TownsendZ Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I have a unopened bottle and wanted to try a pour of it first before opening it up. I am a collector first, so I usually try different bourbons before opening up special bottles. Is there any place that still has this bourbon available to sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunnelTiger Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I would bet no such place exist in South Ga but I would humbly suggest that you introduce yourself in the new members post if you truly desire honest responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I have a unopened bottle and wanted to try a pour of it first before opening it up. I am a collector first, so I usually try different bourbons before opening up special bottles. Is there any place that still has this bourbon available to sample.I believe Jack Rose in DC has it. Its probably going to be upwards of $100 an ounce though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownsendZ Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 No way is it in South Georgia, a great reason to travel. Yes, I know it would be expensive, this is not a inexpensive hobby. Any idea if Hard Water still has it. I did find one other bottle for sale it was only $3499.00 :bigeyes:Zack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd2005 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 If hypothetically I owned a bottle of bourbon and really wanted to know what it tasted like, I can think of one very easy solution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I can understand you want to taste something before you open it but I am curious how will the taste affect your decision whether to open or not? What if you like it? Will you open yours? What if you don't like it? Will you just keep it on the shelf or try to trade for something you do like? This isn't meant to compare collecting to drinking but I am just curious what you are looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark fleetwood Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 If hypothetically I owned a bottle of bourbon and really wanted to know what it tasted like, I can think of one very easy solution...Occam's razor indeed, but just hypothetically of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfw Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I tried it at Delmonicos in Vegas. It's a close second to the golden anniversary IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBadley Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I have tried this many times. A place near me had it, and for some reason it was only $10 per very nice pour. I'm pretty sure I went through most if not all of that bottle myself. I loved it. Very long, deep, complex, and wonderful.Just open it. Enjoy it with yer favorite peeps for the holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownsendZ Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 I am a collector first, a novice drinker second. I have plenty of open bottles. I am not in a hurry to open another, especially a high priced bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I am a collector first, a novice drinker second. I have plenty of open bottles. I am not in a hurry to open another, especially a high priced bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark fleetwood Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I am a collector first, a novice drinker second. I have plenty of open bottles. I am not in a hurry to open another, especially a high priced bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBadley Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 snip... Also, what makes you a novice drinker? His avatar says so... see? right there ^ novice I still say you should open it. Be sure to have a good drinking buddy or your sweetie with you. Let them know you're opening a thousand dollar bottle of bourbon. Then you will be one step further away from being a novice bourbon drinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogfaceSoldier Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 What part of GA are you in? I'm in Savannah and you won't find it around here. I can't think of any places in Atlanta that would have it either. Maybe someone from Atlanta can chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restaurant man Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 What part of GA are you in? I'm in Savannah and you won't find it around here. I can't think of any places in Atlanta that would have it either. Maybe someone from Atlanta can chime in.No one has it that I "know of". If I did know id go drink it ?. It was a really expensive bottle on release maybe $200 wholesale. Hell at that same time I was paying $100 for Hirsch 16 gold foil. ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I'd be curious to see a Show Us Your Stash post.I can relate somewhat to collecting while still finding your legs with bourbon. An astute novice can figure out quite easily that LEs are hard to come by, and if the opportunity presents itself, then it is logical to buy and hold until you feel that your pallet can truly appreciate what you're tasting. However, that doesn't mean that you should never open your bottles or stay in that mentality for multiple years. I say open and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 This is what I have left of one of my bottles of the 27y Its one of my top 3 of all time.......drink it I have said it before and I'll say it again, there are trillions of dollars in the world, there's only a few hundred bottles of exceptional bourbon.... Enjoy it it's special.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restaurant man Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Saving your pennies for bourbon? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Bourbon, our the kids college........ Which ever comes first.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoldBully Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Bourbon, our the kids college........ Which ever comes first..I get the impression the OP is standing at a precipice. He is a collector by personality but has a streak of curiosity, a tiny urge to carpe the diem instead of trying to keep everything untouched for future generations or the black market. I could be wrong, but what he really seems to be crying out for at least subconsciously is the perfect gateway bourbon(s) that will give him the experience he needs to appreciate the Heritage. Then he can perhaps try a sample of what he already has and make a more enlightened decision about whether to open it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWBadley Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I get the impression the OP is standing at a precipice. He is a collector by personality but has a streak of curiosity, a tiny urge to carpe the diem instead of trying to keep everything untouched for future generations or the black market. I could be wrong, but what he really seems to be crying out for at least subconsciously is the perfect gateway bourbon(s) that will give him the experience he needs to appreciate the Heritage. Then he can perhaps try a sample of what he already has and make a more enlightened decision about whether to open it.Grab a bottle of Barterhouse and drink some of that first. The PHC 2 is higher abv and better overall, but they are both big, rounded bourbon with quite a bit of wood influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 No way is it in South Georgia, a great reason to travel. Yes, I know it would be expensive, this is not a inexpensive hobby. Any idea if Hard Water still has it. I did find one other bottle for sale it was only $3499.00 :bigeyes:ZackAre you talking about Hard Water in San Francisco....long way from South Georgia ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman Racer Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 OP: Spago at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace has the 27-yr. I'll be a dissenting vote. PHC is my favorite limited release series. But that 27-yr I just find dry and too woody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownsendZ Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Here is shot of about half of my small collection. I only started collecting march 2013. I have tired all the Van Winkle's sans the Rye. Georgia seems to get very little of the Rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Reserve Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Here is shot of about half of my small collection. I only started collecting march 2013. I have tired all the Van Winkle's sans the Rye. Georgia seems to get very little of the Rye.Hi,That's a great start. I like that you display them.Welcome to SB.Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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