OldFitzWithTheGoldLabel Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 That Old Fitz prime from back in the day was probably pretty good stuff.I'd have to try some 70s and 80s Old Fitzgerald Prime with my adult palate to know. When I snuck some sips in my youth, all I could taste was burn. In the 90s and early 00s, mostly all I drank (bourbon wise) was WT 101 and Kessler. If I could go back in time, I would have expanded my horizons and drank better bourbon. Although, when hanging out with the Hell's Angels, I would still drink WT and WT 101 because, when drinking with Hell's Angels, you either drink what they drink or you get away as fast as you can. [emoji3] Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: That Old Fitz prime from back in the day was probably pretty good stuff. A bit light, but still had a fairly decent flavor. Adding Old Fitz Prime to my 09 WLW's was how I tamed them down and made them tolerable, if not down downright tasty. Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFitzWithTheGoldLabel Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 A bit light, but still had a fairly decent flavor. Adding Old Fitz Prime to my 09 WLW's was how I tamed them down and made them tolerable, if not down downright tasty. [emoji6] Joe Thanks for sharing some Wheater wisdom with us, Joe. That's one beautiful photo. I wish I was drinking bourbon with you, and not with Hell's Angels, in the early 90s. Joe, did the Old Fitzgerald BIB taste much different back then? How good was the Very Very Old Fitzgerald?Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 A bit light, but still had a fairly decent flavor. Adding Old Fitz Prime to my 09 WLW's was how I tamed them down and made them tolerable, if not down downright tasty. [emoji6] Joe Joe what a great pic how old is this picture? Based off the awesome wallpaper looks like early 70s. You should've never remolded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepCover Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 On March 12, 2017 at 2:28 PM, HoustonNit said: DeepCover where in Texas are you? $70 seems reasonable these days for the handles and I'd pick up at least one at that price. Sorry, I'm just now seeing this. I'll PM you the store name. I believe they're out though, at least for now anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nm0369 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I stopped into the Binny's in Champaign today, and it was a less than stellar experience. I should have taken a picture of the mountain of 750ml KC NAS and the sale sign stating they were 9yr. They had virtually nothing for store picks on the shelf, so I inquired about 1792 FP or KCSB. The guy went into the back and returned empty handed.....then he tried to sell me KC2001 for $139.99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I decided to post this here because I wasn't quite sure where else to post it. I'm also not sure if this was meant jokingly or not. FWIW, no ill will intended. 3 hours ago, CardsandBourbon said: BTW, I was in a LS in Bardstown the other night and ran into a couple of ladies that work at Beam and they said that the JB White has been discontinued, which you may have already known, but I hadn't heard. 1 hour ago, OldFitzWithTheGoldLabel said: I will no lament the passing of Jim Beam White. I'm pretty sure that Beam/Suntory wouldn't discontinue the #1 selling bourbon in the world. (Apologies to Mr. Jack. ) If so, I'm sure the news would have leaked out and made a pretty big splash. Anyway, this reminds of the rumor/story about Mark Twain's death. He was on a speaking tour and was in London. While there, there was a report that he got sick, and then died. To which he replied: "The report of my death was an exaggeration." Cheers! Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsandBourbon Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said: I decided to post this here because I wasn't quite sure where else to post it. I'm also not sure if this was meant jokingly or not. FWIW, no ill will intended. I'm pretty sure that Beam/Suntory wouldn't discontinue the #1 selling bourbon in the world. (Apologies to Mr. Jack. ) If so, I'm sure the news would have leaked out and made a pretty big splash. Anyway, this reminds of the rumor/story about Mark Twain's death. He was on a speaking tour and was in London. While there, there was a report that he got sick, and then died. To which he replied: "The report of my death was an exaggeration." Cheers! Joe Need to clarify, not the white label but the clear one "Ghost" maybe. Sorry for the confusion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFitzWithTheGoldLabel Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I decided to post this here because I wasn't quite sure where else to post it. I'm also not sure if this was meant jokingly or not. FWIW, no ill will intended. I'm pretty sure that Beam/Suntory wouldn't discontinue the #1 selling bourbon in the world. (Apologies to Mr. Jack. [emoji6]) If so, I'm sure the news would have leaked out and made a pretty big splash. Anyway, this reminds of the rumor/story about Mark Twain's death. He was on a speaking tour and was in London. While there, there was a report that he got sick, and then died. To which he replied: "The report of my death was an exaggeration." Cheers! Joe Mark Twain is great. I've heard that he sure loved Old Crow. I wonder what he would think of the current incarnation of Old Crow. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFitzWithTheGoldLabel Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Need to clarify, not the white label but the clear one "Ghost" maybe. Sorry for the confusion.I've never had the Ghost, but the bottle looks fun. Reminds me of a Scooby Doo villain.Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 It's all good guys. I figured it was miscommunication. I recently watched the Ken Burns documentary about Mark Twain again. That's why it was so fresh in my mind. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsandBourbon Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Sorry, I didn't mean to panic all the fans of Jim Beam White. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maximus culpa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, CardsandBourbon said: Sorry, I didn't mean to panic all the fans of Jim Beam White. