Bourbon

[Rockwell Torrey 1277]

Continue with a great Summer.

[BigDHornfan 6539]

Days like today keep you in the game.
Local Goody had these out on the shelf.
Wife got the last one.

[stork642 4498]

Quick trip to Houston to visit my parents.  Found a couple of good ones.  
 

[Eggo 3974]

6 hours ago, BigDHornfan said:

Days like today keep you in the game.
Local Goody had these out on the shelf.
Wife got the last one.

She sounds like a keeper. Pics? 

[Party_Taco 3674]

Verdict on this is “pretty tasty”. It’s like Bookers and Woodford had a baby, so heavy peanut to start with a smooth and somewhat spicy finish. Worth a flier if you’re looking for something different.

[BigDHornfan 6539]

Verdict on this is “pretty tasty”. It’s like Bookers and Woodford had a baby, so heavy peanut to start with a smooth and somewhat spicy finish. Worth a flier if you’re looking for something different.

Was wondering how Eaves new stuff was.
Thanks.

She sounds like a keeper. Pics? 

My avatar is her tites.

[TxTower 650]

Quick trip to Houston to visit my parents.  Found a couple of good ones.  
 

New Riff drop today in Dallas.
Should we be excited?

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

New Riff drop today in Dallas.
Should we be excited?

Excited? Sure. Camping out or driving from store to store in hope of finding one, no. I've got some NR club picks that are absolutely out of this world, but their regular bottles are nothing to sneeze at either.

[billfromlaketravis 11359]

19 hours ago, stork642 said:

Quick trip to Houston to visit my parents.  Found a couple of good ones.  
 

Stork if you could PM the location of that Bowman, that would be great. 

[billfromlaketravis 11359]

1 hour ago, TxTower said:

New Riff drop today in Dallas.
Should we be excited?

It’s good. Priced right at $50. But as I told my budget conscience buddies, they’ll be fine waiting for store picks. 

Edited July 22, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[Party_Taco 3674]

Props to Bert for coming through!

[Carl Spackler 3461]

2 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

Props to Bert for coming through!

+1.  Cracked a bottle last night.  Pretty hot on the first couple sips.  One small ice cube leveled it off nicely.  Definite cherry bomb.  Kudos to Bert

[BigDHornfan 6539]

The 95/5 is just damn good. Great pick.

[Beantown Express 2.0 6554]

Got these two bottles today. Tea batch and Lumberyard batch of Bookers. Hope they are decent.

[BigDHornfan 6539]

For once, specs did me right

[BigDHornfan 6539]

Specs be like, "fuck our employees."  phone gonna be ringing all fucking day. 

[billfromlaketravis 11359]

I didn’t even bother to ask at Smith. 
 

My local Spec’s guy kind of chuckled at me when I asked “what’s new this week?” He hooked me up with Jack 10 and 12. He’s eternally good in my book. 

It’s apparent they got a metric ton of R13. I’ll either get a call or I won’t. 
 

Congrats to those that got a bottle. 

[BigDHornfan 6539]

had the rr13 a whole 24 hours.  traded it and a blanton's gold for a 2020 THH today. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by BigDHornfan

[NOMAAA 1696]

Dang. I have both also and no handy. 

[billfromlaketravis 11359]

12 hours ago, BigDHornfan said:

had the rr13 a whole 24 hours.  traded it and a blanton's gold for a 2020 THH today. 

I’m not sure where you’re finding these people, but well done. 

[HRSchenker 2259]

Random question. Why does Specs ask for your ID and then make you answer a question on the pin pad about your date of birth? What's the purpose of that? 

[billfromlaketravis 11359]

1 hour ago, HRSchenker said:

Random question. Why does Specs ask for your ID and then make you answer a question on the pin pad about your date of birth? What's the purpose of that? 

I think it’s a double verification system meant to keep the TABC off their back. 
 

The TABC way overreached, but I think Spec’s got the message.

 https://www.texastribune.org/2017/06/30/texas-liquor-agency-rebuked-case-regulatory-overkill/

Edited July 28, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[stork642 4498]

3 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think it’s a double verification system meant to keep the TABC off their back. 
 

The TABC way overreached, but I think Spec’s got the message.

 https://www.texastribune.org/2017/06/30/texas-liquor-agency-rebuked-case-regulatory-overkill/

Just PM’d you. 

[USCATX 1067]

63* in Alaska, time to pop a nice barrel proof. 

[CycleTex87 2953]

On 7/28/2023 at 4:44 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

I think it’s a double verification system meant to keep the TABC off their back. 
 

The TABC way overreached, but I think Spec’s got the message.

 https://www.texastribune.org/2017/06/30/texas-liquor-agency-rebuked-case-regulatory-overkill/

Pretty interesting. 

