Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Surly Horns

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Football ... Basketball ... Baseball ... Other Sports ... Futbol ... 🤫995🤫 ... Gambling ... Movies & TV ... Music ... Hobbies ... Lulz ... Food & Travel ... Daily Texan ... Business & Markets ... Cloak Room ... Help ... For Sale ... Board Discussion ... Advertise... Tailgate Donations

Featured Replies

34411f8a2d2debcd2a938d7f860687e8.jpg

Guy I trust was all over this, so I had to snag. Anyone here had a pour?

I like everything OE has put out.
  • Replies 21.8k
  • Views 1.7m
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Most Popular Posts

  • I’m exhausted, but she’s basically done... just a few touch ups and a second lamp... then I get to focus on balancing out the left side. Been very thankful to have this as a distraction during COVID,

  • Bigpoppapump
    Bigpoppapump

    Just won the whisky exchange raffle for 20 yr pappy.

  • BigDHornfan
    BigDHornfan

    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.

Posted Images

23 hours ago, Txslnghrns said:

Is Isaac Bowman good?c99adcb11987a7399e055c721d876b54.jpg

I've only had the regular ol' single barrel, which I liked.  Don't turn your burners on.  

I have nothing to add, other than seeing this thread go untouched for 4 days gives me a serious case of the sads.  
 

I just might have to have a pour tonight to lesson the pain.

no shit.  you'd think with what's going on in the world, we'd be drinking a fuck ton.   
to add to this thread,

I've got a Bardstown Disco 7 and a 2022 MBSR coming in on Saturday from friends that went to KY this week.  Super fucking pumped.

Picked up this bad boy the other day. Don't be too jealous

Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbon Whiskey Review –  THEWHISKEYCOWBOY.COM

This is still good

68e0ae97c5e0055de8cf18c5a48f6dc5.jpg

Also the sagamore reserve 8 is great. Go buy another.

Well it’s been a little slow but it picked up today for sure.  Rumor is this Stagg Jr 17 will be the last with Jr on the label.  Not sure if there is any truth to it.  
 

23C86F7D-8358-46BE-BD60-60E0E6562973.thumb.jpeg.63f702ed51df3f37b863334c46ff3159.jpeg040CC6C1-0D70-4F6A-9637-269386A8345C.thumb.jpeg.58361fd59f98c6e5599a492384ae3c73.jpeg

Well it’s been a little slow but it picked up today for sure.  Rumor is this Stagg Jr 17 will be the last with Jr on the label.  Not sure if there is any truth to it.  
 
23C86F7D-8358-46BE-BD60-60E0E6562973.thumb.jpeg.63f702ed51df3f37b863334c46ff3159.jpeg040CC6C1-0D70-4F6A-9637-269386A8345C.thumb.jpeg.58361fd59f98c6e5599a492384ae3c73.jpeg

It's true, the store picks rolling out now have already dropped the Jr. Going for stupid amounts of money on secondary too
On 3/3/2022 at 3:10 PM, BigDHornfan said:

no shit.  you'd think with what's going on in the world, we'd be drinking a fuck ton.   
to add to this thread,

I've got a Bardstown Disco 7 and a 2022 MBSR coming in on Saturday from friends that went to KY this week.  Super fucking pumped.

Disco 7 is all Kentucky, right? Not that 6 sucked or anything, but I’m happy to see them go all Kentucky.

12 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Disco 7 is all Kentucky, right? Not that 6 sucked or anything, but I’m happy to see them go all Kentucky.

Not sure on that, but #5 is overpriced trash.  Call it middling Barton with some Dickel notes mixed in.  It’s not cohesive at all and tastes like money grab with a side of getting Specs’d.  

Disco 7 is all Kentucky, right? Not that 6 sucked or anything, but I’m happy to see them go all Kentucky.

6a7668c9f250ac6b961854b4a8d0f386.jpg
It’s not all KY.
It’s a bit of everything.
And reviews are pretty good.
I’ll open it tonight more than likely.
Not sure on that, but #5 is overpriced trash.  Call it middling Barton with some Dickel notes mixed in.  It’s not cohesive at all and tastes like money grab with a side of getting Specs’d.  

I liked 5, but 3 and 6 are my favorites.

Scored my first Weller 12 bottle. Nice.

Always curious how these lists get priced. I’m at Sparks in NYC. Meeting with our equity sponsors tomorrow and our CEO had separate plans.  Frankly, feels great to get the evening to myself.  Anyway, to the matter at hand, any guesses on the drink of choice tonight? 

