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USCATX

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  1. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    It’s pretty damn good in store pick version, but pretty average in the standard bottling. They go for about $300 and $270 respectively so if you’re going to throw down for a bottle might as well go all the way. It’s significantly better than Larceny BP, which doesn’t suck but isn’t worth a penny over retail. If you want something in the middle grab a 7 yr Boone County Wheated single barrel. It’s pretty much the best available barrel proof wheater that isn’t WLW and only runs $150 secondary.
  2. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    I did it with 50% OWA, 40% W12 and 10% Stagg Jr and loved it. It could possibly have beat everything up through ORVW blind.
  3. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Thanksgiving nightcap. I think I had 4 oz because people thought it was too hot. Whatever, man.
  4. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Last Grandma I have left is way too religious to hide that kind of devil’s brew in a closet for me.
  5. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Serious as long as the fill level and condition are good on the one you want to cut loose. Shoot me a message when you’re ready.
  6. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    I’ll trade you a ‘19 George T Stagg, a ‘20 Birthday Bourbon and a Rock Hill Farms for just one of them if that gives you an idea on value.
  7. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Maybe I’ll get tired of posting pics of crushing this year’s allocation season, but I’m not there yet.
  8. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    That’s more than $100 over secondary. I generally try to avoid paying secondary but EC18 has no competitors at the $225 secondary value so I don’t really mind it. But paying more than it would take to have it show up on your doorstep is madness.
  9. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    They’re fine, I have one from Tejas here in Austin and it’s better than the Deb’s Old Scout but not as good as the old numbered batches of Belle Mead Cask Strength Reserve. I also sampled the one at OLC and it was also pretty average. No humble brag, but it’s a mixer at my place. There’s enough Remus Repeal floating around for $15 more and 2x as old at 100 proof where MGP really shines for me to bother trying to find a honey barrel at 5-6 years.
  10. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    The Knob Creek 15 LE, Sam Houston 14 yr, Little Book Chapter 4 and Yellowstone 2020 LE are in that range and not terribly hard to find. Most $100 shelf turds are the suck, though.
  11. I have enough bourbon to outlast this, but not enough give a damn.
  12. This potential win aside, I want to make sure South Carolina knows that Clay Helton is definitely available.
  13. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    It’s $135 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof. So generally a tough sell when Heaven Hill releases the same age product for $59. There’s also Doc Swinson’s releasing 15 year Heaven Hill for $149 if you want some high age, high cost action. My favorite independent bottler/NDP buy this year over $100 has been the Sam Houston 14 year. I love hundred proof and I love oak so it hits just right.
  14. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Friendsgiving is going hard this year.
  15. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    I have a 105 open and 100 unopened. But I’ve been doing a relatively decent job of trading multiples of mid level stuff in the $100-$200 secondary range for bottles in the $300-$400 secondary range, so there’s that. Honestly my only regret is that going to whiskey bars is usually a disappointment now.
  16. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Correct. Like this ‘17 M10 rye.
  17. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    I think that True Blue pick was $74.99 at Spec’s. Also grabbed an RHF today and traded for an ‘18 Yellowstone LE so life is good.
  18. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    If I won a 1792 single barrel I’d break something.
  19. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Lots of walls of text today, so I bought a Buddha’s hand for the zest and made a ridiculously good old fashioned with the new Old Scout Rye, some Demerara syrup, a little angostura and a couple luxardos. And for a nightcap and SNF, Smokewagon UU neat. It really is a killer bottle for $57.
  20. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Basically the opposite, more complex and less alcohol forward.
  21. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    I like Kentucky Spirit a lot, but it’s relatively easy to find single barrels which are typically insanely good and 10+ years old. They’re more low key than Russell’s picks or Rare Breed, more in line with the Master’s Keep Decades and 17 yr BiB profile. If you’re in TX ask your local Spec’s guy to see if any stores around you have any sitting around. They had at least 4 barrels in Austin/SA this summer and sold them at the same price as regular KS.
  22. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    The new 4 yr Old Scout is actually really good. The Redemption 10 yr barrel strength is usually around as well.
  23. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Twice as old and expensive as Redemption Wheated but half as good? I’d buy at $56.99 but no more.
  24. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
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  25. USCATX replied to Jimbaround's topic in Food and Travel
    Damn. My Hancock’s, ECBP (C918, wtf) and MWND week is paling in comparison. I did find 5 each of WT Diamond Master’s Keep Decades in CO over the weekend but didn’t want to check another bag on the way home. I need to spend a week with a suburban stripping that state clean.
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