DeanSheen Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I see they noted that they began putting more barrels of GTS up in 1997. Too bad they did not do the same for WLW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joboyd Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Eh, predicting where the market would be today back then would've been a risky gamble. Hell, I wish I could've invested a ton more in Apple back when it could be had at 1/10th of what it trades at today. Hindsight is always 50/50. I'm sure Buffalo Trace wishes it could've accurately predicted where we'd be at today in terms of demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
politely Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Too true. Also, there's no assurance that demand will keep up in the future. Look at the cycle of highly peated scotch. It's all a gamble, particularly for these producers that have to look 10-20 years out for their product. Personally, I'm looking forward to the down slope, when I can start picking these up at the local store again, without having to go through a lottery on the one day out of the year that they're available. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolph Lundgren Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Too true. Also, there's no assurance that demand will keep up in the future. Look at the cycle of highly peated scotch. It's all a gamble, particularly for these producers that have to look 10-20 years out for their product. Personally, I'm looking forward to the down slope, when I can start picking these up at the local store again, without having to go through a lottery on the one day out of the year that they're available. Sigh.Don't be so sure we're in a bubble. People thought the French Bordeaux market would pop after the exponential rise in the 80s. Look where it is today. Bourbon could be the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd2005 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Question: the press release says "late September"; Julian van winkle has been saying "November" for the annual Pappy release.does this mean the two products will be distributed separately with a little more spacing now? I'd love to get the BTAC products without dealing with the PVW crazies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Question: the press release says "late September"; Julian van winkle has been saying "November" for the annual Pappy release.does this mean the two products will be distributed separately with a little more spacing now? I'd love to get the BTAC products without dealing with the PVW crazies...Around Atlanta they typically don't hit at the same time (I've seen BTAC hit in early October, and Pappy in December). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd2005 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Around Atlanta they typically don't hit at the same time (I've seen BTAC hit in early October, and Pappy in December).At least the last 2 years they've literally hit in the same shipment here in MI. Had to choose between PVW and WLW last year at one of my stores. And of course as soon as the PVW runs out the store owners start pushing the BTAC on the van winkle hipsters who'd previously never heard of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 What is the age and proof of the 2013 William Larue Weller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 12 years 1 month, 136.2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Weller 12 BP! Awesome! Superstar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanSheen Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 12 years 1 month, 136.2.bUMMER, thats a youngin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 bUMMER, thats a youngin.Julian getting to the older stuff before us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey Manthey Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 bUMMER, thats a youngin.Actually, not including the 19 yo releases of WLW, 12 years 1 month is the exact average age of all previously releases bottlings. And since when is 12 years a "young" bourbon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smknjoe Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Yeah, I thought that most of the WLW was around 12yrs. as well. I think that the 2008 and 2009 were 11yr. and the 2007 was 10yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Last year was 12.4 and was maybe my favorite whiskey of the year. I'm more "concerned" about the intense jump in proof than about the age for this release. Although I'm trying to keep full faith that it will be a stunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanSheen Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Actually, not including the 19 yo releases of WLW, 12 years 1 month is the exact average age of all previously releases bottlings. And since when is 12 years a "young" bourbon?one can always hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey Manthey Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 The first 2013 Stagg seems to have reared its head on BX. Anyone else seen the Collection in their part of the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcb4d Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 The first 2013 Stagg seems to have reared its head on BX. Anyone else seen the Collection in their part of the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 and via NC, a control board state, of all places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zillah Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Shouldn't BTAC be out by now? I am pretty sure BTAC went on sale in PA last year on September 25th. We haven't even had a glimpse with a review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 All 5 have hit NC. Some guy posted photos probably a week ago now. Surprising that there isn't a review from any of the big guys yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 All 5 have hit NC. Some guy posted photos probably a week ago now. Surprising that there isn't a review from any of the big guys yet.You mean the Bourbon Babe isn't a big guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 You mean the Bourbon Babe isn't a big guy?I wasn't familiar with her, but I enjoyed her notes on these releases. Interesting that she's so big on the Handy. And I know somebody that will love the "sorghum" note in the Saz 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dusty Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 All 5 have hit NC. Some guy posted photos probably a week ago now. Surprising that there isn't a review from any of the big guys yet.Hansell had them all a week ago or more and posted a pic of the fab 5. Said review was coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Hers is at least the second review I've seen calling Handy the winner of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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