Let's talk Turkey: Exports vs NA

[Trey Manthey]

I'd buy a bottle and see if I liked it before I bought multiples.

[silverfish]

Found a cache of 6 WT8 Exports for $27/litre ...

So, I ask this question: Is it worth cleaning this store out?

[compliance]

You found them in FL? That's funny. I love the stuff so I'd buy a few, maybe not all. But I agree with Trey, better try one first.

[scratchline]

Found a cache of 6 WT8 Exports for $27/litre (no, I'm not British but apparently the bottle is) in a small neighborhood store. Was in kind of a rush so I didn't have time to examine the bottle but I did snap a few pics. My bourbon funds are a little low due to a couple successful dusty hunts. So, I ask this question: Is it worth cleaning this store out? If it doesn't suit my fancy would others be interested in these bottles (trade bait, etc.)?

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[ChainWhip]

Follow Trey's advice... Buy a bottle and go to your car. Crack open the bottle, take a swig & if you like it, walk right back in and clear 'em out

[squire]

Yeah, but Trey lives in New Orleans where swigging a bottle in the parking lot as part of a purchase decision is normal.

[Trey Manthey]

At my favorite store I usually crack new-to-me bottles before checking out. The owner likes this because I usually share with him and he gets to keep his transaction fees down if I decide on the spot to buy multiples.

[squire]

Like I said, normal.

[Rkkingsley]

Sadly, when I went back to the shop. The bottles weren't there. Confused, I asked the owner where they we were. He pretended not to speak English. I say pretended because the first time I was in, he spoke to me in fairly clear English. Instead, another man (whom I also recognized from the first time) acted as the go between. He said that they didn't have the bottle I was looking for nor had they ever. I went on to say that I was there two days prior and that they had it then. I don't speak much Spanish but I could make out the owner said something along the lines of "this was the guy that took the pictures." The translator said, "sorry, man, maybe you're thinking of a different place." I relayed that I was a Bourbon Enthusiast and that the bottles that "I thought they had" were good, highly prized bottles. Then, because my It's-Time-To-Back-Off-Rick Alarm was sounding, I said that I must've been mistaken and took my leave.

Oh well, was looking forward to trying some 8YO WT but better safe than sorry.

[BigBoldBully]

Sadly, when I went back to the shop. The bottles weren't there. Confused, I asked the owner where they we were. He pretended not to speak English. I say pretended because the first time I was in, he spoke to me in fairly clear English. Instead, another man (whom I also recognized from the first time) acted as the go between. He said that they didn't have the bottle I was looking for nor had they ever. I went on to say that I was there two days prior and that they had it then. I don't speak much Spanish but I could make out the owner said something along the lines of "this was the guy that took the pictures." The translator said, "sorry, man, maybe you're thinking of a different place." I relayed that I was a Bourbon Enthusiast and that the bottles that "I thought they had" were good, highly prized bottles. Then, because my It's-Time-To-Back-Off-Rick Alarm was sounding, I said that I must've been mistaken and took my leave.

Oh well, was looking forward to trying some 8YO WT but better safe than sorry.

We must never forget that the most prized wild turkeys have very keen senses and will flee at the slightest sign of danger.

[smknjoe]

We must never forget that the most prized wild turkeys have very keen senses and will flee at the slightest sign of danger.

[squire]

People who act spooked have something to hide and are best left alone. They probably thought your were an undercover investigator.

[Rkkingsley]

Yeah, I'll learn from my mistake. As I become more and more familiar with what's out there I'll have less of a need for pics. At least, I took this lump on a bourbon that's currently produced (albeit tough to get).

To make the owner more mobster-ish/intimidating: when I was in there last he was in the back of the shop butchering some meat.

[squire]

To make the owner more mobster-ish/intimidating: when I was in there last he was in the back of the shop butchering some meat.

One way to deal with troublesome customers.

[smokinjoe]

Yeah, I'll learn from my mistake. As I become more and more familiar with what's out there I'll have less of a need for pics. At least, I took this lump on a bourbon that's currently produced (albeit tough to get).

To make the owner more mobster-ish/intimidating: when I was in there last he was in the back of the shop butchering some meat.

If you wake up with a horse head in your bed, you might have a problem...and, we don't know you...