tmas Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I would love to try the Stagg but I've never seen it. Just wondering if anyone from the NYC vicinity might know a store that has it. Tom V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I'd say check LeNell's in Brooklyn. It's listed on their website though they may not have gotten any yet or may be out already. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_in_Canada Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 For goodness sakes, would one of you NY'ers please help this guy out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmas Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Yeah, that's the spirit Dave, appreciate that! By the way, what is that leaf in your photo? Were you making mint juleps with the world's largest strain of mint? Tom V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmas Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Thanks Timothy,that's an excellent idea! I haven't been over to Lenell's in a couple of months, but I should have thought of that, if anyone might have it it would probably be her. Great little shop! Tom V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I was thinking that was legal Canadian medicinal cannabis given the look in his eyes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vange Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Maybe Warehouse Wines and Spirits in NYC or Astor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffRenner Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I was thinking that was legal Canadian medicinal cannabis given the look in his eyesSpeaking of which - I am sure glad you replaced that bug-eyed baby avatar with the beagle (looks like my old beagle, but I guess they all look the same). It really weirded me out!Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_in_Canada Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Actually it's the world's largest basil leaf but you can use it to roll your legal Cdn. bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookfinger Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 There appears to be one here but $100.00 seems a bit much to pay. And I think it is the spring version and not the current one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 But Jeff, the whole problem with the baby was that the TOBASCO bottle was obscured by the resizing...The dog pic is supposed to warn you not to accellerate too fast when Bowser is standing on leather or vinyl seats.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 LeNell's definitely has it, but you better move fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchline Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Don 't know if you're still looking but Ehrlich's on 70th and Amsterdam has both the Weller and the Stagg at a fair price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProofPositive Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Here's a dumb question . I have seen a Stagg in just about every large store around my town. I have seen references on bourbonenthusiast.com to each year of Stagg issuance. So, I suppose each bottle is marked with a date? Like I said, a dumb question - I just never picked up a bottle and looked at it. The 141 proof is enough to scare me away notwithstanding the pricey nature of Stagg. The reason I ask is that a smaller store where I stopped last night had a couple of bottles of Stagg pushed way to the back in an unreachable area of their very high top shelf. When I checked out, I asked the clerk about that Stagg to which he replied "well, it has been up there a long time....don't know how old it is....nobody ever asks for it". Is there any particular year of Stagg better than another? Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1holegrouper Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I have seen a Stagg in just about every large store around my town. You have no idea how lucky you are. I have to drive 7 hours if I want to get a Stagg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalBoozer Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 The only way to tell is by the proof, except for the 2002, which had a gold "whiskey of the year" sticker. Here are the proofs by year. If you find an '02 or '03 and want to trade, let me know, I'd be very interested in either. The 2002 is considered the best of all the Staggs and very very hard to find. The '03 is also quite hard to find. Greg 2002 -- 137.6 2003 -- 142.7 2004 --129 spring 2005 -- 131.8 spring 2005 -- 130.9 (Kentucky only release) fall 2005 -- 141.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Actually each bottle isn't marked with a date. The collected wisdom of this board has put together lists of which proof matches which bottling. As each proof(so far...) has been different from the last, this has been fairly easy, but as time goes by at some point there will likely be a matching proof and I hope by then BT will put a vintage date on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProofPositive Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 The only way to tell is by the proof, except for the 2002, which had a gold "whiskey of the year" sticker. Here are the proofs by year. If you find an '02 or '03 and want to trade, let me know, I'd be very interested in either. The 2002 is considered the best of all the Staggs and very very hard to find. The '03 is also quite hard to find. Greg 2002 -- 137.6 2003 -- 142.7 2004 --129 spring 2005 -- 131.8 spring 2005 -- 130.9 (Kentucky only release) fall 2005 -- 141.2 Thanks very much! Good info to have on hand. I'll write them down on a business card and keep it in my wallet. I'll be back in that small store before the end of the week. I'll check on the age of those 2 dusty top shelf bottles of Stagg and let you know in which year they originate. From as far back on the shelf, dusty as they looked, and the reaction of the clerk to my questioning - I would think they are either 2002 or 03. But, as they say, never assume...it could just as well be 2004 bottles. It don't take dust long to collect. Thanx Again, Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyc Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 ". Is there any particular year of Stagg better than another? The 2002 is the best by far,so far. The 2005 Ky release is 2nd. Here's the tricky part the 129 proof 2004 version is 3rd and the non Kentucky spring 2005 is next.The 2003 Haz Mat was dead last, I might add that the loser in this race still beats everything else available. I have a late 2005 Haz Mat version 2 but I haven't pulled the plug yet.If the Haz Mat nomeclature is lost on anyone Look Here. Those were fun days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProofPositive Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Well, my curiosity was killing me - so I went back to check on the dusty bottle Staggs after work tonight. As it turns out, once we climbed up the ladder and pulled them down the dust was not so thick. Both were the recent 141.2 proof bottling. We looked around but found no more Stagg in the house.....False Alarm! I'll keep looking around now that I know what to look for in terms of Stagg bottlings. Out on my journeys tomorrow I will keep an eye out for the elusive 2002 version....doubt I'll ever see it - but one never knows. I did manage to find an old bottle of VWFRR while on the evening adventure. So, all was not a loss in the end. Thanks for all the help with the info on Stagg. The Haz Mat story is great! Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrel_Proof Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Here's the entire list in the correct chronological order:2002 -- 137.62003 -- 142.72004 -- 129Spring 2005, Lot A -- 130.9 (KY)Spring 2005, Lot B -- 131.8 (rebarreled)Fall 2005 -- 141.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProofPositive Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 The hunting today was productive: Brought home two (2) GTS, 131.8 proof (spring 05) @ $45 incl tax. The same bottle and proof at my neighborhood store is over $65 incl tax. I did not need 2 but could not pass up the price. Still on the hunt for one of those 2002s though....nobody I met today could remember ever even seeing one.....scarce, very, very scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyc Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 scarce, very, very scarce. Here's why............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProofPositive Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 scarce, very, very scarce. Here's why............ That's where they all went!!! Guess I might as well throw in the towel and not waste any more time *#&%*!!!! At least it was fun while it lasted. On that note, I better have a . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyc Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I had help, folks on this board bought about 2% of the total production of that 1st year Stagg. Kris Comstock got a funny look when we told him that together we had enough to fill a barrel back up. Truthfully it was love at first taste in 2002 when we were treated to a couple 200 ml samples by Ken Weber at BT during a festival event for SB.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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