There are more options on the bar than the list but I think I’ve found the diamond in the rough. 
 

 

943DAD97-BE14-4C9C-9DEC-4020C246780F.jpeg

2C449A9F-84C7-4F12-ACDD-7B035DC48BD8.jpeg

10DEAE28-51CE-4996-BE26-82D4EF19DD4A.jpeg

A10E0177-E975-4606-9042-0F89D3E2F405.jpeg

3 hours ago, brown water said:

Always curious how these lists get priced. I’m at Sparks in NYC. Meeting with our equity sponsors tomorrow and our CEO had separate plans.  Frankly, feels great to get the evening to myself.  Anyway, to the matter at hand, any guesses on the drink of choice tonight? 

There are more options on the bar than the list but I think I’ve found the diamond in the rough. 
 

 

943DAD97-BE14-4C9C-9DEC-4020C246780F.jpeg

2C449A9F-84C7-4F12-ACDD-7B035DC48BD8.jpeg

10DEAE28-51CE-4996-BE26-82D4EF19DD4A.jpeg

A10E0177-E975-4606-9042-0F89D3E2F405.jpeg

I think it’s $5 plus 25% of the bottle price at low retail except they were high AF after a smoke break when it came time for the Eagle Rare price.  Enjoy your Stagg Jr. 

I would pay $16.95 for a whole bottle of Basil Hayden's much less a 2 oz pour.

14 hours ago, brown water said:

Always curious how these lists get priced. I’m at Sparks in NYC. Meeting with our equity sponsors tomorrow and our CEO had separate plans.  Frankly, feels great to get the evening to myself.  Anyway, to the matter at hand, any guesses on the drink of choice tonight? 

There are more options on the bar than the list but I think I’ve found the diamond in the rough. 
 

 

943DAD97-BE14-4C9C-9DEC-4020C246780F.jpeg

2C449A9F-84C7-4F12-ACDD-7B035DC48BD8.jpeg

10DEAE28-51CE-4996-BE26-82D4EF19DD4A.jpeg

A10E0177-E975-4606-9042-0F89D3E2F405.jpeg

Pretty GD reasonable for Midtown New York City. Especially the Stagg Jr. I hope you had a good time. 

That's a pretty weak list.

I've seen at least 4-5 examples now of Stagg Jr. being relatively underpriced at restaurants.  Curious. 

 

Doesn’t Stagg Jr have a pretty low retail which is what places like that are typically basing it on?

8 minutes ago, Brew said:

Doesn’t Stagg Jr have a pretty low retail which is what places like that are typically basing it on?

It’s a $1 more than ER10 and $2 more than Buffalo Trace on the menus and 2-2.5 the retail price is those.  It’s cheap compared to its secondary value on that menu while the other two are wildly overpriced. 

By far this is their best collaboration.
Definitely pickup the beer barrel influence.
Lots of malt and chocolate with a touch of orange.
Damn good.
41e8398ae6eeb4f72b4e6f610effc458.jpg

15 hours ago, USCATX said:

It’s a $1 more than ER10 and $2 more than Buffalo Trace on the menus and 2-2.5 the retail price is those.  It’s cheap compared to its secondary value on that menu while the other two are wildly overpriced. 

retail here on eagle rare is $29.99, buffalo trace is $24.99 (or cheaper) and stagg, jr, if you can find it, is $49.99, so i can see a restaurant honoring those prices (or the wholesale version) a little bit more than liquor store secondary.  outside of pappy or btac, i've found it's almost always worth it to order the allocated pours at restaurants that offer them.

retail here on eagle rare is $29.99, buffalo trace is $24.99 (or cheaper) and stagg, jr, if you can find it, is $49.99, so i can see a restaurant honoring those prices (or the wholesale version) a little bit more than liquor store secondary.  outside of pappy or btac, i've found it's almost always worth it to order the allocated pours at restaurants that offer them.

Saw a Stagg Jr in the wild yesterday. For the low low price of $149.99 it could be yours!

That’s still quite a bit under secondary. If you like Stagg Jr you should go back and get it because that’s the cheapest you’re going to find it.

for what it's worth, i've found stagg jr out in the wild for retail (or gotten calls about it from grocery folks who stashed it) more often than any other allocated bottle - by far (excluding blantons).  i think i've bought 8-10 in the past 2 years never paying over retail.  it's out there.  way more so than elmer, weller 12, michters toasted, etc.

By far this is their best collaboration.
Definitely pickup the beer barrel influence.
Lots of malt and chocolate with a touch of orange.
Damn good.
41e8398ae6eeb4f72b4e6f610effc458.jpg

How is the fusion series?
3 minutes ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:


How is the fusion series?

