K&L Fear Tactics?

[HighHorse]

(Cowdery, QUOTE) The whole point of being a knowledgable bourbon consumer, which is the whole point of straightbourbon.com, is that you can walk into a store anywhere and at anytime and if they have any kind of bourbon selection, you can walk out with one or more bottles that you know you'll enjoy, and maybe even a good value or two. (QUOTE)

(QUOTE)

Nicely stated & helpful to recent arrivals to straightbourbon.com. People like me. And I also agree that it would be less fun if folks didn't go over the top on occasion.

Thanks,

Jon

[Brisko]

When a fancy yankee (who uses PHC6 to scrub out stubborn dish stains)

[RT Fan]

I leave such drudgeries for the maidservant.

[Brisko]

I believe the proper term is "scullery maid." :grin:

[callmeox]

The threadjack here is strong.

Please move the conversation back to the posted topic.

[cowdery]

OK, that's officially the weirdest insult I've ever received online.

[squire]

So, if it's available I'll buy it and if it isn't I'll buy something else. Good whisky is always available and life goes on.

[MrAtomic]

Weller 12 has been a favorite of mine, but is increasingly hard to find in my neighborhood, and even through mail order. I'd be more concerned about the recent shortages if there weren't so many special retailer single barrel bottlings of Weller Antique available these days. To me, current Weller 12 is pretty woody and dry -- even more so than usual -- and I'm finding myself more drawn to the fruitier, livelier single barrel Weller Antiques, instead. But no Weller 12 means no SB blend, and that IS a problem.

[CoMobourbon]

The threadjack here is strong.

Please move the conversation back to the posted topic.

I completely understand where you're coming from. Several posts discussing an exchange between two posters; not exactly the topic at hand.

But I think the whole 'Peasant' thing is actually pretty relevant to the Weller 12 - Lot B relationship. Socioeconomic status symbolism is at least a huge factor in defining the difference between the two whiskies. Also, the fear that one of the exemplar everyman "Peasant" whiskies could become just as inaccessible and elevated as the Van Winkle line drives is pretty much the premise behind the topic.

Also, everyone should look up Peasant on Urban Dictionary.

[squire]

Drinking whisky does make me pleasant.

[Josh]

Drinking whisky does make me pleasant.

Goes well with pheasant.

[callmeox]

I completely understand where you're coming from. Several posts discussing an exchange between two posters; not exactly the topic at hand.

But I think the whole 'Peasant' thing is actually pretty relevant to the Weller 12 - Lot B relationship. Socioeconomic status symbolism is at least a huge factor in defining the difference between the two whiskies. Also, the fear that one of the exemplar everyman "Peasant" whiskies could become just as inaccessible and elevated as the Van Winkle line drives is pretty much the premise behind the topic.

Also, everyone should look up Peasant on Urban Dictionary.

The OP wasn't about the "the Weller 12 - Lot B relationship", that was added in by another poster.

Feel free to start a new thread to discuss that if you wish. As The Boss has said, "we have plenty of room"

http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?2053-Thread-Hijacking

[White Dog]

The OP wasn't about the "the Weller 12 - Lot B relationship", that was added in by another poster.

Feel free to start a new thread to discuss that if you wish. As The Boss has said, "we have plenty of room"

http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?2053-Thread-Hijacking

The very first post about the so-called "fear tactic" was because of Weller 12's relationship to Lot B. If there was no relationship, there would be no fear tactic. Without that supposed relationship, there would be no thread.

[callmeox]

My mistake on the Lot B intro but the point stands.

If you want to discuss peasants and socioeconomic impacts then open a new thread as that is not even tangential to the OP.

[SDpappy]

Dave: Love your blog and enjoy getting the special emails. Keep sending me the fear tactic emails please. Also love K&L. Those Aldo Conterno Barolo sale was pretty awesome!

[jburlowski]

I don't know about other states, but I can tell you that Weller 12 is definitely not available for purchase by retail stores through their distributors in Kentucky at the present time. The distributor I know has no time table for when it will become available again. It was last distributed in the fall on allocation. My local stores ordered 10 cases, received 3. Some very large stores (i.e. Liquor Barn) may still have some in inventory, but no new supply is available as of now.

FWIW, The Party Source received a shipment of all sizes of Weller 12 in the last two weeks.

[KySalesRep]

I can add that some of the Liquor Barn stores in Lexington has received another shipment of Weller 12. I was in a store the other day and they had a several bottles on the shelf and I asked the manager about it. She told me they had just gotten in another shipment the day before. Plenty to be had here in Lexington, Ky.

[Kyjd75]

Not only has there been a new release of Weller 12 (my local store received several cases also) but also an additional release of PVW, albeit very limited.