MtnDew Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Anybody want to go to the SMWSA Extravaganza on Friday? (11/8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Stopped by TotalWine tonight and had a chance to meet Harlen Wheatley - had a good chat and couple of interesting facts that were news to me (may not be news to you):- Ancient Ancient Age 10yr is being discontinued- Saz18 has about a year or so left before being switched over to BT distillate (will remain at current proof)- Sazerac is getting into the China market in more ways than I thought... Apparently, Mao Tai is a part of that strategy- BT is making 10x's the rye today than they were 4 years ago- They liked the French Oak experiment enough to continue it (they have about 40 barrels purchased for this aging)And something not news to me is that it's always fun to geek out about whisky - it was great to meet BT's Master Distiller in person and he was was gracious in answering my questions.Ugh. Oh well may grab one or two AAAs this wknd. If they're not already gone by then.Good to know a timetable on the Saz18. Ditto obv getting that if and when ya can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 French Oak eh? Well, I'm a broad minded kinda guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Anybody want to go to the SMWSA Extravaganza on Friday? (11/8) Wish I could, but had conflicting plans a long time ago. Assuming you are going, I look forward to hearing your summary of the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Wish I could, but had conflicting plans a long time ago. Assuming you are going, I look forward to hearing your summary of the event. Actually, the wife booked childcare and date night so I'm doing something else too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Stopped by TotalWine tonight and had a chance to meet Harlen Wheatley. I had a similar experience talking to Harlen at the Flat Iron Grill whisky paired dinner on Wednesday. Friendly guy to talk to, very knowledgeable and a great representative for the business. I also heard about AAA 10 year being discontinued, asked the same question about Saz18 and got the same answer, and got the impression that the Van Winkle products are more BT controlled than JVW advertises and others may want to believe. He said this is his 3rd visit to the Seattle market. I hope it was successful enough that he makes the trip more often in the future. And now I want to meet Jim Rutledge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's official, the Weller shortage has come to Washington.I was at Total Wine in Bellevue today and noticed the Weller 12 was missing from the shelf, and only 2 bottles of OWA. I asked an employee who looked up stock on Weller 12 and said that only 4 bottles were available in the entire state (Vancouver and Spokane), and only a little more of OWA. Both SKUs had an ETA of March 2014 for new stock, and Total Wine is surprisingly accurate with their ETA, at least in Washington State.BevMo doesn't stock any Weller products and I haven't seen it at any other popular liquor stores, so as far as I know TW is our only (reasonable) source for Weller products. Glad I have a deep bunker on both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) Clearview was blowing out WSR at a good price but their W12 price was on the ridiculous end of the pricing spectrum. Edited December 29, 2013 by ChainWhip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 New Seattle area member here. I've noticed the same: the Weller products that most like to compare to the Van Winkle products are suddenly in short supply. They were in stock just a couple weeks ago, but suddenly are not any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
393foureyedfox Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 maybe the 'poor mans van winkle' story has caught on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I wouldn't be surprised at the stories out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Clearview was blowing out WSR at a good price but their W12 price was on the ridiculous end of the pricing spectrum.I'm guessing you know why their pricing is like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dementedavenger Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Seen on the shelves this afternoon at Met Market in Lower Queen Anne: Elijah Craig 21-Year Single Barrel for $231.77 and Parker's Heritage Collection #7 Promise of Hope for $153.44. Both prices include taxes. Don't shoot the messenger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Well, someone needs to be shot for those prices. I like Met Market but they are pretty low on the totem pole so they pay significantly more than the tier 1 retailers. I'm not surprised, and props to them for stocking allocated products at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dementedavenger Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 I'm firing this up again... If anyone in the Seattle area is looking for ECBP (133.2-proof) drop me a message. I saw 6 on the shelf somewhere today. With taxes it's $60 and change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dementedavenger Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 If anyone is interested, two bottles of Lot 40 (2012) showed up in the locked case at BevMo! in Ballard (that's where the ECBP was and it was gone as of Friday). They're $58.99 before taxes, so you're looking at ~$74.00. This is the first time I've seen Lot 40 on the shelves. I know it's a Canadian whiskey but quite a few bourbon/rye folks seem to think highly of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Lot 40 @ TW in Bellevue too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I ended up ordering some from Caskers because it was a bit less expensive, especially without the tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Westland will be releasing their first Peated Malt with a kick-off party @ the Vertigo Club in SoDo on 2014-02-22: http://www.51eggs.com/wld_vertigo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Dr. Bill Lumsden will be @ Wine World the U-District Tuesday night:http://wineworldspirits.com/events/special-event-dr-bill-lumsden-introduces-the-glenmorangie-companta-this-tuesday-feb-18th/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Dr. Bill Lumsden will be @ Wine World the U-District Tuesday night:http://wineworldspirits.com/events/special-event-dr-bill-lumsden-introduces-the-glenmorangie-companta-this-tuesday-feb-18th/Sweet, thanks for the heads up! I hate traffic at 5:30pm but I will try to make this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I know where a few bottles of Weller 12 are for a reasonable price (under $30) in the Seattle area. PM if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I know where a few bottles of Weller 12 are for a reasonable price (under $30) in the Seattle area. PM if you're interested.Was just about to post the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dementedavenger Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 I saw more ECBP 134.2-proof on the shelf yesterday. It's ~$60 after taxes. PM me if you need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I also found both of those today. The Weller 12 is going fast or is already gone at the two places I visited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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