Bourbon

[Slacks 7047]

8 hours ago, RMac5 said:

Find you a good bourbon bar and get some single pours. I’ve done that several times and eliminated some bottles I had on the purchase list.

There is a place I like in Frisco... but I live in Houston.

[billfromlaketravis 11817]

43 minutes ago, Slacks said:

There is a place I like in Frisco... but I live in Houston.

Poison Girl.

8 Row is great, but a tad overpriced. 

[Gravy Train 976]

55 minutes ago, Slacks said:

There is a place I like in Frisco... but I live in Houston.

Rare Books, inside J Theodore?  Good bar program and they're happy to share allocateds.  Possibly the easiest (and most reasonable) place to get a pour of Weller 12.

[billfromlaketravis 11817]

Roma Discount Liquor on Antoine is closed. I asked around town. “Dude was doing some shady shit. They closed.”

[billfromlaketravis 11817]

[LCHorn 2750]

3 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Roma Discount Liquor on Antoine is closed. I asked around town. “Dude was doing some shady shit. They closed.”

Shady shit?  We’re talking about a liquor store named after Gypsies.  Did they promise a free bottle of Pappy with every roof replacement?

[billfromlaketravis 11817]

10 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

Shady shit?  We’re talking about a liquor store named after Gypsies.  Did they promise a free bottle of Pappy with every roof replacement?

Specifics weren’t provided. The guy behind the counter looked to be homeless last time I was in there. 
 

Store pick selections are pretty skimpy in Houston right now.

[RichUT 1936]

On 12/18/2024 at 10:42 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

 

All 3 bourbons you mentioned are distilled by Buffalo Trace and owned by Sazerac.

Sazerac indeed owns Barton and Buffalo Trace, but I don't think BT is distilling 1792 unless I am just completely out of the loop. The Barton distillery still runs independently out of Bardstown, which is a good couple of hours away from Frankfort where the BT distillery operates. 

[billfromlaketravis 11817]

Good luck to the unwashed masses. I have a strategy I’ll share on the evening of the 28th. 

[billfromlaketravis 11817]

1 minute ago, RichUT said:

Sazerac indeed owns Barton and Buffalo Trace, but I don't think BT is distilling 1792 unless I am just completely out of the loop. The Barton distillery still runs independently out of Bardstown, which is a good couple of hours away from Frankfort where the BT distillery operates. 

Tomato, tomahto. 

[Godzillatron 295]

Haven’t seen EHT SiB on the shelf at or near msrp in years. Walk into two different shops in Colorado and find that, Bowman SiB, Hancock’s, a pallet of BT and two different JD BP picks.

I am seeing a lot more stuff on shelves than I’ve seen in a long time. And at reasonable prices. A lot of Willett, HH, EC and Larceny BP and barrel picks, McKenna 10, lower level Bt and Weller all on the shelf. In the last month I’ve picked up at MSRP or reasonable markup EC18, ETL, Hancock, EC private barrel, Larceny B24, Stagg jr, EHT BP, and a few others. I pass on stuff I’ve already got multiples of to leave for others, so left similar on shelf. And I’m seeing a lot more of the unobtainable bottles in the wild, just not at prices I will pay.

[Godzillatron 295]

Damn. Should’ve gotten a few more of the coy hill. I liked it too much. 

I’ve got an unopened bottle. Not sure 143.1 proof is my thing. I’m in Austin and travel to Houston and Dallas.. if you want to talk trade send me a PM.

[billfromlaketravis 11817]

I hope all my Houston people got a bottle of EHT Rye today. It’s terrific. 

[NOMAAA 1700]

3 hours ago, Godzillatron said:

I’ve got an unopened bottle. Not sure 143.1 proof is my thing. I’m in Austin and travel to Houston and Dallas.. if you want to talk trade send me a PM.

I’m in Phoenix. But hold onto it please. 

[billfromlaketravis 11817]

Keep it rolling gang.