camduncan Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Had a blast at Whiskey Live Brisbane on the weekend - as a guest Fri night, and serving for Buffalo Trace on Saturday. Got to taste some great pours, in no particular order: Buffalo Trace Eagle Rare Elmer T Lee Hochstadter's Slow & Low Rock and Rye Bernheim Wheat Whiskey Blantons Green Blantons Original Willett Pot Still Pure Kentucky Kentucky Vintage Jack Daniels Single Barrel Jack Daniels unaged Rye Jack Daniels Rye Jack Daniels Sinatra Select Woodford White Dog Woodford Reserve (barrel select) Woodford Malt Whiskey ...... And of course, there was the 'under the table' selection :bowdown: One of the highlights was hearing our very own Scott (aka Hightower) launching into Frank Sinatra renditions on the Brown Forman stand every time someone asked for a pour of the Sinatra Select Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietish Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Mate, when I go the Star I usually just go to the sports bar and I really cant recall anything that stands out there. They do have a pretty decent cigar shop though!It looks like you had more than a bit of fun Cam! Woodford did not have that selection in Sydney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietish Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Did anyone see if Dan's ever actually had the Winkles for sale? Cause as far as I can see, it went from coming soon to sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdtheice Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Did anyone see if Dan's ever actually had the Winkles for sale? Cause as far as I can see, it went from coming soon to sold out.It was listed as "coming soon" yesterday. Either it went up for sale briefly and some scumbag bought the whole lot (probably to resell) or there are shenanigans happening on the part of Dan Murphy's or the distributor. Either way it's typical of the slimy hysteria that surrounds the Van Winkle releases (and to a lesser extent the BTAC bottlings). I've never had one and honestly don't give a damn if I never do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Or, because it's on strict allocation, they only got a handful of bottles and they sold out quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdtheice Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Or, because it's on strict allocation, they only got a handful of bottles and they sold out quickly. Perhaps ... but all of the Lot B, PVWFRR and ORVW selling out in less than a day? I'm going to stick with my conspiracy theories ... Edited August 28, 2014 by holdtheice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney BJW Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Or, because it's on strict allocation, they only got a handful of bottles and they sold out quickly. Maybe but I reckon it would have been all brought by staff members or their families, I was checking mainly to see the prices an it went from coming soon to sold out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 A source at SouthTrade told me last year that the majority of the Van Winkle products coming into the country gets allocated to bars and clubs. Very little makes it through to retail. What little does has to be allocated across the country. We're talking a few handfuls of cases, not pallet loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney BJW Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 A source at SouthTrade told me last year that the majority of the Van Winkle products coming into the country gets allocated to bars and clubs. Very little makes it through to retail. What little does has to be allocated across the country. We're talking a few handfuls of cases, not pallet loads. I am sure that is the case, just seems unlikely that Dan's put it for sale and we all missed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Zero Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Ive been making my way through a PHC 27 this month. Its incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathevocation Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Back from Singapore. Made the decision to save purchasers for DF on return (Melbourne airport had a number of Woodfords, including the derby bottle). Unfortunately, that wasn't available in the smaller store on the way back in. Nonetheless, I'm a sucker for JD special bottles so got the 'old 27' bottle, one of the gold medal bottles, a 1.75 JD and a rare breed. Had another litre to use but moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 So you didn't pick up anything from the stores in Singapore? Did you get to any of them to browse? Bars with a good selection? Going in just over 2 weeks and can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathevocation Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 So you didn't pick up anything from the stores in Singapore? Did you get to any of them to browse? Bars with a good selection? Going in just over 2 weeks and can't wait Just got lazy. Drunk a lot of beer over there. Ate a lot of food. Had the time, just didn't. Enjoy it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathevocation Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Finishing off a bottle of ORVW 107 whilst watching college football fom Croke Park (!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Went to a local with a few family friends last night. Everyone was ordering cocktails and bottles of wine, so on a whim I grabbed a Jim Beam and Cola can. I'd forgotten how easy these are to enjoy, and it washed down my chicken parmy nicely..... And it was sweet enough that I didn't even want to look at the desert menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Glad you said that Cam, Bourbon and cola have a natural affinity and sometimes it's good to simply enjoy something simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillP Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Went to a local with a few family friends last night. Everyone was ordering cocktails and bottles of wine, so on a whim I grabbed a Jim Beam and Cola can. I'd forgotten how easy these are to enjoy, and it washed down my chicken parmy nicely..... And it was sweet enough that I didn't even want to look at the desert menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathevocation Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Went to a local with a few family friends last night. Everyone was ordering cocktails and bottles of wine, so on a whim I grabbed a Jim Beam and Cola can. I'd forgotten how easy these are to enjoy, and it washed down my chicken parmy nicely..... And it was sweet enough that I didn't even want to look at the desert menu It's all my brother in law drinks and it has to be JB (will not touch anything else, even if given to him). I'm good for 2 cans max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjbronwyn Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Can't do jbw premixes.Tried but just can't.! If it was the rye it'd be a different story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathevocation Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Can't do jbw premixes.Tried but just can't.! If it was the rye it'd be a different storyTried that one in the bottle with 7(?) year old bourbon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietish Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I smashed through a six pack of Woodstock at a mates 30th. Its cheap and the cola doesn't coat my throat like the JB White cans do. I wont drink the Rare Breed cans as I reckon thats a joke of advertising. Also have more than a few decent pours on the weekend. Wild Turkey Diamond, RHF, EWSB03, GTS, FR Super Premium and ELT. The EWSB blew them all away. That just hits my palate perfectly. I really need to find more of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 One day I'll do a side by side tasting of my EWSB '93 thru '97 bottles (from back in the day when it was $40 each). Got 2 of each stashed in a cupboard. They need to get opened I say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dusty Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 One day I'll do a side by side tasting of my EWSB '93 thru '97 bottles (from back in the day when it was $40 each). Got 2 of each stashed in a cupboard. They need to get opened I say If you can find a '98 and '99 I will send you a spare '00 to get you to the turn of the Century:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney BJW Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I have been drinking some I.W.Harper 12 year old that my folks brought back from Japan - it is smooth, very drinkable. Also drinking Rusell Reserve. Cam, I wised I had brought a hell of a lot more EWSB when it was $40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravensfire Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 So a crazy question. My brother-in-law lives in Melbourne but is coming to the US to visit at the end of October. My wife's favorite bourbon is Blanton's. I can see online that Dan Murphys has Blanton's gold, but does anyone loca know of anyplace that has straight from the barrel? Or is this something that might be released later on? Thanks for any info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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