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I've still got a couple of the "original" bottlings of this. One was bottled in '98 and the other in '01. I will bring one to Wade's gathering tonight and hopefully people will post notes. I said...

I believe Wade will be at the "Go Texas" tasting event at Specs tomorrow. Winston, the Balcones rep and StraightBourbon member will be there too. I may show up.

We usually get together every...

This was the bourbon that reinvigorated my interest in finer bourbons in the late '90's. While I moved on to other favorites over time, this one is always a sure fire winner. I need to dig one out...

Welcome Maia from your friends in Texas. Chuck is right, Dave and Tina post jointly as Angleshare.

Randy

Heck.....I might even trade a Van Blankle for some Laid. But not those older bottlings, something younger.

Randy

My wife occasionally describes me as a "bourbon nut" to her friends which I think is appropriate. But I think I have also heard the term "whiskey dick" on occasion......it must mean I'm sort of like...

I tried both the Willett 7yo sold at Toddy's and the 12yo from Party Source and liked them both. Attention Roger........the 7yo is very similar to the 4yo you and the East Bay Study Group did...

It's hard to beat Blanton's for this type of gift. It runs less than $50, comes in very impressive packaging, tastes great and perhaps best of all, its widely available. There are better tasting...

If the ORVW 10/107 says "Lawrenceburg", then it is several years old and has SW whiskey inside. If it says "Frankfort"....then it could be SW or Bernheim, but most likely Bernheim. Both are good...

There's also quite a large contingent here that wouldn't put the "regular" Pappy 23 in their top 10 list. As someone already suggested, buy one pour and share with your friend. If you don't care...

Search using "acronym" and the thread will come up.

Randy

As has been often posted here, Texas has always been the biggest market for Wellers of all varieties. Its not uncommon to see Special Reserve as the well bourbon in many bars here. So I have this...

Me too Joe......Kessler's blended was the only whiskey I could afford to drink. Plus, if I had that much good stuff in my dorm room, my "drinkin buddies" would have emptied me out the first night I...

I'm planning on seeing Koji this fall on my way to Australia. Hopefully he will share a pour with me too. I think I gave/traded two bottles to him.

Randy

Hey Joe, the "Van Blankle" was bottled in September '04 in Frankfort. It was from a barrel I selected that summer distilled at Old Fitz in March '92. In hindsight, I should have bought several...

I'll try to answer as follows.....its a lttle dangerous to make statements about a whiskey's provenance with 100% certainty. For example, a bottling/source location can change and the distillery is...

Be sure and look at the list of abbreviations we use here. Its here under "New to Straightbourbon". Many of us use this "shorthand" to keep our posts shorter. The significance of "SW" and...

Glad you're posting Gus........and look forward to more. Just don't tell these yea-whos where the good stuff is here in Houston. :lol:

Turns out Gus lives near me here in Houston. We need to...

I thought I'd go a little "old school" and taste the original Pappy 20 bottled in Lawrenceburg. Not SW whiskey, but a rye whiskey from the Boone distillery. IMHO, you won't confuse the two. This...

When I'm in Bardstown.....nothing compares to the selection at the Gazebo. If you can't find it, then your not concentrating.

For bourbon in Houston....go to Ten Downing Street. They also have,...

No, T-P, its not a Perry home. The previous owner hired a custom builder to do a Louisiana plantation style home in 1993. I live in the Champions area in north Houston. I'll let you know the next...

Where in SE Texas? We occasionally have a small SB.com get together here in Houston.

Randy

I lived in Big D from 1982 thru 1990 and still have contacts with Sigel's and GG's spirit buyers. Houston retailers generally beat their prices, but not this yr's Stagg. Heck, some Dallas retailers...

Glad you found this site and Goody Goody. I posted about 10 days ago the great price that Goody Goody had on Stagg by the case. I thought I cleaned out the Greenville Ave store, but I guess not. ...

I wonder what a Viagra with a Makers chaser would do to you. If it lasts more than four hours, have another drink and call your Dr.?

Randy