0895 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, lcpfratn said: One of my regular stores that I have been seriously building a stronger relationship with over the last three years came through big for me a couple of days ago...and at the regular retail price. When things like this happen, it does make it easier to pass on other premium priced opportunities. Nice score. I'm probably one of the few people that legitimately likes the oak heavy? (that's how I hear it described) PVW 23. I personally don't find it overly oaked, but we all taste differently. Perhaps I just enjoy heavily wooded bourbon. Seems like every year, the 12 and 23y end up being my two favs. from the spectrum. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayouredd Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 When the lottery has failed you, I just go for the next best thing. Store selects!!! One of my favorites from this past year was Richie's KC120 at $42. One of the employees found the last bottle & tucked it away for me. I owe him as this is really good. Richie's also got their barrel of BT yesterday. They have sold half of it in a day's time. Limit 2 so I picked up my pair for $22 ea. I didn't get to taste it at the store but I figured 2nite will tell. I did taste the MM Select & it was definitely worth a pickup, even at $64. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 19 hours ago, 0895 said: Nice score. I'm probably one of the few people that legitimately likes the oak heavy? (that's how I hear it described) PVW 23. I personally don't find it overly oaked, but we all taste differently. Perhaps I just enjoy heavily wooded bourbon. Seems like every year, the 12 and 23y end up being my two favs. from the spectrum. I agree. I did not think PVW23 was OVER oaked. It was heavy, yes but balanced with the buttery texture and the old leather I associate with PVW in general I thought it was great. The nose is amazing. I also enjoy heavily oaked bourgons. I prefer EC12 to NAC EC, Barterhouse, EC18, etc. I even like Devil's Cut! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Got a surprise phone call today from BevMo customer service. I didn't answer the first time because I didn't recognize the number. A little while later I get an email from them saying that they have BTAC and Van Winkle available and to call back if I'm interested. I try but the lines are jammed. Everyone who missed the first phone call is trying to call back like me. So I reply to the email saying yes, I'm interested. Try to call back a few times and can't get through. I figure I missed my chance so I give up. A few minutes later my phone rings and it's BevMo again. The customer service rep who called the first time and then sent the email has called me back because they saw my reply to the email. This customer service rep is also a bourbon fan so she was having the best time calling customers to tell them what they could buy. She said their allocation was so small this year that they decided to just call customers who had purchased in the past and offer them a bottle. At the time of the call they had ORVW10, Lot B, Stagg, and THH. I chose Stagg of course. If only I'd answered the first call! Might have scored something bigger. Nonetheless - I'm super happy with a Stagg, the king of whiskies. That's a heck of a Christmas surprise. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlutz Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 On 12/3/2018 at 11:03 PM, flahute said: I still believe you got a bad barrel. I have many RY10's that are absolutely wonderful. There have also been a couple that weren't very good which became mixers for me. I've also liked both of the Old Fitz's I've tried. I’ve said multiple times here that Larceny and RY10 didn’t work for me. I’ve also said that my experience with those labels allowed me to ignore the chase of the Old Fitz limiteds. Well, last night a kind bartender allowed me a taste of the 9 year, gratis. I liked it quite a bit. It was after 3 beers, but the nose and flavor were really nice. My strongest impression was that after the finish dissipated and I thought it was done, I got a really late, strong blast of vanilla. Surprised me when it came out of nowhere. Not sure I’ll chase this, but if I stumble upon it at retail I’m likely a buyer. Good reminder that we always need to keep an open mind. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Charlutz said: I’ve said multiple times here that Larceny and RY10 didn’t work for me. I’ve also said that my experience with those labels allowed me to ignore the chase of the Old Fitz limiteds. Well, last night a kind bartender allowed me a taste of the 9 year, gratis. I liked it quite a bit. It was after 3 beers, but the nose and flavor were really nice. My strongest impression was that after the finish dissipated and I thought it was done, I got a really late, strong blast of vanilla. Surprised me when it came out of nowhere. Not sure I’ll chase this, but if I stumble upon it at retail I’m likely a buyer. Good reminder that we always need to keep an open mind. Nice! Very happy to hear you finally had a good experience with a HH wheater. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 9 hours ago, flahute said: . . . I chose Stagg of course. If only I'd answered the first call! Might have scored something bigger. Nonetheless - I'm super happy with a Stagg, the king of whiskies. That's a heck of a Christmas surprise. I couldn't wait to New Year's to open my 2018 GTS like I'd planned to do. I think you will LOVE it. If you don't, I'll fly out there and . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Harry in WashDC said: I couldn't wait to New Year's to open my 2018 GTS like I'd planned to do. I think you will LOVE it. If you don't, I'll fly out there and . . . Hmmmm........I might just say I don't love it so I can get you to fly out here. We'd have some epic tastings. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCwhammie Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Snagged these two today. Some friends and I are getting together for cigars next Wednesday, and I sure love the high rye of 4RSib with a stogie. The Foursquare just came in to my local store. I had it at a restaurant a few months ago and was impressed. Edited December 14, 2018 by JCwhammie 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePlant Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 On 12/12/2018 at 9:26 PM, 0895 said: Nice score. I'm probably one of the few people that legitimately likes the oak heavy? (that's how I hear it described) PVW 23. I personally don't find it overly oaked, but we all taste differently. Perhaps I just enjoy heavily wooded bourbon. Seems like every year, the 12 and 23y end up being my two favs. from the spectrum. I've always believed those that say "I don't like the PW23 because it's over-oked" either have very poor bourbon taste or simply haven't had it at all. It's certainly very good bourbon in my opinion. For my little buds the 20 is crescendo, and the 23 seems mildly flat by comparison. A wine description (which I don't drink) might be that it's past its peak flavor or prime. Once again the PW23 is very good and makes the most enviable bar ornament. lcpfratn had told me earlier about his big score and I was quite impressed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 35 minutes ago, FacePlant said: I've always believed those that say "I don't like the PW23 because it's over-oked" either have very poor bourbon taste or simply haven't had it at all. It's certainly very good bourbon in my opinion. For my little buds the 20 is crescendo, and the 23 seems mildly flat by comparison. A wine description (which I don't drink) might be that it's past its peak flavor or prime. Once again the PW23 is very good and makes the most enviable bar ornament. lcpfratn had told me earlier about his big score and I was quite impressed. Agree that pvw23 is great bourbon. I also think people go out of their way to avoid sounding like a tater, and then go buy michters or Jefferson instead (tater irony intended). Or there's a little of that small-time-band-made-it-big fandom, you know how someone will love a local band playing tiny venues to nobody, and then they hit it big and people resent the other fans at first and even the band itself eventually for some odd reason? Yea, PVW23. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosgar Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 8 hours ago, Charlutz said: Good reminder that we always need to keep an open mind. Having an open mind has cost me a lot of $$ (but it's given me a ton of happiness!) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Whelp I caved on Booker's 30th. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Old ties came through again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 13 hours ago, Charlutz said: I’ve said multiple times here that Larceny and RY10 didn’t work for me. I’ve also said that my experience with those labels allowed me to ignore the chase of the Old Fitz limiteds. Well, last night a kind bartender allowed me a taste of the 9 year, gratis. I liked it quite a bit. It was after 3 beers, but the nose and flavor were really nice. My strongest impression was that after the finish dissipated and I thought it was done, I got a really late, strong blast of vanilla. Surprised me when it came out of nowhere. Not sure I’ll chase this, but if I stumble upon it at retail I’m likely a buyer. Good reminder that we always need to keep an open mind. Just snagged one today so I'll compare notes sometime this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obeezy1Kaneezy Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Good haul this week 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Old ties came through again. Looks like you’re having a pretty good hunting season too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 9 hours ago, lcpfratn said: Looks like you’re having a pretty good hunting season too! Yes, pretty good! This must be how GeeTen feels all the time. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Yes, pretty good! This must be how GeeTen feels all the time. Yeah, GeeTen has been racking them up! Congratulations on the ER17! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Yes, pretty good! This must be how GeeTen feels all the time. Wow is the first posting of this here? I haven’t heard of any these hitting Houston. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepCover Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 27 minutes ago, FasterHorses said: Yes, pretty good! This must be how GeeTen feels all the time. Well done. You’re hitting it out of the park! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, DeepCover said: Well done. You’re hitting it out of the park! It helps a ton when the first guy in the lottery picks Weller 12, fifth guy picked EC18... so I got very lucky at 7th that this was still there. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwshannon Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Local store had a store pick of Weller 107, with a discount if you purchased $50 of other products. Win x 2! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 It helps a ton when the first guy in the lottery picks Weller 12, fifth guy picked EC18... so I got very lucky at 7th that this was still there. Just wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 59 minutes ago, FasterHorses said: It helps a ton when the first guy in the lottery picks Weller 12, fifth guy picked EC18... so I got very lucky at 7th that this was still there. I’ve seen that kinda stuff happen around here too. Skipping VW & BTAC to get pot still and W12. To each their own. At least everyone comes out happy. That ER17 is something special. Hope you enjoy it. You can’t see me behind the computer screen, but I’m envious as hell. If any of this would have made it to MO, it would have been my first choice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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