flahute Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 On 10/5/2022 at 6:04 PM, fosmith said: First time I can remember seeing this - a store pick priced below the standard offering. Not sure how much I trust Safeway to pick a great barrel but I couldn't resist so it came home with me today. ~9.5 years old... In my view, you are lucky to have both! I haven't seen either here in more than a year. Strange times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Not sure if this goes here. But a smple is not always a great gauge. So there are rumors about a young purveyor in a local store in lavergne, tn. The rumor is that he fills an empty store pick bottle with very good tasting bourbon, pours samples for customers who also find it very impressive. The fooled customers buy the store pick that actually contains drain pour swill. Caveat emptor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I got ripped off at a liquor store once. I went in and asked for a dry wine. When I got home, it was just as wet as all of the others that I had tried. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 19 hours ago, flahute said: In my view, you are lucky to have both! I haven't seen either here in more than a year. Strange times. I have seen more KC120s in recent months than I have in a long time. The price went up but so did availability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 1 minute ago, mbroo5880i said: I have seen more KC120s in recent months than I have in a long time. The price went up but so did availability. Thus affirming the demand-supply curve we learned in ECON 101. MY GOODNESS! IT COULD BE TRUE!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Harry in WashDC said: Thus affirming the demand-supply curve we learned in ECON 101. MY GOODNESS! IT COULD BE TRUE!! I just explained the Demand-Supply curve to several engineers in my group on Friday when we were discussing the curtailment of concrete deliveries coupled with a significant price increase for what we can get. I can't begin to imagine how to apply this to bourbon availability. Post-Covid supply chain issues continue to wreck havoc across the economy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 20 hours ago, Harry in WashDC said: Thus affirming the demand-supply curve we learned in ECON 101. MY GOODNESS! IT COULD BE TRUE!! And to think - my 14.01 professor (Intro to Economics) was Paul Samuelson! He was pretty right about a lot of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 9:37 AM, FasterHorses said: Not sure if this goes here. But a smple is not always a great gauge. So there are rumors about a young purveyor in a local store in lavergne, tn. The rumor is that he fills an empty store pick bottle with very good tasting bourbon, pours samples for customers who also find it very impressive. The fooled customers buy the store pick that actually contains drain pour swill. Caveat emptor That's not exactly a sustainable business model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) On 10/9/2022 at 5:30 PM, GeeTen said: And to think - my 14.01 professor (Intro to Economics) was Paul Samuelson! He was pretty right about a lot of things. Somofagun! We be contemporaries. I feathered his nest being required to buy multiple editions of his books. As much as I’d like to pick on him, I got to say: He does good job of describing the generic market. You want to criticize? Hack at those edges. Je as ,it Edited October 13, 2022 by Harry in WashDC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLamb Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Was thinking about this thread while browsing thru FWGS tonight. Surprisingly, the old trend is coming back in that the store picks are about $5-6 cheaper than the traditional SiB offerings. Not sure if this is a sign of things to come, but hey, I’ll take it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven s Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 FWGS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 hours ago, steven s said: FWGS? Fine Wine & Good Spirits. PA state liquor stores. PhantomLamb, anything worth getting over that way? I mean besides the allocated stuff that is sold online and snapped up by the bot people within minutes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Anwalt said: Fine Wine & Good Spirits. PA state liquor stores. PhantomLamb, anything worth getting over that way? I mean besides the allocated stuff that is sold online and snapped up by the bot people within minutes.... I hunt, (deer and turkey, not whiskey), up in PA and they don't seem to have anything special, at least in Bedford County. They did have a sale on Old Tub, last year, for $17.00 a bottle and WT101 rye for and sometimes that have good sales on PA sprits. Years ago, they had cheap Weller but, then again, everyone did back in the day I do recall a good sale on Ardbeg 10 year,. I wouldn't make a special trip there but, if I was in the neighborhood, I'd stop by and check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLamb Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Anwalt said: Fine Wine & Good Spirits. PA state liquor stores. PhantomLamb, anything worth getting over that way? I mean besides the allocated stuff that is sold online and snapped up by the bot people within minutes.... What are you looking for my friend? They have some good scotch/Irish whiskey I've been eyeing. Some new(er) offerings from New Riff as well as Thomas Moore, Rabbit Hole, etc. Pretty much a lot of craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said: I do recall a good sale on Ardbeg 10 year,. I wouldn't make a special trip there but, if I was in the neighborhood, I'd stop by and check it out. 5 hours ago, PhantomLamb said: What are you looking for my friend? They have some good scotch/Irish whiskey I've been eyeing. Some new(er) offerings from New Riff as well as Thomas Moore, Rabbit Hole, etc. Pretty much a lot of craft. Totally opportunistic. Eldest Child will be in PA until end of December and is then moving. Figured I'd get deals, such as they are, while I still can. I see some of the state picks that are still on the website - no idea if they are any good (KC, Makers, etc.). Willing to hear recommendations, that's the main gist of my initial comment. As an aside, Bookers was easily available. I know the price did not excite many of you. I thought it worth it; one bottle goes a long way with us "cheap date" sorts. Eldest Child did not have to drive much to snag a few. I do not expect her to wait in line, drive far, etc. Not worth it. So open to suggestions. I do like some Irish whiskey but fairly little scotch (but willing to listen on the latter). A bit of rye here & again. Mainly bourbon. Not terribly into NDPs, Barrell, BBC Disc, and New Riff excepted (and have plenty of all 3). Wouldn't have minded some of the Makers 2022 version of FAE-1 & 2 (the names elude me), but those went pretty quickly in the western parts of Allegheny county where she lives. Ditto the ECBP C922. Any recommendations (including "nothing I'm excited about", it'd be honest) are welcome. Thanks for listening/reading! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzhead Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 I've had mixed experience with Knob Creek store picks, but don't recall ever having a bad bottle of KC small batch. I think there's a reason for that, which is why I don't go out of my way looking for store picks of single barrels. I think small batch products provide better balance and adherence to the intended flavor profile. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 5:18 PM, Jazzhead said: I've had mixed experience with Knob Creek store picks, but don't recall ever having a bad bottle of KC small batch. I think there's a reason for that, which is why I don't go out of my way looking for store picks of single barrels. I think small batch products provide better balance and adherence to the intended flavor profile. I agree. Of the half dozen or so (or less) Store picks I have tried, I have not hit one worth the premium. The several dozen ordinaries I have consumed over the years were all above average. Why pay more for the bottle sticker???? store 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) On 10/27/2022 at 5:18 PM, Jazzhead said: I've had mixed experience with Knob Creek store picks, but don't recall ever having a bad bottle of KC small batch. I think there's a reason for that, which is why I don't go out of my way looking for store picks of single barrels. I think small batch products provide better balance and adherence to the intended flavor profile. There is a lot to be said for the consistency and quality of small batch products. I will say that I have had some stellar KC120 SiB store picks, especially from Binny's and a few local Indy retailers. This said, I have had a few bottles that were a hot mess. I can say the same thing about other SiB products. I have had some stellar WTKS bottles and some that I would prefer WT101 over. The one SiB product that I struggle with is Blanton's. I have had some great bottles but more often than not most were average when compared to OF100 or WT101. Albeit, the average bottles have been the more recent ones. I love the surprise of a stellar SiB store pick. Yet, I loathe the surprise of a subpar SiB store pick. With a small batch product, I know what I am going to get. As always, know who is making the store pick and whether your palate aligns with theirs. Edited October 31, 2022 by mbroo5880i 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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