June 18, 20214 yr Meh, this SH15 is good but not great. Would not buy another at that price. It’s almost like I posted above not to.....
June 18, 20214 yr So is a Father's Day Bourbon Release a new thing or have I just not been paying attention? Seen at least 4-5 on social media in the last few days. Some have some impressive stuff. This one seems kinda lame. Weller SR is still fairly available around here, I have managed to secure 3 extras of BT, I have MM101, I had McKenna 10 a few years ago and don't consider it hunt worthy, and I saw 46 on the shelf just yesterday. At this point, the only bottles I would probably hunt for or wait in line for a release is Eagle Rare, and maybe Weller 12 or Full Proof. The best I saw was in OKC today, but I don't care enough to skip work and make that drive.
June 18, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, 'stache said: So is a Father's Day Bourbon Release a new thing or have I just not been paying attention? Seen at least 4-5 on social media in the last few days. Some have some impressive stuff. This one seems kinda lame. Weller SR is still fairly available around here, I have managed to secure 3 extras of BT, I have MM101, I had McKenna 10 a few years ago and don't consider it hunt worthy, and I saw 46 on the shelf just yesterday. At this point, the only bottles I would probably hunt for or wait in line for a release is Eagle Rare, and maybe Weller 12 or Full Proof. The best I saw was in OKC today, but I don't care enough to skip work and make that drive. Good to see the Tulsa gravy train is still rolling.
June 20, 20214 yr They fixed the pricing on the Kentucky Owl, dammit. What do we think about Calumet 14?
June 20, 20214 yr No. Had the Calumet 12 and it was very not good. Tried using it as a mixer and ended up just giving it away
June 20, 20214 yr No. Had the Calumet 12 and it was very not good. Tried using it as a mixer and ended up just giving it away Am I getting products mixed up, or did I hear that the 12 and the 14 were sourced from entirely different places? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
June 20, 20214 yr So what's the consensus on Four Roses? Costco has several different ones. What's worth buying for drinking straight?
June 20, 20214 yr So what's the consensus on Four Roses? Costco has several different ones. What's worth buying for drinking straight? Barrel strength - hell yes on all recipes pretty muchSingle barrel - I'm a fan at Costco pricingSmall batch - pretty solidSmall batch select - I feel like there are better options at that price but still pretty solid and doubt you would be disappointedYellow label - meh
June 20, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, Mo Horn said: So what's the consensus on Four Roses? Costco has several different ones. What's worth buying for drinking straight? 4R Single Barrel is the best option. 4R Small Batch Select is not bad 4R Small Batch is mixer Yellow Label is mixer
June 20, 20214 yr Am I getting products mixed up, or did I hear that the 12 and the 14 were sourced from entirely different places? Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkHonestly I have no idea. I don’t do the bourbon blogs/podcasts. I just know I had the 12 and it was horrid so I’m not interested in trying anything else from them.
June 20, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Neonmoon said: 4R Single Barrel is the best option. 4R Small Batch Select is not bad 4R Small Batch is mixer Yellow Label is mixer Give me Select over Single Barrel, but good list.
June 20, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Chewbacca said: They fixed the pricing on the Kentucky Owl, dammit. What do we think about Calumet 14? Did you try offering cash? Pass on the Calumet.
June 21, 20214 yr I’m not sure it would be worth buying just samples from Still Spirit in the UK, but if you’re just rounding out another order it’s kinda fun. I grabbed the Wm Heavenhill 3rd Edition, 2017 Birthday and 2016 FRSmBLE. The bottles are like scale models with heavy bases and everything. Anyway, the Heavenhill is very nice with a brown sugar nose and just a little nuttiness with an amazing oily mouthfeel.
June 22, 20214 yr Sometimes people drop bottles by your office. It's been a good morning. Finally got almost all my bottles up on the shelf. Need to add lights.
June 23, 20214 yr The bourbon tour has gone better than expected so far. Couldn’t book a tour at BT but as soon as we got there, yesterday, I asked if there was anything available and was told they had two openings for the Old Taylor tour that started in 45 mins...Great tour. Went by the gift shop and they only had Weller SR so I passed. Our tour guide mentioned that Urban Meyer was there earlier that day for a tour so I felt a little dirty after that but on my way out I saw Freddy and I got a picture with him. Great guy. Went back today because it was Blanton’s day so my wife and I both got one each. While I was checking out I happen to look over to the side and there’s Urban. I guess he came back for some Blanton’s? Not sure why he was in the gift shop but there he was. I was going to snap a picture of him but I had to pass on that one. Anyway headed to Woodford Reserve, Maker’s Mark, and have a tasting at Four Roses tomorrow. Would have hit more distilleries but wife wanted to see some horse farms. If you haven’t been I highly recommend this trip. Also woke up this morning to a crisp 64 degrees.
June 23, 20214 yr Looks like there was a BT drop in Houston yesterday of ER, Weller 12, and Stagg Jr, based on social media. My guy has an ER for me, but I'd love to get a Weller 12 or OWA at a normal price
June 23, 20214 yr Y’all bourbon fuckers are crazy. I just happened to be going by Spec’s on Smith for some cachaça and saw people lined up. First I thought it was a bunch of winos getting breakfast then I saw it was a bunch of bro types. I think the Weller and something else was gone within minutes. I was back in my truck reading emails and saw dudes frantically whipping into the parking lot and then some sad faces and empty hands exiting.
June 23, 20214 yr Since I've started buying a lot of whiskey, I haven't stepped foot inside the Smith St. location once. I know they have the best drops, but I just don't want to participate in that feeding frenzy. Ever.
