November 18, 20205 yr My handyman looked at me like I was crazy when I had him install a key lock on my office closet/bourbon vault. I’m glad I did. It’s already paid for itself in ducking wife side eyes. I’m drifting into junkie territory right now. I picked up a bottle of Maker’s Mark 46 Cask Strength and Rare Breed Rye while running an errand today.
November 19, 20205 yr 9 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said: My handyman looked at me like I was crazy when I had him install a key lock on my office closet/bourbon vault. I’m glad I did. It’s already paid for itself in ducking wife side eyes. I’m drifting into junkie territory right now. I picked up a bottle of Maker’s Mark 46 Cask Strength and Rare Breed Rye while running an errand today. You just have a head start. We will all get there at some point. I’m just trying to figure out where I can store more bottles right now. That is the only thing slowing me down at the moment.
November 19, 20205 yr 24 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said: My handyman looked at me like I was crazy when I had him install a key lock on my office closet/bourbon vault. I’m glad I did. It’s already paid for itself in ducking wife side eyes. I’m drifting into junkie territory right now. I picked up a bottle of Maker’s Mark 46 Cask Strength and Rare Breed Rye while running an errand today. i have bottles in 3 main places. i also have a bottle or 2 (typically waiting to be handed off or shipped) in some odd places. when the wife notices one of the 3 main places getting overcrowded but hasn't yet seen the other assorted stashes.
November 19, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, henrygandorf said: i have bottles in 3 main places. i also have a bottle or 2 (typically waiting to be handed off or shipped) in some odd places. when the wife notices one of the 3 main places getting overcrowded but hasn't yet seen the other assorted stashes. When we moved my wife was dumbstruck to see the full collection in the light of day. 90+ bottles, I had some very clever ratholes at our former loft. She was pissed for about 5 minutes, but got over it because I bought her a house. Gotta strike while the pan is hot. Edited November 19, 20205 yr by billfromlaketravis
November 19, 20205 yr I have about 275 or so bottles at last inventory in 3 separate stashes. Wife knows about all of them though because the stashes aren't hidden at all. She bitches a tiny bit when I come home with more but what can you do.
November 19, 20205 yr 12 minutes ago, ISUCyclones said: I have about 275 or so bottles at last inventory in 3 separate stashes. Wife knows about all of them though because the stashes aren't hidden at all. She bitches a tiny bit when I come home with more but what can you do. drink more collect less
November 19, 20205 yr Sorry for the dumb question but as a general rule while enjoying multiple pours of different whiskeys is better to start with the less hard to get stuff and work your way to the higher end or is it more around proof?
November 19, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, stork642 said: Sorry for the dumb question but as a general rule while enjoying multiple pours of different whiskeys is better to start with the less hard to get stuff and work your way to the higher end or is it more around proof? I start with the more rare stuff so I can actually taste it, bourbon like wine tends to numb the taste buds after a few
November 19, 20205 yr I start with the more rare stuff so I can actually taste it, bourbon like wine tends to numb the taste buds after a fewYep. Start with the good stuff.
November 19, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, stork642 said: Sorry for the dumb question but as a general rule while enjoying multiple pours of different whiskeys is better to start with the less hard to get stuff and work your way to the higher end or is it more around proof? I’m a little different. Unless it’s a daily drinker, when I open a bottle I finish it before moving on to the next one. It’s about 90% in my head, but oxidizing in rare bourbon bugs me. I really taste it in wheaters like W12. If you’re having trouble with high proof bourbons, I’d open the bottle, pour it, and let it rest for 30 minutes. Then let your bottle sit for about 2 weeks to a month. It’ll open it some. I’d also suggest using a glencairn. You don’t need anything more expensive. I know plenty of guys with good collections that use highball glasses. There’s a reason bourbon tastings use glencairns. It’s much easier to nose the bourbon.
November 19, 20205 yr I keep telling myself that I'm gonna slow down on purchases. But then I got in to rye. So I've purchased around 10-12 rye bottles over the last couple of weeks. Today I bought a Hibiki Harmony. Gandorf already got me on Nikka. Goddamnit.
