What Did You Pass Up Today? Winter/Spring 2012

[jcg9779]

Passed on WT Tradition, PHC Wheated and WR Sweet Mash, haven't had any and am debating going back for 1 or more, any feedback would be appreciated.

[TradingBoiler]

haha no, I didn't even check the price. Maybe someone else on here will be brave enough to say if they have ever purchased/tried that whiskey in the past!

[bad_scientist]

Pappy 23 for $500!!!!!!

at 1 West Dupont Circle Wine And Liquor

Pay a visit to those sons of bitches and tell them you saw their store on SB.com.

Other prices: EC12 for $60, PHC 2011 for $200, 4R YELLOW LABEL handle for $50. Yellow Label?!?!?!

[Tucker]

haha no, I didn't even check the price. Maybe someone else on here will be brave enough to say if they have ever purchased/tried that whiskey in the past!

Jack, I'll admit to taking a sip or two. It's not just "infused with 100% Vermont Maple", it tastes like it's 100% Vermont Maple infused with a little GNS. Sweeeet.

[Parkersback]

Pappy 23 for $500!!!!!!

at 1 West Dupont Circle Wine And Liquor

Pay a visit to those sons of bitches and tell them you saw their store on SB.com.

Other prices: EC12 for $60, PHC 2011 for $200, 4R YELLOW LABEL handle for $50. Yellow Label?!?!?!

[mosugoji64]

Went looking for another bottle of EHT Tornado, saw a bottle of Sour Mash. Not only was it not Tornado, they wanted $100 for it, so I decided to PASS. :bigeyes:

[jcg9779]

Jack, I'll admit to taking a sip or two. It's not just "infused with 100% Vermont Maple", it tastes like it's 100% Vermont Maple infused with a little GNS. Sweeeet.

[deathevocation]

EC12 for $60? Please say you're talking about a handle.

[bad_scientist]

EC12 for $60? Please say you're talking about a handle.

[clingman71]

A 750 ml bottle.

Insanity. In some places, $60 will get you an EC 18 and an EC 12.

[Trey Manthey]

I heard that a grocery nearby had gotten a shipment of Pappy Van Winkle. I went by this morning and checked out their case:

PVW 23, $400

PVW 20, $300

PVW 15, $90

ORVW 10/107 $60

ORVW 10/90 $50

That price for the 20yo seems really out of whack. I passed on the whole lot, although I was tempted by the 15.

[bgageus]

Insanity. In some places, $60 will get you an EC 18 and an EC 12.

One of those places is 3-4 Metro stops away across the border. To be exact, it would be $56.14 with tax, with change left for the Metro ride.

[dohidied]

Learned a valuable lesson the other day. Went back to two stores for some dusty Stagg I'd left on the shelf and was sorely disappointed. Obviously, I only have one person to blame. I just hope it was someone on here that cleared out Terra Linda.

[Young Blacksmith]

I've passed these up a few times, but wanted to get a second opinion.

AA 10 year 80 proof

AA 10 star 90 proof

Neither was AAA, just normal AA.

Also passed on a few handles of Old Forester 100 proof from the early 90's, if I didn't have so much in the bunker I'd pick one up.

[bad_scientist]

One of those places is 3-4 Metro stops away across the border. To be exact, it would be $56.14 with tax, with change left for the Metro ride.

Whoever runs MoCo liquor stores clearly doesn't remember that it's supposed to bring revenues to the county. Bless 'em!

[Phil T]

Spent saturday night in Cincinnati, and spent some time today running around.

PHC 1st and 4th..$62.99 each

Pappy 15 and 20..$48.99/$95.99

Bourbon budget is alittle strained right now

[Tico]

Spent saturday night in Cincinnati, and spent some time today running around.

PHC 1st and 4th..$62.99 each

Pappy 15 and 20..$48.99/$95.99

Bourbon budget is alittle strained right now

Wow, I would have walked out of that store a very poor man. Great prices on the pappy but killer prices on the PHC!