[huge 3788]

Specs is Ava Fucking Gardner next to the TABC

[thrillhammer 683]

On 7/27/2023 at 8:40 PM, BigDHornfan said:

had the rr13 a whole 24 hours.  traded it and a blanton's gold for a 2020 THH today. 

what kind of idoit would agree to that?

[Bert Orange 1115]

Yeah, about a hundo short on trade value. Well done. 

[BigDHornfan 6539]

15 hours ago, thrillhammer said:

what kind of idoit would agree to that?

He had the THH listed for a bit and wasn't getting any takers.  He needed quick cash and he sold the 2 bottles I traded him the next day.  win/win for both of us.

[thrillhammer 683]

1 minute ago, BigDHornfan said:

He had the THH listed for a bit and wasn't getting any takers.  He needed quick cash and he sold the 2 bottles I traded him the next day.  win/win for both of us.

you'd have to give me a case of russells 13 for those two bottles.  even then i might have buyers remorse.

[Hank Kingsley 20680]

Finally had a glass of RR13 last night and it was fucking delightful. Goddamn.

Hate these higher retail prices but this bottle was worth the money. 

[Party_Taco 3674]

Going big tonight with the news of the day!

Last of my Pappy 23 and this chewy 14YO Fitz

[billfromlaketravis 11359]

9 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Finally had a glass of RR13 last night and it was fucking delightful. Goddamn.

Hate these higher retail prices but this bottle was worth the money. 

What year?

[NOMAAA 1696]

1 hour ago, Party_Taco said:

Going big tonight with the news of the day!

Last of my Pappy 23 and this chewy 14YO Fitz

[Hank Kingsley 20680]

14 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

What year?

The one that arrived last week at Spec's. 

 

[Dignan 355]

On 7/19/2023 at 10:04 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Give me Benchmark Bonded as the absolute cheapest bourbon I’ll drink neat. Sweeter, more balanced, and no charcoal when compared to Evan Williams BiB. Good value as a sometimes drinker/mixer. 

Not bad for $15. 

I'm a big fan of Benchmark Top Floor. I'll take that any day for $16 a bottle. My fancy/expensive bottle choice is the 10-year Russell's Reserve. Hahaha. Past that I feel like I am over-spending.

[billfromlaketravis 11359]

8 minutes ago, Dignan said:

I'm a big fan of Benchmark Top Floor. I'll take that any day for $16 a bottle. My fancy/expensive bottle choice is the 10-year Russell's Reserve. Hahaha. Past that I feel like I am over-spending.

Benchmark Top Floor is good too. It has a funk I like. 
 

I need to revisit Single Barrel. Full Proof just doesn’t work in my opinion. 

[BigDHornfan 6539]

Tasty stuff.

[Eggo 3974]

Just moved into our new place. No real unicorns in there after I cleared out last year, but may have to restock now that I have the space. 

Edited August 3, 2023 by Eggo

[huge 3788]

OKI is really good.  I guess everything is expensive now so $75 is no big deal.  I'm going to buy more.  Drinks more like a rye than a bourbon to me.

 

[NOMAAA 1696]

i loved the specs redemption high rye bourbon.  that OKI is much much better.

[NOMAAA 1696]

Specs!

[BigDHornfan 6539]

Cheers fuckers!
Here’s to a Rangers win and Astros loss

[billfromlaketravis 11359]

51 minutes ago, NOMAAA said:

Specs!

But how? 

[BigDHornfan 6539]

But how? 

Pick up the phone

[HouTex 1850]

On 2/25/2023 at 3:58 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

A notoriously cheap friend really likes the Tincup. It must be really good if it got him to reach for his wallet. 

I received a bottle of the 14 year old Tincup for my birthday last month and it’s pretty good.  Not sure it’s worth the $70 msrp, but it’s a solid whiskey.  

Edited August 4, 2023 by HouTex

[H_Boogie 80]

I didn’t see this in all the recent Jack talk, but what’s the difference between this and the maroon label? I’m lost. Also rang up at like $30-35 range I think.

[Party_Taco 3674]

^^^ it’s great, just not “special”

[BigDHornfan 6539]

I didn’t see this in all the recent Jack talk, but what’s the difference between this and the maroon label? I’m lost. Also rang up at like $30-35 range I think.

That’s the new maroon label.
They changed the color.

[H_Boogie 80]

That’s the new maroon label.
They changed the color.

Thanks for the info. Assumed it had to be something like that, just couldn’t find a thing on Google or the other outlets. Weird that it rang up cheaper than normal. It’s the reverse Heaven Hill rebranding from a couple years back if so. Lol