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maximus culpa. I don't think you caused any panic around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 More like giddy optimism. For all the OGB, Mellow Corn, and HH6 Fans around here, nobody likes jbw. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 55 minutes ago, b1gcountry said: More like giddy optimism. For all the OGB, Mellow Corn, and HH6 Fans around here, nobody likes jbw. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk I dont mind JBW. Its a servicable bourbon. Nothing really offensive about it but nothing really stands out either. I've probably drank more of it in my lifetime than any other bourbon with the possible exception of OWA. Before really getting into bourbon I never really knew about some of the other low shelf/cost bourbons that were a better pour for the same or less $, just knew more of the higher end stuff. FWIW, Booker's was my entry into better and higher proof bourbon in the 90s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModestGlutton Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I was at a TW and though I am new to bourbon, I am familiar with the game. But I do like to what people have to say and hear them out, picking up those little gold nuggets of information, usually they are nice people.. Anyways, the guy with the whole mustache and everything. He looked like they should have put his face on the bottle as "Mr. Bourbon", recommends the store bourbon (the one with the white horse), then goes to Clyde Maye's and lastly finishes off with Redemption Rye as being pretty good in his opinion. Well that pretty much pissed me off, so I did some searching. Hidden in the back of the shelves were 3 4RSB, 2 4R small batch, and 1 Russell's Reserve. I'm not the kind of guy that is very spiteful being a believer in karma and such. So I bought 2 bottles of the 4RSB ($40 each), 1 4R small batch ($33) and the Russell's ($35). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 1 hour ago, ModestGlutton said: I was at a TW and though I am new to bourbon, I am familiar with the game. But I do like to what people have to say and hear them out, picking up those little gold nuggets of information, usually they are nice people.. Anyways, the guy with the whole mustache and everything. He looked like they should have put his face on the bottle as "Mr. Bourbon", recommends the store bourbon (the one with the white horse), then goes to Clyde Maye's and lastly finishes off with Redemption Rye as being pretty good in his opinion. Well that pretty much pissed me off, so I did some searching. Hidden in the back of the shelves were 3 4RSB, 2 4R small batch, and 1 Russell's Reserve. I'm not the kind of guy that is very spiteful being a believer in karma and such. So I bought 2 bottles of the 4RSB ($40 each), 1 4R small batch ($33) and the Russell's ($35). It must be a corporate wide thing. They are pushing the Clyde Mays out here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 6 hours ago, flahute said: It must be a corporate wide thing. They are pushing the Clyde Mays out here as well. It is - I know. The TW corporate suits always say "It's time to make some money!" They sell national brands for "just over cost" to undercut the locals and make their profits on their Spirits Direct products. Some are OK but most are plonk. That's why I left them just after Christmas (long hours, low pay, broken promises). Shop TW wisely, my friends - still good prices but moderate availability IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 2 hours ago, GeeTen said: It is - I know. The TW corporate suits always say "It's time to make some money!" They sell national brands for "just over cost" to undercut the locals and make their profits on their Spirits Direct products. Some are OK but most are plonk. That's why I left them just after Christmas (long hours, low pay, broken promises). Shop TW wisely, my friends - still good prices but moderate availability IMHO. TW is good for what it is - widely available stuff at great prices. Anything relatively difficult to find is more miss than hit with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 ^^^^You could insert the name of any big box liquor store there (and that statement will remain true)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 3 minutes ago, Paddy said: ^^^^You could insert the name of any big box liquor store there (and that statement will remain true)! To some extent, maybe, but TW is noticeably cheaper here than the other big boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 A grocery store has a sale today and tomorrow - 30% off if you buy six bottles. The prices aren't that good to begin with. They only have the most common stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModestGlutton Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 TW here has a universal markup on almost everything. ABC even has lower prices the TW, I paid 90!!! for a bourye, then I saw it on ABC website for 10 less and got the cashier to refund me 10 when I got my other stuff. At least they were GREAT when it came to matching prices and hassel free, it's the only reason I'll go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 TW here has a universal markup on almost everything. ABC even has lower prices the TW, I paid 90!!! for a bourye, then I saw it on ABC website for 10 less and got the cashier to refund me 10 when I got my other stuff. At least they were GREAT when it came to matching prices and hassel free, it's the only reason I'll go back.TW in Texas or at least in Houston is a bit cheaper for the standard stuff JD no. 7 etc. this may not be reflective of stores outside the Texas or Houston area as they appear to be in a death match with our traditional big liqour store chain Spec's.I remember when the store down the street opened they had a display of Bouyrye for I believe less than $70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 54 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: TW in Texas or at least in Houston is a bit cheaper for the standard stuff JD no. 7 etc. this may not be reflective of stores outside the Texas or Houston area as they appear to be in a death match with our traditional big liqour store chain Spec's. I remember when the store down the street opened they had a display of Bouyrye for I believe less than $70. St. Louis. Appears to be their regular price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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