[Special Reserve]

Spent saturday night in Cincinnati, and spent some time today running around.

PHC 1st and 4th..$62.99 each

Pappy 15 and 20..$48.99/$95.99

Bourbon budget is alittle strained right now

You go directly back to that store and get the PHC 1st, 4th, and the PVW 15. These will be the best bourbons you will most likely ever own.

How about getting them for me? (As if I need them.)

PHC 1st is a tremendous ryed barrel strength bourbon, the PHC 4th is the famous wheated mashbill, and PVW 15 is PVW 15. Of all the recent pours these are the cream of the crop.

The pricing is also great. In MI the PHC are $80+ and the Pappy is $75+.

Don't mean to be preachy but you get going now. If it take your bourbon budget for the year it will be well spent.

[Tucker]

^^^I'm calling April 1 ^^^

[Phil T]

^^^I'm calling April 1 ^^^

You the man Tucker..:slappin:

I'm a little slap happy after a weekend of moving, thought a bit of fun was in order

[Kalessin]

Saw this little beauty in the store today and decided to pass.

Here what the website says:

An Award Winning Whisky, Cabin Fever is

* Top Quality Rye aged in Non-Charred Barrels

* Infused with 100% Vermont Maple

* Chill Filtered to remove excess sugar

* Smoothest Whisky on the shelf today

An Authentic American Spirit

Cabin Fever Maple Whisky was developed by a small, third generation New England family. No corporate bailouts, no foreign take overs, just our small contribution to the American Dream of making a truly Authentic American Spirit.

A few years ago, some friends of mine and me got into a few bottles from Macallan called "Amber", which was maple syrup infused scotch with a little pecan flavoring. Super sweet, but fun to drink. "Amber" is gone from the market, unlikely to return, but I have a few bottles bunkered.

The Macallan stuff inspired a friend of mine to seek out all the maple syrup infused whiskies on the market, and she found about ten. I don't remember the names of them all, but I do remember that we rated Cabin Fever at the bottom of the blind tasting, and Sortilege, from Canada, at the top.

I made some of my own maple whiskey liqueur this winter from WTR and Grade B (dark) maple syrup, mixed half and half. All you need to do is leave it in the fridge for a few weeks, shaking it every five days or so to help mix. Dilute with a little spring water when done if it's too alcohol-hot or too "thick".

Next time I'll use a bourbon instead of a rye, and maybe Grade A (lighter) maple syrup, as it was tough to get the flavors to balance.

(By the by, Grade A, Grade A Dark and Grade B syrup have nothing to do with the quality, it's about the color and strength of the flavor.)

[atfree]

I passed on 2 bottles of 375ml Old Fitzgerald Prime, with a 96 on the bottom and a UPC beginning with 88076. The best information I have been able to find indicates that OF Prime is aged 6-7 years, which would make this 1996 bottling likely to be Stitzel-Weller. I have no clue if this is correct.

Could someone with more knowledge of the SW brands educate me on whether or not the bottles, as described, sound like they are distilled by Stitzel-Weller?

I have been attempting to find some true "dusties", but have largely been unsuccessful. Part of this could be due to a still limited knowledge of what all to look for.

[jersey12]

Just came from a shop that had the entire BTAC in stock (at least two of each). I figured that there was a good reason for this, so I when I asked for the price of the Saz 18, I was expecting it to be high but then was pretty shocked at the $184.50 I was told. Same price even for the Handy when I've seen in recently for $60. Oh yeah, they also had 4-5 PVW23's for $400 a pop. Needless to say, I will not be returning to this store.

[Bigspur2011]

For about the fourth time I passed on the Jefferson 18, maybe someday I will pull the trigger.

[BarrelChar]

Saw Weller 12 (1.75 ML) on sale for $32. Even at that price and facing the possible cancellation of the product, I'm still not interested. Maybe deep down, I'd rather wait for the Spring release of Van Winkle Lot B so I can pay four times as much.