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Nice buys, Leigh.

Blanton's Gold is one of my favorites.

I also dropped in at the Wine Emporium a bit up the road. These guys had a bottle of Old Portrero ($150) and Van Winkle Special Reserve 12yr ($260) on the shelf... Left these for my next trip into town....

I would recommend (or not recommend, even) trying the Old Portrero before you drop $150 on it. I was wanting to buy one but then I tried it....

Please do not pay $260 for Van Winkle Special Reserve. I could get you 2 bottles for less than that....

Scott

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Burwood Cellars are going to email me when their shipment of Van Winkle products arrives by September. Will pass the info on when I get it.

Yes please! :yum::yum::yum:

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:icon_pidu:F.Y.I. All Brisbane members, i just picked up a bottle of WT American Spirit from the Champion Liqour store at Newmarket for $130. I know it may not be the cheapest but i've had trouble finding it in the past few months. They had about 3 more on the top shelf too, so get in there if you haven't had one yet.

Tym.

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Dave, Just the other day the hotel my liquor barn is joined to printed out a list of spirits available to them. EC 18 was on the list, and it had our order codes for them. I called 1st Choice and asked them to look up the code....$150, but they didn't have any stock on hand, I would say it is one of those products that they can order if they feel they would sell it.

If you want some, I have a couple of bottles that should be here next week, and should be cheaper than that.

Hey Scott, hope you're over the flu now. How did the FR tasting go?

Was wondering if you had taken delivery of those EC18yo ordered and if you'd tasted any. I had bought a bottle a year or so back but it was undrinkable due to a very metallic flavour and was wondering if your new delivery was a 'good' batch or not.

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He all, it's been a while for me

I've just gotten back into the bourbon scene after a hiatus and noticed that the prices of bottles are no cheaper than they were when the Aussie dollar was equal to 78c US. Now the AUS$ is going down again, i wouldn't be surprised to see the cost of these drinks rise again.

How exactly do these importers get away with this?

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Hey Scott, hope you're over the flu now. How did the FR tasting go?

Was wondering if you had taken delivery of those EC18yo ordered and if you'd tasted any. I had bought a bottle a year or so back but it was undrinkable due to a very metallic flavour and was wondering if your new delivery was a 'good' batch or not.

Hey Tym,

The FR tasting was good, though there was only 4 of us due to so many people getting the damn flu. I'm still trying to shake it.

We warmed our way into it with some Pappy 23, WT American Spirit, Thomas Handy Rye and Saz Jr before hitting the 8 FR offerings.

None of them seemed to kill the Flu. The Cuban cigars we smoked with the FR 120th didn't make things any better either :slappin:.

The EC18 is in the hands of FedEx as the useless pricks had it in customs for 5 days and they didn't get it delivered before I went to Sydney. It should arrive tomorrow. I have one bottle left and although I haven't tried this batch, it was hand selected by Brett Pontoni from Binnys so it should be good juice, and is generally around 20 years old. Let me know if you're keen.

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He all, it's been a while for me

I've just gotten back into the bourbon scene after a hiatus and noticed that the prices of bottles are no cheaper than they were when the Aussie dollar was equal to 78c US. Now the AUS$ is going down again, i wouldn't be surprised to see the cost of these drinks rise again.

How exactly do these importers get away with this?

Good to see you back on board, Pete!

The majority of the cost of any bottle of spirit on our shelves is taxes and duties (There's excise duty, customs duty according to value, customs duty according to alcohol volume, and then they slap the GST on), so the actual cost price of the bottles would not change much even with such a huge fluctuations with the dollar. With that being said, I still don't think they would pass on any savings!

Scott

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Hey Tym,

The FR tasting was good, though there was only 4 of us due to so many people getting the damn flu. I'm still trying to shake it.

We warmed our way into it with some Pappy 23, WT American Spirit, Thomas Handy Rye and Saz Jr before hitting the 8 FR offerings.

None of them seemed to kill the Flu. The Cuban cigars we smoked with the FR 120th didn't make things any better either :slappin:.

The EC18 is in the hands of FedEx as the useless pricks had it in customs for 5 days and they didn't get it delivered before I went to Sydney. It should arrive tomorrow. I have one bottle left and although I haven't tried this batch, it was hand selected by Brett Pontoni from Binnys so it should be good juice, and is generally around 20 years old. Let me know if you're keen.

