Bourbon Availability Downunder

[BarItemsPlus1]

All these will hopefully be available very shortly from Australian retailers.

Definately EC18yr old!!

Most products previously unavailable from Heaven Hill will soon hit our shores, keep your eyes out for them.....

[camduncan]

All these will hopefully be available very shortly from Australian retailers.

Definately EC18yr old!!

Most products previously unavailable from Heaven Hill will soon hit our shores, keep your eyes out for them.....

Troy, make sure you let us know what products are available and when and where to find them :cool: Personally, I've got several of their products on my list to try....

[BarItemsPlus1]

make sure you let us know what products are available and when and where to find them

Absolutely!!:grin:

I wish I could provide a better indication of time...I hope that it won't be too much longer!!

I can advise that most of the newer products will show up in specialty liquor stores. There will also be a number of new products available through exclusive bars and lounges.

The East Coast will be the first to see most of the newer available products, i.e. Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane.

[camduncan]

Hmmm, does Brisbane have any 'specialty stores'?

I suppose it does, they're just not well known if they're there.

What we really need (in all 3 capital cities) is shops like Royal Mile Whiskies in the UK :cool:

[BarItemsPlus1]

Well if Brissy doesn't have any specialty stores I'm sure that they will soon!:cool:

I do know someone who has plans to have a 'chain' of lounges up the East Coast. I believe they will be a whisky/cigar style venue with a retail outlet attached/incorporated - And they plan to have the largest selection of WHISKIES(Not just Scotch but Bourbon, American whiskey:grin: and many other blends and single malts!!) available in the Southern Hemishpere. Or at least that's what I have heard....

:grin: :grin:

[leigh_munro]

Reading another thread reminded me, i saw a bottle of Old Potrero rye whiskey in brisbane today for the first time. Not sure on the price but it was in the wine shop at the James street markets in the Valley. There was also another bottle of bourbon that ive never seend before but i can't remember what it was called.

This was also one of the only places in brisbane that i've seen the Reidel wine and spirit glasses available for sale.

leigh.

[leigh_munro]

Have placed another order for some bourbon from Binnys online shop.

The following should be arriving this week.

Elmer T. Lee Single barrel

Eagle Rare 10yr Old

Old Grand Dad 114

Old Pogue Master's Select

leigh.

[camduncan]

Reading another thread reminded me, i saw a bottle of Old Potrero rye whiskey in brisbane today for the first time. Not sure on the price but it was in the wine shop at the James street markets in the Valley. There was also another bottle of bourbon that ive never seend before but i can't remember what it was called.

This was also one of the only places in brisbane that i've seen the Reidel wine and spirit glasses available for sale.

leigh.

I think I'll be going for a drive to James Street this afternoon

(I wonder if this product turning up is a result of all of Troy's hard work to get more whiskey brands into Australia???)

[camduncan]

Have placed another order for some bourbon from Binnys online shop.

The following should be arriving this week.

Elmer T. Lee Single barrel

Eagle Rare 10yr Old

Old Grand Dad 114

Old Pogue Master's Select

leigh.

Leigh, let me know what you think of the Elmer T Lee....

I've always wanted to try it

[leigh_munro]

After a bit of searching i found these guys to be the australian importers / distributors...

[leigh_munro]

Found a couple last weekend but if you know of any others can you guys let us know if you see any old 1994 bottle's of EWSB in the brisbane / goldcoast area!!!

Leigh.

[camduncan]

Found a couple last weekend but if you know of any others can you guys let us know if you see any old 1994 bottle's of EWSB in the brisbane / goldcoast area!!!

Leigh.

The only way I can think that you may be able to track a '94 locally would be to ring every Vintage Cellars and Liquorland in the Brisbane phone book.....:skep:

[leigh_munro]

FedEx has been !!!

[camduncan]

FedEx has been !!!

Very impressive Leigh.....when't the tasting happening :grin: :slappin:

[leigh_munro]

All these will hopefully be available very shortly from Australian retailers.

Definately EC18yr old!!

Most products previously unavailable from Heaven Hill will soon hit our shores, keep your eyes out for them.....

Troy have you got any other information you want to share requarding the availablity of these products in australia? It can't happen soon enough.

leigh.

[camduncan]

Leigh, did you happen to pick up a 95 EWSB yet?

[BarItemsPlus1]

Hi guys...

Troy have you got any other information you want to share requarding the availablity of these products in australia

Leigh yourself and Cameron will be the first I notify when there is news. I will contact you both directly, not through here.

I can say that most products from KBD are a definate to hit our shores!

Now I don't wish to solicit any commercial aspects here...but if any one is interested in Glencairn glasses, please contact me directly.

There are 2 designs the one pictured is the 'Traditional' design, still working on the 'Modern' design.

[camduncan]

Leigh, I was in at James St Markets today and saw the Rye Whiskies.....

Did you happen to notice they had a Canadian Rye - "Pikes something"?

[leigh_munro]

Leigh, did you happen to pick up a 95 EWSB yet?

I've had no problems finding the 95 but have noticed that most stores have been out or low in stock lately.... the 94 is what i was after. I did found 2 bottles of the 94 at a store a couple of weeks ago, this is what prompted me to ask if anyone else knew where to find more as i assumed it would be all gone.

The 95 is my everyday pour and i'm going to have to stock up if they start becomming scarse, no sign of the 96 yet though.

leigh.

[leigh_munro]

Leigh, I was in at James St Markets today and saw the Rye Whiskies.....

Did you happen to notice they had a Canadian Rye - "Pikes something"?

Yeah i did see it i just couldnt remember what it was when i posted.

Did you end up getting the old portero?

leigh.

[leigh_munro]

i saw another new (to me) bourbon today, Twin Chiefs!

any one know anything about this, it is bottled in au and on $23 so can't be to special.

leigh.

[camduncan]

That's definately a new one to me:skep:

My guess is someone is buying bulk bourbon (Heaven Hill?) in barrels and bottling it under their own brand here in Oz.

[BarItemsPlus1]

Gentleman if it says it has been bottled in Oz it's NOT Bourbon!!

There are a few bottlers in Oz that purchase bulk from ths US and then bottle it here...

Unfortunately as the US have not protected 'Bourbon' on the worldwide market any product sold outside the US is legally allowed to be labelled as a Bourbon.

Have you ever seen a Scotch from anywhere other than Scotland??

Unfortunately you will find American Whiskey on many worldwide markets labelled as 'Bourbon'.

[camduncan]

Gentleman if it says it has been bottled in Oz it's NOT Bourbon!!

Whilst I don't disagree with your statement, I don't necessarily agree either. I don't recall ever reading that - i'd basically have to say "Prove it" (in a nice way of course :grin: )

Also that makes out markets biggest seller, and the only nationally recognised bourbon a "non-bourbon"!

Jim Beam White label is shipped in barrels and bottled in Australia.

Also, if you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey - it mentions nothing of having to be bottled in the USA (that I could see - I only skim read it)

[BarItemsPlus1]

"Prove it" (in a nice way of course :grin: )

Cam my apologies...the place where the whiskey is bottled may not indeed come into effect...

Here is what the US law states(even though this may have been stated mant times here before)

Contain natural grains of which at least 51% must be corn

Be distilled at less than 160 proof, or 80% alcohol

Be aged in charred, new oak barrels

Be aged at least 2 years to become a “straight” Bourbon whiskey

The spirit must go into the barrel at no more than 125 proof

Nothing can be done to alter the flavor or color in any way, from the time it is distilled through bottling. Only water can be added to adjust to barrel and bottling strengths.

Doesn't actually say anything about where it has to be bottled, so again I do stand corrected.