I've only had fusion 5.  It was ok.  

for what it's worth, i've found stagg jr out in the wild for retail (or gotten calls about it from grocery folks who stashed it) more often than any other allocated bottle - by far (excluding blantons).  i think i've bought 8-10 in the past 2 years never paying over retail.  it's out there.  way more so than elmer, weller 12, michters toasted, etc.

The only places in Texas you have been able to find Jr in the last 2-3 years are the places that have it marked at $299+. I did walk into a store in Pueblo, CO around this time last year and he had just sold the last 3 bottles he had for $79 each. They also had WFP for $90 and OWA for $199. Weird up there….
16 hours ago, Herbie Hancock said:


The only places in Texas you have been able to find Jr in the last 2-3 years are the places that have it marked at $299+. I did walk into a store in Pueblo, CO around this time last year and he had just sold the last 3 bottles he had for $79 each. They also had WFP for $90 and OWA for $199. Weird up there….

i agree with gandorf, ive found stagg jr and blantons a few places in texas, moreso than any of the other unicorns. i've probably bought 4 bottles in the past 2 years.

Walked into a place today that had W12,W107, THH and some others at retail.

However, you had to be part of their club and have 1500 points/$1500 to get them.
Hate that shit.

2 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Walked into a place today that had W12,W107, THH and some others at retail.

However, you had to be part of their club and have 1500 points/$1500 to get them.
Hate that shit.

I think that's a great way to handle it. Reward your regulars rather than the hunters who tail trucks and drive around all day

I think that's a great way to handle it. Reward your regulars rather than the hunters who tail trucks and drive around all day

If they had enough regulars that spent that amount those bottles wouldn’t be sitting on display at retail behind the counter.
21 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Walked into a place today that had W12,W107, THH and some others at retail.

However, you had to be part of their club and have 1500 points/$1500 to get them.
Hate that shit.

Liquor King?

Isn’t that just a UK version of their standard single barrel? Price is the same.

Is it worth it? Not any more or less worth their stuff in general. GB scratches a uniqueness itch that’s important to me, so I tend to like their stuff and am fine paying for it. Can you objectively say it’s $40 better than WT Rare Breed? I think that’s probably tough.

The Benchmark series is finally in Texas. The Bonded is pretty solid. I passed on the Small Batch. 
 

Nice little nip before I freeze my ass off at the HLSR. 

Edited by billfromlaketravis

b11846419e17754142e2f7988e8514c4.png
Anybody had this? Is it worth $100?

I wouldn’t pay 100 for any GB, but that’s just me and Herbie Hancock.
I just can’t get into anything they have done. Just not my jam.
I’d rather drink Still Austin if I’m drinking Texas bourbon.
On 3/10/2022 at 7:23 PM, Fud said:

I think that's a great way to handle it. Reward your regulars rather than the hunters who tail trucks and drive around all day

Seriously? I had no idea people followed trucks. 

1 hour ago, Scooter Monzingo said:

Seriously? I had no idea people followed trucks. 

There are people that will camp outside of Total Wine on a random Thursday in July at 5am in hopes of getting their grubby mitts on a bottle of W12 or Blanton’s. In the words of Bullet Tooth Tony, “Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.”

Got after it a little bit last night. RIP Patriff.

The Garrison yellow label is better than expected. c410571b00af46a271a5c0dda27b86fa.jpg


090b1e4b6094fd0909096795a42e9b5f.jpg

On 2/23/2022 at 8:57 PM, stork642 said:

Not crazy about the price but I think I’m about to get one of these.  
 

https://claytonandcrume.com/products/glass-flask

 

The wife got me one of these for Christmas. VERY nice flask, but I didn't know it cost that much... Guess I'll be extra careful with it. Taking it on the hog hunt last weekend might have not have been the best decision (it did make it back unscathed).

Would y’all believe me if I told you I’ve drink much more vodka than bourbon this month? 
 

Give me a Tito’s and Topo Chico over Jack and Coke every day of the week. My committee discontinued Gentleman Jack in the tent.

All will return to normal after rodeo. At least Tito’s is made with corn. 

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...
Football ... Basketball ... Baseball ... Other Sports ... Futbol ... 🤫995🤫 ... Gambling ... Movies & TV ... Music ... Hobbies ... Lulz ... Food & Travel ... Daily Texan ... Business & Markets ... Cloak Room ... Help ... For Sale ... Board Discussion ... Advertise... Tailgate Donations

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.