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5 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

What does the Ohio bottle look like? The $50 bottles have a gold cap. 

The old bottles have a red cap. 

Ohio $$4.95 bottles have the gold foil with a cork. The California Total Wine $22.95 bottles have red  plastic wrap with a screw top.

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 I saw it behind the counter of a store recently and began to laugh at the absurdity of it all. 

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Man what a day. My engineer talked a customer out of a sale. I almost murdered him in the parking lot. Then I had to go to two hours of elementary school bingo night.

Just finished a double manhattan and trying to decide what to switch to. All this Weller talk I might dip into my OWA.

A big shot of OWA and an ice ball might be perfection.

54 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Man what a day. My engineer talked a customer out of a sale.

Sounds like a dude that knows your product is not good enough. I like him already. 
 

Sorry/not sorry

Man what a day. My engineer talked a customer out of a sale. I almost murdered him in the parking lot. Then I had to go to two hours of elementary school bingo night.

Just finished a double manhattan and trying to decide what to switch to. All this Weller talk I might dip into my OWA.

I mixed old-label OWA with ginger ale today because why the fuck not? I only paid $40 for the handle
1 hour ago, Buzzrock said:

Man what a day. My engineer talked a customer out of a sale. I almost murdered him in the parking lot. Then I had to go to two hours of elementary school bingo night.

Just finished a double manhattan and trying to decide what to switch to. All this Weller talk I might dip into my OWA.

F***ing engineers. Amirite?!

Had a pour of my Balcones True Blue store pick earlier.  64% Doesn't go down any smoother.

Heard 1 bottle per

Several pics on abh of guys carrying a case out.
8 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

 I saw it behind the counter of a store recently and began to laugh at the absurdity of it all. 

Bourbon has jumped the shark. I hear Makers Mark is now being allocated at select stores around town

10 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Spec's has a Larceny Single Barrel 92 proof for $22.99. I'm not expecting much, but I hope to be pleasantly surprised. 

Which Specs store has it?, at that price I'll take a gamble

6 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Bourbon has jumped the shark. I hear Makers Mark is now being allocated at select stores around town

i dont want to live on this planet anymore GIF

11 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Spec's has a Larceny Single Barrel 92 proof for $22.99. I'm not expecting much, but I hope to be pleasantly surprised. 

Speaking of Store/Barrel picks, here's really good discussion by the Bourbon Pursuit round table on the pro and cons of said picks.

https://youtu.be/03rMX33vG2s

11 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Man what a day. My engineer talked a customer out of a sale. I almost murdered him in the parking lot. Then I had to go to two hours of elementary school bingo night.

Just finished a double manhattan and trying to decide what to switch to. All this Weller talk I might dip into my OWA.

Ya know, contrary to what Tom Smykowski says, engineers are really not really good with clients, and do not have people skills.

Dropped into a local joint yesterday. Guy told me he sold a George T Stagg recently for $400, and a case of Blantons for $100 each. I smiled as I paid for my bottles of 1910 and 1920 which were fully stocked on the shelves. 

15 minutes ago, Eggo said:

Dropped into a local joint yesterday. Guy told me he sold a George T Stagg recently for $400, and a case of Blantons for $100 each. I smiled as I paid for my bottles of 1910 and 1920 which were fully stocked on the shelves. 

There is so much truth to this statement. There is a lot of good bourbon available at retail. I have a 1910, 4R SB Select, and Remus Reserve open right now that I drink. All MSRP. (Full disclosure: I have a W12 open at $30 over MSRP.)

Tried Balcones Baby Blue last night for the first time. I’m pretty new to the bourbon game, but I wasn’t very impressed with it. So far I have tried BT, Weller SR, Evan Williams SiB and OF 1920 and this was by far my least favorite. I tried it on ice and in an Old Fashioned and was disappointed both times  

I chose this stuff over 4R SiB and now I’m regretting this decision.  Lesson learned. 

9 minutes ago, Yev Kassem said:

Tried Balcones Baby Blue last night for the first time. I’m pretty new to the bourbon game, but I wasn’t very impressed with it. So far I have tried BT, Weller SR, Evan Williams SiB and OF 1920 and this was by far my least favorite. I tried it on ice and in an Old Fashioned and was disappointed both times  

I chose this stuff over 4R SiB and now I’m regretting this decision.  Lesson learned. 

Baby Blue isnt a bourbon?

1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Baby Blue isnt a bourbon?

Well, I guess it’s a whisky. 

