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I walked into a store today and 4R single barrel was on their "allocated shelf". 

Kill me now

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5 hours ago, BigDHornfan said:
  • I have 9 Bookers, 15 Woodinvilles, 10 or so 1792 FP's, 3 EHT Single Barrel picks, 6 different BT picks, 8 Russell's picks, 5 different years of MBSR

What about all those 4r? swore you had every recipe. 

2 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

I walked into a store today and 4R single barrel was on their "allocated shelf". 

Kill me now

what was the price or requirements. would still buy if possible. 

2 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

I love y’all cause, every time I think I have a problem, you swiftly bring me back to earth.

is 175 bottles of bourbon, 550 bottles of wine, and over 200 bottles of craft beer a problem?

not to me... 

7 hours ago, msudawg said:

is 175 bottles of bourbon, 550 bottles of wine, and over 200 bottles of craft beer a problem?

not to me... 

Your liver on the other hand......

8 hours ago, msudawg said:

is 175 bottles of bourbon, 550 bottles of wine, and over 200 bottles of craft beer a problem?

not to me... 

the only problem i see is that you have more wine and beer than bourbon.  Get those bourbon numbers up.  

13 hours ago, msudawg said:

is 175 bottles of bourbon, 550 bottles of wine, and over 200 bottles of craft beer a problem?

not to me... 

You gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers.  Unless you have 175 open which would be pretty incredible. 

russells 13 hit dallas today.  anyone luck out?

One of my guys was raving about his Taylor pick so I went and snagged that, along with a bottle of Corazon they finished in the barrel from his last Weller pick.

Gonna be a fun weekend!

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russells 13 hit dallas today.  anyone luck out?

Fuck no.
Couldn’t get away from the office.
1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Getting better, but still hot and a little flat. 
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Still hot at 115 proof? Bummer. 

My bottle is at 122. Need to dip into it again, but I haven't liked the first few pours. 

 

 

Completely striking out on the Russell’s 13 year.  Almost got a bit stabby today just trying.  I really wanted to do a 13 yr showdown with the Widow Jane and a 13 year SAOS sample I have sitting around.  

25 minutes ago, USCATX said:

Completely striking out on the Russell’s 13 year.  Almost got a bit stabby today just trying.  I really wanted to do a 13 yr showdown with the Widow Jane and a 13 year SAOS sample I have sitting around.  

Was this a teaser release and there’s a larger release coming, or is this it? 

No RR13 at TW Arboretum but they did have a bunch of Old Ezra 7 there as of about 1030.

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Lux Row bottles have been hitting a lot of Total Wines in Houston this week. If you like Old Ezra 7 or Rebel Yell 10 year Single Barrel, you very well might find one this week at Total Wine. I doubt availability will last. 

I got super lucky and picked up a Blood Oath Pact 7 (also Lux Row) at TW earlier today. 

 

15 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Was this a teaser release and there’s a larger release coming, or is this it? 

I'd bet good money it's a teaser release. 

 

1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Lux Row bottles have been hitting a lot of Total Wines in Houston this week. If you like Old Ezra 7 or Rebel Yell 10 year Single Barrel, you very well might find one this week at Total Wine. I doubt availability will last. 

I got super lucky and picked up a Blood Oath Pact 7 (also Lux Row) at TW earlier today. 

 

OE7 is my favorite bourbon for making an old fashioned, so I'm happy I was able to replenish.  

2 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Lux Row bottles have been hitting a lot of Total Wines in Houston this week. If you like Old Ezra 7 or Rebel Yell 10 year Single Barrel, you very well might find one this week at Total Wine. I doubt availability will last. 

I got super lucky and picked up a Blood Oath Pact 7 (also Lux Row) at TW earlier today. 

 

How is the blood oath? I got lucky and picked up a pact 4 today. Never tried it but heard great things. I haven't researched much on the different releases and I hadn't seen it much in the wild so I pulled the trigger.  

6 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I'd bet good money it's a teaser release. 

 

Would be funny if they dropped Maker’s FAE-01 quantities and decimated the $300 secondary value.  And by funny I mean tasty. 

Also prepare for the first OF Barrel Strength Rye drop to be EXTREMELY limited. Like, don't bother even chasing it. 

If I had to guess, they will do the real release with ability to actually find it in the Fall/Winter. 

 

 

I’ve been out of this thread for a while. What’s the general take on 1792 full proof? Grabbed a bottle for $45.

