You know you spend a lot of time in a store...

[MarkEdwards]

...when the owner greets you and tells you, "We were worried that you had left town.", and then says, "Hold on a moment. I have a bottle you might like.", and then he brings out a bottle of Pappy 15 that has been hiding in his desk since October.

This is why I like this store, and love the people there.

[LostBottle]

Great story and kudos to that owner! This is the kind of relationships many shop owners fail to develop. All too often we hear stories of price-gouging owners and other BS, especially when it comes to the Van Winkle line. That owner probably passed up some short-term profit knowing it would pay dividends in the future - and he was probably right. Even if I was not the one he held the VW for and I was local, I would make the extra effort to shop there after hearing that story.

[Clavius]

That's how we do it at my store. PVW and the like only for the best customers!