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Got a new wheater from Copper Sky yesterday after a good experience with a Hazmat single barrel from them. This is a bit sweet, good but not as good as the Maker's Mark wood finished batches or Weller Full Proof.

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Well, right place, right time kinda thing. Stopped by Total Wine on my way home from a day in the woods. They were putting out the BT stuff they just received in. Got an EH Taylor Small Batch, another Eagle Rare and a Weller Special Reserve. Guess I just missed out on the Weller 107. Feel like I stole them paying msrp.

Happened to be talking with another customer about Bookers. He said he saw the guy with a bottle of the 107. So we walked up front where they were putting more stuff out. The 107s were all gone. The EHT they had only six of. 4 went in the first two minutes.

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Any day you get ER and EHT at retail is a good day, Bob. :D

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I managed to do a hat trick and grab three bottles of EHT SmB at retail yesterday. I also got another bottle of Booker's Charlie's Batch, also at retail.

Not sure why, but the local Spec's stores were dropping EHT SmB in large quantities over the last couple of days. Usually, they get one or two case every other month or two. Most stores were getting 5 cases or more. Some had as many as 15 cases. All allocated, meaning one bottle person per day per store. Luckily there are three near me. Other BT products were also present, but not in the numbers of EHT.

I really need to do an inventory soon of everything I have. I think with this haul I have 5 cases of various EHT bottles.

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A friend of mine in TX lucked into a couple cases of this guy, according to some turkey-chasing friends there are only 3 or 4 picks out of this warehouse in existence right now so I grabbed one, I forget the whole story but I think it was allocated to Specs but they never claimed it so the distributor sold them off. That happened recently with a Russell's pick locally, ended up on the shelves of Total Wine because the distributor didn't give a sh*t and just sold it to whoever wanted it once it came in despite what the label says

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Image isn't loading, but it's a Specs Russell's Reserve pick from warehouse E

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Is Szazerac Rye worth picking up?

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That’s awesome! The Total Wine I hit up only had the one case of EHT. They had already put out the few cases of BT and what little Weller they’d gotten. When I walked up, the guy walked up with the cart holding the EHT and ER (iirc they had a few cases of that). Too bad the place is 30 miles away.

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Cracked open the EHT yesterday. Man that’s good stuff.

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Ok, decided to do some more hunting today. Hit up another total wine. There was a rep from Iron Fish, the owners son. Tried a sample of a couple cask finished bourbons, maple syrup and 4 cask (a blend of all 4 they have). Both were good. Ended up getting a single barrel maple syrup finished. 114 proof I think. Gonna try it in an old fashioned soon.

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Are you a rye fan, Bob? I can take it or leave it most of the time. Sazerac is always available here.

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I don’t honestly know. Yesterday, just so happened to stop by the store that had it Wednesday. They were out. I know there’s many rye’s out now that I really don’t need to hunt it. It sells quick around here. Guessing a case of it being from BT, so everyone grabs it while they can.

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I should buy a lottery ticket. Talked to the manager at Total Wine yesterday. The EHT I picked up Wednesday was his allotment so far this year (6 bottles).

Picked up a bottle of Old Elk single barrel (Meijer store pick) and an Iron Fish maple syrup barrel finish cask strength over the weekend. The OE so far is good on the first pour. Getting almost a Reese’ PB Cup on the nose. Lol. The IF is definitely sweet. Would be a good dessert pour.

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:noon:banger:D:tu Like The Time I Found 3 Bottles Of Buffalo Trace At Costco & Costco Prices!:dr:tu

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I've only had about three bottles of the Old Elk but I've enjoyed each of them.

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Agreed. Local liquor store just got a fresh shipment too

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Picked this up today. This is some good stuff

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Much Better Than The Standard Makers, Clay???

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I haven't had standard makers.

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Go grab a bottle and do a side by side, it will help appreciate the uniqueness of the finish from the pick :al

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So on my way back from lunch, hit up the local liquor store and grabbed a bottle of the BRT-02. Drinking it right now. Very enjoyable. Unique. They also had the BRT-01. Worth picking that up? I went with the 02 as a quick search had it more to my flavor profile.

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I will have to. My bottle isn't even open yet, they had a tasting of this at the liquor store

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They were both pretty good but I preferred 02

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Thanks Ben. I’ll stick to this one. I have plenty of bottles to drink from now.

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Sounds to me like you still don't have nearly enough :D

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I picked up two more of the MM BEP.... Bob, if you run into that, it is better than both the BRTs (and all except FAE-02) in my humble opinion.

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Well I went from maybe 4-5 bottles to 20+ different bottles with about 30 if you count multiples. My kitchen counter is overflowing.