Wow! Nice array of warm up bourbons! Sheesh! I have not tried any of those. I was pretty bummed out i wasn't able to make it, esp now i know those were on offer for the tasting too. Shame non of them killed the flu, i guess you'll just have to keep trying. :grin:

As for the EC18 i'd love to try a good version and if your guy has hand picked them then it sounds like a good bet to me. I will PM you for a possible meet up and exchange. :toast:

Cheers

Tym.

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An interesting addition to Nicks lineup went on sale this week..... The Tuthilltown range has become available and includes:

  • Hudson Baby Bourbon
  • Government Warning Rye
  • Hudson Four Grain Bourbon
  • Manhattan Rye
  • New York Corn Whiskey

Prices range from $90 to $135 a bottle

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How difficult or expensive is it to ship bourbon down under from the US?

I wanted to ship a bottle to a friend there but are there added expenses from duties or taxes?

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How difficult or expensive is it to ship bourbon down under from the US?

I wanted to ship a bottle to a friend there but are there added expenses from duties or taxes?

Hi there,

What I have found is getting 1 bottle from the states to Aust is approx 50usd and 2 is approx 65usd via priority mail...

When posting 1 bottle it normally misses customs duty :) but 2 normally they normall add customs duty :(

On the customs form I have found the description "Collectable Glass" to be the best... Do not put on there Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey as 1 lady did to me and they go me on 1 bottle..

Posting older bottles with a cork I recommend wrapping in glad wrap first...

Hope this helps Andrew...

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An interesting addition to Nicks lineup went on sale this week..... The Tuthilltown range has become available and includes:

  • Hudson Baby Bourbon
  • Government Warning Rye
  • Hudson Four Grain Bourbon
  • Manhattan Rye
  • New York Corn Whiskey

Prices range from $90 to $135 a bottle[/quote

Morgan asked about this the other night I didn't realize it just became available to you. Very expensive stuff at 375 ml bottles.

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I've still not seen BT locally - only at specialty type stores.....

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An interesting addition to Nicks lineup went on sale this week..... The Tuthilltown range has become available and includes:

  • Hudson Baby Bourbon
  • Government Warning Rye
  • Hudson Four Grain Bourbon
  • Manhattan Rye
  • New York Corn Whiskey

Prices range from $90 to $135 a bottle

I tried the Hudson Baby Bourbon while in Houston at poison girl. It's very young something you might buy for $15 a 750 not $45 a 375. Way over priced for what your getting. It's a don't buy.

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I like the baby bourbon quite a bit. The price is a stretch but it is one of the few micros that I would buy at that price point.

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I've still not seen BT locally - only at specialty type stores.....

I'm gonna go get some cheap BT from 1st Choice tomorrow :grin: I got a $50 Coles gift card I need to use....

Scott

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I stopped by a 1st Choice yesterday to stock up for Christmas, and found some Evan Williams Honey Liquor in stock... This is the first I've heard of it being released Downunder. It was $37 a bottle.

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It would seem that Southtrade is keeping its word when it comes to releasing BT products.... Eagle Rare and Baby Sazerac Rye are available here in limited quantities. I asked a retailer to order it for me (thanks Scott) and it is awaiting my pickup now :grin:

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I'll duck into work and pickup the Saz before Saturday, will also bring BT along, and a heeeeeeeeap of other stuff. Parker's 27? 1958 VXO Fitz......:grin:

Scott

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I'll duck into work and pickup the Saz before Saturday, will also bring BT along, and a heeeeeeeeap of other stuff. Parker's 27? 1958 VXO Fitz......:grin:

Scott

The 1958 VXO Fitz should be something very, very special. It'll be an honour to share that one with you.

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The Old Fitz '58 was very extra special! It was up there with possibly the best bourbons i might ever have the chance of tasting. Simply sensational guys and a nice find Scottie.

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The Old Fitz '58 was very extra special! It was up there with possibly the best bourbons i might ever have the chance of tasting. Simply sensational guys and a nice find Scottie.

Tym, I got a photo or two of you and Scott openning the Fitz. I'll post them up later tonight or tomorrow.

I also agree 100% with your opinion. That is about the best bourbon I've ever had the pleasure of tasting! A massive thanks to Scott for sharing!

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Sounds like you guys had a blast. I look forward to seeing the pics!

Tym, I got a photo or two of you and Scott openning the Fitz. I'll post them up later tonight or tomorrow.

I also agree 100% with your opinion. That is about the best bourbon I've ever had the pleasure of tasting! A massive thanks to Scott for sharing!

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