What Bourbon Did You Purchase Today (Winter 2021)

[Bob_Loblaw]

On 2/27/2022 at 4:36 PM, geclbxf said:

You are going to love it!!   Try it all - you will be surprised.

 

Pretty excited.  We are there to pick a barrel for my local.  Will post thoughts afterwards. . . 

[geclbxf]

31 minutes ago, Bob_Loblaw said:

 

Pretty excited.  We are there to pick a barrel for my local.  Will post thoughts afterwards. . . 

We went to pick one, and ended up with 3 barrels!!

[markandrex]

Whisky Drop box with DNA 120 & 125.

[markandrex]

I had some of this at a friend’s house over the weekend.  A very good $30ish bottle.   When I went by the liquor store to grab some the rep was there so my case ended up with a +1.  
Great nose with cinnamon and spices.  Taste is some dried fruit (apple),  cinnamon and vanilla.  The finish is medium but this drinks well above the 90 proof.

The market is limited right now but will be online soon and expanding the distribution range.
The rep stated that they will be expanding the line with possible BP and/or BiB.  
It is a 5 yr+.  None of artificial aging that the distillery had toyed with in the past.  A nice stop in Owensboro if nearby.  
 

[FlounderinDC]

Saw the Dickel BIB for $45 and decided to try it...I like most Dickel products.

[LvR Mike]

3 hours ago, markandrex said:

I had some of this at a friend’s house over the weekend.  A very good $30ish bottle.   When I went by the liquor store to grab some the rep was there so my case ended up with a +1.  
Great nose with cinnamon and spices.  Taste is some dried fruit (apple),  cinnamon and vanilla.  The finish is medium but this drinks well above the 90 proof.

The market is limited right now but will be online soon and expanding the distribution range.
The rep stated that they will be expanding the line with possible BP and/or BiB.  
It is a 5 yr+.  None of artificial aging that the distillery had toyed with in the past.  A nice stop in Owensboro if nearby.  
 

Would love to get my hands on this. Next time I'm in KY I will look for one.

[Clueby]

Was back in my hometown today for a funeral and stopped in a place that used to be my "honey hole" but hadn't had much luck there in a long time. Talked to the owner for a bit. Just missed Stagg Jr. yesterday.  She did say she would call and hold one for me next time she gets some. Actually she told Mrs. Clueby that. We shall see. I grabbed a few things while there.  She was really pushing the B&B so took a $20 chance for relationship sake. Aged 22 months. Distilled in KY. Tastes kinda like Beam. . Pretty funky. A couple ice cubes helped even though it started at only 80 proof.

[jnewberg]

Grabbed an ER SP... Sold out in 40 mins 

[FasterHorses]

So freakin lucky this morning. $59 and $75

 

 

Edited March 3, 2022 by FasterHorses

[geclbxf]

4 hours ago, FasterHorses said:

So freakin lucky this morning. $59 and $75

 

 

great for you!   I thought the EHTBP was one of the best releases in a while - two thumbs up.

[FasterHorses]

1 hour ago, geclbxf said:

great for you!   I thought the EHTBP was one of the best releases in a while - two thumbs up.

These are two of my top 5 pours. Thankful the wife was driving by and stopped to get the OWA. The last EHT BP I overpaid for but it always feels like I’ll never see another one. Shocked to find this sucker today. 

[Rhettro]

I don’t know if this is a permanent product or on the shelf due to the current glass shortage, but I grabbed a plastic 750ml of 101 today at the same price I’d have grabbed a glass bottle. But those weren’t in stock. Figure I’ll just pour this into the empty glass I just knocked off. 

[smokinjoe]

2 hours ago, Rhettro said:

I don’t know if this is a permanent product or on the shelf due to the current glass shortage, but I grabbed a plastic 750ml of 101 today at the same price I’d have grabbed a glass bottle. But those weren’t in stock. Figure I’ll just pour this into the empty glass I just knocked off. 

Sad to see that these supply chain issues that effect seemingly every part of our lives, even make it to simple WT 101.  

Let’s move on.  This will pass.

 

More importantly, I did similar to you, as I picked up a family size WT101 today to begin the refilling of my nearly empty 750.  Glad to say both are glass, but slightly itchy that I did this same buy not too long ago…. ‍

[Kepler]

6 hours ago, Rhettro said:

I don’t know if this is a permanent product or on the shelf due to the current glass shortage, but I grabbed a plastic 750ml of 101 today at the same price I’d have grabbed a glass bottle. But those weren’t in stock. Figure I’ll just pour this into the empty glass I just knocked off. 

 

This is a common everyday shelf product here in Texas, sits right next to the glass 750 at the same price IIRC.  It makes a great vacation bottle, i.e., pack it in the suitcase and don't worry about breakage.

 

 

 

[smokinjoe]

7 hours ago, Kepler said:

 

This is a common everyday shelf product here in Texas, sits right next to the glass 750 at the same price IIRC.  It makes a great vacation bottle, i.e., pack it in the suitcase and don't worry about breakage.

 

 

 

Who knew?!?!  I’ve never seen a plastic 750 of WT.  Texas has everything!  

