What Bourbon did you purchase today? Winter 09/10

[Dutchie66]

Not today but last month i bought 2 bottles of Bourbon Supreme, Four Roses SB 1st edit, Medley ,Old Forrester ,Glen Farclass 105, Edradour Caladonia

[funknik]

and a slope-shoulder OCPR.:grin:

Nice job on that Slope Shoulder!

[IronHead]

I hit a couple of stores in search of a VWFRR for another member of the board. Instead I found myself a PVW 15. No luck on the VWFRR, though.

[spun_cookie]

Old Fitz Prime, 7yr, 1977 80 proof... and darker than most 107s today

[Ruby K]

Geez Em, save some for the fishes!

Actually, thanks to Joe's care package and a great find, I have picked up quite a haul in the last couple days: a frankfort Centennial, FR Mariage 2009, Woodford Seasoned Oak, ETL 90th, AAA, and today, I found a Willett pot still and (better) a 2007 Weller. BTW, if folks are interested in Four Roses 120th, WLW2007, or a Frankfort Weller, PM me...

[hectic1]

Binny's Sale today had me getting the following:

2 Crown Royal Cask 16's

3 1.75's of Gentleman Jack

2 Old Forrester Repeal Sets

1 Dewar's 12 year

6 Binny's Weller 12's

3 2009 George T. Stagg's

2 Binny's Four Roses Private Barrel Strength (OESK, OBSK)

My bank account is about $700 lighter...hopefully my wife doesn't see this!

[spun_cookie]

Binny's Sale today had me getting the following:

2 Crown Royal Cask 16's

3 1.75's of Gentleman Jack

2 Old Forrester Repeal Sets

1 Dewar's 12 year

6 Binny's Weller 12's

3 2009 George T. Stagg's

2 Binny's Four Roses Private Barrel Strength (OESK, OBSK)

My bank account is about $700 lighter...hopefully my wife doesn't see this!

I thought you had a big purchased plan today? That is not even 2 cases....

[smokinjoe]

Binny's Sale today had me getting the following:

2 Crown Royal Cask 16's

3 1.75's of Gentleman Jack

2 Old Forrester Repeal Sets

1 Dewar's 12 year

6 Binny's Weller 12's

3 2009 George T. Stagg's

2 Binny's Four Roses Private Barrel Strength (OESK, OBSK)

My bank account is about $700 lighter...hopefully my wife doesn't see this!

It looks like if you get just 4 more Wellers, you can set up a bowling alley by the bar.

[tommyboy38]

Nothing today yet...I'm on my way to Binny's...Don't think I'll come anywhere near hectic1's total.

[fogfrog]

Handle of Old Fitz eighty proof for 19 bucks

Weller 107 for 19 bucks

Weller twelve year for 20 bucks

Four Roses Single Barrel 37 bucks....

OK I like the four roses but from now on its the Weller Twelve Year... freakin kicks ass barrel they got at Mcscrooges...

[fogfrog]

OBTW, this Half Gallon of Old Fitz is pretty much way better than the Evan Williams I went out for but it is even 3 bucks less than the EW Black omg... way better! my wife is pounding it now so its gotta be smooth lmfao

[fishnbowljoe]

Didn't make the run to Binny's, but did hit a couple places here in the Rockford area while on the way to the grocery store. Here's what I picked up.

1 07 WLW BTAC

2 OWA NAS

1 Crown Royal Cask 16

Bought the CR for my son. We had a taste when we got home. Not bourbon, but a pretty nice pour. Joe

[smokinjoe]

Handle of Old Fitz eighty proof for 19 bucks

Weller 107 for 19 bucks

Weller twelve year for 20 bucks

Four Roses Single Barrel 37 bucks....

OK I like the four roses but from now on its the Weller Twelve Year... freakin kicks ass barrel they got at Mcscrooges...

Fog, is that a McScrooge's Single Barrel 12 year? Or, the OWA?

[callmeox]

A dozen Binny's Weller 12's rolled in to my family room this afternoon.

Sadly, they are not all for me.