November 19, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said: I keep telling myself that I'm gonna slow down on purchases. But then I got in to rye. So I've purchased around 10-12 rye bottles over the last couple of weeks. Today I bought a Hibiki Harmony. Gandorf already got me on Nikka. Goddamnit. What kind of ryes are you getting into?
November 19, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said: What kind of ryes are you getting into? So fare I've purchased: WMND High West Double Rye (2 different store picks) Rare Breed Rye Russell's Reserve SiB Rye Willet 4 year Michter's Straight Rye OF Rye Regular Sazerac Pikesville Any recs are appreciated.
November 19, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, ISUCyclones said: I have about 275 or so bottles at last inventory in 3 separate stashes. Wife knows about all of them though because the stashes aren't hidden at all. She bitches a tiny bit when I come home with more but what can you do. Bravo sir. My wife doesn't even have that many shoes... Where the hell do you keep them?
November 19, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said: So fare I've purchased: WMND High West Double Rye (2 different store picks) Rare Breed Rye Russell's Reserve SiB Rye Willet 4 year Michter's Straight Rye OF Rye Regular Sazerac Pikesville Any recs are appreciated. Good list. All of the classic shelfers and MWND. If you need more Rare Breed Rye, PM me. I’d add Bulleit 12 Year Rye. Not my favorite, but good MGP rye for $54. EHT Rye is probably my favorite “non-allocated” rye.
November 19, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said: Good list. All of the classic shelfers and MWND. If you need more Rare Breed Rye, PM me. I’d add Bulleit 12 Year Rye. Not my favorite, but good MGP rye for $54. EHT Rye is probably my favorite “non-allocated” rye. Rare Breed Rye is still pretty available (for now), but I'll probably get a back up. Have read that people are blending their Rare Breed & Rare Breed Rye and the results are great. Might have to do that. EHT Rye is an automatic buy for me, but I've only see the Small Batch at stores.
November 19, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, stork642 said: Sorry for the dumb question but as a general rule while enjoying multiple pours of different whiskeys is better to start with the less hard to get stuff and work your way to the higher end or is it more around proof? I'm still pretty new to this, but I bought 4 Glencairns and started doing blind tests with 4 different bottles to get better at identifying noses/palates/finishes. By the time I'm done I have a nice buzz and don't have to worry about an order with regards to proof.
November 19, 20205 yr 13 hours ago, ISUCyclones said: I have about 275 or so bottles at last inventory in 3 separate stashes. Wife knows about all of them though because the stashes aren't hidden at all. She bitches a tiny bit when I come home with more but what can you do. And my wife has been giving me shit for my ~25 bottle stash..
November 19, 20205 yr I've made the basement into a "bar" area. I've got a huge storage area with wooden shelves for the rest. These are most of the opens with some I'm going to open when I get to it (barrel).
November 19, 20205 yr Found out yesterday that one of my local stores has the dumbest possible system for allocated bottles. You have to find a manager and ask them if they have something. Only then will they tell you and you can have one. But they don't have a list of any allocated bottles. And they won't just tell you what they have. You have to guess. And the really good stuff (Blanton's and up) doesn't get sold through the allocations. It gets auctioned off at the end of the year. Fucking stupid. I hate the way that store operates but they have the best wine buyer around and the best sake selection so I end up there fairly regularly.
November 19, 20205 yr 14 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: Found out yesterday that one of my local stores has the dumbest possible system for allocated bottles. You have to find a manager and ask them if they have something. Only then will they tell you and you can have one. But they don't have a list of any allocated bottles. And they won't just tell you what they have. You have to guess. And the really good stuff (Blanton's and up) doesn't get sold through the allocations. It gets auctioned off at the end of the year. Fucking stupid. I hate the way that store operates but they have the best wine buyer around and the best sake selection so I end up there fairly regularly. I guess they see this as a way to engage directly with the customer to try and build longstanding relationships? I'd boycott that behavior pretty quickly. Good bourbon isn't worth groveling or playing go fish.
