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Good bottles are getting so rare around here. Weller anything, Eagle Rare, McKenna 10, haven’t seen that level of bourbon around here in a couple years. Too many restaurants buying all the allocated bottles around here. Sucks.

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I went to tasting at a friend's house (ok, his garage) last night. Tried a boatload of different whiskeys, so many that I got so buzzed I forgot to take a picture. :lr Some of the pours were single barrel picks, Russell's (several), Knob Creek, Elijah Craig. Then some others I've never tried... Russell's Single Rickhouse, some 70's Wild Turkey, 70's Old Fitzgerald, Lot B.

A guy who does a lot of barrel picks for our group came and brought me two of their latest Knob Creek pick. Unfortunately, the Maker's Mark and Elijah Craig picks I ordered weren't in yet.

https://i.imgur.com/dCPp7ES.jpg

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Those KC barrel picks are always good. My local store just did one of those and a barrel of Larceny (probably my favorite budget bourbon).

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It's true, Pete, all the sib Knob Creeks I have had were either good or great. And if you can find a 14-15 year barrel, even better.

Is the Larceny a barrel proof pick, or closer to normal proof?

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This one is a normal proof pick but last year they got a barrel proof that I still have and it's great.

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Nice! :tu

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Did a little hunting today. Found a few surprises at my main B&M. A Midwinter Nights Dram, EC18, Woodford Reserve Triple Sonoma Finish. Decided on the WR after talking to one of the managers. Also, looks like I’m on the raffle list for this year. Last years is already set.

Hit up a couple more stores, not finding much. Went to one I don’t frequent often. Now I remember why. They had the same WR I bought, but for $50 more. Their normal prices are slightly above msrp, then they get you good on the HTF stuff.

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Nice to find stuff like that in the wild at a fair price, Bob.

Local FB guy offering up 2 Booker's Mighty Fine, each for $20 less than retail. How do I say "no"? :r

https://i.imgur.com/qz6y3HO.jpg

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Ohhh lucky you! Nice find.

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HH announced the A124 ECBP. 10yr, 9mo. 119 proof.

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I'm down to try it, but might try to get a sample or read some reviews first. ECBP's used to be a "buy two bottles blind" type of purchase but I ran out of space :sl

I have a friend working up a tasting of 2018-2022 ECBP batches, the goal is to do them blind in brackets before revealing which is which, I've tried them all since 2019 but rarely side by side so it should be fun

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Same here, sample it first or wait for reviews. Who knows, it could be phenomenal. In the Reddit thread I saw the announcement on, some people are wanting HH to label these releases like Bardstown does with their stuff. The 10 year age statement might just be a percentage of the mix. Could be older juice in there.

Post your blind tasting results when you’re done. Curious to see how things score out.

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Got my new shelves setup and moved stuff around. Here’s some pics.

https://i.imgur.com/erRRPjrl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/fypzdkCl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/8MmvGQil.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/XvoRNyql.jpg

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Very nice

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Not nearly enough space :D

But seriously, looking great!

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:tpd:

The last couple of nights I've been alternating between Penelope Barrel Strength and OF 1920 Prohibition Style. Both are enjoyable, although the Penelope comes off a little hot. I'm not a huge OF fan but the 1920 PS is damned good. I didn't even realize it was 115 proof until I looked closely at the bottle.

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Ohhh party time!!!!!!!!

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I never understand how guys accumulate so much bourbon. I must have a drinking problem.....That's a helluva collection.

Got told today at my liquor store to expect a call within a few days. They are getting all their allocated bottles in soon and I'm #9 on the list. I've heard he's got, Pappys, EHT, Blantons, Multiple Weller, Eagle Rare, Mckenna 10, and god knows what else.

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After moving everything, I was like “should’ve bought the 36” shelves”. These are 32.

I’ve been buying a lot the last year or so. I’ve also increased my weekly intake, but obviously not enough to keep up with the buying.

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Looks great, Bob! :tu

Pete, you should get a stab at something nice at #9, skip the Blanton's, EHT and Eagle Rare, hope you get a Pappy or one of the harder to find Weller's.

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When we bought our house my wife said I could build whatever size bar I wanted but couldn't store booze anywhere else in the house. I went way bigger than I could have imagined, but even adding extra hidden shelves I'm at capacity. I also keep all the wine, beer and other spirits (plus a vino humidor) in the bar as well but the side reserved for American whiskey is busting at the seems and in serious need of some depletion :sl

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I was on my local base today so I figured I'd see what was on the shelf. They had one bottle of JD SB-BP. It looked so lonely there by itself I figured I'd adopt it and give it a good home. As a nice bonus it was on sale.

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Nice score!

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I ran out of space long ago. I am now at the "let's get boxes and filled them with their label and put them on the floor" phase. I have run out of space in my office due to the phase. I am definitely looks at shelving units to store all of my bottles. -(P

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Well I had plenty to choose from, lower level Pappy's, Eagle Rare, Forrester Bday, EH Tayler, Blantons, Blantons Gold, Weller 107, Special Reserve and Single Barrel, and many more. I went with some Stagg Jr. Too bad I could only pick one.

