ECBP in for the Ags beating the **** out of auburn

Good idea! Had makers mark private stock and onto russell's reserve now!

Stagg Jr. for an SECW road win!

Bookers ..... I'm drunk ballz

Just cracked my EHT BP for the win!!

Had an 8 hour exam today and have been enjoying beam and caffein free Diet Coke this evening. Feels good.

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ECBP and Bookers have a way of doing that to you.

Talk about a 1-2 punch. A delicious 1-2 punch.

Old scout store pick here. Under rated

Stopped at a store in sugar land yesterday. Inquired about Elliot's Select. He said he was getting some and could put me on his list. Said it would be $550. I said no thanks and walked out the door. WTH?

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Stopped at a store in sugar land yesterday. Inquired about Elliot's Select. He said he was getting some and could put me on his list. Said it would be $550. I said no thanks and walked out the door. WTH?

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Ha! What store?

Don't make it down there much so I think it was Crown Liquor. In the HEB strip center at 99 and 59.

The guys who run that place are scoundrels.

Scored A bottle of Blantons at the Kingwood Specs today.

Fair Warning...I've received an early review of this year's Parker's Heritage 24 year old release from a trusted industry palate. At $270, it is a "100% not worth it" selection this year. Supposed to land here next week, as is Four Roses SBLE.

I saw an OFBB for an insane $200 tonight. A little disappointing as this place typically has pretty decent prices on things like blantons and ETL.

I heard the same thing about ph10, not worth it. I've heard nothing bad about any frsmble so I'm dying to try one.

It was on the topshelf back behind the counter so i could not see the year. I hadn't seen it there before so i would assume it to be 2016. I'm in georgia.

For those in DFW, Pappas Bros has OFBB for $18 a pour. Tried it last night for the first time and was thoroughly impressed. Typically more than what I spend on a drink, but I'm not complaining!

That sounds pretty reasonable for them ... was there in late July with the rib and they wanted 45 freaking dollars for a one ounce pour of Barterhouse!!

Just barrel aged Old Forester BIB 3 months, still terrible

OFBB 2015 has a light blue paper ribbon over cork; it was not good stuff.
OFBB 2016 has an orange paper ribbon.

2015 OFBB certainly was good stuff. 2014 is the one I thought sucked.

I think I just don't like the profile of their bourbon. I'm not even a big fan of the birthday bourbons

Scored a Booker's Rye last week. Currently in the process of moving so it's going to be safely stored for a few months before I get to crack it open. Should be an interesting bourbon hunting season.

has anyone purchased Van Winkle on the secondary market in the last year or so? I see listings on CraigsList or eBay and they seem outrageous - but I don't know if people are actually paying what's been asked. I am curious because my collection has outgrown the cabinet and I may be selectively curating (selling) some of the Van Winkles.

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has anyone purchased Van Winkle on the secondary market in the last year or so? I see listings on CraigsList or eBay and they seem outrageous - but I don't know if people are actually paying what's been asked. I am curious because my collection has outgrown the cabinet and I may be selectively curating (selling) some of the Van Winkles.

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ebay doesn't allow alcohol sales and they might be fake bottles. I would be weary of craigslist unless you can meet the seller and inspect the bottle.

On a market I follow, you are looking similar to the prices below. You can subtract about $25 per bottle if delivering and not shipping.

ORVW 10 year- $275-300

VW 12 LOT B - $400

PVW15 - 2015 release - $800
PVW 20 - (SW Juice) -2006 - $1900 2012-$1200-1350
PVW 23 - (SW Juice) 2009 - $2150 2015 - $1800-1900

Stitzel Weller Distillery closed in 1992 so any Pappy Bottles where the juice came from that distillery fetch way more than a newer release.

This post is 100% truthful... And that makes me sad.

Thanks for the info, but I am selling - not buying.

You can offload some here but not at insane prices like that. I'd be in the market.

You'd get way more from the open market, you'd just have to wait a bit for someone desperate to buy.

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Thanks for the info, but I am selling - not buying.

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That's what you can sell them for. Or if you weren't crazy greedy and wanted to sell to some of us, we'd be interested.

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Thanks for the info, but I am selling - not buying.

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That's what you can sell them for. Or if you weren't crazy greedy and wanted to sell to some of us, we'd be interested.

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Agreed. I would be interested in some if they weren't at crazy secondary prices.

Empty bottles are selling because of fraud. Bars will buy them and refill them with subpar bourbon. And fakes on the secondary market will be refilled bottles. The distilleries ask you to smash empty bottles to end this practice.

Those numbers really are outrageous.

I spent a couple of years (ending in 2012) assembling my Van Winkle stock. While I enjoy Spec's and Total Wine, they almost completely killed my ability to find this stuff when they moved in and shut down a lot of the little guys. I cultivated relationships with managers all over the metroplex who would call when they found a bottle that wasn't already spoken for.

I have people interested in taking it off my hands from time to time, but I always have the same thought/answer. I don't expect that I will ever see - much less be able to buy - a bottle of it in a retail setting. Which makes me reluctant to part with it.

And to be honest, the rarest were the ones I was least impressed with. The 23 year old was underwhelming - perhaps because I had hyped it up in my mind. The 15 was the best, followed very closely by the Van Winkle Family Reserve (12 yr) - and I still feel like the Old Rip in 107 proof was the best value to price ratio of any whiskey ever made.