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USCATX

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  1. Dude showed up in some Austin groups recently, makes sense now that that you said he got kicked out of some DFW groups.
  2. Man, if somebody has enough time on their hands to hassle BT about a bad bottle of ER10 they may have bigger issues than a cork taint bottle.
  3. Hope you’re not as disappointed as I was. I only buy them to trade now. Some toasted and double barreled products really land well for me and others have a wet cardboard smell and bitter oak note on the palate that I just can’t get down with.
  4. $499 for PHC heavy char rye? Not sure if serious.
  5. We had power the whole time but not gas for heat, so I’d like to see if my air handlers can be modified to use propane or electric resistance as backup to the heat pumps. I’ll probably buy a small generator as a just in case and make sure we have some small propane bottles to run the camp stove if needed. A few more space heaters would be nice as well as a full MF’n cord of dry oak for burning. Finally, a couple more gas jugs that I could run back and forth to the gas station in either my truck or side x side. That Yamaha was money for getting around in the snow.
  6. I’m sipping a rando Eagle Rare sample from the back of the cabinet, but heading into day 3 of no heat definitely makes me want to shoot it.
  7. F you Amerigas. Also, euro 8/101, dusty ‘83 8/101 and Decades. The ‘83 goes hard and I’ve never had anything like it.
  8. I enjoy the secondary for what it’s worth. It’s cheaper than most stores that have rare bottles out and also cheaper than stupid websites selling rare bottles. If you need Austin group invites you can PM me, looks like Dallas is covered.
  9. This is not good bourbon for any price. Half as good as Dickel BiB 11 yr for 3x the price. F off, Heaven’s Door. I finally got so tired of looking at this bottle that I used 2/3 and killed it making a reduction for some pork belly burnt ends. You’re welcome.
  10. Eh, I generally like both but have had a couple of BB turds like 2017. I thought I liked ‘19 BB the best until the ‘20 BB beat it side by side for me. I really only wanted the ORVW open on the shelf so people would stop asking why I have 100 bottles open but no Pappy. But in general neither is worth $600+
  11. Those are pretty similar in value. I made that trade this fall.
  12. Speaking of HBS I’m drinking their L’Encantada XO Armagnac tonight. It’s just ok, nowhere near as good as some single barrels I’ve had.
  13. Got my first OF barrel strength single barrel from a local group and I have to say I’m not in love. Hot, lots of young grain and lacking sweetness. It might even have a little of that acrid, bitter oak note you get out of Texas bourbon.
  14. I think we’ve come 540* on Blanton’s and Wellerz 12 from hype to backlash back to love affair. In other news I haven’t dabbled in the secondary in a while so I went hard on a backup ‘90 RY, a ‘15 MBSR and a ‘14 10 yr small batch SAOS. I’ve almost finished a half bottle of the RY stitzel. It’s the Boone County 12 of 80 proof bourbon, so much better than the proof indicates and great for when you want bourbon flavor without getting buzzed.
  15. Spoiler alert, it’s gone now.
  16. Go buy it.
  17. No ice in whiskey by itself, but I admit to being passionate about clear ice in cocktails. I love the slow melt and appearance so damn much.
  18. I picked up a Charbay S this summer and it’s super weird but also pretty good.
  19. 5 yr Heaven Hill wheated? Pretty sure that will just taste like larceny. Good luck.
  20. Are those age stated or just poor man’s RY10 year which is already a single barrel and relatively easy to find at Spec’s for $55?
  21. Sazerac is taking advantage of the slow month to roll out the Thomas Moore finished Barton series. Should be pretty ok, but I’m having trouble imagining the Chardonnay one.
  22. Exacrly. I do plenty of trading at secondary pricing because good luck getting any traction on your trades otherwise. For example this year I paid $160 or so each for two bottles of OFBB and traded one away for an ORVW, which I’ve never found at any price. And I’m definitely part of the scarcity problem with 100+ unopened. But I can afford it and this is America so whatever.
  23. I haven’t done any side x side but by itself I thought the JD was more rare breed rye than THH. Then I traded one of my three away for a B520 plus $40 and felt like I got the better end.
  24. I’m using Cabela’s seasoning, but happy with these 80/20 venison/pork belly snack sticks done on applewood in my Little Chief electric. Not sure why people insist on putting so much pork or beef in with venison when it’s such a mild meat and makes great sausage at 15% or so fat content. I’m super lazy about making them real stick length so I just run a (that’s what she said) super long sausage link and the coil it up on racks. It gets cut to length later and is much faster.
  25. I need that ‘19. Always buy spares when you can.
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