June 23, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said: Since I've started buying a lot of whiskey, I haven't stepped foot inside the Smith St. location once. I know they have the best drops, but I just don't want to participate in that feeding frenzy. Ever. It was amusing. They had a cop/rent-a-cop (with a sweet ponytail) standing next to the bottles.
June 23, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Fud said: Looks like there was a BT drop in Houston yesterday of ER, Weller 12, and Stagg Jr, based on social media. My guy has an ER for me, but I'd love to get a Weller 12 or OWA at a normal price No I wasn’t there. I work for a living. Gone in 20 minutes.
June 23, 20214 yr No I wasn’t there. I work for a living. Gone in 20 minutes.So you are the rent-a-cop with the bad ass ponytail? Cool!
June 24, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said: Since I've started buying a lot of whiskey, I haven't stepped foot inside the Smith St. location once. I know they have the best drops, but I just don't want to participate in that feeding frenzy. Ever. Nothing is more distasteful to me than sitting in lines with flippers. Even waiting for a club drop for ER store picks left me feeling a bit sad about humanity.
June 24, 20214 yr Bourbon people in their 20-30s are just the aged Pokemon collectors who never played the game but got in fights on the playground over a bad trade. Mouthbreathers - every last one of them.
June 24, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said: Since I've started buying a lot of whiskey, I haven't stepped foot inside the Smith St. location once. I know they have the best drops, but I just don't want to participate in that feeding frenzy. Ever. You're a good man Hank. I do think Smith St is conceding to flippers. In the past, they would do little small things to throw them off. Wheeling Buffalo Trace drops out at 10 am feels like a surrender.
June 24, 20214 yr There’s no doubt that the flippers are giving kickbacks to store employees/managers for tips on when the big drops are coming. I’ve never believed the whole “we don’t know what’s coming until it shows up on the truck” bullshit that you hear store employees tell you. It’s the same guys in the Facebook groups that post new inventory once the drops happen. You can’t tell me that they just always have good luck and get in on every big drop.
June 24, 20214 yr A buddy is coming back from a trip to the West Coast and scored these. I’m looking forward to his return.
June 24, 20214 yr Funnily enough I got a call from Goody Goody today and “won” the raffle for a 1L Weller 12. So avoiding Specs’s midtown is working out just fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
June 24, 20214 yr I guess I could have grabbed a bottle for y’all alcoholics and raffled it off to compensate for our dickhead governor killing federal unemployment.
June 24, 20214 yr I will give my Weller 12 to anyone that throws a stick in Abbot's spokes. (sorry, I've had a few tonight)
June 24, 20214 yr You’re both gonna need to raffle it off to pay blacklab for a new username if you bring politics in to the whiskey thread again
June 24, 20214 yr A buddy is coming back from a trip to the West Coast and scored these. I’m looking forward to his return. Your friend is awesome.
June 24, 20214 yr 19 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said: No I wasn’t there. I work for a living. Gone in 20 minutes. so do you go for the weller 12 or the stagg jr? tough choice. i have more weller 12 than stagg jr, but would probably grab that one. that looks like small batch eht. if it were single barrel that would add further dilemna.
June 24, 20214 yr Me personally, stagg Jr then W12 only because I’m low on SJ. If I were decent on both I’d take the w12 so I could make some PMP.
June 24, 20214 yr 30 minutes ago, thrillhammer said: so do you go for the weller 12 or the stagg jr? tough choice. i have more weller 12 than stagg jr, but would probably grab that one. that looks like small batch eht. if it were single barrel that would add further dilemna. Weller 12 for me, but Stagg Jr is great.
June 24, 20214 yr Stagg Jr. hands down for me. I only use W12 to blend Poor Man’s Pappy. With PMP I find the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. W12 and OWA are fine in my eyes, but I’m never disappointed if I miss a drop of those. If I see one, sure I’ll pick it up, but I’m not going out of my way to grab either one.
June 24, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, Yev Kassem said: Stagg Jr. hands down for me. I only use W12 to blend Poor Man’s Pappy. With PMP I find the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. W12 and OWA are fine in my eyes, but I’m never disappointed if I miss a drop of those. If I see one, sure I’ll pick it up, but I’m not going out of my way to grab either one. i hear ya. stagg jr is 8-9 yrs, vs 12, plus i prefer the wheated mashbill to the #1 of the stagg jr. also, i found out julian van winkle carries around a flask of weller 12, and i figure he knows his bourbon.
June 25, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, NOMAAA said: saw this on reddit. probably bullsh, but maybe not? Probably another Weller variety I won’t see in person in years if ever, like the SB or the CYPB...
June 25, 20214 yr Picked up a Weller 12 & a Stagg Jr today here in Austin. Nice little lunch time pick-up
June 26, 20214 yr Bowman single barrel is so damn good. If you can’t get Blanton’s or Blanton’s Gold you’re really not missing much if you grab a $48 bottle of this off the shelf.
June 26, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, BrazilHorn said: Picked up a Weller 12 & a Stagg Jr today here in Austin. Nice little lunch time pick-up Batch 16 or leftover 15?
June 26, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, USCATX said: Batch 16 or leftover 15? New release. They tweaked the bottle design. Buddy of mine works for republic and let me know they’d dropped at the little shop i hit.
June 26, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, USCATX said: Bowman single barrel is so damn good. If you can’t get Blanton’s or Blanton’s Gold you’re really not missing much if you grab a $48 bottle of this off the shelf. Becoming very hard to find JJ Bowman on the shelf anywhere these days. Glad I already have a backup.
June 26, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said: Becoming very hard to find JJ Bowman on the shelf anywhere these days. Glad I already have a backup. It’s rarely at Spec’s. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bottle in Goody Goody. Better luck at Total.
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