Bourbon

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Guy I trust was all over this, so I had to snag. Anyone here had a pour?

I like everything OE has put out.

[Carl Spackler 3479]

23 hours ago, Txslnghrns said:

Is Isaac Bowman good?

I've only had the regular ol' single barrel, which I liked.  Don't turn your burners on.  

[SurlyGator 864]

I have nothing to add, other than seeing this thread go untouched for 4 days gives me a serious case of the sads.  
 

I just might have to have a pour tonight to lesson the pain.

[BigDHornfan 6545]

no shit.  you'd think with what's going on in the world, we'd be drinking a fuck ton.   
to add to this thread,

I've got a Bardstown Disco 7 and a 2022 MBSR coming in on Saturday from friends that went to KY this week.  Super fucking pumped.

[Neonmoon 38129]

Picked up this bad boy the other day. Don't be too jealous

[huge 3793]

This is still good

[huge 3793]

Also the sagamore reserve 8 is great. Go buy another.

[stork642 4498]

Well it’s been a little slow but it picked up today for sure.  Rumor is this Stagg Jr 17 will be the last with Jr on the label.  Not sure if there is any truth to it.  
 

[ISUCyclones 216]

Well it’s been a little slow but it picked up today for sure.  Rumor is this Stagg Jr 17 will be the last with Jr on the label.  Not sure if there is any truth to it.  
 

It's true, the store picks rolling out now have already dropped the Jr. Going for stupid amounts of money on secondary too

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

On 3/3/2022 at 3:10 PM, BigDHornfan said:

no shit.  you'd think with what's going on in the world, we'd be drinking a fuck ton.   
to add to this thread,

I've got a Bardstown Disco 7 and a 2022 MBSR coming in on Saturday from friends that went to KY this week.  Super fucking pumped.

Disco 7 is all Kentucky, right? Not that 6 sucked or anything, but I’m happy to see them go all Kentucky.

[USCATX 1078]

12 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Disco 7 is all Kentucky, right? Not that 6 sucked or anything, but I’m happy to see them go all Kentucky.

Not sure on that, but #5 is overpriced trash.  Call it middling Barton with some Dickel notes mixed in.  It’s not cohesive at all and tastes like money grab with a side of getting Specs’d.  

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Nice mail day today.

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Disco 7 is all Kentucky, right? Not that 6 sucked or anything, but I’m happy to see them go all Kentucky.

It’s not all KY.
It’s a bit of everything.
And reviews are pretty good.
I’ll open it tonight more than likely.

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Not sure on that, but #5 is overpriced trash.  Call it middling Barton with some Dickel notes mixed in.  It’s not cohesive at all and tastes like money grab with a side of getting Specs’d.  

I liked 5, but 3 and 6 are my favorites.

[ISUCyclones 216]

Nice mail day today.

That bourbon ball is pretty decent stuff

[Fud 9551]

Scored my first Weller 12 bottle. Nice.

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

The 2022 Coy Hill Release is going to be 155 proof. My goodness. Also going to be a 375 mL.

[brown water 3775]

Always curious how these lists get priced. I’m at Sparks in NYC. Meeting with our equity sponsors tomorrow and our CEO had separate plans.  Frankly, feels great to get the evening to myself.  Anyway, to the matter at hand, any guesses on the drink of choice tonight? 

There are more options on the bar than the list but I think I’ve found the diamond in the rough. 
 

 

[USCATX 1078]

3 hours ago, brown water said:

Always curious how these lists get priced. I’m at Sparks in NYC. Meeting with our equity sponsors tomorrow and our CEO had separate plans.  Frankly, feels great to get the evening to myself.  Anyway, to the matter at hand, any guesses on the drink of choice tonight? 

There are more options on the bar than the list but I think I’ve found the diamond in the rough. 
 

 

I think it’s $5 plus 25% of the bottle price at low retail except they were high AF after a smoke break when it came time for the Eagle Rare price.  Enjoy your Stagg Jr. 

