Bourbon

[Bozo_Casanova 26432]

I’ve got a couple bottles of ETL, paid about $35 per

[BigDHornfan 6545]

You motherfuckers need to stop talking about the McKenna, people are gonna catch on that it’s great stuff and it’s gonna become the next ER and be hard to get.

[Carl Spackler 3479]

2 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

I’ve got a couple bottles of ETL, paid about $35 per

I think I hate you.

It's strange how the bourbon supply and prices can be so different between areas of the country.  I can readily get Eagle Rare and Blanton's where I'm at (CA), and the prices aren't crazy.  But apparently they're both scarce in TX.  OTOH, if I'm looking for ETL or Weller out here?  Fuhgeddaboutit.

 

[conVINCEd 21469]

I'm in DFW, and I haven't seen Weller Antique in a couple of years.  I shop at Specs/Total Wine exclusively, would I have better luck at a smaller independent place?

[Godzillatron 292]

5 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

I'm a fan of ER, but I've gotta admit that I'm kicking myself for not trying the McKenna BIB sooner.  More heat than the most recent vintage of EWSB, but still smooth with no burn.  I get a fair amount of vanilla from the McKenna, which I like.  Definitely another worthy candidate in the $25-35 range, along with BT, EWSB, ER and a bunch of others.    

For the price I think the McKenna BiB is a clear winner. One of the rare times a rec from the store has paid off for me.

[BlueGreySky 1002]

2 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

I think I hate you.

It's strange how the bourbon supply and prices can be so different between areas of the country.  I can readily get Eagle Rare and Blanton's where I'm at (CA), and the prices aren't crazy.  But apparently they're both scarce in TX.  OTOH, if I'm looking for ETL or Weller out here?  Fuhgeddaboutit.

 

truth.  blantons, er, etl, mck all easily found here.  but for some reason being nextdoor to ky i can rarely find any weller offerings.  when it's on the shelf it's as good as gone.

[GreenspointTexas 9598]

11 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

I think I hate you.

It's strange how the bourbon supply and prices can be so different between areas of the country.  I can readily get Eagle Rare and Blanton's where I'm at (CA), and the prices aren't crazy.  But apparently they're both scarce in TX.  OTOH, if I'm looking for ETL or Weller out here?  Fuhgeddaboutit.

 

Eagle Rare and Blantons arent scarce in TX

[Yankee 39]

Eagle Rare and Blantons arent scarce in TX

Maybe not scarce but at least in Austin Blantons is allocated and does not see the shelf at TW, Specs etc.

[ckhorn 208]

15 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

I'm in DFW, and I haven't seen Weller Antique in a couple of years.  I shop at Specs/Total Wine exclusively, would I have better luck at a smaller independent place?

This is correct. It will be hard to find at these stores. Go to the privately owned stores or the woods.

[Carl Spackler 3479]

7 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Eagle Rare and Blantons arent scarce in TX

Maybe scarce isn't the right word to use, but I've seen a lot of posts on this board and the old Shag in which posters were bitching about having to go to great lengths to find ER and Blanton's, and I assume most of those folks live in TX.  I suppose it may depend on which part of TX one lives in.

[huge 3793]

ETL is allocated now as far as I can tell. 

You find it at Specs at original price if you are on the list or you pay “aftermarket” at the one off places. 

[Yankee 39]

I have never seen ETL on the shelf for less than full on secondary. Having tried it a couple of times at a bar, I am not terribly disappointed.

[BigDHornfan 6545]

I got lucky once last year and grabbed a bottle from my guy at Specs. Haven’t seen it since.

[ColoradoHorn 7]

ER has been plentiful in Colorado.  29.99 for 750ml and 54.99 for 1.75

[Jerry Callo 8695]

I'm finding ER around Austin fairly regularly.  Never on the regular shelves, though.  It never hurts to ask when checking out.  Picked up a couple bottles this Saturday along with the last 1.75 bottle of Weller 12.

[AnonymousInternetPoster 163]

Found a bottle of Weller 12 calling around today, in Anna at Goody Goody ($25.99).   Picked up a Henry McKenna 10 year as well for $28.99.   I'll have to open one of them up to try this weekend.

[Bozo_Casanova 26432]

On 3/31/2018 at 9:17 PM, Carl Spackler said:

I think I hate you.

It's strange how the bourbon supply and prices can be so different between areas of the country.  I can readily get Eagle Rare and Blanton's where I'm at (CA), and the prices aren't crazy.  But apparently they're both scarce in TX.  OTOH, if I'm looking for ETL or Weller out here?  Fuhgeddaboutit.

