What Bourbon Did You Purchase Today? - Winter 2011/2012

[clingman71]

Picked up a CnB ETL #19 today. I had planned on only buying a single bottle as I'm in a little trouble at home with the bourbon $$$, but somehow I also ended up purchasing a TPS JPS 18. Funny how bottles like that accidentally get bought.

[bad_scientist]

Picked up a CnB ETL #19 today. I had planned on only buying a single bottle as I'm in a little trouble at home with the bourbon $$$, but somehow I also ended up purchasing a TPS JPS 18. Funny how bottles like that accidentally get bought.

They're sold out online, or were. How many left in the store? I guess you probably didn't count, but did you notice at least a few?

[BigRich]

Thanks to smokinjoe I was able to acquire a bottle of Taylor Tornado on Saturday.

[clingman71]

They're sold out online, or were. How many left in the store? I guess you probably didn't count, but did you notice at least a few?

They have one "display" bottle in the case. I don't know how many are in stock. They pulled them, they weren't sold out. I've emailed Jay about a dozen times over the last six months and he is always helpful.

[bourboncc]

1 x GTG

2 x ER17

[Jwilly019]

Not today, but over the weekend, some friends and I took a road trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. As our route took us through Cincinnati, we made a quick stop at TPS. Coming from a control state, walking in is like walking into liquor heaven. Same feeling I had after walking into Binny's last year.

Sadly, there was only so much space in the car, but I did walk out with a FR OBSK. I've got to finish a few open bottles first, but I'm excited to give it a try.

[Scooter]

2 bottles of PHC Wheated. Had a bottle that I opened in December, and wasn't that impressed at the time, but mirroring several other people's experiences here, revisited this weekend and WOW! Rushed out to grab them.

[Clavius]

Grabbed the last bottle I've seen in the area of the Weller 7yr with the age statement on the neck. All the rest I've seen have gone to 90 Proof on the neck instead.

[yountvillewjs]

High West Bourye - been looking to try the High West line-up and this one came recommended.

[White Dog]

6 bottles of WT101Rye.:cry:

[moose]

WT81 was all for today. Its lower proof lends it self to an easy drinking character. Not bad at all.

[jtexaslonestar]

OF BB '11, figured I would try it since I just finished the '08.

x2 Tornado Bourbon.

[Phil T]

OF BB '11, figured I would try it since I just finished the '08.

x2 Tornado Bourbon.

[jtexaslonestar]

How did you like the '08? I'm figuring you liked it since you bought the '11? I thought they were both very good:cool:

[jeanraulmitchell]

a 2011 THH & a 12yo Redbreast CS(sorry it's not bourbon but it's nice buying a couple of bottles when you aren't planning to)

[Young Blacksmith]

Picked up a Geo T Stagg 2011 today for $75. Not a terrible price, but not great either.

I can still find WLW and Handy on the shelves easily around here, at $65....

[jtexaslonestar]

Picked up a Geo T Stagg 2011 today for $75. Not a terrible price, but not great either.

I can still find WLW and Handy on the shelves easily around here, at $65....

[Rockefeller]

Found a store that still had a bottle of 2011 GTS left over. Got it for $70 :yum: --> $89 after tax and shipping

[TheDude]

Lucked into a lone bottle of Van Winkle Family Reserve 12 year at a little hole-in-thewall store today. I was shocked!

Let's say I had to keep myself from running to the register to pay for it! :grin:

[davidrmoran]

I bought today some Beam Black to have a blind comparison w/ Kirkland Signature (Costco). I have been assuming all along the latter to be a tasty knockoff of Beam Black, perhaps scaled up, perhaps scaled down; or maybe a lesser version of KC. Based on what I have read here and on my own drinking.

I was biased to try to afford some Beam Black whenever I could from the strong NYTimes blind tasting results of a few years ago.

I measured the added water drops carefully to try to get the proof the same in each case (Kirkland is 51.5% or some such).

Wow.

For my taste, blind comparison showed me definitively that, however much I like, or used to like, Beam Black, Kirkland is its superior by far and in all respects --- nose, smoothness, complexity, spice, and the rest. It is clearly (to me) a lesser KC; or maybe I should do that comparison and see if it really is lesser and how much.

I also did a quick nonblind comparison against Old Forester, another good-value house favorite which I like and find all of those qualities above (maybe not spice), and it was no contest at all: Kirkland was far superior to my taste.

If it really is possible Costco is not going to continue it forever, maybe I better go get a case (chiefly a scotch drinker, you see).

[deathevocation]

Blanton's Straight from the Barrel, Dickel 12 year old and a bottle of Rittenhouse 100 - barrel selected by the store I bought it from. Was given a glass of a 25? year old Hirsch when I was at the store.

[unclebunk]

Got a gift certificate from a friend recently and was thinking of snagging a bottle of Angel's Envy. My curiosity has gotten the best of me, as I had been eyeing Four Roses Barrel Strength, despite having a few good ones in the bunker already.

[dridge11]

Got a couple old 50ml bottles of Old Grand Dad 114 Barrel Proof. Not sure how old they are, but they have a tax strip across the top. They were inexpensive so it'll be fun to try, I hear great things here about OGD and I've not tried any.

[hectic1]

Grabbed a ND OGD Bicentenial Decanter and a ER101 Lawrenceburg from 1981!

[birdman1099]

ER101 Lawrenceburg from 1981!

Sweet........................................