A good day

[Tracy Hightower]

I went into a local store today and found the following.

I was amazed.

2007 BTAC

4-2006 Eagle Rare

1-2005 Sazerac 18

I know the Sazerac and the Eagle Rare have the year of bottling on them. Is it possible to tell if the other 3 are from previous years since there is no date?Thanks,

[Rughi]

The Staggs, LaRues, and Handys have a different proof for each release. Somebody listed the proof by year awhile back and it shouldn't be too hard to find.

I find the first LaRue (2005) to be lesser than the two newer, but don't find huge variation in the Handys - they're just really good. There have been a lot of Staggs now...

Roger

[Tracy Hightower]

Thanks for the info Roger. I will have to do some research as the 3 I bought today have a different proof than the three I bought previously.

[Virus_Of_Life]

George T Stagg

2002 136.7 (Inaugural edition)

2003 142.7 (Hazmat 1)

2004 129.0

2005 131.8 (Spring outside Ky)

2005 130.9 (Spring Ky only)

2005 141.2 (fall release)

2006 140.6

2007 144.8

Handy:

2006 132.7

2007 134.8

W Larue Weller: (these are off memory so correct me if I am wrong...)

2005 121.9

2006 129.9

2007 117.9

Sorry Tim, I keep a bourbon notes doc on my laptop since I never know when, like now, I'll end up in a foreign land and need to basics.... :cool:

[TNbourbon]

Here are the Stagg proofs:

http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=59130&postcount=2

Add 140.6 for 2006, and 144.8 for 2007.

Ah, well -- Christian beat me to it. Anyway, there you go...

[Tracy Hightower]

Thanks Christian and Tim. If I had just waited I could have saved an hour of reasearch to come up with the same results.

Apparantly I have some more shopping to do as I have ended up with the following.

Handy, 1-2006 and 1-2007

WLW, 1-2005 and 1-2007

Stagg, 2-2007

Eagle Rare, 4-2006 and 1-2007

Saz 18, 1-2005 and 1-2007

[Tracy Hightower]

Another good day.

Blantons Single Barrel

Van Winkle 13yo Rye

Van Winkle SR 12yo

Van Winkle FR 15yo

Van Winkle FR 20yo

Crown Royal Family Display set ($100.00 off)

05 Sazerac 18

06 Eagle Rare

And the best for the day in my newbe opinion

2007 BTEC 2 bottle Zinfandel Set

[lovejones]

Another good day.

Blantons Single Barrel

Van Winkle 13yo Rye

Van Winkle SR 12yo

Van Winkle FR 15yo

Van Winkle FR 20yo

Crown Royal Family Display set ($100.00 off)

05 Sazerac 18

06 Eagle Rare

And the best for the day in my newbe opinion

2007 BTEC 2 bottle Zinfandel Set

Amazing. That store must be in the Twilight Zone.

[Tracy Hightower]

It was in the Twilight Zone. It is back to normal now with nothing special left and I am broke.