10 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Bourbon has jumped the shark. I hear Makers Mark is now being allocated at select stores around town

This can't be true.

3 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

Hmm...

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I heard from a friend it was good, but not that good...

Spotted a Boss Hog at Total Wine for near $600.

Spotted a Boss Hog at Total Wine for near $600.

Yea that’s pretty much retail on that.
Not worth it IMO.
45 minutes ago, RaylanGivens said:

I heard from a friend it was good, but not that good...

There are absolutely zero bourbons that are even $200 good.  I still have some Eagle Rare 17.  It’s great.  $100 great.  Not a penny more.


Yea that’s pretty much retail on that.
Not worth it IMO.


Having recently sampled the Samurai Scientist: I agree
There are absolutely zero bourbons that are even $200 good.  I still have some Eagle Rare 17.  It’s great.  $100 great.  Not a penny more.


$100 is about my limit. That’s about $6-$7 per pour. That’s like a $40 six pack of beer.

I will occasionally pay more for something special (recently did $125 for a Blanton’s Gold) but rarely when there is so much good stuff out there.
3 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Any good spots in San Marcos? It looks like I’ll be up there every weekend for the next couple months. 

You playing in the chalk?

2 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

You playing in the chalk?

Nope. Just visiting. It's been a minute or two since I've been in the field. 

19 hours ago, Fondren & Main said:

There are absolutely zero bourbons that are even $200 good.  I still have some Eagle Rare 17.  It’s great.  $100 great.  Not a penny more.

Id pay triple that price for a bottle of Pappy 25

18 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Any good spots in San Marcos? It looks like I’ll be up there every weekend for the next couple months. 

I mean there's a small Spec's there on the west side of I-35. I really couldn't tell you of any local haunts. 

1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Id pay triple that price for a bottle of Pappy 25

You'll probably pay a bit more than that...

32 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

You'll probably pay a bit more than that...

It was $225/oz when i had it last year at 8 Row

On 2/8/2020 at 9:23 AM, Party_Taco said:

Hmm...

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Beam has a hard time making things taste special or different than their basics aged up.  Not sure this could possibly even be 2x as good as a 13-15 y/o Knob pick.  Little Book 03 is probably their best special edition to date and way better than knob 2001 or 25th. 

4 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

It was $225/oz when i had it last year at 8 Row

Wow, that is just wow...I can cover a pour at that price. But unless I got caught up in the moment. I would not let go of the cash.

 

Getting caught up in the moment has been a problem for me over the years.

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1 hour ago, USCATX said:

Beam has a hard time making things taste special or different than their basics aged up.  Not sure this could possibly even be 2x as good as a 13-15 y/o Knob pick.  Little Book 03 is probably their best special edition to date and way better than knob 2001 or 25th. 

I sort of agree. Knob 25th was really darned good. So good I immediately bought another bottle. 
 

I’m on the hunt for Beam Single Barrel 108 proof. It’s supposed to be really good for $23. 

I’m constantly on the hunt for a good $25 bottle of whiskey. Current favorites are base Four Roses, Old Granddad 114 and Rittenhouse Rye BiB. 
 

We did the Bourbon Trail last year and hit 23 distilleries and sampled over 100 spirits. It was awesome to see all of the little variations people do (Woodford steams warehouses in the winter, FR only builds single story rick houses, etc) but it also really helped define my palate. I prefer a younger (cheaper) whiskey for the spicier flavor profile with more of the cinnamon and heat profiles. At multiple distillers we had an entry level side by side with a mid to upper and preferred the entry. Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare is the side by side I remember most with the preference to BT. 
 

We met Jimmy Russell and got him to sign a bottle of Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Rye. Not sure if it will ever get drunk. 

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On 2/7/2020 at 1:51 PM, BigDHornfan said:

Today was a good day.
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You didn't find this in a store, correct?

You didn't find this in a store, correct?

Total Wine. It’s a Barrel pick they did.
$109.
3 minutes ago, BigDHornfan said:


Total Wine. It’s a Barrel pick they did.
$109.

Last one of those Ive seen in a store was at Lincoln Road and it wasn't for $109.

On 2/9/2020 at 6:31 PM, ckhorn said:

Last one of those Ive seen in a store was at Lincoln Road and it wasn't for $109.

How far is Lincoln Road Package Store from civilization? It looks like it's a good 80 miles from I 12/10. That's going be a tough detour to sell on the way to Gulf Shores. 

 

Should be a good week boys. 8 Row on Wednesday and cracking open a bottle of Birthday Bourbon this weekend. It's that time of year. 

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