19 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Also prepare for the first OF Barrel Strength Rye drop to be EXTREMELY limited. Like, don't bother even chasing it. 

If I had to guess, they will do the real release with ability to actually find it in the Fall/Winter. 

 

 

An early /bourbon review: 

 

10 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

Sam Houston 15 worth 130?

its pretty fanfuckingtastic for 95.

The Bum Phillips Old Scout pick ain’t great. Dominant Dubble Bubble notes. I’m visiting family in West Texas, and I passed on a bottle of 1870 for $50 last night. I should have pulled the trigger on that. 

12 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:
Please elaborate. 

Local store has Sam Houston 15 Yr Limited Edition (that's how they have it listed haven't seen the bottle) for 130. Should I buy it?

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13 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:
12 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:
Please elaborate. 

Local store has Sam Houston 15 Yr Limited Release for 130. Should i buy it?

Is it the barrel proof? Regardless I would still buy it. The 14 year was worth every penny of the $140 I paid for it. 

9 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Is it the barrel proof? Regardless I would still buy it. The 14 year was worth every penny of the $140 I paid for it. 

I'll probably pick it up for myself for Father's Day.

The SH15 is more Barton juice based on the mashbill. Danny Kahn doesn't think much of selling their best whiskey to NDP's, so I'm a bit worried that the quality will come down a notch. Having said that, early reviews seem positive. It's possible they bought the barrels in shot and aged half for a year and bottled the other for last year's SH14 release. 

2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Is it the barrel proof? Regardless I would still buy it. The 14 year was worth every penny of the $140 I paid for it. 

Exactly.  I like the SH 14 as much as any of the mystery 15 year KSBW tote bourbon that has dropped and I think I paid $96 at Spec’s.  

5 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Is it the barrel proof? Regardless I would still buy it. The 14 year was worth every penny of the $140 I paid for it. 

Or would you go Kentucky Owl (not Confiscated) for the same price?

50 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Or would you go Kentucky Owl (not Confiscated) for the same price?

$140 for Kentucky Owl Rye is a very solid price, but I’d go with Sam Houston. 

6 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

$140 for Kentucky Owl Rye is a very solid price, but I’d go with Sam Houston. 

Sorry, I was referring to KO or SH15 for $130.  Still the Sam Houston?

45 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Sorry, I was referring to KO or SH15 for $130.  Still the Sam Houston?

What kind of Kentucky Owl exactly? 

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

What kind of Kentucky Owl exactly? 

Bourbon, not Confiscated.

2 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Bourbon, not Confiscated.

Oh my goodness. I’d buy both. KO Bourbon’s MSRP is $300. $130 is a smoking deal. 

Just now, billfromlaketravis said:

Oh my goodness. I’d buy both. KO Bourbon’s MSRP is $300. $130 is a smoking deal. 

Huh.  Wonder if they have it marked wrong?  Is there any regular (not Confiscated) KO you would not purchase for $130?  

28 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Huh.  Wonder if they have it marked wrong?  Is there any regular (not Confiscated) KO you would not purchase for $130?  

Confiscated is usually in $90 to $130 range. I believe I paid $140 with taxes the day it came out in Houston. KO Rye is sitting on the shelf at Spec’s right now for $199.99. KO Bourbon is sitting right next to it for $299.99.

28 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

Huh.  Wonder if they have it marked wrong?  Is there any regular (not Confiscated) KO you would not purchase for $130?  

Confiscated is usually in $90 to $130 range. I believe I paid $140 with taxes the day it came out in Houston. KO Rye is sitting on the shelf at Spec’s right now for $199.99. KO Bourbon is sitting right next to it for $299.99.

Here is the SH. Not a single barrel, but they have mimicked the SB style with the hand written stuff. Looks like a 3 barrel blend?05a43e2ea7a363564d5da46a913d76e4.jpg6e79d08b461378e11ff32d09454f13f2.jpg

Will see if i can get the KO tomorrow.

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Having a pour of my favorite in honor of my girl.
Hanna gave me 16 great years.
RIP girl. Hope you finally got that fucking squirrel.
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Heading into Houston this weekend for Father’s Day. Any decent stores on the northwest side of town? I plan on stopping at the Total Wine in Copperfield, but wasn’t sure if anything else was worth popping into in that area. 

Meh, this SH15 is good but not great. Would not buy another at that price.

Headed to Kentucky this weekend.  Definitely stopping at BT distillery.  Any other must stops? I tried to get in on some tours but everything was booked up over a month ago.  Any advice to get some hard to find bottles, etc?

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