaurant in Austin choice was never an Italian place.

  10. 21 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

    Yea it’s amazing, but communal seating can S my D

    Communal seating has a time and place for me.  I've really enjoyed it, and I've also not been in the mood for it.

    What gets me more than the communal tables at Sway is not being able to hear the person next to me because it's so loud in there.  I'll sit at a big table with people, but I'm not into yelling in a restaurant in order to have a conversation.

    Unless things have changed, if I'm not sitting outside or at the bar, I'm pretty out on Sway.  Which sucks, because I think the food is top notch.

  11. 15 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

    It’s definitely real. The heat makes the bourbon expand into the charred wood. The charred wood imparts the caramel and oak flavors into the bourbon. The cold weather contracts the same bourbon back into the middle of the barrel where it brings the flavor to the other bourbon. 

    The hotter the weather, the more the bourbons goes into the charred oak. It should age faster. 

    While it makes sense in theory, I agree with On Board in that time and process are both important here.  Speeding up the process seems a bit like reheating food in the microwave vs. the oven.  They're both going to get to the same temp.  The microwave is going to do it a lot faster and the oven is going to make it taste and feel a lot better.  Or I could smoke a brisket at 350 and get it to temp much faster than doing so at 220, but I know which brisket I am going to want to actually eat.

  12. Neonmoon pretty much hit on it, but ill add a tiny bit.
     
    from what i understand, the intense texas summers allow for more penetration into the wood by the bourbon that maybe you dont get in cooler climates. So arguably (and im not sure if the science behind this is definitive enough), the liquid can get just as much, if not more flavor from the wood in a shorter time. Again, dunno how true this really is


    True or not, it’s definitely a talking point during the Garrison tour. “Our 4/5 year is the same as someone else’s 8/10 year”
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