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Yev Kassem

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  1. I was passing through Blanco this morning and stopped in a small store just to see what they had. They had OWA for $129 and Weller 12 for $225. First time I’ve ever seen either in a store, but still passed.
  2. The letter is the order of the batch. The first number is the month of release. The last two numbers are the year of release. ECBP has three releases— January, May and September (thus, 1/5/9) Typically for ECBP, the C release has been the best release of the year, but B520 is supposed to be the tits. Will be tough for the C batch to top it. Though I have yet to try B520, the proof is down a bit from previous batches, but still packs a punch. I’m betting the bit of lower proof is letting more flavor through and you’re not getting as much ethanol on the palette.
  3. C won’t come out until at least September. The number represents the month of release 1=January, 5=May 9=September
  4. There’s a group called “Texas Tater Marketplace” that you can join after answering a few basic questions. There’s a good amount of daily posting activity on both the buying and offering sides. Good luck!
  5. Yeah, it took me like six months to find the regular stuff. I’m not gonna hold my breath finding anything else.
  6. I’m enjoying a nice pour of Blanton’s tonight, and while it’s very good, I’m finding more and more that I prefer higher proof pours. After the last few weekends of drinking ECBP, Larceny BP and a 15 year Knob Creek single barrel store pick, this 93 proof Blanton’s tastes like water. Now I understand what everyone says about how Blanton’s is quite overrated and not worth the hype.
  7. Good. Fuck professional flippers.
  8. I went to TW this morning at opening along with a few other hunters and this seems to be the case. The staff said anything allocated would be on the shelves. The BT and WSR that’s usually kept up front was on the shelf.
  9. I read in another group that I’m in that TW no longer keeps allocated bottles up in front of the store and now put everything on the shelves. Apparently that started this week. Have any of you guys seen that this week?
  10. I went to a location here in SA today because their system said they had some Knob Creek SiB store picks in, but it turned out to be a mixup with their online inventory. They offered to sell me their last Masters Keep BiB, but I didn’t feel like dropping the $175 for it. I’ll probably regret it later, but c’est la vie...
  11. I have a MMPS from Alamo City Liquors and I really enjoy it, but I have a regular RRSB that I enjoy a bit better. Once I polish off that bottle I’m going to get a RRSB pick from TW and hope it’s better than the regular bottle. The TW by me has their pick of RRSB for like $63, which beats their MMPS by like $8.
  12. I snagged a Spec’s 1792 Small Batch pick today. Have you tried that one before?
  13. Where did you find yours? I’ve had no luck in SA at Total Wine, Twin Liquors, etc.
  14. Has anyone found Rebel Yell 10 year single barrel? I’ve been looking for like two months without any luck.
  15. Nice. I scored one myself today at Total Wine (Sunset Valley). Lucky for me I got the last one they had.
  16. I’ve been lucky the past few weeks with EHT. A couple weeks ago I strolled into a Total Wine and they had a Small Batch sitting up in front on their allocated counter for $36. The Single Barrel had a tag on the shelf at Spec’s, but the shelf was empty. I asked the guy if they had more in the back and luckily they did. I’ve seen a decent amount of EHT small batch around recently, so maybe Texas got an allocation in the past month or so.
  17. I think my biggest issue with these local brands is that they are way overpriced. I see other craft brands on the shelf (like the Woodinville you mentioned) at a way lower price point. I could understand a limited release like Balmorhea getting an inflated price point, but cannot comprehend who would pay the $70-$80 asking price for their regular offerings.
  18. I’m just tired of going into Total Wine/Twin Liquors/Specs and seeing 20+ unopened cases of all of these local whiskeys/bourbons. I get and support the idea to support local businesses, but why not push to get more allocated/popular product when they know it will sell far better? Why would I want to spend $100+ on some hyped local brand when I can spend half that on OF 1920 (or numerous others) and have a vastly superior product?
  19. Scored an EHT SiB today from Spec’s ($56). I’ve heard some pretty good things about this bottle, so I’m pretty excited.
  20. Finally got into my Larceny Barrel Proof A120 tonight. It’s the tits.
  21. For anyone who likes store picks, I came upon a Facebook group called “Texas Barrel Selections” where people post where they’re seeing store picks around the state.
  22. Google is your friend in this situation. Trust me.
  23. Nicky’s gf’s tits are the best tits in the series and rank in the annals of HBO tits history along with Alexandra Daddario (a first ballot HOFer), Ros (Game of Thrones) and Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria).
  24. The correct ranking of seasons is 3, 1, 4, 2......5.
  25. Nice. My Twin Liquors just got some 375 mls for 34.99. I snagged one from my guy there. First one I‘ve bought in the wild, so I’m excited to see what all the fuss is about...
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