[cknight 184]

I would pay $16.95 for a whole bottle of Basil Hayden's much less a 2 oz pour.

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

14 hours ago, brown water said:

Always curious how these lists get priced. I’m at Sparks in NYC. Meeting with our equity sponsors tomorrow and our CEO had separate plans.  Frankly, feels great to get the evening to myself.  Anyway, to the matter at hand, any guesses on the drink of choice tonight? 

There are more options on the bar than the list but I think I’ve found the diamond in the rough. 
 

 

Pretty GD reasonable for Midtown New York City. Especially the Stagg Jr. I hope you had a good time. 

[huge 3793]

That's a pretty weak list.

[Hank Kingsley 20903]

I've seen at least 4-5 examples now of Stagg Jr. being relatively underpriced at restaurants.  Curious. 

 

[Brew 3049]

Doesn’t Stagg Jr have a pretty low retail which is what places like that are typically basing it on?

[USCATX 1078]

8 minutes ago, Brew said:

Doesn’t Stagg Jr have a pretty low retail which is what places like that are typically basing it on?

It’s a $1 more than ER10 and $2 more than Buffalo Trace on the menus and 2-2.5 the retail price is those.  It’s cheap compared to its secondary value on that menu while the other two are wildly overpriced. 

[BigDHornfan 6545]

By far this is their best collaboration.
Definitely pickup the beer barrel influence.
Lots of malt and chocolate with a touch of orange.
Damn good.

[henrygandorf 29189]

15 hours ago, USCATX said:

It’s a $1 more than ER10 and $2 more than Buffalo Trace on the menus and 2-2.5 the retail price is those.  It’s cheap compared to its secondary value on that menu while the other two are wildly overpriced. 

retail here on eagle rare is $29.99, buffalo trace is $24.99 (or cheaper) and stagg, jr, if you can find it, is $49.99, so i can see a restaurant honoring those prices (or the wholesale version) a little bit more than liquor store secondary.  outside of pappy or btac, i've found it's almost always worth it to order the allocated pours at restaurants that offer them.

[Godzillatron 292]

retail here on eagle rare is $29.99, buffalo trace is $24.99 (or cheaper) and stagg, jr, if you can find it, is $49.99, so i can see a restaurant honoring those prices (or the wholesale version) a little bit more than liquor store secondary.  outside of pappy or btac, i've found it's almost always worth it to order the allocated pours at restaurants that offer them.

Saw a Stagg Jr in the wild yesterday. For the low low price of $149.99 it could be yours!

[Herbie Hancock 7343]

That’s still quite a bit under secondary. If you like Stagg Jr you should go back and get it because that’s the cheapest you’re going to find it.

[henrygandorf 29189]

for what it's worth, i've found stagg jr out in the wild for retail (or gotten calls about it from grocery folks who stashed it) more often than any other allocated bottle - by far (excluding blantons).  i think i've bought 8-10 in the past 2 years never paying over retail.  it's out there.  way more so than elmer, weller 12, michters toasted, etc.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2731]

By far this is their best collaboration.
Definitely pickup the beer barrel influence.
Lots of malt and chocolate with a touch of orange.
Damn good.

How is the fusion series?

[BigDHornfan 6545]

3 minutes ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

How is the fusion series?

I've only had fusion 5.  It was ok.  

[Herbie Hancock 7343]

for what it's worth, i've found stagg jr out in the wild for retail (or gotten calls about it from grocery folks who stashed it) more often than any other allocated bottle - by far (excluding blantons).  i think i've bought 8-10 in the past 2 years never paying over retail.  it's out there.  way more so than elmer, weller 12, michters toasted, etc.

The only places in Texas you have been able to find Jr in the last 2-3 years are the places that have it marked at $299+. I did walk into a store in Pueblo, CO around this time last year and he had just sold the last 3 bottles he had for $79 each. They also had WFP for $90 and OWA for $199. Weird up there….

