What Bourbon Did You Purchase today? - Summer 2012

[hectic1]

Private or retailer?

Private from 3 different barrels.

[Tico]

Private from 3 different barrels.

Awesome

Whats the oldest juice BT is letting people choose for OWA these days?

[Phil T]

I was in the Cincinnati area this morning, so I decided to make a run to TPS and pick up the case of TPS own barrel of standard FRSB I had ordered a month ago.

While there I also picked up the new JJB SB, barrel 45. And with all the talk of summer refrigerated bourbon, I jumped on the bandwagon with HH BIB 6yr. I just put it in the frig, so that will be this evenings pour.

[stevegoz]

I don't know how an independant liquor store had this on their shelf, but I bought an EC18 bottled for Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, IL barreled in 1990.

Gary

I got one as well. Place on Roosevelt Road in the greater Lombard area?

[T Comp]

I don't know how an independant liquor store had this on their shelf, but I bought an EC18 bottled for Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, IL barreled in 1990.

Gary

I got one as well. Place on Roosevelt Road in the greater Lombard area?

I've seen them in several stores throughout the Chicagoland area. The last place was Woodman's in Algonquin, home of the $21.79 OGD 114 and only 8% tax...which is what I came home with. While there I learned I just missed out on what was their abundant supply of 3 Floyd's Dogfish Head and passed on the remaining Robert the Bruce. And a little more thread drift, for the Illinois SB beer drinkers, the Woodman's in Kenosha Ws. carrries Oskar Blues which doesn't have Illinois distribution yet.

[compliance]

TPS JJ Bowman barrel 45
FRSB LE2012
AA 10 year TPS barrel (never see this one out here and curious to try it so i threw it in)

[Phil T]

AA 10 year TPS barrel (never see this one out here and curious to try it so i threw it in)

Actually, it's AAA, ( Ancient Ancient Age) distributed only in Ky. It gathers quite a bit of love here as a great budget bourbon. I think its just ok, and of course, YMMV

[PyroMedic]

Found a bottle of Woodford Reserve Sanoma Cutler buried on the back of a shelf today. They only had one, but its now resting at home on my shelf. Only missing the original masters blend now.

[stevegoz]

And a little more thread drift, for the Illinois SB beer drinkers, the Woodman's in Kenosha Ws. carrries Oskar Blues which doesn't have Illinois distribution yet.

They do indeed -- picked up a 12er of Dales Pale Ale Sunday along with the usual stash of New Glarus and Tyranena product (so much cheaper there than here). Just wish they had a better bourbon selection at that store!

[T Comp]

Actually, it's AAA, ( Ancient Ancient Age) distributed only in Ky. It gathers quite a bit of love here as a great budget bourbon. I think its just ok, and of course, YMMV

We just had a few (and I mean few) that made it to Chicagoland for the first time in a few years. I like it...maybe even more than BT...but maybe its just the absence makes the heart grow fonder phenomena too .