kwshannon Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Picked up a Russell Reserve 10 year. Nothing unique about it, just diversifying from all of the EWSB purchased lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HD 335 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 You found another 2013 FR LE Small Batch?Great find. I have been savoring my one and only bottle.:toast: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underhilltab Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 · Hidden Hidden They're not all bourbons, but I picked up the below pictured items over the last week or so. I was visiting some places and I checked-out a bunch of new (to me) stores and a couple stores I've been in only a few times. I also had a great time at Finger Lakes Distilling's distillery and tasting room. Overall, I struck out more than I lucked out, but I had some fun hunting. BTW, I had secured the VWFRR several months ago and was just picking it up...I didn't just find it on the shelf! The ORVW 10 was a lucky find, but that's a story for another day.[ATTACH=CONFIG]18820[/ATTACH] Link to comment
DBM Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Finally got my hands on a FR LESB 2014! Also picked up a Ritt BIB (new label) and a local craft bourbon to support the store that supports me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananaslug Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Is it still just hitting stored places?Finally got my hands on a FR LESB 2014! Also picked up a Ritt BIB (new label) and a local craft bourbon to support the store that supports me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underhilltab Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 They're not all bourbons, but I picked up the drinks below over the last week or so while traveling. I had a great experience at Finger Lakes Distilling's distillery and tasting room. They have a fantastic set-up in an awesome setting and they make some really good stuff. I had a conversation with Brian McKenzie -- super nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_OKC Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Traveling to Lake Charles, LA on business, and picked up a Baby Saz and a Dickel 9 year 103, neither of which I can locate back home in Dallas; someone always beats me to them.Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Finally got my hands on a FR LESB 2014! Also picked up a Ritt BIB (new label) and a local craft bourbon to support the store that supports me.Solid!! I won't ask the location as this sounds like a place you've cultivated a relationship with. I assume they held one for you and that you didn't just stumble upon it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBM Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Is it still just hitting stored places? Yes, still showing up for the first time at retail stores here. Solid!! I won't ask the location as this sounds like a place you've cultivated a relationship with. I assume they held one for you and that you didn't just stumble upon it? Yes and no. As we know WA is still new to private sales and I'm not aware of any small stores getting limited release products with any consistency. The big box stores who do get the goods have online (and internal store-to-store) inventory so it's hard to "hide" bottles and hold them for individuals. I was fortunate to get a tip, but it was my close proximity to the store at the right time that landed me the bottle. I respect their position (non-discriminatory, first-come first serve sales) and they respect mine (fanatic whiskey enthusiast). Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwilson82 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Picked up the Weller Special Reserve and Old Weller Antique I had reserved.Was offered and accepted an ECBP somebody else had reserved but never picked up.Grabbed Rittenhouse Rye, SAOS and Baker's because I was in a buying mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunnelTiger Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 A bottle each of my most current favorites. SAOS 10 yr and the new WTRB. Seeing more bottles of both of these on the shelf brings a smile to my face too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BootsOnTheGround Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 They're not all bourbons, but I picked up the drinks below over the last week or so while traveling. I had a great experience at Finger Lakes Distilling's distillery and tasting room. They have a fantastic set-up in an awesome setting and they make some really good stuff. I had a conversation with Brian McKenzie -- super nice guy.[ATTACH=CONFIG]18831[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulevardier Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Back in NOVA now, but a couple days ago at K&L I picked up a Faultline, a Lot 40 Rye, and a K&L designated Russell's Reserve Single Barrel. Amusing (to me, anyway) was that in-store they're trying to convince customers that Old Bardstown is the same as Black Maple Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Back in NOVA now, but a couple days ago at K&L I picked up a Faultline, a Lot 40 Rye, and a K&L designated Russell's Reserve Single Barrel. Amusing (to me, anyway) was that in-store they're trying to convince customers that Old Bardstown is the same as Black Maple Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 May well be these days! Black Maple Hill appears to be a shadow of its former self as best as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Amusing (to me, anyway) was that in-store they're trying to convince customers that Old Bardstown is the same as Black Maple Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmorg1075 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 2 x SAOS 7. Really hard to find where I live and picked it up on the way to the beach. Maybe I'll find something else down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HD 335 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Amusing (to me, anyway) was that in-store they're trying to convince customers that Old Bardstown is the same as Black Maple Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Which I do not find surprising in the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Amusing (to me, anyway) was that in-store they're trying to convince customers that Old Bardstown is the same as Black Maple Hill.This is not the first time I've heard this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n811 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 SAOS 7 year. Nice bottle, same as WFE. Now if only it was WFE... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 SAOS 7 year. Nice bottle, same as WFE. Now if only it was WFE...Why? It is just as good, if not better, and was probably less expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underhilltab Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 A VWFRR in the wild? At retail? Can I be your best friend??I secured the VWFRR several months ago and I was just picking it up. There was a premium over retail, but somewhat reasonable especially given prices I have seen lately online. I did, however, get lucky with the ORVW 10/107. I went into many stores on my trip and, overall, I struck out more than I lucked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smknjoe Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 That's amazing you found the ORVW at retail this long after the release in Sept./Oct. Do you mind sharing the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulevardier Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You mean they aren't?Not in my experience, but I've only had the BMH intermittently (though I've always enjoyed it), the last (consumed) bottle purchased at least two years ago. It was definitely different from the Old Bardstown, which I had just last week, though to tell the truth I was drinking, so my memory may be unreliable. It does sound as if more recent expressions of the BMH may be less exciting, though there could also be some sample variation at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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