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There’s a bunch left at S&K Liquor Store in Plano.
I wouldn’t recommend shipping anything in Texas right now.
And I’m in Port Aransas until Friday so I’m not your huckleberry unfortunately

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Been communicating with 291 distillery for awhile to see about my FB group doing a barrel pick, and the VP of marketing said she would send me samples of their SiB bourbon and rye to try. Wasn’t expecting 2 full bottles of each. [emoji15]
Yesterday was a good day.

The rye is frigging fantastic.
And these retail for $130 a bottle.

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I'm a big fan of 291. Love the Aspen aged stuff. It's not traditional, but I dig it.
2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Has anybody tried Fable and Folly?

Yes, it’s good if not quite up to Woodford VFORB which was my favorite low proofer in recent memory.  It seems to lack a little definition other than some significant aged oak flavors, but it’s definitely an easy drinker.  I’ve passed on retail backups if that tells you anything.  

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Wow. Going from Bulleit Barrel Strength to Four Roses SiB 100 proof is a pretty big drop off. I think the Four Roses is contract distilling for Bulleit rumors might be true. 
 

That Bulleit black label is for real. 

Wow. Going from Bulleit Barrel Strength to Four Roses SiB 100 proof is a pretty big drop off. I think the Four Roses is contract distilling for Bulleit rumors might be true. 
 
That Bulleit black label is for real. 

Fuck yea it is.
Love Bulleit SiB’s
32 minutes ago, BigDHornfan said:


Fuck yea it is.
Love Bulleit SiB’s

Not a Single Barrel, but I found a place in Houston that sells 125.4 proof Bulleit Barrel Strength. It is fire. I will of course take the location to my Viking burning ship grave. 

RIP my 2017 Michter’s Toasted Rye.  It was a banger and probably my favorite toasted product ever.  

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RIP my 2017 Michter’s Toasted Rye.  It was a banger and probably my favorite toasted product ever.  
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This is one of my favorite bottles ever and was so close to pulling the trigger so many times when it was upper-200s into low to mid-300s, and now the damn thing has been moving for north of 5. I hate it here.


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5 hours ago, H_Boogie said:


This is one of my favorite bottles ever and was so close to pulling the trigger so many times when it was upper-200s into low to mid-300s, and now the damn thing has been moving for north of 5. I hate it here.


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I feel like I’ve seen it at $400 or so, but probably not for a ‘17.  I think I snagged this when secondary was like $215 and I have had plenty of bottles I liked less for $400.  

MBSR is my favorite Michters, and can be found for $250 or less on secondary.
To me the toasted isn’t worth the extra money.

3 hours ago, BigDHornfan said:

MBSR is my favorite Michters, and can be found for $250 or less on secondary.
To me the toasted isn’t worth the extra money.

I’ve tasted all the special ryes side by side and would say toasted is head and shoulder better, but $175 better is a question I ask myself a lot.  

Been seeing these michters toasted posts got me worried I drank both of mine. Found an unopened in the closet. Whew. 

Got a bunch of goodies from friends and family for my 50th. Stagg Jr, OWA, Weller Green, Old Elk, New Riff, EHT SB, Willett, Glenfiddich, Clase Azul, etc. I’m a lucky guy.

But the bartender at the party made an egregious error when she was packing up:

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It doesn’t appear to have affected the flavor but there’s a distinct jalapeño whiff at the neck of the bottle.

Called one of my old honey holes in San Diego today for a friend’s gift… guy was rattling off bottles, mostly secondary prices but nothing TOO offensive and then drops “Weller 12… $595” [emoji58]

Snagged several bottles of my local go to’s Buffalo Trace SB for $29 today. It’s absolutely delicious. I will probably grab a couple more tomorrow.


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8 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

Called one of my old honey holes in San Diego today for a friend’s gift… guy was rattling off bottles, mostly secondary prices but nothing TOO offensive and then drops “Weller 12… $595” emoji58.png

fuck that guy

Went to visit the in-laws this past week and they just moved into their new house.  They had some stuff in storage for quite sometime I guess.  Found this bottle pushed to the back of their bar.   It was very good but I would never pay secondary for this one.  DAA124BF-7370-4A29-BB4E-BE8CAC6F7250.thumb.jpeg.8cb79ed6a1b9346b1ff9f1d1fa758d7b.jpeg

What’s the going rate for a W12?


