Van Winkle bottles....Spring allocation

[tommyboy38]

I hear it's all sold out everywhere so you can all just stop now and forget about it and DO NOT GO LOOKING FOR ANY.

[dmarkle]

I hear it's all sold out everywhere so you can all just stop now and forget about it and DO NOT GO LOOKING FOR ANY.

[snifred]

That's what I hear. It's especially true everywhere near where I live, so everyone might as well give up in the MD/DC/VA area :-)

I just found two bottles in MD on Monday. One store had one on the shelf behind the counter and another didn't have them out but I asked and they grabbed it from the back. Don't give up already!

[snowrs]

One store near me had 6 bottles of Lot B but for 67 it is a pass. Sorry I liked it even at 50 but prices are just getting a bit too insane.

[jmpyle]

That's what I hear. It's especially true everywhere near where I live, so everyone might as well give up in the MD/DC/VA area :-)

I like the way you think David.

[IronHead]

That's strange since they came (and are gone) to No KY a week ago.

Strange indeed. I started calling stores a couple of weeks ago and every one of them said they had none of the Spring release in yet.

[biskuit]

All the Atlanta buyers I've spoken with have said they've not heard (nor received) anything yet...

[cowdery]

Julian is a smart man so I'm sure he is being smart about distribution. Since it's impossible to reallocate distribution once it's out there, you have to send it out in waves.

The way allocation works is that you collect orders in advance of a release, decide how much you have to release, and say to everybody, "Okay, you will receive 2/3 as many bottles as you ordered," or 3/4, whatever it is. You put those out, let the distributors and stores see how they really move. Then do it again.

While as the producer you would like every bottle to go home in the hands of a happy consumer shortly after it gets in the store, they don't really care if it sells through or not. They get paid by the distributor, not by the retailer. If the bottle sits on the shelf the only person that hurts is the retailer and he probably won't buy more if he has any languishing, and that's how the invisible hand of the market rationalizes the distribution of rare and precisios whiskeys.

[RyanL]

Anyone have an idea how easy this will be to get in the Louisville area? Like how much will actually hit the shelves as opposed to just being set aside for the best customers/people on a list and how many places carry it? I'm thinking about driving down but have no idea how much I should expect to see down there. I just kinda assume a decent bit more than I will see in St. Louis though.

[biskuit]

Another Atlanta buyer said Georgia would not be part of any spring release, not confirmed, but that was his impression.

[jcg9779]

Biskuit - you've heard it won't even be distributed to Georgia? Or that stores here are passing on it?

[biskuit]

Biskuit - you've heard it won't even be distributed to Georgia? Or that stores here are passing on it?

This particular buyer said he heard there was no allocation for Georgia in this release. I can't imagine any store passing on it! That said, I talked to H&F Bottle Shop and they do expect to get some inventory in for their opening in a few weeks (they are open selling wine now, waiting final permits for spirits) - they thought it would be everything but the rye for some reason.

[autiger23]

This particular buyer said he heard there was no allocation for Georgia in this release. I can't imagine any store passing on it! That said, I talked to H&F Bottle Shop and they do expect to get some inventory in for their opening in a few weeks (they are open selling wine now, waiting final permits for spirits) - they thought it would be everything but the rye for some reason.

Not what I heard from my distributor of what is likely the largest liquor supplier in Atlanta. He has never not had a Old Rip line allocation, got 6 bottles of 15, 2 20's and 4 10/107's before Christmas from him.

[squire]

My local retailers say no word yet.

[silverfish]

I recently grabbed the last four PVW 15s from a local store and

received the following reply to my inquiry of a Spring release:

"I did however speak with the distributor and we will be

receiving more in the next few weeks."

[autiger23]

Posted today by the Distillery, Spring allocation numbers are done. Shipments to distributors should commence soon.

Not exactly the quickest, almost a month since bottling and still not shipped. Hope they get them out in the next two weeks!

[autiger23]

There is going to be NO 13yr Rye in this allocation also.

[flintlock]

Posted today by the Distillery, Spring allocation numbers are done. Shipments to distributors should commence soon.

Not exactly the quickest, almost a month since bottling and still not shipped. Hope they get them out in the next two weeks!

[BMartin42]

How do you get this info? Is this on the PVW website?

[bourbonNOOG]

I too saw that there was going to be no rye with this release and was personally crushed by this news. I can only hope to get a PVW 15 or 2.

[dmarkle]

I too saw that there was going to be no rye with this release and was personally crushed by this news. I can only hope to get a PVW 15 or 2.

[SMOWK]

The 15-16 yo Stitzel Weller Pappy just *sings* at 107 proof.

I find it's more of the sound of an angel appearing from the clouds than any sort of singing as we earthlings know it.

[squire]

No Rye, ahh man.

[DeanSheen]

No Rye, ahh man.

Ditto. Given limited funds and plenty of both on a fictitious store shelf I buy more rye.

[Hawg73]

I'll be happy to take what I can get!