What Bourbon did you purchase today? Winter '13-'14

[393foureyedfox]

No one gets a Pappy shipment every week. Once a year. Sorry.

In a rare moment, I am inclined to agree with Mountains here. I bet the store owner was a bit confused and maybe meant he gets a BT shipment once a week, and just assumed that meant he could also get Pappy once a week as well.

If somehow you are correct though, I wouldnt tell a single person about it.

[black mamba]

Pappy shipments do occur more than once a year. Usually the first release is Oct./Nov., but there are often additional shipments throughout the year, but nothing regular and certainly not every week. I just happened to be at a large chain in Hollywood a few years back, asked if they had any Pappys and was told no, it came and went a couple months earlier. Just then, another guy in the back room said they got some more in that morning, it was still in the shipping cartons. I scored a 15 at retail, just for being in the right place at the right time.

Several other stores I have frequented have gotten shipments in the spring. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to their shipping shedule.

[MyOldKyDram]

If they're getting shipments throughout the year, it's at the distributor level, them holding some back. It's only released by the distillery once a year, now.

[jeffrey r]

If they're getting shipments throughout the year, it's at the distributor level, them holding some back. It's only released by the distillery once a year, now.

Correct. Used to be two releases from VW, fall and spring, now just fall. That was said to try to help with the supply problem. See how well the single release worked...

[tylermke]

Found a lonely Saz 18 on the shelf this morning. A little higher than standard retail, but was glad to take it home.

[Yeti]

Bottle #1 is open.

[MyOldKyDram]

Get it, Josh! Very nice.

ETA: what does Mr. little think about the HHSS?

ETA II: the logo looks fantastic on the OS label!

ETA III: (why the heck not) come on SB weekend!

Edited January 18, 2014 by MyOldKyDram

[Red One]

My 4 bottles of ETL were delivered by Fed Ex today. Yay! I suppose I had already purchased them, but since they arrived today, I think it counts.

[bourbonfoot]

Nice restock day. 4R Yellow label, Old Fitz BIB 1.75, Larceny, ET Lee, EWSB 2004, OGD BIB.

[portugieser]

Rowan's Creek and Lot 40 -- first time for either of these. Couldn't pass up these two as today was 15% at Binny's.

[tigerlam92]

4X ETL

W12 pick up one every long while.

CEHT barrel proof

[Underhilltab]

OFBB '13.

I find distribution, retail inventory, and customer shopping patterns very interesting. A couple of bigger stores around me that do high volume bourbon sales, and get allocations of Pappy, BTAC, etc., do not appear to get OFBB. Another store around me -- smaller and probably more of a wine/beer place -- has had OFBB '13 on the shelf for several months (and I noticed the same thing with the OFBB '12). I bought one '13 a month or two ago and went back for another last night -- left at least one more on the shelf. If these had been at other stores just 5/10 miles away, they would have been gone in days -- yet those stores don't even get them. I guess another key point is the store that has them doesn't have an internet presence -- which is likely another reason (aside from the store attracting more wine/beer shoppers) for the OFBBs to stick around for a while. Of course, price may have a little to do with the shelf life as well, but the price isn't too outrageous compared to what I've seen elsewhere.

[nd2005]

High West Son of Bourye

Happy to have high west in Michigan now!

[Crowes]

Snagged a bottle of 2012 WLW... very excited. Didn't find it at a store but a good friend of mine passed along a bottle from his own collection at a reasonable price. Can't wait to try a glass tonight.

[Thig]

EWSB 2004, going to give it a try tonight.

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[savagehenry]

EWSB x 3 (2004) - $21.99. Probably the best value on planet earth.

Also grabbed my first Mellow Corn and first AE.

[kwshannon]

A new grocery store in our area has expanded their selection of bourbons and ryes. Every time I go in they've converted more of the set of shelves to bourbon, rye, and corn whiskey instead of american blends. They have very few limited editions, but good selection of standard offerings that are available in Iowa. Last week purchased a 4RSmB, today, for variety, I added a BT.

[Yeti]

Get it, Josh! Very nice.

ETA: what does Mr. little think about the HHSS?

ETA II: the logo looks fantastic on the OS label!

ETA III: (why the heck not) come on SB weekend!

John went a little nutty for HHSS. Both of the bottles on the table, HHSS and our OS pick, were so amazingly drinkable it was kind of crazy. A handful of us drained a bottle of AWS OS this afternoon, and put a big dent in the HHSS. I left it with John as a gift. He thought it might be "too sweet" or that it lacked a little bit of spice for balance, which I think is totally fair, but it only spurred him to continue researching.

[flahute]

A good day. ECBP x3 (one for a friend), Weller 107, Weller 12 year, and OGD 114.

[P&MLiquorsEric]

Also...the 3 cases of lot B that I picked up were dated 9/5/13 but the shipping label is dated 12/18/13... which isn't the widely accepted date that the stuff is release from the distiller. Anyways, I'm just saying that since you don't work for Buffalo Trace or Julian, maybe you don't know everything about the distribution system.

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A distributor can hold onto product and slowly release it if they choose. They will hold onto bottles to ensure key on premise accounts have a steady "drip" of bottles. A different story for retailers. Most of them release it once a year.

[SqueakScolari]

OWA and Old HH BiB Gold label.

[Auracom]

Found a bottle of age-stated VOB BiB tonight, so into the bunker it goes.

[Brisko]

A couple more handles of VOHH 8/86 and an EWSB 2004.

[smknjoe]

Regular old Elijah Craig 12.

[HighInTheMtns]

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Bottle #1 is open.

Josh probably won't brag about this, so:

Josh has put a ton of effort in the last year into starting the Appalachian Whiskey Society, and it's been a great success. He's got such an enthusiastic group of people that this barrel was completely spoken for.

Great job, buddy. Good on you. I can't wait to drink some.

Bottle #1 is dead, when's barrel #2?