rcs86 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 It hit Owensboro, KY this morning. Hoping my main store is going to call me soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trufunk Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Any one seen this in San Antonio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amg11 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 The guy I asked at the liquor store said that Ohio got 120 bottles, 60 went back to the state liquor department, and 60 went to stores. My store got 4, and they all went to restaurants. Pretty much an impossible task in Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp_stargazer Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I just got a call that it arrived in Peoria from one of the stores here. Six bottles and six names on the list, including mine. Price of $79.99, which is more than I'd like but I've always wanted to try this stuff. Since I got married this year, I'm toying with the idea of saving it for a wedding anniversary.Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I just got a call that it arrived in Peoria from one of the stores here. Six bottles and six names on the list, including mine. Price of $79.99, which is more than I'd like but I've always wanted to try this stuff. Since I got married this year, I'm toying with the idea of saving it for a wedding anniversary.JasonIf you're on the list and you want to do right by your purveyor, then by all means pick up a bottle of the OFBB. I bought my last bottles at $50, and personally wouldn't spend much more than that on OFBB, but it is limited, and generally good. But in my humble opinion, if you buy it, then just open it and drink it. It's not all that special to save for a wedding anniversary or anything like that. To put OFBB in perspective, it used to sit on shelves for months at $50 and under as recently as a couple of years ago, before the "limited" boom got out of hand. If you have any Four Roses private selections on hand, then I'd pretty much take any of those over OFBB any day of the week. The OFBB is good, but nothing spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller542 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 The guy I asked at the liquor store said that Ohio got 120 bottles, 60 went back to the state liquor department, and 60 went to stores. My store got 4, and they all went to restaurants. Pretty much an impossible task in OhioWhat does the state liquor control do with 60 bottles if not sending to stores and restaurants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonutsNBourbon Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I just got a call that it arrived in Peoria from one of the stores here. Six bottles and six names on the list, including mine. Price of $79.99, which is more than I'd like but I've always wanted to try this stuff. Since I got married this year, I'm toying with the idea of saving it for a wedding anniversary.Jasonhmmm, walked into Costco at lunch today to pick up some stuff for the office and decided to check out the liquor aisle and saw these on the shelf, about 8 bottles, at $63.99. picked up one and hope it was a good choice! As JeffR just said below, I do enjoy the FRPS bottles from Binny's, which go for slightly cheaper, so hopefully this is just as good, otherwise I'd kick myself for buying this instead of the FR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amg11 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 · Hidden Hidden He didn't tell me but said that the sixty bottles that 60 bottles go back to the state in a dubious way with an eye roll. The other guy working chimed in that working at state liquor dept is the place to be if you want dibs great bourbon, or something to that effect Link to comment
amg11 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 What does the state liquor control do with 60 bottles if not sending to stores and restaurants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAbiker Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Was informed by our sales rep that he only got 20 bottles for his 35 accounts. Was able to try a pour at the Brown Hotel last week. Not sorry I'm going to unable to find a bottle...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp_stargazer Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 But in my humble opinion, if you buy it, then just open it and drink it. It's not all that special to save for a wedding anniversary or anything like that. To put OFBB in perspective, it used to sit on shelves for months at $50 and under as recently as a couple of years ago, before the "limited" boom got out of hand. If you have any Four Roses private selections on hand, then I'd pretty much take any of those over OFBB any day of the week. The OFBB is good, but nothing spectacular.I love me some FRSB PS too. It's not that OFBB is the best thing I have in the bunker or the hardest to find in my bunker. I just think it is neat because it displays the year of bottling (2015) as that year's release so it would be more for that reason. I explained to my wife that the color of the seal changes every year and she looked at the bottle and said, "Teal, our wedding color!"It might take me until our first or second anniversary to open it anyway with how much I already have open and in the queue...Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonutsNBourbon Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 so has anyone tried this year's yet? I'm looking at drink hacker's review, and it's making me think of taking it back to costco and then going to pick up a FRPS instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybogey Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 so has anyone tried this year's yet? I'm looking at drink hacker's review, and it's making me think of taking it back to costco and then going to pick up a FRPS instead!I saw drink hacker review as well. Also read The Sour Mash Manifesto's review and Jason gave it a 9.1 out of 10 (Also read that he is an OFBB fanboy).Tough decision. I say crack it open and judge for yourself. Let us know your thoughts. I will most likely pick one up if I see it at a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonJoe Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Saw none in Louiville or Bardstown. That is not a good omen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjbeggs Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I saw drink hacker review as well. Also read The Sour Mash Manifesto's review and Jason gave it a 9.1 out of 10 (Also read that he is an OFBB fanboy).Tough decision. I say crack it open and judge for yourself. Let us know your thoughts. I will most likely pick one up if I see it at a reasonable price.good to see Jason (SMM) reviewing anything again. It's been a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybogey Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 good to see Jason (SMM) reviewing anything again. It's been a while.Agreed. When I first got into Bourbon earlier in the year, his blog was one I followed the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 This is the easiest of easy passes for me. Just not a fan of the Forester Funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 OF Sig, twenty and change...all day long, every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonJoe Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I just gave my son-in-law a complete collection of Birthday Bourbon from 2002 to the present. It was my last complete collection. Enjoy it Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoldBully Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I just gave my son-in-law a complete collection of Birthday Bourbon from 2002 to the present. It was my last complete collection. Enjoy it Rob.:bigeyes: Even if Rob just started with nothing, he now has a serious bunker! I take it the corks were holding up well on the older editions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcs86 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I just gave my son-in-law a complete collection of Birthday Bourbon from 2002 to the present. It was my last complete collection. Enjoy it Rob.That's an awesome gift! I'm sure he will appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusto16 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I just gave my son-in-law a complete collection of Birthday Bourbon from 2002 to the present. It was my last complete collection. Enjoy it Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGARedDawg Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 My wife found a bottle for me at a random store on the other side of town. The woman behind the counter called her husband to see if it was being held for someone but she couldn't reach him. I lucked out - with the bourbon and having a great wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 My wife found a bottle for me at a random store on the other side of town. The woman behind the counter called her husband to see if it was being held for someone but she couldn't reach him. I lucked out - with the bourbon and having a great wife!Cha-Ching!!! :toast: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunnelTiger Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Both of my go to stores are getting one bottle each. Told them to let someone else enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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