0895 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 11:25 AM, Harry in WashDC said: He loved it. Yeah, right. Tell us another story Uncle Harry... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledInBond Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I passed on everything I saw last night in NYC. Fun to see lots of good bottles on the shelf but gouge pricing as expected. $3K for a Michter’s 20? No thanks. Very good selection though and I’m sure it’ll all sell eventually. More money than sense out there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 2 hours ago, BottledInBond said: I passed on everything I saw last night in NYC. Fun to see lots of good bottles on the shelf but gouge pricing as expected. $3K for a Michter’s 20? No thanks. Very good selection though and I’m sure it’ll all sell eventually. More money than sense out there Your take on the prevalent mindset regarding those limited access, overpriced Bourbon options, and the folx who seem OK with paying exorbitant prices is spot on as far as I can tell from my little corner of the world as well, BiB. Saying; "More money than sense out there", is a really nice way of stating your view. My opinion runs more toward the 'Don't mind bending all the way over, spreading one's legs and grabbing one's ankles' vein. The meaning, I think is about the same, though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbstout Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 9:49 PM, PaulO said: Hey. you have the Blanton's. ETL vs. Blanton's - same distillery and mash bill, about the same age and proof. It just comes down to individual barrel selection. They can be close, to indistinguishable. It used to be, this ETL tastes like Blanton's, but half the price. Great point...people are paying $150 on secondary for ETL while Blanton's goes for a reasonable $90. $60 for 7 proof points. This is the state of bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 32 minutes ago, Bbstout said: Great point...people are paying $150 on secondary for ETL while Blanton's goes for a reasonable $90. $60 for 7 proof points. This is the state of bourbon. Blanton's is 93 proof. ETL is 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbstout Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, The Black Tot said: Blanton's is 93 proof. ETL is 90. Rookie mistake. Maybe I was thinking of the 100th ETL that is out. I believe it is 100 proof? Or I was thinking of RHF @ 100 proof Another BT product selling for ridiculous prices. So Blanton's is 3 proof points higher and cheaper on secondary. Crazy. Edited January 6, 2020 by Bbstout 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Blanton's is also aged in the brick warehouse (H?). It does make a difference to the flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I don't think I'd call $90 for Blanton's reasonable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbstout Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, The Black Tot said: Blanton's is also aged in the brick warehouse (H?). It does make a difference to the flavor. True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbstout Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Clueby said: I don't think I'd call $90 for Blanton's reasonable. Exactly. I first joined SB around 15 years ago (I had a different username) I used to pass it on the shelves for 45 as it was overpriced and not generally recomended by SB'ers due to the price point. Thank God for for the knowledge I have received over the years from SB members. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, The Black Tot said: Blanton's is also aged in the brick warehouse (H?). It does make a difference to the flavor. 10 minutes ago, Bbstout said: True Warehouse H is steel clad (like a farmers shed, or quonset hut) and arguably a hotter environment. Most Blanton's barrels now (store pick barrels and barrel's I've seen waiting to be dumped in the Blanton's bottling hall) are 6-7 years old. Rock Hill farms is (according to several people I've talked to at BT about it) usually 9 years minimum and comes from the cooler stone/brick warehouses. Elmer and Hancock's I have no knowledge about. Rock Hill Farms has always been my favorite of the 4 consistently, but every now and then I get a really great bottle of Blanton's. Price for value, I agree that I'll just drink whichever one is priced the most reasonable based upon availability, and that's usually the Blanton's around here. Edited January 6, 2020 by 0895 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbstout Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, 0895 said: Warehouse H is steel clad (like a farmers shed, or quonset hut) and arguably a hotter environment. Most Blanton's barrels now (store pick barrels and barrel's I've seen waiting to be dumped in the Blanton's bottling hall) are 6-7 years old. Rock Hill farms is (according to several people I've talked to at BT about it) usually 9 years minimum and comes from the cooler stone/brick warehouses. Elmer and Hancock's I have no knowledge about. Rock Hill Farms has always been my favorite of the 4 consistently, but every now and then I get a really great bottle of Blanton's. Price for value, I agree that I'll just drink whichever one is priced the most reasonable based upon availability, and that's usually the Blanton's around here. Like I said, alot of knowledge on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, 0895 said: Warehouse H is steel clad (like a farmers shed, or quonset hut) and arguably a hotter environment. Corrugated metal, IIRC from my BT tours - the only (?!?) one on the distillery grounds. Wider variations in temperature swings than brick, concrete, wood siding = more interaction of the distillate in the barrel with the wood staves/tops of the barrels than the other warehouses. Thus the abundance of "honey barrels" that fellow KY Col. Blanton so loved from that warehouse."H". That's my story from Freddie and I'm stickin' to it! Quote Price for value, I agree that I'll just drink whichever one is priced the most reasonable based upon availability, and that's usually the Blanton's around here. Blanton's usually shows up in 3 case bunches once a month in Beantown and sells for $57.99 OTD at a local "packy" (package store). They last about a day and a half on the shelves. Loch & K(e)y barrel picks are a little more expensive but more (and better, IMHO) bottles available when they are released. But then, there are always deliveries of Blanton's Gold and SFTB from Bermuda and the UK, too. Yeah, yeah - old pic. But I have more! Edited January 6, 2020 by GeeTen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboland Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Passed on Old Fitz 15 at $400, Cream of Kentucky Single Barrel at $300, and CoK 12.3 at $200. I know of a couple CoK bottles at $150 but haven't seen enough positive reviews to pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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