What Did You Pass Up Today? Winter/Spring 2012

[Tico]

Not to rub salt in the wound but alcohol baggage restrictions are made by the TSA, not the airline. No limit on wine or anything less than 24%. Anything in between 24 and 70 you are restricted to 5 liters, anything over 70% is a no go.

Next time remember to ask the store for a styrofoam 6 pack wine shipper, load it up and take it back as checked baggage!

[JayMonster]

Not to rub salt in the wound but alcohol baggage restrictions are made by the TSA, not the airline. No limit on wine or anything less than 24%. Anything in between 24 and 70 you are restricted to 5 liters, anything over 70% is a no go.

Next time remember to ask the store for a styrofoam 6 pack wine shipper, load it up and take it back as checked baggage!

I am familiar with the TSA guidelines. But United goes above and beyond that stating that the bottles, "must be in *form fitting* packaging." Otherwise each of my staff would be bringing back 5 litres of bourbon.

:smiley_acbt:

[BradleyC]

I have traveled Southwest and Frontier with a 6 bottle shipper packed in a suitcase a few times with no problems.

[jcg9779]

Today, another store emailed me: they had ORVW 10/107 for $40. A tad high, but I figured I'd scoop it for an SB friend who was shut out of the Spring release. I replied to ensure it was the 107, not the 90, and they quickly assured me it was. Drove there and...it's the 90. Not cool.

"A tad high" is all relative - the ORVW 10/90 goes for $45 in ATL and the ORVW 10/107 goes for $50.

[jersey12]

Was just at Chelsea Market for lunch and figured I'd pop into their liquor store to see what they had. I was happy to see they had a pretty nice selection though a little overpriced (buffalo trace for $32, baby saz for $36) but then was floored when I saw they had lot b for $107! I guess with the amount of international tourists that come through there, they figure some fool will eventually buy it, but I would have to think long and hard before buying it at half that price.

[BarrelChar]

Was just at Chelsea Market for lunch and...I saw they had lot b for $107! .

[luther.r]

Well, I've always thought Lot B would be better at 107 proof. Maybe the $107 price tag is the the closest we'll get.

[gblick]

Today I saw the Jim Beam Small Batch collection in a nice wooden cabinet, never saw this before. It was $199 for the whole thing stocked with the bottles. I passed on it, but anyone interested can PM me.

[mosugoji64]

Yet another PVW23 for $400. Seems to be the standard around here

[CoMobourbon]

FRSB LE 2011 for $70. I understand (correctly?) this is a fairly good price, but I just don't have it right now. (If I did those F-----G emoticon faces, I would put a crying face here. Honestly, the only thing I hate about this site...)

[Ejmharris]

Yet another PVW23 for $400. Seems to be the standard around here

[redbear]

Lots of overpriced pappy.

55 for the 10/107

75 for the 12

110 for the 15

200 for the 20

300 for the 23

[Special Reserve]

I passed on two PHC 27 at $359.99.

[atfree]

Staring at a Fall 2003 BTAC Eagle Rare 17 for $300. It shall stay where it is.

[DogfaceSoldier]

Passed on Black Maple 16 year for $150. First time I've seen it in a store.

[jeanraulmitchell]

At a liquor barn in Lexington yesterday and I have to say either all the good bourbons are in the back or have been gone for awhile. The only thing I passed on was mellow corn. MC may be the ugliest bottle I've ever seen. I had two bags to check and MC would have been bottle #9 and I still had a few shops in Knoxville to visit before flying back to CA. I'm glad I didn't do the MC.

I got 1 bottle in KY and 8 in TN. So, I didn't meet the 10 bottle requirement but my Visa is heavier soaking up $600.

In the end, I didn't leave anything I wish I had at red dot, the thoroughbred shop, shenanigan's, capital cellars, go big blue, shryock's or Marshall's.

Today in Knoxville, I left a vintage 23 rye, JP18 and a handy.

[spinningrecords]

Not to rub salt in the wound but alcohol baggage restrictions are made by the TSA, not the airline. No limit on wine or anything less than 24%. Anything in between 24 and 70 you are restricted to 5 liters, anything over 70% is a no go.

Next time remember to ask the store for a styrofoam 6 pack wine shipper, load it up and take it back as checked baggage!

I just bought this for travel...

http://winecruzer.com/5pack-decanter-winecarrierwheel.html

I was aware of the 5 liter limit from the TSA. I wasn't aware that 70%+ is a no go. I guess that means no Stagg on vacation.

Edit - Okay, easy enough to lookup.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1189.shtm

Traveling with Special Items

Alcoholic Beverages

Travelers may now carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag.

With the exception of medications, any amount of liquid including alcohol greater than three ounces must be packed in your checked baggage. Liquids, including alcohol purchased after clearing the security checkpoint are permitted aboard aircraft.

