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RichUT

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  1. Today’s haul. I loved series 2, so my hopes for series 3 are pretty high.
  2. If you’re in the greater ATX area, buy the LB4. If you don’t love it, drop me a message and I’ll buy it off you at full boat. Love that stuff.
  3. That didn’t suck.
  4. Talk to me about that Belfour LE Rye. Their standard Rye ain’t half bad, if not a bit overpriced. There is little to no info on the higher end Rye. How is it?
  5. I fucking love LB4. I have two other buddies deep in the bourbon game that feel the same way. I’d buy a second if I happened to run across one.
  6. The OF barrel proof is supposed to hit by the end of the month.
  7. So I’m off this week and want to hit up a non-Austin BBQ place with my old man. The tl;dr version is that he has stage 4 prostate cancer and I don’t know how much longer I’ll have with him. I thought it would make for a fun day to road trip to a great BBQ spot for lunch. I moved out of Texas in 2016 and only recently moved back, so I am not as in tune with the current state of BBQ spots outside of Austin. The options I have considered are Black’s, Cooper’s, and Luling City Market, but that’s all based on my BBQ knowledge before leaving for a minute. So, my question to all of you is simple. Where would you recommend we go that is 3 hours or less from Austin?
  8. Damn. That blows. Getting serious Kirk Johnson vibes.
  9. So long, dear friend.
  10. Well, my weakness is disgusting and I went in for one. I’d love to live in a world where WFP was plentiful at MSRP, but I don’t see that happening. I haven’t popped the cork yet but will report back once I do.
  11. So did anyone swing by Debs yesterday for the Weller Full Proof store pick?
  12. Sipping on some Little Book 4 tonight. Just my 2nd pour so far, but I am picking up what it’s putting down. Getting caramel, creme brûlée, and some nuttiness out of it. I haven’t had any of the previous chapters, but this one is great.
  13. I know that some view the use of MGP as something of a crutch, and I get that up to a point. MGP can be delicious, and they play a really important role in both meeting consumer demand and enabling new entrants to the category to get on their feet sooner. I don’t have a hang up on MGP in principle, and for me, my interest is often a function of how unique the finishing process is and how transparent the label is about where the juice comes from. Magnus Cigar has been high on my personal list of things I want to try for awhile. It’s a blend of 11 and 18 year old bourbons, which is a totally different animal than using 4-6 year old MGP like several others are doing. Everything I read about it says it will be right up my alley, so I was stoked to find it.
  14. Damn good day of hunting.
  15. Looking forward to trying this one.
  16. I need to try that. I have a 2017 Four Grain and it would be fun to do a blind taste test.
  17. I read a lot of mixed reviews on the Wheated and the common theme was that it was just a cinnamon bomb without a lot more going on. Just didn’t sound enticing to me.
  18. I was offered a Kosher Wheated, but the price was $90 and I couldn’t find anything online that suggested it was worth anywhere near that.
  19. I know a lot of it is probably the format, but they didn’t seem to gush about it much. Maybe I’m being stupid (happens often), but I’m seeing red flags here. Did you watch the YouTube clip linked to that Reddit review? Awkward as hell.
  20. My advice? Prepare your anus and get ready to pay secondary or go without. You’re not exactly alone in wanting that bottle and I don’t see anyone offering up a magical honey hole where they just sell unicorn bottles willy nilly. My guess is that every bottle heading for Austin already has a name attached to it by whatever shops are lucky enough to get an allocation. Sucks, but that’s just how it works now.
  21. I know Deb's is getting a store pick of the OF Barrel Proof, but early returns on store picks for this bottle are <ahem> discouraging:
  22. Good looking out. Swung by and went in for one.
  23. I picked up the Smoke X4 from Thermoworks and it’s awesome. The range on the remote unit is damn good. I was doing a smoke in a cul de sac in the neighborhood and was able to get nearly a half mile away on my golf cart before it lost the connection to the base unit. It’s super easy to use, and I prefer that experience to having to mess around with WiFi and an app. I picked up a few of the 2.5” straight probes that are ideal for briskets during the 15% off site wide sale recently.
  24. A buddy saw a bottle at a shop in Pflugerville that was priced at $700 yesterday. Weller mania is in full effect.
  25. I sure think it’s good, but it’s pretty unique. Feel free to send me your bottle if it doesn’t work for you.
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