What bourbon did you pass up today? Spring/Summer 2014

[RepTucker]

Passed on new stag jr, barterhouse, and chetsmb.

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[tanstaafl2]

Looks like the Red River bourbon has joined the rapidly expanding ranks of the "craft whiskey" section in Georgia. I seem to recall this was one of the bourbons that was Texas in name only and sourced from somewhere else but could find a thread on SB.com with any info. In any case I passed.

[dcbt]

Yea, I think you were looking for this:

http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?21510-Texas&highlight=texas

[kwshannon]

Passed on Angel's Envy for $50. I may go get it anyway, want to keep encouraging this grocery store to keep expanding their selection.

[RepTucker]

Passed on everything again. EC21 @ 165. Whole line of SAOS. Weller 12. Got too much open to work down. On a side note Mississippi ABC got 99 cases of ETL in stock on Monday. All of north ms got restocked yesterday and today. If you need a store name that has it let me know.

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[TunnelTiger]

Ms seems to get everything before Ga. What are they doing floating it down the river? :grin:

[squire]

We ain't sayin . . . . . . . . . .

[upStomp]

Passed on some WSR @$19 when I happened on an out-of-the-way shop, but I'm already regretting it. Weller products keep getting harder and harder to find here.

Also passed on another bottle of standard ETL (last one there), which I haven't seen around here for months.

Edited April 11, 2014 by upStomp

[BonVivant84]

Just left 3 ECBP on the shelf at $51.99 each, due to the fact that i mistakenly bought 3 for myself when i figured $60 was the lowest it was going to go for around here. On that same note i picked up W12X2 at $23.99 today and left a ton there because i again bought 2 others last week at $30 thinking that was going to be the lowest.

I gave my self basically a $40 lesson in patience.

[smknjoe]

Just left 3 ECBP on the shelf at $51.99 each, due to the fact that i mistakenly bought 3 for myself when i figured $60 was the lowest it was going to go for around here. On that same note i picked up W12X2 at $23.99 today and left a ton there because i again bought 2 others last week at $30 thinking that was going to be the lowest.

I gave my self basically a $40 lesson in patience.

We've all been there. At least you know that you can get it cheaper now! I hate overpaying too.

[BonVivant84]

We've all been there. At least you know that you can get it cheaper now! I hate overpaying too.

Ehhh, but if someone in the area would like to know where to grab those ECBP just drop me a message. Not one of my usual joints, and i was surprised to see them there at all, since they never had anything but the usual suspects before.

[petrel800]

Just left 3 ECBP on the shelf at $51.99 each, due to the fact that i mistakenly bought 3 for myself when i figured $60 was the lowest it was going to go for around here. On that same note i picked up W12X2 at $23.99 today and left a ton there because i again bought 2 others last week at $30 thinking that was going to be the lowest.

I gave my self basically a $40 lesson in patience.

With the difficulty of finding those bottles, "one in the hand is worth 2 in the bush." Considering your location, NYC, and the typical markup I see listed on the site for your area, I would have personally bought the ECBPs when I saw them. The W12s if I needed some, I probably would have bought one considering the hit or miss of finding them lately. Don't feel too bad.

[BonVivant84]

With the difficulty of finding those bottles, "one in the hand is worth 2 in the bush." Considering your location, NYC, and the typical markup I see listed on the site for your area, I would have personally bought the ECBPs when I saw them. The W12s if I needed some, I probably would have bought one considering the hit or miss of finding them lately. Don't feel too bad.

Ya i caved and went back and grabbed 1. And now they got me thinking about a Lot B they had tucked away for $150. Fairish given the climate. Gonna have to wait a week though for that. I'm starting to dread my upcoming Amex bill.

[petrel800]

Ya i caved and went back and grabbed 1. And now they got me thinking about a Lot B they had tucked away for $150. Fairish given the climate. Gonna have to wait a week though for that. I'm starting to dread my upcoming Amex bill.

Now I have to admit, you lose me at a buck fifty for Lot B. I'd drink my $32 Weller 12 and be happy. That's a huge mark up for a bottle I've never been impressed with even at retail (obviously my opinion, you'll find plenty who love Lot . Tough decision though, obviously, opportunities to purchase VW stuff are few and far between. Good luck with your decision.

[smknjoe]

Ya i caved and went back and grabbed 1. And now they got me thinking about a Lot B they had tucked away for $150. Fairish given the climate. Gonna have to wait a week though for that. I'm starting to dread my upcoming Amex bill.

Not a fair price at all. It should be close to $50 and at the top end $70. It's not worth it! You could do a side by side with W12 and be hard pressed to tell the difference. W12 is only $21 here.

[BonVivant84]

Now I have to admit, you lose me at a buck fifty for Lot B. I'd drink my $32 Weller 12 and be happy. That's a huge mark up for a bottle I've never been impressed with even at retail (obviously my opinion, you'll find plenty who love Lot . Tough decision though, obviously, opportunities to purchase VW stuff are few and far between. Good luck with your decision.

Ya your not exactly wrong. And i do like it and have a bottle open now (that my old man paid $50 for Xmas for me back in a Chicago suburb). It's just so relative to this area, and like most NYC dwellers i dont have a car, so my chances to shop around are some what limited. It's hard to not be left with a feeling of 1) Yay its not $500 and 2) I know that eventually i will want another one but to be honest with myself, I know that the bottle my father got at the price is most likely a fluke so where does that really leave me if i want another.

[BonVivant84]

Not a fair price at all. It should be close to $50 and at the top end $70. It's not worth it! You could do a side by side with W12 and be hard pressed to tell the difference. W12 is only $21 here.

I've done the side by side (not blind)....but I did notice a difference but not a huge one. I would say flavors are the same just that the Lot B's were bolder and stood out (guess that's the honey barrel effect)

Im really curious to do a side by side next week of my first batch of SB blend (read here that a 2 week settling time is optimum) and see how much of a difference i can really tell. I'm still relatively new to this and think that I am somewhat hype effected.

[Paddy]

Passed on everthing at LB today....while looking for the ever elusive ECBP.

[Chewvenile]

Passed on the Commemorative ETL for $70 at a huge chain retailer. Completely caught me off guard when they told me the price.

[berto]

Leopold Georgia Peach. Really like peaches but not sure about how much peach I want with my whiskey.

Edited April 11, 2014 by berto

[dcbt]

Passed on the Commemorative ETL for $70 at a huge chain retailer. Completely caught me off guard when they told me the price.

[MyOldKyDram]

Yowza.

Happy to have grabbed one today at retail.

[GaryT]

Passed on everything, although thought about marking the Forgiven tubes with todays date (as I think they are the same tubes since it was released). If they put those on a big sale (like half off), I'd probably crack and buy one. Saw the Jim Beam 1B, and thought the price was a joke (I guess someone is handing over $40 for that; not me when Bookers is right next to it at $49 . . . ) Keep waiting to see ECBP #4 or ETL come back, not that I'm short on either

[smknjoe]

Yowza.

Happy to have grabbed one today at retail.

[MyOldKyDram]

I believe it was $34.99.