GeeTen Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Well, I kinda' got lucky yesterday, too! A bottle of 2016 Old Forrester Birthday Bourbon (rumored to be the best in the last 5-10 years!) and a bottle of the HW Midwinter Night's Dram, Act 4, Scene 1 (ok, ok - I know it's a straight rye!) followed me home from Connecticut (damn state sales tax!). It's going to be a great winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapa Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Got another bottle of the batch 12: ECBS (136 proof). My first bottle is half gone and saw one on the shelf and had to grab it. Also got a OGD 114 for 17.99. Tough to pass that up for a 750ml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeweber Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 1 hour ago, GeeTen said: Well, I kinda' got lucky yesterday, too! A bottle of 2016 Old Forrester Birthday Bourbon (rumored to be the best in the last 5-10 years!) and a bottle of the HW Midwinter Night's Dram, Act 4, Scene 1 (ok, ok - I know it's a straight rye!) followed me home from Connecticut (damn state sales tax!). It's going to be a great winter! You did well! Congrats! It IS going to be a great winter. Let us know how the OFBB turns out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDanner Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 13 hours ago, $helby said: I feel like I Won the lottery today: picked up a bottle of WLW, GTS, EHTSmB, 2 W107 and a BT. All at state prices. Ain't it great! When those of us with state run alcohol sales can actually find a unicorn, it's at MSRP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Recent batches have been very good and it's on sale here, so I picked up a couple more 750's of ER10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$helby Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 14 hours ago, Masset1982 said: How is it possible, a George T Stagg 2007 at retail, do you live in heaven ? No, just fortunate enough to live in a control state. Times like this , make it a great thing. Downside is the state doesn't always buy some desirable SKUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$helby Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 10 hours ago, BDanner said: Ain't it great! When those of us with state run alcohol sales can actually find a unicorn, it's at MSRP. Absolutely. I have had the good fortune to live in both VA and now NC. State price controls are most beneficial with allocated items. Everyday items not so much as there are never any loss leaders. All in all, I prefer the state systems at least in these two instances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$helby Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 The winning streak continued today as a good friend gave me a bottle of FR Elliott's Select 2016. Hard to beat free and it is the first FR Limited release I have ever obtained. I did try a pour of last years limited release at a local bourbon bar and thought it was pretty good. This one I will hold until Thanksgiving when my son and I can enjoy together. I will consider the lucky streak continued if the hurricane doesn't severely hit our area and everyone comes through safely! Hopefully, Floridians also will be safe tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Went looking for ETL or W12 but since they still don't have any I grabbed the last EC BP on the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 On 10/3/2016 at 2:27 PM, BDanner said: $30. Hope it lives up to the hype. That really is a beautiful bottle, don't quite understand the desire to change it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niner Outlaw Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Drove out of state and made a few stops. It worked out well. Weller 12 year x 3 Blanton's x2 Was so worth the trip. Stopped at 6 LS, but Found all 3 of the WL12 in the same place. 31 bucks apiece. I was lucky. Will definitely be going back in a few weeks because I found some SAOS CS 11yr that I'll be back for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 On 10/5/2016 at 11:01 AM, jeffrey r said: This was a new one for me--just picked up some Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream. I had never seen it before in NJ, and I realize now that I could have been missing it away from the bourbon aisle and perhaps with Baileys and other stuff like that. But anyway, it was there in the bourbon aisle, and I picked up a couple of bottles at 18.99 per bottle. Been wanting to try this. It makes a mean root beer float. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianBourbonLover Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Well, I was lucky and snagged a 1.75 of Weller 12, from my local today, at $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmossle Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Managed to grab a bit of a dusty today. WTKS that was bottled in 2008. This is the second bottle I have gotten from the same barrel and it is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trufunk Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Ahh, can't find these this year! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 It makes a mean root beer float. Yup, that's the plan. Just need to pick up some root beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masset1982 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 12 hours ago, $helby said: No, just fortunate enough to live in a control state. Times like this , make it a great thing. Downside is the state doesn't always buy some desirable SKUs. Lucky man! What is "SKU"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Masset1982 said: Lucky man! What is "SKU"? "Stock Keeping Unit". It's kind of like a UPC - universal product code or a "stock number". Here's a Wiki link to a more complete answer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_keeping_unit OR - Sometimes it refers to "SKU's Recent Eats" which is a blog run by a gentleman in the Los Angeles CAL area who comments on whiskey/whisky from time to time. He keeps several lists of whiskies and where they are made and who makes them. I suggest you find the blog, bookmark it, and check it out - particularly his older posts. Edited October 7, 2016 by Harry in WashDC an alternative answer occurred to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRat Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 ECBP #11, which had been sitting on the shelf for about a month before I figured enough waiting to see if someone else wanted it. Whistlepig 10 yr (I know, there is another thread for ryes, but I'm being lazy and it's bourbon-barrel finished). On sale for $15 off, only to walk into another store and find it $25 off.......guess I know what to do if I end up liking the pig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masset1982 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 59 minutes ago, Harry in WashDC said: "Stock Keeping Unit". It's kind of like a UPC - universal product code or a "stock number". Here's a Wiki link to a more complete answer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_keeping_unit OR - Sometimes it refers to "SKU's Recent Eats" which is a blog run by a gentleman in the Los Angeles CAL area who comments on whiskey/whisky from time to time. He keeps several lists of whiskies and where they are made and who makes them. I suggest you find the blog, bookmark it, and check it out - particularly his older posts. Thx for th explanation and the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$helby Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 10 hours ago, Masset1982 said: Lucky man! What is "SKU"? Stock Keeping Units Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertckim Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Checked my local Total Wine, no deliveries of BTACs yet, but bought the KCSmB blended for Total Wine for $36. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Came across a lonely handle of EC (with the 12 year age statement on the back) to add to the bunker. Those puppies are as scarce as anything Weller around here now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masset1982 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 This bad boy came by mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Picked up a 1792 Port. Ironically I wasn't a huge fan of this when I sampled it last year (I liked it, but thought it was perhaps a bit heavy-handed on the port). Reading my review notes ("I’d love to see this with a bit less port with more of the bourbon spice showing up"), I thought "Hey - with some 1792 FP, maybe I can tone down the port while cranking up the bourbon!" So I'll admit - I bought this bottle for mingle experimentation Going to start off with a 50/50 and see how that hits me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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