What Bourbon did you purchase today? Summer 2014

[Tucker]

Blanton's Straight from the Barrel. This one's 129.2 proof.

Edited July 20, 2014 by Tucker

[GaryT]

Blanton's Straight frim the Barrel. This one's 129.2 proof.

Mmm . . . I hope that is as good as it sounds!

[jasmorg1075]

I prefer the Sazerac, but you might want to judge it on which one you think is harder to find or will be gone off the shelves sooner. Around here that would be the Sazerac. Most BT products are on allocation at this point, but it depends on your location.

I see these in every store where I live and it seems these bottles don't move much. Where I live must get all the allocation or people don't drink bourbon here. Shelves are never empty of BT products around here. I'll just get both and decide which I like best; surely that can't hurt anything. Sorry liver.

Edited July 20, 2014 by jasmorg1075

[Dannabis]

I thought I posted this yesterday but OGD 114 for $22, Weller 12 for $26 and ETL for $36

[The Black Tot]

Weller 12 ain't no big deal in Texas- neither OGD114. PM as required.

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[OscarV]

Had a good week, Wednesday I took delivery of 3 4R1B 2014 LE.

I was hesitant to get any because of the F herbal yeast. I tasted one once and did not like it.

As it turns out I love this bottle. It is Mariage/Small Batch LE-esque.

Yesterday I zipped down to KY and got a 2 4R OESQ, 1 OESF & 1 4R1B, all gift shop Mr Rutledge selections.

1 OESV Liquor Barn selection & 1 4R1B Gallenstein selection.

The Turkey hunt was good too.

1 Diamond Anniversary & 1 Rye 101.

2 Rare Breed 112.8prf. These are not in MI yet or at least not in my area.

Glad to get these after tasting it because it is the best Turkey to hit the shelves in years.

The last couple of Rare Breeds I had were hard to drink but this new 112.8 batch and perhaps being bottled at the distillery instead of being tanked to Arkansas has made a difference.

1 WT Kentucky Spirit bottled June 19, 2014. This too should have been bottled on site.

The last few years I have been getting one Kentucky Spirit bottled in that year to compare progress since this too has been suffering in recent years.

Can't wait to try it.

And bringing up the rear, 1 bottle Old Forester Single Barrel.

[PaulO]

Oscar, after seeing your WT collection, I take your comments very seriously. Now I will be on the lookout for the newer Rare Breed. In Indiana we have plenty of the 108 on shelves. I may be in Bloomington next week. I know a place that moves a lot of inventory to check.

[mbroo5880i]

Oscar, after seeing your WT collection, I take your comments very seriously. Now I will be on the lookout for the newer Rare Breed. In Indiana we have plenty of the 108 on shelves. I may be in Bloomington next week. I know a place that moves a lot of inventory to check.

Yeah, looking at all those bottles it looks like the biggest dent was made in the Rare Bread and FR SBLE 14. I haven't seen any 112 in the Indy area either.

[OscarV]

Oscar, after seeing your WT collection, I take your comments very seriously. Now I will be on the lookout for the newer Rare Breed. In Indiana we have plenty of the 108 on shelves. I may be in Bloomington next week. I know a place that moves a lot of inventory to check.

Thanx 4 the compliment but remember I only said that it's the best in years, it doesn't have that young green taste but it's a bit hot.

I cut it down with some spring water and it's nice.

[Harry in WashDC]

For those of us in or near Virginia, the WTRB 112 is on the shelf in some Virginia ABC stores. The 108 is there, too. Both 750s and 375s can be found, but not all stores have both (or, at least, the three I went into didn't). Both are $40 for the 750, $21.45 for the 375. In one store, they were side by side; in the others, they were intermixed so be sure to check the necks.

Because I already have a couple 108s, I did pick up a 750 112 but haven't opened it. Thanks, Oscar, for the comments. I'll be sure to keep some water nearby. Oh, and thanks again for Doug Fister.

[HighInTheMtns]

http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22647

I also purchased a bottle of FR OBSV from Eagle River, selected by a bunch of good folks during Sampler. I hear great things about it.

Edited July 20, 2014 by HighInTheMtns

[OscarV]

Oh, and thanks again for Doug Fister.

:hot:,..........but at least starting pitching isn't the Tigers problem.

I am having some of the 2014 Kentucky Spirit.

Don't want to finalize any opinions yet but so far it is encouraging.

[mosugoji64]

EWSB '04 barrel #659. This one is a full-on hit of the HH profile and I'm loving it!

[Auracom]

Couple of Binny's newest 4R picks: OBSO [10 yr, 6 mo @ 60.4%] and OESO [11 yr, 7 mo @ 57.2%].

I knew their website listings were not updated from the old wave of bottlings. Proofs were completely wrong. New OBSV is around 57% instead of 62%.

[flahute]

(2) ECBP batch 5's. Surprised to still see this on the shelves.

[jonhalter]

I know its been answered before, but I cant find it with a quick search. How can you tell which batch it is? I just picked up 2 bottles myself and Im curious

(2) ECBP batch 5's. Surprised to still see this on the shelves.

[BootsOnTheGround]

I know its been answered before, but I cant find it with a quick search. How can you tell which batch it is? I just picked up 2 bottles myself and Im curious

Cheat sheet: http://bourbonr.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ECBP.png

[flahute]

Cheat sheet: http://bourbonr.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ECBP.png

You can also find in the ECBP thread.

[kjbeggs]

Store close to the office having a 25% off "Lost our Lease" sale.

Most stuff was packed up, but managed to grab a 1.75L Larceny for $30.00, and a bottle of Campari for under $20.

[Tony Santana]

I've been out of town/too busy to post lately, so my new purchases have actually been spread out over the past 10 days or so. Not all bourbon, either, but so be it. Grabbed an Old Medley and a Thirteenth Colony Southern Rye while in Georgia - never see either one around here, the 13th Colony was unknown to me, bought it more as a novelty than anything else, but I find it to be a decent, flavorful rye. Then I made a quick stop at the grocery store this weekend with my wife - she asked if I was going into the attached liquor store, I reckoned that I was, and she said she'd come with me just to be sure I didn't buy too much. That backfired on her - I probably wouldn't have gotten anything on my own, but while perusing the aisles I mentioned that I almost never see Town Branch around here (just 2 bottles on the shelf) and she encouraged me to buy it, as well as a Jack Daniels Single Barrel that I commented was at a good price. I found the latter to be surprisingly good and a definite step up from Old No. 7.

[portugieser]

From Binnys - Weller 12 year, Four Roses OESO private selection, and Stagg Jr.

[big pete]

Another local store's Four Roses PS (10yr OESF)

[Then21]

Old Forester Birthday 2010, Willet FE 2yr Rye, McKenna 10yr

[thebwood]

2 bottles of LSB 13yo Rye. I actually bought the first a couple days ago for $70 bucks. Even though that is a very good price, I wanted to try it first. Overall, it is fantastic. Went back for a second one. This is a unique and fun addition to my collection.

[ldugsjr1986]

Willet Rye and Elmer T Lee for me the other day.