A good day

[Tracy Hightower]

I went into a local store today and found the following.
I was amazed.
2007 BTAC
4-2006 Eagle Rare
1-2005 Sazerac 18
I know the Sazerac and the Eagle Rare have the year of bottling on them. Is it possible to tell if the other 3 are from previous years since there is no date?Thanks,

[Rughi]

The Staggs, LaRues, and Handys have a different proof for each release. Somebody listed the proof by year awhile back and it shouldn't be too hard to find.

I find the first LaRue (2005) to be lesser than the two newer, but don't find huge variation in the Handys - they're just really good. There have been a lot of Staggs now...

Roger

[Tracy Hightower]

Thanks for the info Roger. I will have to do some research as the 3 I bought today have a different proof than the three I bought previously.

[Virus_Of_Life]

George T Stagg
2002 136.7 (Inaugural edition)
2003 142.7 (Hazmat 1)
2004 129.0
2005 131.8 (Spring outside Ky)
2005 130.9 (Spring Ky only)
2005 141.2 (fall release)
2006 140.6
2007 144.8

Handy:
2006 132.7
2007 134.8

W Larue Weller: (these are off memory so correct me if I am wrong...)
2005 121.9
2006 129.9
2007 117.9

Sorry Tim, I keep a bourbon notes doc on my laptop since I never know when, like now, I'll end up in a foreign land and need to basics.... :cool:

[TNbourbon]

Here are the Stagg proofs:
http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=59130&postcount=2

Add 140.6 for 2006, and 144.8 for 2007.

Ah, well -- Christian beat me to it. Anyway, there you go...

[Tracy Hightower]

Thanks Christian and Tim. If I had just waited I could have saved an hour of reasearch to come up with the same results.
Apparantly I have some more shopping to do as I have ended up with the following.
Handy, 1-2006 and 1-2007
WLW, 1-2005 and 1-2007
Stagg, 2-2007
Eagle Rare, 4-2006 and 1-2007
Saz 18, 1-2005 and 1-2007

[Tracy Hightower]

Another good day.
Blantons Single Barrel
Van Winkle 13yo Rye
Van Winkle SR 12yo
Van Winkle FR 15yo
Van Winkle FR 20yo
Crown Royal Family Display set ($100.00 off)
05 Sazerac 18
06 Eagle Rare
And the best for the day in my newbe opinion
2007 BTEC 2 bottle Zinfandel Set

[lovejones]

Another good day.
Blantons Single Barrel
Van Winkle 13yo Rye
Van Winkle SR 12yo
Van Winkle FR 15yo
Van Winkle FR 20yo
Crown Royal Family Display set ($100.00 off)
05 Sazerac 18
06 Eagle Rare
And the best for the day in my newbe opinion
2007 BTEC 2 bottle Zinfandel Set

Amazing. That store must be in the Twilight Zone.

[Tracy Hightower]

It was in the Twilight Zone. It is back to normal now with nothing special left and I am broke.

:)