Carrying Alcohol In Your Checked Baggage

Please note, you can’t take alcoholic beverages with more than 70% alcohol content (140 proof), including 95% grain alcohol and 150 proof rum, in your checked luggage. You may take up to five liters of alcohol with alcohol content between 24% and 70% per person as checked luggage if it’s packaged in a sealable bottle or flask. Alcoholic beverages with less than 24% alcohol content are not subject to hazardous materials regulations.

[spinningrecords]

I am familiar with the TSA guidelines. But United goes above and beyond that stating that the bottles, "must be in *form fitting* packaging." Otherwise each of my staff would be bringing back 5 litres of bourbon.

Isn't sealed bottles in appropriate packaging the standard requirement regardless of airline? Are you saying that "form fitting" is an additional requirement of United?

[bourbonNOOG]

Passed up a Lot B, Pappy 15 and Pappy 20. All overpriced and not worth the money.

[hectic1]

I just bought this for travel...

http://winecruzer.com/5pack-decanter-winecarrierwheel.html

I was aware of the 5 liter limit from the TSA. I wasn't aware that 70%+ is a no go. I guess that means no Stagg on vacation.

Edit - Okay, easy enough to lookup.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1189.shtm

Traveling with Special Items

Alcoholic Beverages

Travelers may now carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag.

With the exception of medications, any amount of liquid including alcohol greater than three ounces must be packed in your checked baggage. Liquids, including alcohol purchased after clearing the security checkpoint are permitted aboard aircraft.

Carrying Alcohol In Your Checked Baggage

Please note, you can’t take alcoholic beverages with more than 70% alcohol content (140 proof), including 95% grain alcohol and 150 proof rum, in your checked luggage. You may take up to five liters of alcohol with alcohol content between 24% and 70% per person as checked luggage if it’s packaged in a sealable bottle or flask. Alcoholic beverages with less than 24% alcohol content are not subject to hazardous materials regulations.

[cigarnv]

I think these policies are in place but rarely if ever implemented. I've brought way more then 5L of bourbon on the plane before and my last haul was 17 bottles. I typically box them up with bubble wrap and write fragile on the box. I then tell them it's wine and sign the waiver that they aren't reponsible and I've never had a problem. One time flying home from SC on Southwest I had an entire suitcase filled with 50lbs of bourbon checked...no problems there either!

Oh yeah...I left behind some ND OT 6/86, OC BIB Lville, OC 10yr Lville, and ND OGD 86. Normally I would have bought the OC BIB and the OT 6/86 but I'm trying to catch an earlier flight tomorrow and it's easier to roll standby when you don't have checked bags!

[jtexaslonestar]

Taylor Tornado @ $93...I was excited to see them on the shelf but not happy to see the price. I even talked to the manager and she was not interested in applying any discount as I informed her that they were at least $20 higher than other stores where I had purchased it. At least I tried.:drinking:

[BarrelChar]

Taylor Tornado @ $93..

Wild. There's still tons of Tornado the shelves here at many, many stores for $62-70. If they priced it at $90+, it'd be nothing more than an ornamental shelf decoration.

[jtexaslonestar]

Wild. There's still tons of Tornado the shelves here at many, many stores for $62-70. If they priced it at $90+, it'd be nothing more than an ornamental shelf decoration.

What's wild is she has told me they have already sold 1.5 cases of the 2 they had at that price. :bigeyes: :bigeyes: I told her that I would take one right then for $70, of course she said no but I gave her my info and told her to call if the price dropped at all.

[Rockefeller]

What's wild is she has told me they have already sold 1.5 cases of the 2 they had at that price. :bigeyes: :bigeyes: I told her that I would take one right then for $70, of course she said no but I gave her my info and told her to call if the price dropped at all.

From the Whiskey Wonka blog (http://whiskeywonka.com/2012/04/16/col-e-h-taylor-warehouse-c-tornado-surviving-bourbon/):

"Buffalo Trace (BT) would like to consider the CEHT brand their rye-recipe equivalent to the prestigious, wheated Van Winkle line. As the Van Winkle bourbons transition to BT-distilled juice and their character changes a bit, so does their price; four years ago I could walk into a Binny’s and buy a bottle of Pappy 15 off the shelf for under $45. The price has risen to $60, and I do not expect that inflation to cease any time soon. Rather than crafting a superb bourbon that merits a $75 price tag, BT has invented a brand whose first priority is to be expensive. They have created a slot and are looking for bourbons to slide into it, whether they are worth the cost to the consumer or not. I appreciate the qualification of BiB in any product, and I hope that the CEHT line remains consistent in its use, but I don’t consider that it has anything to do with justifying the premium price.

I look forward to the CEHT whiskeys continuing to improve, but I fear that the bourbon market as a whole will see significant price increases before the bourbons used in the brand earn what is the $75 price standard today. In my mind, BT’s pricing of this line communicates the fact that in the years to come, $75 will be the new $50 price-point when it comes to American whiskey."