[thrillhammer 683]

16 hours ago, Herbie Hancock said:

The only places in Texas you have been able to find Jr in the last 2-3 years are the places that have it marked at $299+. I did walk into a store in Pueblo, CO around this time last year and he had just sold the last 3 bottles he had for $79 each. They also had WFP for $90 and OWA for $199. Weird up there….

i agree with gandorf, ive found stagg jr and blantons a few places in texas, moreso than any of the other unicorns. i've probably bought 4 bottles in the past 2 years.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2731]

Walked into a place today that had W12,W107, THH and some others at retail.

However, you had to be part of their club and have 1500 points/$1500 to get them.
Hate that shit.

[Fud 9551]

2 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Walked into a place today that had W12,W107, THH and some others at retail.

However, you had to be part of their club and have 1500 points/$1500 to get them.
Hate that shit.

I think that's a great way to handle it. Reward your regulars rather than the hunters who tail trucks and drive around all day

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2731]

I think that's a great way to handle it. Reward your regulars rather than the hunters who tail trucks and drive around all day

If they had enough regulars that spent that amount those bottles wouldn’t be sitting on display at retail behind the counter.

[BigDHornfan 6545]

21 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Walked into a place today that had W12,W107, THH and some others at retail.

However, you had to be part of their club and have 1500 points/$1500 to get them.
Hate that shit.

Liquor King?

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2731]

Liquor King?

Si

[Txslnghrns 1352]

Anybody had this? Is it worth $100?

[RichUT 1832]

Isn’t that just a UK version of their standard single barrel? Price is the same.

Is it worth it? Not any more or less worth their stuff in general. GB scratches a uniqueness itch that’s important to me, so I tend to like their stuff and am fine paying for it. Can you objectively say it’s $40 better than WT Rare Breed? I think that’s probably tough.

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

The Benchmark series is finally in Texas. The Bonded is pretty solid. I passed on the Small Batch. 
 

Nice little nip before I freeze my ass off at the HLSR. 

Edited March 12, 2022 by billfromlaketravis

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Anybody had this? Is it worth $100?

I wouldn’t pay 100 for any GB, but that’s just me and Herbie Hancock.
I just can’t get into anything they have done. Just not my jam.
I’d rather drink Still Austin if I’m drinking Texas bourbon.

[Herbie Hancock 7343]

Fuckin A. BigD can speak for me any and every time. F a bunch of GB

[Scooter Monzingo 820]

On 3/10/2022 at 7:23 PM, Fud said:

I think that's a great way to handle it. Reward your regulars rather than the hunters who tail trucks and drive around all day

Seriously? I had no idea people followed trucks. 

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

1 hour ago, Scooter Monzingo said:

Seriously? I had no idea people followed trucks. 

I’ve heard about it before at Costco Liquor. 

[Herbie Hancock 7343]

1 hour ago, Scooter Monzingo said:

Seriously? I had no idea people followed trucks. 

There are people that will camp outside of Total Wine on a random Thursday in July at 5am in hopes of getting their grubby mitts on a bottle of W12 or Blanton’s. In the words of Bullet Tooth Tony, “Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.”

[Buzzrock 14901]

Got after it a little bit last night. RIP Patriff.

The Garrison yellow label is better than expected.

[SurlyORama 164]

On 2/23/2022 at 8:57 PM, stork642 said:

Not crazy about the price but I think I’m about to get one of these.  
 

https://claytonandcrume.com/products/glass-flask

 

The wife got me one of these for Christmas. VERY nice flask, but I didn't know it cost that much... Guess I'll be extra careful with it. Taking it on the hog hunt last weekend might have not have been the best decision (it did make it back unscathed).

[billfromlaketravis 11445]

Would y’all believe me if I told you I’ve drink much more vodka than bourbon this month? 
 

Give me a Tito’s and Topo Chico over Jack and Coke every day of the week. My committee discontinued Gentleman Jack in the tent.

All will return to normal after rodeo. At least Tito’s is made with corn.