[p_elliott]

I thought I would give WTKS another shot, last time I had preconceived notions of what I though it should be so I didn't like it. This time I'm letting it tell me what it is not what I think it should be and we're getting along much better.

[tommyboy38]

A successful trip to Binny's yesterday and I walked away with some JRPS, WT Tradition, a few repeal sets and a case of GTS. My wallet was $1100 lighter and my wife was there so she knows what we spent...she was trying her hardest to make me buy the ORVW23 also!!

She's far too supporting of my habit which I can stop any time I want to.

[OscarV]

I thought I would give WTKS another shot, last time I had preconceived notions of what I though it should be so I didn't like it. This time I'm letting it tell me what it is not what I think it should be and we're getting along much better.

I'm waiting for the 2010 bottling and I'm going to dive back in.

[fogfrog]

Fog, is that a McScrooge's Single Barrel 12 year? Or, the OWA?

OK this bottle does not say single barrel anywhere on it and it does not even have a Mcscrooges sticker on it but I was under the impression it was their barrel... hmmm now I don't know. Also I don't know what is OWA. This is the twelve year old not the antique although I did get a bottle of the antique as well... which is the 107 vs the 90 proof 12 year old...

[fogfrog]

okie dokie ... yeah I mean they had this huge display of Weller bottles as you walk into the store. They had a sign I thought indicating it was their whiskey and now:

I googled Mcscrooges and this is what I found... google lead me to twitter which I scrolled and found this:

# We just received our barrels of W.L. Weller 90 and 107, the original "wheated bourbon"...lowest prices in town. Guaranteed. 1:11 PM Nov 4th, 2009 from web

OK so he says: OUR BARRELS... means to me he went and bought them and had them bottled for him...

[smokinjoe]

Thanks, Fog. I know he did the NAS Old Weller Antique 107 barrel. It is really terrific. I have a couple. He must have done a regular Weller Special Reserve then, too, it sounds like. I haven't had one of those, as I'm really not a fan of the SR. Too boring IMO. But, because Brent (His Pappy 15 from a couple of years ago is my single favorite bottle of bourbon I have ever tasted) has made so many great picks over the years, I may grab one just to see if I can find anything to like. I was kinda hoping he had done a 12 yr. That one has kinda gone flat for me over the last couple of bottles. Probably more me than the whiskey, though. But, maybe we can talk him into doing one.

[ErichPryde]

I thought I would give WTKS another shot, last time I had preconceived notions of what I though it should be so I didn't like it. This time I'm letting it tell me what it is not what I think it should be and we're getting along much better.

That's the one thing about single barrels that can be really fun.

[DeanSheen]

6 Binnys Weller 12 thanks to a little help from my friends!

[funknik]

Used some gift certificates to pick up some bottles on a trip to Boston this weekend . . . got a couple WT Rare Breeds, a OGD 114, two WT Rye 101 and a Wathen's Single Barrel (which I had never seen before).

I was pretty stoked to get the WT Ryes since I only know of of one store that carries it and my wife was very cool about the long detour to get it. I'm also kind of excited about the Wathen's since I don't know much about it -- picked that one up at Federal Wine & Spirits next to Faneuil Hall in Boston. The owner, Joe, was a very knowledgeable whiskey dude and we had a nice little chat.

[Old Lamplighter]

Been a few days ago......found a small cache of OF 200ml, 86pf, bottled in 1989.....enjoyed it the last couple of nights. Have to say, very good and very impressed with it.

[bourbon-n00b]

Not sure if this qualifies me for "idiot of the year" or what, but I stopped in to a store I had never visited before. On the shelf, with a $199 price tag was a bottle of Parkers Heritage 2008.

Had never seen one before and wasn't really up with what was what in the PHC series off the top of my head, but my impulsive thinking and my want to have a cornerstone bottle for my bunker got the better of me.

Poking around some of the bourbon sites, seems like this one is a bit overpriced. Probably would have been better to hold off and use the money on some other stuff. Could have gotten 2 of the new Wild Turkey Tradition, 3 BTACs or enough standard bottles to keep me going for many, many months.

Oh well, what's done is done. If this is the worst decision I make this year, I'll be doing ok.