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2 minutes ago, burns_312 said:

What’s the going rate for a W12?


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around 250 secondary.  $40 retail

 

around 250 secondary.  $40 retail
 

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On 6/27/2022 at 10:27 PM, Party_Taco said:

Called one of my old honey holes in San Diego today for a friend’s gift… guy was rattling off bottles, mostly secondary prices but nothing TOO offensive and then drops “Weller 12… $595” emoji58.png

Damn, so much disappointment could be had for only six bills. 

Bought a bottle of Eagle Rare yesterday with  "aged 10 years" on it...thought the statement went away?

Bought a bottle of Eagle Rare yesterday with  "aged 10 years" on it...thought the statement went away?

It’s like syphilis.
It came back.
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Wasn’t expecting that to happen today…

I’d mix Jack Bonded and Triple Mashed. One part of each. I need to vat it, let it sit for a couple months and see what comes out. 

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Wasn’t expecting that to happen today…

Where was that at??

Does anybody know anything about Austin area bourbon groups? Even better if it’s a longhorn or TexEx bourbon group.

Wow.
How?

Got a text that my group’s 4th of July bottle was ready for pickup out of the blue. We try to steer all of our booze purchases to the same spot and the proprietor takes care of us on allocated stuff here and there, and always at retail.

No idea how he managed to pull this particular rabbit out of his hat, and I wasn’t inclined to ask.


Does anybody know anything about Austin area bourbon groups? Even better if it’s a longhorn or TexEx bourbon group.


As we’re moving back in a few months I’m also interested…
29 minutes ago, Party_Taco said:

 


As we’re moving back in a few months I’m also interested…

 

I'm in a Facebook group, that's mostly just people looking to trade or sell bottles.

Search for "Central Texas Bourbon Hunters" in Facebook groups. 

This was in the “special” rack today one per person for just under $40. Is it something known or just a random bottle they made feel special? It has a nice little Kentucky State Fair award sticker on it which could be completely made up. I’m sure it’s good though and good price.

 

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Solid bottle - Not always available and a great price/punch.

In regards to any groups above, thanks to some here I’m in a few FB groups focused on trades, but really looking for serious groups with meetups and barrel selections. Who has the hookup?!

Trying this for the first time. Pretty damn good. 

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On 7/4/2022 at 11:21 PM, Mo Horn said:

Trying this for the first time. Pretty damn good. 

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Is “from the Cellars of Lincoln …” different that regular Angels Envy?

Rank the discos. 3 is my favorite. Got half a bottle left. Several of the others left. Was it 5 or 6 that tooted everyone’s fancy?

I’ve had all of them except for 1.

2 is the best imo. 3 and 4 are right behind it, with plenty of people arguing one way or the other. 5 was the biggest letdown. 6 was a return to form and 7 is plenty good, but a notch below 6.

I rank them:

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4
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Ran into a ecbp c920 the other day. Stoked as fuck bc it is delicious.
The last ECBP I had was disappointing. It was a 521, I think.
36 minutes ago, CycleTex87 said:

Is “from the Cellars of Lincoln …” different that regular Angels Envy?

I'm not sure. Maybe someone else knows. All I know is that it was very smooth and tasted good. 

The last ECBP I had was disappointing. It was a 521, I think.

I have yet to experience that particular malady
8 hours ago, NOMAAA said:

Rank the discos. 3 is my favorite. Got half a bottle left. Several of the others left. Was it 5 or 6 that tooted everyone’s fancy?

I’ll be in the minority opinion here, but I started passing on Discovery after they started blending in Dickel (Tennessee on the label). 
 

If they go back to Kentucky only blends or Kentucky/Indiana blends , I’ll revisit. 

It’s been slow out there lately. I’ve been buying Knob Creek SiB and cheap Maker’s Mark Private Select picks to keep the bar stocked. 

1 hour ago, Party_Taco said:

It’s been a while since I desperately wanted to try something new…

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Zykan’s new brand. I’d be surprised if it wasn’t good. 

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