I had a connection for a short time with one of the guys at Bristol Farms in South Pas who helped run their liquor section, but then COVID hit, my office moved locations, I started working from home a ton, and that was the end of that. I've also been so crazy busy with work lately that I haven't been buying as much.
But thanks for the heads up on the South Pas Pavilions. My son lives about 10 minutes away from there and I needed to drop some stuff off to him anyway, so I stopped in the store afterwards. The EC18s were gone, but I did pick up a Calumet Farm 16 as well as a bottle of Lost Monarch. I know the feedback on this site about Calumet is mixed to say the least, but I'd read some good reviews of the 16 SRB so thought I'd give it a shot. I haven't tried any of their other stuff. Early returns on the 16 are that it's good but not worth $150. Definitely a good amount of oak, but it's not off-putting at least to me. That said, it ain't worth $150. There's too much stuff for well under $100 that is as good or better.