FasterHorses Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 My world travelling coworker is headed to Venice, Milan, Salzburg, Vienna. I’ve seen some of the old threads with some great finds in Italy at least. She’s willing to mule back a couple bottles. Anything worth looking for over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 When I was in Italy about 5 years ago there wasn't anything to be found in Venice. Tell her to keep her eye out for 8yr age stated WT101 but don't expect much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berto Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Can’t help on shops but it’s always wise to give mules price guidelines so you don’t end up owing silly amounts of money on something you would have skipped at the price. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I got excited when I saw this thread because I thought I might be able to help some in some small way. I know a couple of folks who will actually be in Italy tomorrow. Unfortunately, they’ll be in the Livorno, Florence and Pisa areas. Biba! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 35 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said: I got excited when I saw this thread because I thought I might be able to help some in some small way. I know a couple of folks who will actually be in Italy tomorrow. Unfortunately, they’ll be in the Livorno, Florence and Pisa areas. Biba! Joe If your friends flew to Italy, that's a big ask, given luggage space, and weight limits, especially for overseas flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, Skinsfan1311 said: If your friends flew to Italy, that's a big ask, given luggage space, and weight limits, especially for overseas flights. She brought an saos last time from switzerland and i did feel like it was a bit of an imposition. I’ll probably just let her try to enjoy herself this time!! Good call. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 This isn’t helpful, but your comment on old threads and Italy made me remember the super stellar dusties that were picked from there back when, and reported on these boards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 31 minutes ago, Skinsfan1311 said: If your friends flew to Italy, that's a big ask, given luggage space, and weight limits, especially for overseas flights. I was just gonna ask them for any information they might be able to glean in their travels. They flew in to Germany last Saturday, then after a layover on to Spain for a Med Cruise. Italy tomorrow, Sardinia Saturday, then I’m not quite sure. I believe they’re flying to Denmark, then home from here. I know the restrictions. I kept quiet and didn’t even ask them to see if they could check on Blanton’s Gold and SFTB for me. Biba! Joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Was in the Milan area in 2019 and didn't see anything. I didn't look that much however, plenty of other good stuff to be experiencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 44 minutes ago, smokinjoe said: This isn’t helpful, but your comment on old threads and Italy made me remember the super stellar dusties that were picked from there back when, and reported on these boards. Amazing pics in those threads. I was dreaming that some of those places were still full of dusties 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosmith Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I was in Italy in Oct. 2014 (Rome, Lucca, Parma) and bourbon selection was very limited and priced very high. We wound up drinking Italian brandy which, while kind of sweet, is not bad. Vechia Romagna was our go to for under $20/bottle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 15 hours ago, FasterHorses said: She brought an saos last time from switzerland and i did feel like it was a bit of an imposition. I’ll probably just let her try to enjoy herself this time!! Good call. It probably was. As frequent travelers, we've been asked to bring stuff back, from time-to-time. Our friends who fly know better than to ask. We just tell our other friends, politely, "we'll see what we can do", and don't If I'm going to the trouble and expense of traveling, especially out of the country, anything I bring back will be for me and the Missus or grand-kids We take a few "Wine Wings", whenever we fly...just in case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I would try to coordinate shipment to a hotel so you can pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I remember a few years ago when @Vosgar and his wife took a vacation to Scotland. He bought several bottles of Scotch. The person that owned or managed one place they stayed at may have had some kind of connection to a couple of distilleries. He helped folks that stayed at his place pack and ship their purchases back to the States. He did this for Gary. Biba! Joe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhettro Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 7 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: I remember a few years ago when @Vosgar and his wife took a vacation to Scotland. He bought several bottles of Scotch. The person that owned or managed one place they stayed at may have had some kind of connection to a couple of distilleries. He helped folks that stayed at his place pack and ship their purchases back to the States. He did this for Gary. Biba! Joe That sounds like a terrific find, that hotel/boarding house. Do you mind sharing the name, if you know it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Rhettro said: That sounds like a terrific find, that hotel/boarding house. Do you mind sharing the name, if you know it? Sorry @Rhettro, I don’t remember the name. I even went back and looked at all my messages to see if he mentioned it, and couldn’t find anything. The only other thing I remember is that he said the place they stayed at had a small restaurant and bar that was pretty decent. Biba! Joe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 She brought me a Blantons Gold from La Maison du Whiskey! I had told her not to mess with it and enjoy her trip! Complete surprise. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 2 hours ago, FasterHorses said: She brought me a Blantons Gold from La Maison du Whiskey! I had told her not to mess with it and enjoy her trip! Complete surprise. Nice! Every once in a while. Enjoy! Biba! Joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 13 hours ago, FasterHorses said: She brought me a Blantons Gold from La Maison du Whiskey! I had told her not to mess with it and enjoy her trip! Complete surprise. Score. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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