November 19, 20205 yr 25 minutes ago, Eggo said: I guess they see this as a way to engage directly with the customer to try and build longstanding relationships? I'd boycott that behavior pretty quickly. Good bourbon isn't worth groveling or playing go fish. Yeah, and it definitely felt like groveling. I called them first about MWND because I was going to drive past in a few minutes and the guy on the phone says they don't talk about allocated bottles on the phone. I bought it on the shelf at that store last year so I didn't know they allocated it, but that's a different story. So I show up and talk to the same guy. Tell him I'm the one he just talked to on the phone and asked how their allocated bottles work. He explained it to me, so I asked if they had MWND. He said yes and then just looked at me. I said "Can I have one?" and only then did he react and went to get it. Why the fuck would I be asking about it if I didn't want one? Not a fan at all. Edited November 19, 20205 yr by Chewbacca
November 19, 20205 yr In a way, I blame the mouth breathing flippers who come into the store taking pictures of the shelves and then spending the next 30 minutes staring or talking on the phone to determine if there's a buy. Store employees have got to get sick of it, but these motherfuckers think they're hot shit because they have something you might want and can decide whether or not to give it to you. There's a store here in San Antonio that has a bottle of GTS behind the counter and when I've asked about it, they give me some fucking smirk as if to say "You can't afford it" and say they get more value out of having an expensive bottle and not selling it. One of these days, I'm going to go in and pay double for it just to fuck with them...but then they'd have a lot of my money.
November 19, 20205 yr 9 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: Yeah, and it definitely felt like groveling. I called them first about MWND because I was going to drive past in a few minutes and the guy on the phone says they don't talk about allocated bottles on the phone. I bought it on the shelf at that store last year so I didn't know they allocated it, but that's a different story. So I show up and talk to the same guy. Tell him I'm the one he just talked to on the phone and asked how their allocated bottles work. He explained it to me, so I asked if they had MWND. He said yes and then just looked at me. I said "Can I have one?" and only then did he react and went to get it. Why the fuck would I be asking about it if I didn't want one? Not a fan at all. And people complain about the three tier system in Texas...
November 19, 20205 yr One of the things I love about this thread - when my wife complains about me bringing home a new bottle I show her some of the collection pics on here, shuts her up every time.
November 19, 20205 yr I try to explain how my 20 “show” bottles isn’t shit in the grand scheme of things. Although I think I’m up to 26.
November 19, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, elguapo said: One of the things I love about this thread - when my wife complains about me bringing home a new bottle I show her some of the collection pics on here, shuts her up every time. I have a pic of Bert’s stash saved on my phone for this exact reason.
November 20, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, conVINCEd said: I have a pic of Bert’s stash saved on my phone for this exact reason. Lulz. I was going back through this thread for the same reason and could not find it.
November 20, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said: Lulz. I was going back through this thread for the same reason and could not find it. Say his name three times and Bert will appear.
November 20, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, huge said: I try to explain how my 20 “show” bottles isn’t shit in the grand scheme of things. Although I think I’m up to 26. 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.
November 20, 20205 yr 30 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said: Lulz. I was going back through this thread for the same reason and could not find it. It’s not on my phone. Must be on the tablet. I’ll post it for you when I get home.
November 20, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, conVINCEd said: 24 minutes ago, USCATX said: 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. My wife asked me if my collection was better than most bars. I chortled.
November 20, 20205 yr Holy Hell this stuff is fantastic! Was $65 amd is a flavor bomb. I’m bad at tasting notes, best I can do is cinnamon and spice, almost some dark chocolate, coats the tongue and lingers nicely. I’m not sure how to describe this, but I can feel the alcohol burn as almost an additional flavor as opposed to just heat. I might try to get a second tomorrow if they still have it.
November 20, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, conVINCEd said: An assault on the senses. So much to unpack and pack, and unpack again. Something crazy in every row.
November 20, 20205 yr 18 minutes ago, conVINCEd said: Holy fuck. I could pay off a student loan with the secondary market value of this photo.
November 20, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, 'stache said: Holy fuck. I could pay off a student loan with the secondary market value of this photo. Most people could pay off the mortgage.
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