What did you pass up today? Autumn '12

[Trey Manthey]

Passed on some PVW after getting a call today:

Lot B at $100, 15 at $150, 20 at $200, and 23 at $350!

I told him thanks for calling, but those prices were just too high.

[LostBottle]

I wanted to stand in line for hours, in the rain, for the slim hope of securing a prized Lot B from the Party Source. Unfortunatley, I don't live in Kentucky and had to pass.

[petrel800]

I wanted to stand in line for hours, in the rain, for the slim hope of securing a prized Lot B from the Party Source. Unfortunatley, I don't live in Kentucky and had to pass.

If I recall when they sold the BTAC this year, didn't they claim that they were only going to do these "allocation sales" online? I wonder what changed.

[Ejmharris]

If I recall when they sold the BTAC this year, didn't they claim that they were only going to do these "allocation sales" online? I wonder what changed.

They did say that. I think the exact quote was "this is how future van winkle releases will be handled as well."


Mike

[berto]

If I recall when they sold the BTAC this year, didn't they claim that they were only going to do these "allocation sales" online? I wonder what changed.

Their online shopping experience was subpar for the BTAC crush. They probably decided it wasn't worth the hassle of doing it again for the Van Winkle. Let the locals line up in the dark and the cold and sell out in very little time instead of dealing with online madness the system can't handle. Can't say I blame them.

[LostBottle]

Let the locals line up in the dark and the cold and sell out in very little time...

...and line up they did. A friend forwarded me this Twitpic a guy posted. Ridiculous.

http://t.co/6ASCjrA7

[petrel800]

Their online shopping experience was subpar for the BTAC crush. They probably decided it wasn't worth the hassle of doing it again for the Van Winkle. Let the locals line up in the dark and the cold and sell out in very little time instead of dealing with online madness the system can't handle. Can't say I blame them.

Funny, I didn't have any issues with it, I was online and ready to go as they began uploading them. I selected the GTS and the WLW and immediately proceeded to checkout and my order showed up at my door about 5 days later. No issues. I don't care either way, but as a customer of their's from out of state I was happy they extended the offer.

My local connections got me the bottle of PVW 15 I wanted this year, so I am in no mood for lines or web craziness, I just found it interesting they sent out an email stating one thing and then reversed course without an explanation to their customers. I'm glad I didn't bank my Van Winkle hopes on TPS's previous email, I would have been seriously disappointed I suppose.

[callmeox]

...and line up they did. A friend forwarded me this Twitpic a guy posted. Ridiculous.

http://t.co/6ASCjrA7

I've never had the VW 5 year that the line standing Twitter genius mentions. I hope he got one.

[MyOldKyDram]

Three new and different bottlings of Willett 21 yo @ $155.

One of the clerks did inform me however that it was bourbon that Willett had distilled, the first of their own stuff. Clever folks churning out a 21 yo in the short amount of time they've been actively distilling again.

[CaptainQ]

Three new and different bottlings of Willett 21 yo @ $155.

One of the clerks did inform me however that it was bourbon that Willett had distilled, the first of their own stuff. Clever folks churning out a 21 yo in the short amount of time they've been actively distilling again.

Wow, that clerk is not the sharpest tool in the shed. Talk about ignorant.