I’ll keep my eye for it. I was surprised to see last years bottles on the shelf, let alone at msrp.

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Unusual but you find those hidden gems now and then. :tu

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So I sent my friend in NC, a huge bourbon drinker, a pic of my meager collection. He sends me pics of his stuff that would put some liquor stores to shame. He just sent me a pic of a bottle of Very Old Fitz he got as a retirement gift.

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And now he just sent me a pic of his last haul from KY. Wow. I’d blow my savings on what he got. Multiples of Weller 12, WLW, and plenty others.

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I suspect if they're getting WLW from Kentucky they probably did blow some savings. You can occasionally get lucky at a distillery there for certain special releases, but in general people who live in KY tend agree it's easier to get allocated stuff in other states. That being said, KY and DC are the only places where a store is legally allowed to buy from a collector and resell the bottle, so literally everything ever is available, but they all come with a fitting price tag

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Picked up a (small) bottle of regular makers to compare to the private selection I got

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I opened up the GD Hand Selected Barrel tonight. It's pretty damned tasty. I'm not the greatest at getting tasting notes, but I get cherry, caramel, and tiramisu on the nose. The palate is sweet cinnamon apple and a pleasant peppery note. I'd pick up another bottle of this if the price was right.

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Having some regular makers tonight

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So bear with me, I’m still a noob. Looking at the pic again, so I see bottles of Weller 12. Next to it is a bottle of W. L. Weller 12. Different bottle shapes, different labels. That’s what I was calling WLW. It’s not the bottle from the BTAC series.

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Ah I see, sounds like it could be an older bottling of Weller, in which case see above about spending your savings in KY :r

But seriously that's pretty cool, I was never much of a fan of Weller 12, I found a bottle for $60 a few years ago which felt expensive at the time but boy was I wrong. I have a friend with a closet full of old Weller stuff, but somebody told him how much it's worth so he wanted close to $400 for an old handle of 107. It's probably low for what he could get for it, but I'm sure not paying that

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Sounds delicious! Those Dickel picks can be all over the place, I've had a few that are fruity heavenly and a few that are over the top mineral and borderline undrinkable. Glad you got a good one :tu

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I agree with Ben, James, the Dickel picks are pretty inconsistent, I'm also glad you got a good one.

Met some old hockey teammates out at a burger & bourbon place, and tried these 3 "new to me" pours:

Larceny Barrel Proof A121. Doesn't hold a candle to Elijah Craig BP.

Barrell Bourbon Batch 19 (2019). Sweet and complex, but not as good as Batch 28.

Maker's Mark Cask Strength. Meh. Gimmie the wood finished series or a high proof single barrel over this.

So what to do after that? Come home for some old faithful Knob Creek 102 proof single barrel. :r

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phrasing! :d

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Interesting, one of the guys I watch on YT says the same about Dickel. Guess I’ll stay away from them for now.

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One of the YT channels I follow talked about them a few months back. Their consensus was that the bottlings that are below 100 proof are meh, the ones above are worth it. That's the only reason I grabbed mine; it's 103. I'm glad I did as I quite like it. I'd like to find some of the ones that are 110-115.

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For the less than stellar ones, I get a strong taste of Flintstones chewable vitamins. Not great in a bourbon for my palate.

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Grabbed a few bottles at my favorite B&M. I was hoping to find batch 4 of the K.Luke, which is barrel proof, but they were all sold out. That's good for the owner's, though, as it's their whiskey.

Love the KC, though I haven't had this particular batch as yet. I've not had the Early Times BIB but have heard a lot of good things about it.

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Recent 9 year KC picks have been really good, James. Hope this one fits that bill.

Early Times BiB was always my favorite "budget" pour, though that's recently been trumped by Jack Daniels BiB for my palate.

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Regular seams weak in comparison

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There was some Widow Jane 10-year at my B&M, which I've never tried. I've read a lot of good things about it, but I just have a hard time laying out $85 for a 91 proof bourbon. There are a helluva lot of damned good cask strength bourbons out there for a lot less.

Anyone had any Widow Jane? Is it worth it?

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I have not, James. A couple bars near me have it for pours, I might give it a try next time I go to one.

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Ugh! Stopped by Total Wine on the way to my friends cottage, to grab another bottle of Wolcott. Reps from Oregon Spirits where they’re giving out samples. Tried their regular, wheated and rye. Liked them all, but was really surprised by the rye, so snagged a bottle. My bank account hates me. :D

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Had this pour at a friend's BBQ last night:

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It's as if Miller Brewing Company said. "Let's make Miller Lite Light, and make it extra extra light". Freaking Corona Beer has more substance. Rant over. Came back home and drank something better.

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The basil Hayden is light? Or the other one?