[BigRich]

14 hours ago, Rhettro said:

I don’t know if this is a permanent product or on the shelf due to the current glass shortage, but I grabbed a plastic 750ml of 101 today at the same price I’d have grabbed a glass bottle. But those weren’t in stock. Figure I’ll just pour this into the empty glass I just knocked off. 

I need to save this picture for the next time someone asks what's the point of keeping a whiskey decanter at home. 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Picked up a bottle of Stagg Jr. Batch 17 yesterday.  Its my first bottle in probably 2-3 years as prior batches were just not really in my wheelhouse.  But, I figured this is the last batch of Jr. so likely to become quite valuable and I will be able to put at least one (hopefully both) of my kids through college with the funds after it becomes "discontinued" . . .

 

Actual plan is to hold until last years barrel pick is finally released as I would like to be able to do a SBS between our SiB pick and the national batched release.   

[flahute]

17 hours ago, smokinjoe said:

Sad to see that these supply chain issues that effect seemingly every part of our lives, even make it to simple WT 101.  

Let’s move on.  This will pass.

 

More importantly, I did similar to you, as I picked up a family size WT101 today to begin the refilling of my nearly empty 750.  Glad to say both are glass, but slightly itchy that I did this same buy not too long ago…. ‍

Ha! I was just going to mention that you did this pretty recently but as your brother I must confess that I replace my handle last weekend so we are on similar schedules.

[Phil T]

16 hours ago, Kepler said:

 

This is a common everyday shelf product here in Texas, sits right next to the glass 750 at the same price IIRC.  It makes a great vacation bottle, i.e., pack it in the suitcase and don't worry about breakage.

 

 

 

Same thing here in Ohio.

[smokinjoe]

3 hours ago, flahute said:

Ha! I was just going to mention that you did this pretty recently but as your brother I must confess that I replace my handle last weekend so we are on similar schedules.

Heehee!  Sobering moments for us both….

picked up a Makers 46 and a Bowman Bros. Small Batch.  The original 46 bottle design is way superior to the new one replaced ing it, and that’s a hill I’m prepared to die on.  

[fishnbowljoe]

Okay, so here’s the deal.  There was some recent banter in the “Happy BIB Day” thread. Some of it involved thoughts regarding the changes to OF BIB/Signature/100 over the last few years. I reckon maybe I should give OF 100 another chance. So, I decided to buy a bottle.

 

There was also some discussion in the “What Bottle Did You Open Thread” about OF 86. I took note of what @smokinjoe, @Rhettro and @flahute had to say. So, I decided to buy a bottle.

 

Anyway, we had to go to the store this evening. Of course when we got there, off to the liquor department I went. They had both OF 86 and OF 100 on sale for $22.99. I passed temporarily because I thought I remembered another store that had both at a better price. Turns out I was half right. We stopped at another store on the way home. At that store, the OF 86 was $21.99, and the OF 100 was $23.99. It would have been a wash if I hadn’t accidentally spotted a newly opened OF box near the checkout counter. It held plastic 375’s of OF 86, but there was no price. I asked the gal at the checkout counter to do a price check. She smiled and told me that she had just brought that box out from the back room. She had found it under some other items, and told me that it had been there for a while. It must have been there quite a while because when she checked the price, it came up as $7.99.  I bought two. Even a net savings of $6.01 is cause to celebrate. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!  Every once in a while.  If I like the OF 86, I’ll probably go back and grab another one or six.

 

Biba! Joe

 

[Skinsfan1311]

Finally found a 1792 Barrel Proof, reasonably priced. I've never had it but, at $46.99, it's worth a try.  Been looking for this one for a while now. I found one at a different store, but that was a pass for $89.99.

The Wilderness Trail is a pick that the LS calls "Big Char"  I tried it first, and it's very good. 

[PhantomLamb]

4 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

Finally found a 1792 Barrel Proof, reasonably priced. I've never had it but, at $46.99, it's worth a try.  Been looking for this one for a while now. I found one at a different store, but that was a pass for $89.99.

The Wilderness Trail is a pick that the LS calls "Big Char"  I tried it first, and it's very good. 

Let us know what you think of the wilderness trail, I’ve heard mixed reviews.

[Skinsfan1311]

20 minutes ago, PhantomLamb said:

Let us know what you think of the wilderness trail, I’ve heard mixed reviews.

I like it a lot.

I've had a couple bottles of the BiB and really enjoyed them.

This is my first foray outside of the BiB and it's very good and is a reasonably priced selection at $49,99.

I'm looking forward to the 6 year.  I just hope that they don't do anything stupid with the pricing.

[PhantomLamb]

31 minutes ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

I like it a lot.

I've had a couple bottles of the BiB and really enjoyed them.

This is my first foray outside of the BiB and it's very good and is a reasonably priced selection at $49,99.

I'm looking forward to the 6 year.  I just hope that they don't do anything stupid with the pricing.

That's been my hope as well.  Hoping to pick some of this up when I head to the motherland next month.

 

Btw Skinsfan, where in Maryland are you located?  I'm about 1.5 hours from Oakland and curious if you ever come up thru Pittsburgh again if you'd want to mule for each other?

 

PM me if you're interested.

 

Cheers!