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Got a question. I have managed to locate three of the Blanton’s. The original, straight from the barrel, and the gold edition. 
My question is are the red and black label bottles available in the US? I know they were not originally distributed in the US, but I keep running across postings on forums like Reddit that suggest they can be had? 

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No. Takara black and red (Japan market exclusive) are non-domestic market bottlings. If they are in the states it’s because someone had them shipped here from overseas. 

9 hours ago, Hamttx said:

Got a question. I have managed to locate three of the Blanton’s. The original, straight from the barrel, and the gold edition. 
My question is are the red and black label bottles available in the US? I know they were not originally distributed in the US, but I keep running across postings on forums like Reddit that suggest they can be had? 

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STFB is pretty great. It should have made the new BTAC lineup, not EHT. 

On 5/12/2025 at 12:18 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

STFB is pretty great. It should have made the new BTAC lineup, not EHT. 

But since they don’t own the Blantons brand, I can see why that would be tricky. For those that have tried EHT 18 year marriage, you’ll know how amazing this can be. 

Weekend lineup for my buddy’s bachelor party in Broken Bow.
Moving a little slow this morning.
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1 minute ago, BigDHornfan said:

Weekend lineup for my buddy’s bachelor party in Broken Bow.
Moving a little slow this morning.
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Well DeQueen's dry so I bought us both a bottle
In downtown Broken Bow...

Spec’s - Woodlands $50 (No limit)

Dont know if it’s just this one.

 

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On 5/12/2025 at 8:34 AM, Bert Orange said:

No. Takara black and red (Japan market exclusive) are non-domestic market bottlings. If they are in the states it’s because someone had them shipped here from overseas. 

Only place I’ve seen it on the shelf was in California.   And by on the shelf I mean on the floor by the case. 

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Rumors out there that EHT Small Batch is going off the allocated list and will become a shelf fixture. I’ll sort of buy it. Some of the smaller Spec’s stores got 10+ cases yesterday. 

Is it not available everywhere?
It is in DfW.
They need to fucking lower it back down to $40.
And make ER $25 again.

1 hour ago, BigDHornfan said:

Is it not available everywhere?
It is in DfW.
They need to fucking lower it back down to $40.
And make ER $25 again.

Kept it in the back at most Houston Spec’s locations until very recently. Starting seeing in the case the past few months. 
 

Specs Galleria is not a big store, and they allegedly put out 16 cases this weekend. 

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Is it not available everywhere?
It is in DfW.
They need to fucking lower it back down to $40.
And make ER $25 again.

Remember that time I ordered us a bunch of Gold and SFTB from England for $115 and $125 each? Those were fun times.

And for those wondering, the $115 and $125 included shipping. Fuck specs and fuck TW

Remember that time I ordered us a bunch of Gold and SFTB from England for $115 and $125 each? Those were fun times.

And for those wondering, the $115 and $125 included shipping. Fuck specs and fuck TW

Glory Days long gone. :(
17 hours ago, BigDHornfan said:

Is it not available everywhere?
It is in DfW.
They need to fucking lower it back down to $40.
And make ER $25 again.

Tariffs. 

Stopped off at another little local joint I frequent. Was just gonna grab a sixer of beers. Ran into this at $191. Grabbed it and am excited about the find. I’ve always wanted to try it.
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6 hours ago, Txslnghrns said:

Stopped off at another little local joint I frequent. Was just gonna grab a sixer of beers. Ran into this at $191. Grabbed it and am excited about the find. I’ve always wanted to try it.
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$190 would have been reasonable for that bottle, but at $191 it's overpriced.  Live and learn.

This WT8 may be the worst expression I’ve had of Turkey to date…

Will give it a revisit, but this could be a drain pour [emoji22]

That is surprising.  I personally haven't tasted it yet, but every review I have seen so far ranked it better than standard WT101.  Let it breathe and give it another shot, we expect a double spaced re-review promptly.

10 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

This WT8 may be the worst expression I’ve had of Turkey to date…

Will give it a revisit, but this could be a drain pour emoji22.png

I’d say you throughly know your stuff, so that’s curious. It’s not a single barrel, so it’s nearly impossible to catch a bad bottle. 
 