 

I can always get ER. Blantons and ETL are always on allocation but I'm a good customer of a couple of places and I don't hoard or resell, so when they have good stuff in the back room they usually put a bottle aside for me. So at the moment I've got Weller 12, Blantons, ETL, and Craig 18, purchased at MSRP.

[FigurelliPwC 115]

Picked up a bottle of Weller 12 today - Westlake Twin Liquors.  $25.99.  They may have more, she brought me one from the back.  Any leads on Antique in Austin?

[AnonymousInternetPoster 163]

I couldn't wait for the weekend.

Love the vanilla notes in the Henry McKenna 10 year.  Extremely smooth with a couple of small pebble ice cubes from my ice-maker.

De-frosting a batch of seafood gumbo that I froze in late December since we've had our last cool weather of the year blow through up here in North Texas.  This should go well with it.

[Jerry Callo 8695]

13 hours ago, FigurelliPwC said:

Picked up a bottle of Weller 12 today - Westlake Twin Liquors.  $25.99.  They may have more, she brought me one from the back.  Any leads on Antique in Austin?

I was told that Twin Liquors rarely, if ever, has Antique for retail sale.  The allocation they get is sold wholesale to bars and restaurants.  

[Al_4_ISU 12447]

New distillery called Rockfilter opened about 30 minutes down the road from me in Spring Grove, MN last fall.  Making some really great stuff.  The distiller also grows all the grain used (corn, oats, sorghum, rye) within a 10 mile radius of the distillery.  If you ever find yourself at the nexus of Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, it's worth your stop.

Went up last Friday, as my wife's boss plays in a blues band that was doing a show there.  Good stuff as usual.  Due to the crowd volume, they were doing cocktails.  I ordered a smoked Bloody Mary, which was ridiculously good.  Had never tried that with bourbon.

The food truck was damn good too.  A Spring Grove native had been living and working in Austin for the past decade, and had learned the Centex BBQ style.  He's taken the methods he learned there and applied it to proper cornfed Midwestern pork and beef.  A stellar match.  The good stuff was sold out by the time I got hungry, but the chopped brisket and pulled pork sandwiches were solid as hell.

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[BigDHornfan 6545]

Today was a good day. Met the MIL for lunch and just happened to walk into the Total Wine in Allen. Elmer caught my eye at the customer service counter. Limit 1 per customer at $30, so I was really glad she was with me.

[Carl Spackler 3479]

15 minutes ago, BigDHornfan said:

Today was a good day. Met the MIL for lunch and just happened to walk into the Total Wine in Allen. Elmer caught my eye at the customer service counter. Limit 1 per customer at $30, so I was really glad she was with me.

Now you're just being mean.

[Dutchrudder 11133]

Wife picked me up a bottle of Maker's Mark today, but it's the Astros version. Pretty cool, don't think I'll open it, but nice to have on the shelf. 

 

[Beantown Express 2.0 6559]

On ‎3‎/‎31‎/‎2018 at 9:57 PM, conVINCEd said:

I'm in DFW, and I haven't seen Weller Antique in a couple of years.  I shop at Specs/Total Wine exclusively, would I have better luck at a smaller independent place?

Goody Goody in Little Elm has it in the back if you make your way up there and just ask for it.  At least they did last week.

[Rollo Tomassi 80]

I just picked up some Blade & Bow and some McKenna at Twin Liquors on Lake Austin. They have one bottle of Whistle Pig rye left. 

[Tailleur17 361]

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Good stuff.

[Horn21 168]

Jackpot at the neighborhood Twin after work today.

[Anastasis 23454]

oh fuck you.  tell me you didnt just find that on the shelf or behind the counter. 

[Horn21 168]

oh fuck you.  tell me you didnt just find that on the shelf or behind the counter. 

Should I tell you I didn’t find it behind the counter or should I tell you the truth?

I’ve had good luck there. A month or so ago it was Blantons, which was what I was hoping for today.

Just had that gut feeling today. “I need to drop by and see.”

I certainly was not expecting to land a BTAC bottle.

I glanced up and saw it and said “Whoa. How much for the William La...never mind. It doesn’t matter. I’ll take it.”

[RPM 26315]

Birthday this weekend. Thinking of getting a bottle of Pappy if I can find one.

[ou97cpa 3]

This is brutal for me: living in OK (I know, my fault), I haven’t seen 107 in 6 mos, and have never seen Weller 12.


