mbroo5880i Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 (edited) 53 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said: I picked up a couple of bottles in a trade today. We gave our son and his family our old Vizio 58” flatscreen tv. He gave me the BT and Weller SR. Of course, that was for the TV and power cord. He will need to pony up another bottle if he wants the controller. Edited May 20, 2023 by mbroo5880i 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Stopped at the local Meijer today. They must have had a recent BT drop. I grabbed a bottle of BT and bottle of Sazerac Rye. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 17 minutes ago, mbroo5880i said: Of course, that was for the TV and power cord. He will need to pony up another bottle if he wants the controller. Well, the remote was included, but it had no batteries. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 7 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: Well, the remote was included, but it had no batteries. FWIW, I texted my son later and apologized for no batteries in the remote. He’s an outside salesman for a company that supplies metal cutting tools and numerous other products to their customers. He replied to my text, “Lol it’s all good. I know a place where I can get batteries for cost.” A chip off the old block. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I was in Louisville, this past week and got lucky at the Evan Williams bourbon experience. Picked up two really good bottles. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted May 22, 2023 Author Share Posted May 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, LCWoody said: I was in Louisville, this past week and got lucky at the Evan Williams bourbon experience. Picked up two really good bottles. Whoa! They didn't have that when we were there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 19 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: FWIW, I texted my son later and apologized for no batteries in the remote. He’s an outside salesman for a company that supplies metal cutting tools and numerous other products to their customers. He replied to my text, “Lol it’s all good. I know a place where I can get batteries for cost.” A chip off the old block. That's what he told you. That's not what he was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwmac Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Picked up a couple of Blanton's and an OWA this past week. One of the Blanton's went to my son who happened to be visiting from California. He said he never sees them in the Los Angeles area so was very grateful. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Another trade, uhhh….well, actually a gift. We purchased a huge cantilever umbrella for our back patio a couple of weeks or so ago. Shade for sunny days on the back patio. Today is our 41st anniversary. Weller SR for me. Hanging solar lights for our umbrella for my wife. A couple more things to do, and we’ll bring out our fire table. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Happy Anniversary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcgumbohead Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Happy Anniversary to you and the Mrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Thanks y’all. And now that it’s dark. Ooh Ahh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted May 23, 2023 Author Share Posted May 23, 2023 Happy Anniversary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMatt Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Happy Anniversary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Happy Anniversary Joe & Mrs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grady330 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Asked my LS to inquire about 2023 MM BEP. He was able to get only 2 bottles. Can't find any reviews. He is holding both on my decision. Any thoughts tribe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Grady330 said: Asked my LS to inquire about 2023 MM BEP. He was able to get only 2 bottles. Can't find any reviews. He is holding both on my decision. Any thoughts tribe? There are a few reviews out there. https://www.drinkhacker.com/2023/05/08/review-makers-mark-bep-2023-limited-release/ https://www.bourbonguy.com/blog/2023/4/13/makers-mark-wood-finishing-series-2023-release-bep https://www.breakingbourbon.com/review/makers-mark-wood-finishing-series-2023-limited-release-bep If they are close to the $70 MSRP, I would opt to pick one up. I have enjoyed the Wood Finishing Series bottles I have tried so it should be worth the price. Also, is the LS Manager was kind enough to seek it out and hold both bottles he received for you, then it shows good will to reward him for his effort. It will also help build your relationship. If you don't want to risk it on both, you could buy one and then throw in something else that you like so he sees you are a grateful customer. Just don't be a Cheap Bastard like me and say "Hey, I'll throw in a 50 ml bottle Beam White Label." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 23 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: Another trade, uhhh….well, actually a gift. We purchased a huge cantilever umbrella for our back patio a couple of weeks or so ago. Shade for sunny days on the back patio. Today is our 41st anniversary. Weller SR for me. Hanging solar lights for our umbrella for my wife. A couple more things to do, and we’ll bring out our fire table. First, Happy Anniversary. 41 years is quite the achievement. Your wife is closing in on Sainthood. Second, I believe I have or had the same umbrella. We got ours from either Lowes or Walmart. We don't have it any longer. I believe it was a victim of a wicked unexpected middle of the night windstorm. Yeah, that's the ticket. We will go with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Stumbled on two Calumet Farm 16's which have pretty much disappeared around my parts, so they went home with me. Also took a flyer on Smooth Ambler Founder's Bourbon which is their own 6 year old cask strength distillate. Too bad their sourcing days are over - that was some good stuff - hopefully their own product can live up to it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz June Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 16 hours ago, jvd99 said: Stumbled on two Calumet Farm 16's which have pretty much disappeared around my parts, so they went home with me. Also took a flyer on Smooth Ambler Founder's Bourbon which is their own 6 year old cask strength distillate. Too bad their sourcing days are over - that was some good stuff - hopefully their own product can live up to it. Their sourcing continues as well - everything under the Old Scout brand is MGP distilled. I’m hoping they let the picks get back into the 8-10 year range and return to past glory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 6 hours ago, Jazz June said: Their sourcing continues as well - everything under the Old Scout brand is MGP distilled. I’m hoping they let the picks get back into the 8-10 year range and return to past glory. Yeah, I realized I misspoke after I posted that, but their sourcing, as you point, out isn't nearly as robust as it used to be and everything I've found is in the 5-6 year range. Seems like they may be phasing it out for the own distillate, but now I'm just speculating. It would be nice to get those higher age ranges back, especially store picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grady330 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 On 5/23/2023 at 1:24 PM, Grady330 said: Asked my LS to inquire about 2023 MM BEP. He was able to get only 2 bottles. Can't find any reviews. He is holding both on my decision. Any thoughts tribe? So I grabbed both yesterday. Very, very good. If you see them, grab away. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 (edited) Earlier this week some friends / neighbors dropped off some toys for our kids that theirs had outgrown. After they did, my wife texted me, "I want to get them a nice bottle of bourbon to thank them. What do you recommend in the 75 price range?" I texted back, "That you can actually get in a store? Honestly not much. I'll check total wine online to see if I remember something." Then after I did: "WRDO for 52. That or WTRB for 49 are probably your best bets. Some locations have HH7BiB for 50, that would be good also." [I spelled out the full names, though.] Then I realized what I had texted so I continued, "Ok I'm actually going to get me the HH7BiB so I'll add another for them and order online." Long story short, HH7BiB, which is not easy to come by in these parts. Not as bad as allocated bourbons, but certainly not on the shelf most days. Then while I was out and about I loaded up on others at another store today: Calumet Farms 14 (hard to find these days and I love it) Still Austin The Musician (only legit TX pour these days) Evan Williams 1783 (one of the best values in bourbon) Benchmark Small Batch (on a whim to compare to EW1783) Boondock's 8 Port Finish (guilty pleasure) Wyoming Whiskey (noticed batch number and age statement for first time, but I'm sure they've been on there for a while) MMCS (also harder to find these days) Also picked up an ER10 and two EHTSmBs locally earlier this week. I should be set for the summer. Edited May 25, 2023 by dcbt clarity 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Went to Binnys for a Compass Box Peat Monster Cask Strength LE and picked up this guy at the service desk - 1 per customer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 1 hour ago, jvd99 said: Went to Binnys for a Compass Box Peat Monster Cask Strength LE and picked up this guy at the service desk - 1 per customer How much was the HH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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