After irth

Where I am, EC is most definitely in that price point. ER10, on the other hand, is not. I thought all your other pics were spot-on. I’m a BT fanboy as well. Not because of any loyalty, but only because I found that’s where my taste-buds led me most of the time once I started paying attention to producers, mash-bills, etc. Weller Special Reserve remains a personal favorite, and it has been since 1991. Not always readily available, but cheap when I do find it. I do love having Larceny around as a back-up. Other daily drinkers for me are Buffalo Trace and Evan Williams Single Barrel. I could probably be happy as hell to subsist on those 3-4 mentioned labels for the rest of time. My only variance being the accidental stumbling-upon a rare bottle “in the wild”. Was interested to hear what you like to drink based on your comment, but you’re probably the grump at the bar that everyone avoids. Cheers, though!

Unbunch your panties. Just wanted to know what your preferences were. Sheesh.

Just wanted to know what his “much better options for pretty much the same price” were.

Such as... ? Care to elaborate?

First time at Prohibition in Spring, TX. Incredibly reasonable place to sample and swill the ever-revolving menu of brown liquor. Shayla is cute as hell and actually gives a shit about the drinks she is slinging. Sorry...no pics. But...her Sazerac was quite lovely. The drink was good, too...

Go to Toronto? Eat hotel food? And listen to a liquor rep talk about Pappy? That sounds fuckin’ terrible.....

The tone seems one of manic inebriation. Quite strange, but excusable. I’ll allow it.

I had my dates in outlook wrong. Leaving saturday. Are you sure?

You haven’t been yet?

Used to spend a week there every Spring for about 10 years. Last trip was Spring 2007. Haven't been back since. Gonna be there for a week the last week of October. Looking forward to it. Will be interesting to see if my old faves are still around.

Agreement from Lufkin here. Goddam bible college is right across the street from me.

Pearl supposedly did the generic beer for HEB back in the day.

Yes.

I dunno. WLW trumps the 12 by a mile to these taste buds. Both still exceptional, however W12 USED to be in my daily drinker category. Walk in to a store. Gonna buy some Weller. 12 is sitting there next to the WSR and the Antique. Gee...do I spend the extra $10 today? Those were my quandaries. Those were the days, right? And it wasn’t really THAT fucking long ago. Still bitter about it.

Dead hooker?

Mowing her lawn, huh?

Shoot for 7 ER trips this time, just to keep things lively.

A wise man right here...

Why not keep them and drink them? Seeing as how you went to the trouble (or got lucky enough) to acquire them?

You'll put your eyes out...!

Sounds like a frustrating shitshow. Like you, I drink what I buy, and I don’t chase unicorns or pay secondary+ pricing. If I find a bottle of (what I consider) a higher-end rare product, I will snatch it up and enjoy the hell out of it. Otherwise, I am happy rotating thru my normal 3 daily drinkers as I find them. It had been bemoaned so many times in this thread, but...this market is just completely out if hand. I say this as I just got off the phone with BIL who has been hunting Elmer lately. Must be on his list, and I found an $80 bottle in the wild. He paid $200 for his last one. Yep...he’s a Tater.

So freakin’ true.

These are excellent recommendations for anyone wanting to avoid Riverwalk area or seek a bit of everything downtown. My post was definitely River-centric. Kudos!

No kidding. Why not just let sleeping little bitches lie and go do your own stuff? It was so horrible that you willingly cut vacation short to go back home. Sounds like someone’s stress levels are out of whack.

My typical SA trip consists of a downtown debauch. Hit up The Esquire to get things started. If you’re gonna so Mexican food downtown, my fave two options are Mexican Manhattan (old-school) or Rosario’s (more modern and lively). Acenar is on a lot of people’s lists as well, and a bit more upscale Wanna hide out for a quiet drink on a comfy couch? 414 Bar in the Sheraton Gunter. Want an upscale bar/lounge, hit Bohannon’s Bar. Stay for dinner if you feel like high-rollin’. Irish Pub? Waxy’s. Also Durty Nelly’s, but only after you’re drunk and feeling rowdy. If your gf likes to shop, go ahead and do the Rivercenter mall. Wander Alamo Plaza and take in the shops, the kitschy shit, and a few of the bars (or even the Alamo) if you wanna play tourist. Your chick want some spa time? Mokara. Coffee in the morning? Sip (that’s their name), right across the street from a fuckin’ Starbucks... Just one man’s preferences here.....