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If he wants a clean pool during the summer he better give me a great price... Same guy I got the Elmer T Lee for Ric last year...
Hard to find bourbons...
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Chancegriffis
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Yum yum getcha some boys. What a haul down here at a local hole in the wall. Blantons 68 bucks. 12 year weller was 40 and the Elijah barrel proof was 44.
They all are big scores but that Weller single barrel is HUGE! What? They didn’t have any CYPB?
Chancegriffis
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Bought what I liked to drink. This little Indian owned shop had more allocated bottles than I’ve ever seen in a single liquor store in my life. I think over 560 bottles he said.
I thought there was a hurricane and despair for weeks to come. Good to see you came into such good fortune! Hopefully the local pizza delivery guy is back up an running
Been enjoying the Johnnie Walker Black for my last couple bottles. Mixed it up tonight. Trying something different. Son in law is sampling it with me tonight. I've never had Weller before. The guy said they used to get this every six months. They are getting it about once a month now. Must be popular? I'm not sure how this works in regards to shipments. I don't need to buy a bottle very often.
Good bourbon, not great, not amazing but we get it and other states do not so I use them to trade for more desirable bourbons (imo). It's the cheapest of the Weller line up which are all cheated bourbons so that imparts a different flavor than a straight corn or rye'd bourbon.
What do you think of it? Did you enjoy it?
Got this last year on a trip to north Georgia, pretty good. Having a glass tonight.
As stated before: I do NOT have a very sophisticated pallet. It wasn't bad. I enjoyed the Johnny Walker Black more, but not so much that I'll stuff it in the back of the fridge and buy something different. It won't go to waste. Truthfully, I'm not sure if know the difference between good high end stuff and average stuff.
This is my opinion and worth what you paid for it. The more expensive stuff isn't necessarily better than the cheaper stuff. There is a different price for higher proof points, barrel proof and higher age statements as with those the distiller isn't getting as many bottles as with other options. Or you're paying extra for different wood finishes, or barrel finishes.
To use a more well known brand, there are many types of Blantons; normal, straight from the barrel, gold, black, and special releases from Europe and Japan. This covers $75-$300+ in the price spectrum. the only one I can reliably tell apart is the SFTB because the high proof is noticeable. I can't reliably tell the difference between the highest cost ones and Ancient Ancient Age 10 star (same mash bill, same rickhouse, but a different level) which is a sub $30 bottle of you can find it because the flavors are SO similar.
Drink what you like, collect and enjoy what you like. Freddie Noe of Jim Beam is quoted as
To use a more well known brand, there are many types of Blantons; normal, straight from the barrel, gold, black, and special releases from Europe and Japan. This covers $75-$300+ in the price spectrum. the only one I can reliably tell apart is the SFTB because the high proof is noticeable. I can't reliably tell the difference between the highest cost ones and Ancient Ancient Age 10 star (same mash bill, same rickhouse, but a different level) which is a sub $30 bottle of you can find it because the flavors are SO similar.
Drink what you like, collect and enjoy what you like. Freddie Noe of Jim Beam is quoted as
Online auction of confiscated booze features hard-to-find bottles of Kentucky bourbons
Whiskeys up for sale include two bottles of Old Rip Van Winkle, a Blanton’s Single Barrel Gold in box with Japanese markings and a bottle of Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2011.
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Santa's gotta put on his red outfit and jump on the sleigh later and make a run to the liquor store... Someone ordered a whole case of Blanton's so gonna see what I can do for the old guy...