White Dog Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 If Kass and ProofandAge are reading this, please add Wisconsin to your distribution list. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Comp Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Pat and I cracked open our sample bottle today. Smells damn good. Pat did a side by side with some OFBB,DSP- 16 BTW, and preferred the Larceny. Yes, I was shocked. I look forward to tasting it tomorrow with some other coworkers.Let us know what you think Joe. Taste them blind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark fleetwood Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 So HH introduces 92 proof Larcecy at $25. Beam has 90 proof MM around $25, a bit more for M46. And Sazerac let's 107proof OWA out near $20? Hmmm, can you say underpriced.Also, does Camperi/Wild Turkey ever get into wheaters or is that a total nonstarter in Lawrenceburg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_elliott Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I don't think you're ever going to see WT make a wheater. See SMOWK I used You're, HAPPY? :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hey everyone, new to the forum here but I just came across a press release for Larceny. Here it is:"For 2012, Larceny will be available in the 1.75 liter, 1 liter, 750ml and 50ml sizes in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. At an average national retail price of $24.99 for the 750ml size, Larceny is a true small batch Bourbon produced from dumps of 100 or fewer barrels that have been selected from the 4th, 5th and 6th floors of Heaven Hill’s open rick warehouses in Nelson County, Kentucky. Larceny is drawn from barrels that have aged from 6 to 12 years at this high storage, and is bottled at a full-bodied 92 proof, or 46% alcohol by volume. All barrels of Larceny, just like all other barrels of Bourbon, rye, wheat and corn whiskey from Heaven Hill, are produced under the skilled hand and watchful eye of 6th and 7th generation father and son Master Distillers Parker and Craig Beam."Glad it will be offered right away in a 50 ml. It isn't that I'm cheap (well . . . ok, it is a little like that) as much as I don't want to take up precious space with a bottle if I can taste it first for less than a shot at the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Pollito Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Let us know what you think Joe. Taste them blind!Tasted blind with current OWA 107 and an OFBIB dsp 16. Not the reuslts I expected.1.) Larceny2.) OWA 1073.) OFBIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Everything I've read has been nothing but positive so far. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoMobourbon Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I love the marketing on this one, "Super Premium.....$24.99"That just seems to cheapen the definition of "super-premium" to me. Value/Premium/High End Premium/Super Premium are categories defined by DISCUS and are based on the supplier revenue per 9 liter case. For Bourbons (and Canadians) their examples of each are:Value: Early Times, Black VelvetPremium: Jim Beam White, Seagrams VOHigh End Premium: JD, MM, JB BlackSuper Premium: Woodford, Crown RoyalLarceny can certainly live in the "Super Premium" category along with everything else that's ~25 bucks a bottle and up.Always good to take a moment for perspective. If your definition of super premium is $60 and up, then you are among the top 2% spenders of bourbon enthusiasts, who are in turn among the top 2% of the whole bourbon market (numbers pulled out of my butt). Accordingly, your definition of super premium is kind of meaningless or at least has a very narrow range of application. Peons like me would laugh at a $60 price point even if they were selling 750 ml of "unicorn pee". This is why Larceny is exciting to me. It sound like it could be good and I can actually try it to see. As has been noted, recent new releases seem to be all ridiculously expensive up-marketed bottlings. While the price point of these new releases is annoying to a lot of you, it's completely prohibitive to peons like me. If, say, it had come out at around $30+, a lot of you would have been grumpy, but you would have paid it. I would have said 'forget about it'. Several commenters have suggested that Larceny is marketed for the average SB enthusiast; I would suggest that it is actually marketed for people like me - young people who are interested in bourbon but are unable / unwilling to break bank for it. The average SBer will still try it, I think, but I will consider getting in on it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tico Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Another quality wheater out there, can't wait to try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Comp Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Tasted blind with current OWA 107 and an OFBIB dsp 16. Not the reuslts I expected.1.) Larceny2.) OWA 1073.) OFBIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosugoji64 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Tried a glass of this tonight and it reminded me a bit of Bernheim Wheat. That "biscuity" character lingered in the background with the more traditional corn sweetness up front. I have one more pour left in the sample bottle so I'll revisit it next week after giving it some air. I thought it was good, but couldn't really nail down an opinion from the first round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Pollito Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Tried a glass of this tonight and it reminded me a bit of Bernheim Wheat. That "biscuity" character lingered in the background with the more traditional corn sweetness up front. I have one more pour left in the sample bottle so I'll revisit it next week after giving it some air. I thought it was good, but couldn't really nail down an opinion from the first round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bllygthrd Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Damn ... I'm excited about getting my hands on a bottle ... another trip to KY :hot: ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosugoji64 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Taste it blind with your favorite Wheaters. Really levels the playing field.Will try that later this week, and looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 it's no where to be found in Texas. Big shock there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbear Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 it's no where to be found in Texas. Big shock there It'll probably show up in a couple months, once it gets past the TABC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 The guy I spoke with at Minks on Monday said not to expect it in Georgia for a month or more as well, as it still has all of the state BS to deal with Hoping I'll get to try it at KBF before then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Haven't seen it in KY anywhere.End of the month, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonv Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I was told the release date is September.Mike Veach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thezenone Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Really looking forward to trying this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLbourbon Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Sipping it right now. Got it locally for $22.99 and with a $10 mail-in rebate tag on the bottle. OK, this is a nice wheater. It's got a textbook wheater aspect to it. It's got a great nose and a gentle flavor. It could use a couple more years I think, but knowing what I know about leaving OWA in a half drunk bottle full of air for a few weeks or months, I bet this one will take on some similar magic with time and air as well. It's 92 proof, not bad. Tried a glass with a bit of ice and I feel like the cold brought out something nice too. I'm so used to the Weller profile, this is just a new one and I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. Nothing offensive at all, real pleasant and easy. Not a lot of depth when sipping, but the nose suggest more is there. It's gonna take me a bit to get familiar with it. But it's perfectly enjoyable, should provide some REALLY special offerings in a few years if HH keeps this up and keeps some stuff in the barrels. $23 a bottle, absolutely worth it. $13 bucks for this rebate-tagged bottle, no brainer. STLb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightNoChaser Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Local shop got a sampler bottle brought in by some reps. I tried it. Fairly weak juice and has that odd character that I never like in HH whiskey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcg9779 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Local shop got a sampler bottle brought in by some reps. I tried it. Fairly weak juice and has that odd character that I never like in HH whiskeyWinston, what odd characteristic do you get in HH whiskey? I'll definitely pick up a bottle to try, but with WSR on sale for $9.99/750ml in Georgia it will be tough to spend $23 for a 92 proof wheater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I've been waiting for the new HH wheater ever since they put out that poll asking about names. Can't wait to get a bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighInTheMtns Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) I am looking forward to trying this. I find Parker's Heritage Wheated to be a wonderful pour and I'm excited to see what they're going to bring out as a standard release. That said, I have also had a recent VSOF 12 year old and was underwhelmed by that bottle. I would rather have seen the proof of Larceny be 100 (or even better, 107) but >90 is still welcome. Edited August 25, 2012 by HighInTheMtns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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