I’m not ready to talk playoffs until we win the damn conference. And I’m first focused on getting through undefeated to a shot to win it.
Playoffs are icing. We haven’t even put the cake in the oven yet.
Most of the models I see predict a strong Cat 1 or modest Cat 2 at landfall.
hard to predict this far out. And water is warm as hell. Either way, it’s going to dump a shit ton of rain.
I must be fucking stooopid because I can’t see any of these tropical models. The websites are completely worthless. Like ECMWF posted above. Where in the fuck does one find that?
Barton is underappreciated for cheap neat drinkers. Can’t recall if I already mentioned a handle of Tom Moore bottle in bond is right around $20-22. It’s almost untouchable at that price point.
That said, I hate the whole concept of “allocation” anyway.
Maybe just make more of it if you think it’s so special? Or are you afraid to find out it’s only special because you say so?
I actually like the new model. Why wouldn’t that be more fair than the current hierarchy awarding every allocated bottle to just the guys at the top? You spend, you get allocated bottles. But you don’t get to keep your place in line permanently. You have to spend more to get another allocation. So that others have a chance at the bottle for having also spent.
JD BS and BP are both single barrel, but BS is a fixed proof (like Weller full proof) and is their shelf offering. I’m sure the picks are great. Will need to try.
Interesting. Have always struggled with Saz products that share the same mashbill. I often mix them up in a blind given they are all so damn similar. I know Blantons is aged in a metal clad warehouse which is supposed to create more extreme temperature variation. And yet it still tastes like all the rest. And aside from very slightly different proofs, three of them are almost indistinguishable.
BT Mashbill #2;
Single Barrels - Elmer T Lee (90 pf), Blantons (93 pf), Rock Hill Farms (100 pf)
Blend - Hancock’s Reserve (88.9 pf), Ancient Age (80 pf)
if you ever want a challenge, do these all blind. Then do it again. Results may vary.
The only thing that changed, and it’s the single biggest change, is that aged stocks of MGP disappeared. So every reputation of every NDP sourcing MGP changed with that change. Smooth Ambler isn’t bottling the old stuff either. Because they have no more.
He’s trying to keep his business humming on a name / history, without the product.