elmossle Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I too purchased a bottle of Old Fitz 9yr BIB today. The Bourbon Gods must have been telling us something. In addition to the Old Fitz, at bottle of FR SB PS OBSV and some EC SB came home with me as well. Would have been an even bigger haul if not for marked up prices at another store. Check the passed thread for those beauties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 The local Kroger was having its 30% off sale today. Thanks to PaulO for the heads up! They have really been upping their mid-to-upper tier offerings lately. Recently, I had seen EC18, HWMWND, AE Rye. Today, I found ECBP and OF 1920. I ended up with 2 ECBP @ an average cost of $53.50 (the sale price was $44.09 but I bought one yesterday at retail so I wouldn't miss out) and 2 OF 1920 @ $36.39 each and some standards. These sales are awesome! I have found that they typically happen once or twice per quarter so my bourbon buying tends to be less frequent than in the past. I stock up once each quarter and then periodically pick up a new release or interesting bottle when I run across one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Got a call for W12 last night. Just picked it up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obeezy1Kaneezy Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 This week’s pick ups... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 This week’s pick ups... That’s a lot of bourbon. Curious is there an age statement in small fine print anywhere on that Ancient Age bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbon4all Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, Obeezy1Kaneezy said: This week’s pick ups... I think.... you need more midwinters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obeezy1Kaneezy Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 8 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: That’s a lot of bourbon. Curious is there an age statement in small fine print anywhere on that Ancient Age bottle? Nope 7 minutes ago, bourbon4all said: I think.... you need more midwinters To be fair, I picked the other two for a couple buddies who each wanted one lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 To be fair, I picked the other two for a couple buddies who each wanted one lol. No statement is a good thing, I swear I’ve seen this with a 36 month statement but likely confused with another AA. No statement means at least four years and I’ve heard it’s double that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obeezy1Kaneezy Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: No statement is a good thing, I swear I’ve seen this with a 36 month statement but likely confused with another AA. No statement means at least four years and I’ve heard it’s double that. Gotcha! For some reason I thought that it might have been opposite. No AS meant it was the younger stuff. It was bought on a whim just because. Don’t see it very often around me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: No statement means at least four years and I’ve heard it’s double that. Never heard that it’s double 4 years old, and I seriously doubt it’s much more than days over 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Never heard that it’s double 4 years old, and I seriously doubt it’s much more than days over 4.I had to go back and look it’s actually 6 years but yeah who knows, still better than 36 months that I was thinking it might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Overpaid for the W12 but still cheaper than most 12 year bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 OGD BIB, WT 101 and George Dickel 12............ the staples in my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 38 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: I had to go back and look it’s actually 6 years but yeah who knows, still better than 36 months that I was thinking it might be. 6 years? I doubt it’s 6 yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 52 minutes ago, FasterHorses said: Overpaid for the W12 but still cheaper than most 12 year bottles. What’s the date code on that 1792 port? is it a new release, or did you find an old bottle from 2015? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I went to the same sale mbroo5880i mentioned, but a different location. I picked up: WT 101, FR SmB, and MM. I learned from the past. Get there early, or no FR SmB. They even had the Woodford Oat something for $109 a bottle. Ha-ha, no thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 57 minutes ago, 0895 said: What’s the date code on that 1792 port? is it a new release, or did you find an old bottle from 2015? Its an older one I got from a local guy who was thinning his bunker. Been wanting to add this to my stash for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, FasterHorses said: Its an older one I got from a local guy who was thinning his bunker. Been wanting to add this to my stash for a while. Gotcha. Thanks. I keep hearing rumors that Barton is working on another batch of this, so I've been keeping a lookout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepCover Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 12 hours ago, HoustonNit said: I had to go back and look it’s actually 6 years but yeah who knows, still better than 36 months that I was thinking it might be. It started off believed to be a 6 year bottle, but has since gone to “at least 36 months”. The ones i’ve seen have the age statement on the neck (and not very large). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 It started off believed to be a 6 year bottle, but has since gone to “at least 36 months”. The ones i’ve seen have the age statement on the neck (and not very large). Hmm., let’s wait to see what local authority smokinjoe’s input is. I thought I was going crazy when I thought I was the only one that saw a 36 month age statement on the AA 10 star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Vino Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Overpaid ($49) for an Old Ezra 7 Barrel Strength. Impatience and curiosity got the better of me. Whiskeyrexia nervosa... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 hours ago, HoustonNit said: Hmm., let’s wait to see what local authority smokinjoe’s input is. I thought I was going crazy when I thought I was the only one that saw a 36 month age statement on the AA 10 star. Here’s what I think I know... AAA 10 star was 6 years a few years ago, but website does not say that any longer. So, I “assume” it’s younger, now, but at least 4 yr obviously with no AS on the bottle. Regular AA had the 36 month thing on it last I saw. But, I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, so I ain’t guaranteeing nothin’... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Here’s what I think I know... [emoji3] AAA 10 star was 6 years a few years ago, but website does not say that any longer. So, I “assume” it’s younger, now, but at least 4 yr obviously with no AS on the bottle. Regular AA had the 36 month thing on it last I saw. But, I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, so I ain’t guaranteeing nothin’... [emoji6] See what most people don’t know about Joe is he has an inside scoop. Joe does seasonal work at BT. Last time he was there they where bottling a batch of AAA and they told Joe to pull barrels of MB#2 but only ones that where just barely over four years. Pic of Joe below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 28 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: See what most people don’t know about Joe is he has an inside scoop. Joe does seasonal work at BT. Last time he was there they where bottling a batch of AAA and they told Joe to pull barrels of MB#2 but only ones that where just barely over four years. Pic of Joe below. I remember that day! They took that pic right before they took me out back and beat the shit out of me for wearing a Jack Daniel’s shirt... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I remember that day! They took that pic right before they took me out back and beat the shit out of me for wearing a Jack Daniel’s shirt... Haha that’s your other seasonal job. With that said I think they need to consider a name change Ancient Ancient Age for something that’s either barely four years or 36 months feels like false advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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