LongGone Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 On 12/5/2017 at 6:07 PM, BigSkyDrams said: Interesting. Yeah I would expect some barrel-to-barrel variation, but I’ve never had an “off” barrel of the standard Blanton’s yet (though I have for some other SiB offerings, e.g. Eagle Rare), but I’ll be willing to take my chances for the SFTB. And as someone mentioned up above, if I’m going to be paying shipping, might as well pick up another Gold while I’m at it eh?!?!? Last i checked finedrams.com had some on the virtual shelf. Their shipping usually in line or less than momalt. Check it out and good luck with your hunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 On 12/5/2017 at 7:35 PM, Kane said: For example, I got a better price for my 6 bottles when in two separate shipments of 2 and 4 bottles. Care to elaborate on the combination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, Kepler said: Care to elaborate on the combination? Unfortunately I am not able to identify a clear pattern yet, hence I said there appears to be some sort of trick. I usually try a few combinations and hit cheaper shipping pretty quickly. I made 9 purchases from MoM, and seen this happen 3 times, but always with peculiarly shaped bottles in my cart, and never with typical stuff. I don't think my measurements reach statistical significance yet, so just take it as an observation. Trick bottles were things like Blanton's, an extremely thin & tall bottle of eau de vie, Scotch that came in a wooden crate thingy... EDIT: If you were asking about the specific combination here I believe it was the Blanton's in one shipment, and one of the Edradour Straight From the Cask crates in the other. The rest were standard Scotch tubes. Edited December 7, 2017 by Kane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Just opened my first bottle. It's been on my buy list for a couple of years. Don't know why it has taken so long... It's the lightest, most fruity CS bourbon I've ever had. Very delicate with a touch of cinnamon spiciness. Here in EU, the bourbon hunting usually takes place online, trying to find the cheapest/rare bottles. Got it a good deal cheaper than MOM's. I won't fret when this one is empty. I suspect the unavailability is part of the reason you guys like it so much. But I will probably buy it again at some point. It's worth going back to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hop Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Opened a bottle last night to send a sample to another bourbon guy and although this particular barrel was dumped on April Fools Day in 2016 its not a joke. I had three small pours from it last night and wondered why I hadn't opened one of these sooner? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyDrams Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Hop said: Opened a bottle last night to send a sample to another bourbon guy and although this particular barrel was dumped on April Fools Day in 2016 its not a joke. I had three small pours from it last night and wondered why I hadn't opened one of these sooner? You are a generous man! Sounds like a wonderful dram! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePlant Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Bottled for Maison du Whisky and only sold abroad. Buddy just picked up one of these and said they are tough to find? Haven't had it or seen it myself? I'm sure there are plenty out there on the board that could comment from personal experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 5 hours ago, FacePlant said: Bottled for Maison du Whisky and only sold abroad. Buddy just picked up one of these and said they are tough to find? Haven't had it or seen it myself? I'm sure there are plenty out there on the board that could comment from personal experience. It's Bourbon Night reviewed this and both of them liked it, I find their videos a bit cheesy and generally don't really connect with the same bourbons that they do but it's something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Back in stock online for those interested. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbon Fanatic Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 At $140 (this includes shipping) it's really hard for me to justify pulling the trigger... Love regular Blanton's, but I guess I'll just tell everyone asking for gift ideas about this haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 MoM got 5 different barrels today. I was waiting for an excuse to order a large enough cart to justify the shipping. Now wondering if I should get one of each 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeythink.com Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 On 12/18/2017 at 3:07 PM, Bourbon Fanatic said: At $140 (this includes shipping) it's really hard for me to justify pulling the trigger... Love regular Blanton's, but I guess I'll just tell everyone asking for gift ideas about this haha! Not only a steep price, but also only 700 ml bottle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) I live in the UK and unless I find an older bottling of this unloved on a shelf, I don't bother. Blanton's is under great pressure and my guess is that SFTB is going out the door right now as young as they can get away with. So as much as people may be enjoying it, it's probably the worst time in recent history to be chasing it. The truth hurts. Edit - oh and a dump from 2012 is in my glass right now - yes of course it's good. Edited February 11, 2018 by The Black Tot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I bought one from DeWine Spot as well - it arrived packaged very thoughtfully. Expensive but if you are only buying one, easier than MoM. Like others have mentioned, if you are buying multiple bottles from MoM (they have some old EXBP and some rum you cant buy here), it's worth going through them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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