They had the Mckenna 10 on the shelf so I picked up some of that to replace some other good stuff I was hoping I would have a chance to buy too.

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Good choice. That’s one I hope to get someday.

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Hooooo look at the deep color in those bourbons. :dr :dr :dr

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Nice pickup on the Stagg, Pete. :tu

Ditto on the JD, James.

Ben and Tony, with all those storage issue, I should come help you reduce your inventories. ;) :al :lr

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I've literally been saying this for years. At least Tony has come by to kill off a couple bottles, not sure what your deal is :sl

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Home invasion?

No, you have family there.

Bourbon coup? I could start a recruiting thread....

I want to get out there badly. The snow here makes me think I'll wait for Spring at least. :D

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Grabbed another bottle of Stagg this morning.

Tom, I need to do an inventory soon, for personal tracking.

Ben, I might be up there again soon. Will let you and Peter know when I find out.

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Please do :tu

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Had time yesterday to hit up a store before my dinner order was ready for pickup. I’ve been to this store once before, and promptly left when I saw some of the prices. Thought I’d give it another shot. Yup, same inflated prices. 1792 12yr, $249. WSR, $60. Asked about OWA. The girl told me she could order it and call me when it came in. I said it all depends on price. She then proceeded to tell me they only sell at state minimum, “see these tags? The state sends us them”. Oh really? I didn’t have the heart to argue with her.

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It's really bad right now. That's why I like my store so much. I got my Stagg JR for $60, they had Weller SR, 107 and Single Barrell for $39 each, Eagle Rare for $39, Blantons for $60. Basically MSRP. That's why I buy from them. That's how every store should be.

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Might be worth a road trip. :D

Honestly though, that’s awesome to have a store like that.

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They don't have those all the time. They just got all their allocated bottles in and everyone on their bourbon buying list got to make one pick. I was just saying that it's nice that when they do get them in, they aren't marked up.

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Ah, gotcha. :tu

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They did say they were starting to see some of the harder to find bottles showing up more and more lately. So hopefully they are finally starting to make more or the craze is wearing down a bit.

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Weller Single Barrel for $39 is insane, Pete, even the 107 is a steal at that price. :tu

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I was a town over running errands so hit up a place I rarely get to. I picked up some Russell's Reserve Single Barrel, KC 9-year Single Barrel Select...and was surprised to see they had Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace, so I grabbed one of each.

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Those are MSRP around here as well, with tax.

We have a group of chain stores in the area called Liquor Depot. They have okay prices on most bourbon bottles, but anything allocated, it is marked up higher than secondary. I saw a THH BTAC on Saturday and they wanted $800 for it. Secondary is $550 right now. Rule of thumb for newbies in DFW, if it has Depot in the name and sells allocate bourbon, it is going to be very expensive. -(P

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I agree, but it is MSRP. Just have to find one of the few remaining honest and reputable stores.

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Sold a bottle of RD One Amburana to a friends boss. Used that money to buy a bottle of RD One Maple barrel finish.

https://i.imgur.com/L4Y3Zvam.jpg

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Did some hunting today, seeing if there’s anything worth picking up. Nothing worth breaking out the credit card. Did try a High West store pick. 100 proof, finished in Cabernet barrels. It was good, but I don’t need anymore finished bottles right now.

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No. No ya don't. ;) ;s :r

Got lucky and caught the Buffalo Trace drop at 3 locals. All had Blanton's (limit 1), and one also had EHT, all at MSRP.

https://i.imgur.com/ujS4x8S.jpg

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Nice! We don't see Blantons much around here.

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We don't see it much for retail either Pete, I just got super lucky with the drops this time. I don't think I've found 3 Blanton's the last 2+ years prior to this.

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A few years ago one of my best friends moved to Missoula and I was just getting into bourbon and had a different friend go on a hunting trip out west and found a couple bottles of Blantons. So I call my buddy in Missoula and asked him to look for some Blantons the next time he stopped into his local. He called me back an hour later and asked how many I wanted. Shocked, I said how many do they have? He says 4 cases (16 bottles). Next logical question was how much? He goes, $58 a bottle. I told him (and he wasn't a bourbon guy at this point either), "this is going to sound a little nuts, but if you can swing it, buy them all."

He does and said "because I bought them all she gave me $4 off per bottle!"

So I tell him how much we could sell them for and he figures out what's going on. We ended up splitting the haul 8 bottles each. I sold four and kept four but we ended averaging about a $100 profit on each bottle we sold.

Sad thing is I'm down to my last bottle.

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So you’re the one to blame for the shortage? :sl Just kidding. :D :r

Nice pickups there Tom. Was watching the Bourbon Junkies last night, where the blinded all the different Blantons. Top was the gold, but the regular release came in second. I guess it depends on the barrel?