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[3adays 454]

I’m seeing stores charging $50 a bottle for Eagle Rare. Love the stufff and it’s my staple bourbon, but as a matter of principle I won’t pay that. 

[Quagmire 2147]

I’m seeing stores charging $50 a bottle for Eagle Rare. Love the stufff and it’s my staple bourbon, but as a matter of principle I won’t pay that. 

Yep , he’ll if I see stores charging that much I stop shopping there

['stache 21789]

This is brutal for me: living in OK (I know, my fault), I haven’t seen 107 in 6 mos, and have never seen Weller 12.


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What part of OK? I see it in Tulsa all the time.

[ou97cpa 3]

What part of OK? I see it in Tulsa all the time.

OKC, but I’ll be in Tulsa this weekend. Any particular store?


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[thrillhammer 683]

wow horn21, that was a score.  it must have set you back a pretty penny, but that's one of the unicorns.  nice pick up.

[Paco 1934]

Yep , he’ll if I see stores charging that much I stop shopping there

Somebody needs to start a website listing these fuckheads. pricegougingcocksuckers.com or whatever.

['stache 21789]

2 hours ago, ou97cpa said:

OKC, but I’ll be in Tulsa this weekend. Any particular store?


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It's been a while since I looked, but my advice in order would be as follows.  These are the stores I generally visit so I may be missing some.  If for whatever reason it's dried up in the last month or so, forgive me.  I just always notice it on the shelf because this board says its hard to find in Texas, and I always found that interesting.

1.  Ranch Acres

2.  Midtown Liquor

3.  Modern Spirits

4.  Parkhills (midtown or south)

5.  Warren Wine & Spirits

6.  Tulsa Hills Wine Cellars.

I might stop by one or more of these places before the weekend and if I see it I'll post it here.

[Horn21 168]

2 hours ago, thrillhammer said:

wow horn21, that was a score.  it must have set you back a pretty penny, but that's one of the unicorns.  nice pick up.

It was less than I was expecting...$87, which I believe is MSRP.  With surprises like yesterday, I may be swinging by 2-3x a week after work.

[BigDHornfan 6545]

It was less than I was expecting...$87, which I believe is MSRP.  With surprises like yesterday, I may be swinging by 2-3x a week after work.

Daaaaaaaamn

[heinhorn 16]

China just announced tariffs on imported whiskey from the US.  Here's to hoping the trade war will result in lower prices/better availability in the US.

[Buzzrock 14901]

Stumbling on WLW for $87 on the shelf is unbelievable. Like, I don’t believe it.

[Horn21 168]

Stumbling on WLW for $87 on the shelf is unbelievable. Like, I don’t believe it.

That’s fine. I had a hard time believing it myself. Would be an odd thing to lie about, though.

Lucky for me, belief or no belief doesn’t change how much I’m going to enjoy it.

[FigurelliPwC 115]

Good lunch hour, found a good independent store in N Austin.  Weller Antique (39.99 for a 750ml) and EH Taylor small batch.  Also had Eagle Rare but didn’t buy it (39.99 also.)  EH Taylor Rye also but didn’t want to spend $70.

 

[thrillhammer 683]

near wells branch perhaps?

[ou97cpa 3]

It's been a while since I looked, but my advice in order would be as follows.  These are the stores I generally visit so I may be missing some.  If for whatever reason it's dried up in the last month or so, forgive me.  I just always notice it on the shelf because this board says its hard to find in Texas, and I always found that interesting.
1.  Ranch Acres
2.  Midtown Liquor
3.  Modern Spirits
4.  Parkhills (midtown or south)
5.  Warren Wine & Spirits
6.  Tulsa Hills Wine Cellars.
I might stop by one or more of these places before the weekend and if I see it I'll post it here.

Thank you! I’ll check some this weekend.


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[Yankee 39]

1 hour ago, Buzzrock said:

Stumbling on WLW for $87 on the shelf is unbelievable. Like, I don’t believe it.

Some stores like playing where's waldo and put out allocated bottles randomly on the shelf throughout the year for regulars to find.

[Rollo Tomassi 80]

1 hour ago, FigurelliPwC said:

Good lunch hour, found a good independent store in N Austin.  Weller Antique (39.99 for a 750ml) and EH Taylor small batch.  Also had Eagle Rare but didn’t buy it (39.99 also.)  EH Taylor Rye also but didn’t want to spend $70.

 

you gotta help a brother out here.  What store?  I called that Westlake Twin Liquors you mentioned up-thread and they had just sold their last Weller 12 bottle.