Do you think WT101 is better? I could WT8 not doing well in a blind vs Kentucky Spirit, Rare Breed, and Russell’s Reserve, but I like it quite a bit especially at $45. 

I’d say you throughly know your stuff, so that’s curious. It’s not a single barrel, so it’s nearly impossible to catch a bad bottle. 
 
Do you think WT101 is better? I could WT8 not doing well in a blind vs Kentucky Spirit, Rare Breed, and Russell’s Reserve, but I like it quite a bit especially at $45. 

Appreciated - Could have been that my palette was off, but I had it on its own well clear of dinner, which was pretty plain.

I did pour it over a single cube and will try it neat tonight, but the most stringent notes were sour / spoiled fruit and burlap… not exactly an exciting combination.

Will try it neat tonight and report back…
24 minutes ago, Party_Taco said:


Appreciated - Could have been that my palette was off, but I had it on its own well clear of dinner, which was pretty plain.

I did pour it over a single cube and will try it neat tonight, but the most stringent notes were sour / spoiled fruit and burlap… not exactly an exciting combination.

Will try it neat tonight and report back…

Appreciate you giving it an honest review. Hard to do given the tidal wave of positive reviews. As I’m sure the thread will point out, drink what you like.

Me personally, I’m going to be real careful with wheaters going forward. The New Maker’s release isn’t supposed to be as good as the Heart release which I didn’t think was anything special. I’ve lost patience on Heaven Hill wheaters. I’ll continue to buy Old Fitz because I have to, but I’ll be looking to trade them. Larceny BP is a shelter in Houston, and I can’t talk myself into buying another bottle. 
 

Ok, the revisit was solid - The glencairn likely helped, but I think the ice was the culprit. In any regard, I’ll now move this to the “solid” category.

Perhaps I’m alone here, but the overall profile reminds me of Beam. Heavy dose of peanut on the nose and a little pickle on the palette. Back end carries burnt caramel notes, robust spice and a surprising burn for a BiB.

This is growing on me fast, but I won’t let it touch ice in the future…

Anyway, to follow with your notes on disappointing wheaters, you can add this to the list:

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I’m honestly sad as this is the first bottle of RE that I found lacking character. Maybe I’ll like it better tomorrow… [emoji23]

First kid graduated so I opened some hyped up MGP.  I will admit it goes hard for 8 year MGP and that having grown kids feels weird.  

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Just now, Party_Taco said:

Ok, the revisit was solid - The glencairn likely helped, but I think the ice was the culprit. In any regard, I’ll now move this to the “solid” category.

Perhaps I’m alone here, but the overall profile reminds me of Beam. Heavy dose of peanut on the nose and a little pickle on the palette. Back end carries burnt caramel notes, robust spice and a surprising burn for a BiB.

This is growing on me fast, but I won’t let it touch ice in the future…

Anyway, to follow with your list of disappointing wheaters, you can add this to the list:

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I’m honestly sad as this is the first bottle of RE that I found lacking character. Maybe I’ll like it better tomorrow… emoji23.png

I’ll never sniff the Heaven Hill 19 Wheat Whiskey. They’re dropping an Old Fitz 7 BiB for around $60. I’ll try it, but I’m not expecting much.

Theres an opinion out there that HH distills and bottles their wheaters too hot. 

It feels like Rebel Yell and BT are the only distilleries that can do wheaters really well right now. 

 

What is y'all's opinion of this "extreme" budget bourbon?  am I wrong to like it?

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Rebel 6 isn’t much better, and it’s like $30 more expensive. You’re doing just fine. 

24 minutes ago, Iceman said:

What is y'all's opinion of this "extreme" budget bourbon?  am I wrong to like it?

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This is so weird, I couldn’t tell you if I like or hate it. Given the $85 price tag, I probably wouldn’t recommend it. Maybe, maybe it’d be a fun one to pull out at a tasting. 

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Mrs Mo is in the RGV visiting her dad for father's day and she found me these. 

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95/5 Rye finished for a month in a 16yr BuffTurkey barrel.
Tasty as hell.
Blessed to live so close to The Whiskey Blendery.
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2 hours ago, BigDHornfan said:

95/5 Rye finished for a month in a 16yr BuffTurkey barrel.
Tasty as hell.
Blessed to live so close to The Whiskey Blendery.
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so how much somthin like that run yah?

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