digging tunnels said:
From what I've seen in Houston, particularly Specs (not downtown), all the allocated stuff is not put out at all. You gotta ask the workers if they have it in the back. In addition, they've already set some aside for clients that pay em off
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HANOVER COUNTY, Va - Virginia bourbon and whiskey chasers were not terribly surprised when a former Virginia ABC employee and another man were charged with allegedly selling internal information on rare spirits to bourbon enthusiasts.
One Richmond bourbon lover said it was somewhat of an open secret in online forums.
"The guy was actually in a couple of the groups or what not. He would kind of talk about it, brag about it," Brian Houchen, who began "bourbon hunting" a few years back, said.
Last month, a multi-jurisdictional grand jury indicted Edgar Smith Garcia, a former Virginia ABC sales manager, and Robert Williams Adams, who did not work for ABC, with felony embezzlement and computer trespassing. The alleged scheme involved accessing and selling the ABC Management of Inventory Products (MIPS) list to bourbon chasers, court documents show.
Prosecutors told the Richmond Time-Dispatch Garcia would provide Adams with the list, who would, in turn, provide the information to online subscribers for $300. The Virginia Mercury also reported on the alleged scheme.
have you had the sour mash toasted? curious on any feedback on that oneStreetfighter 02 said:
I don't love the Sour Mash.
of course they did...i almost asked if your TW up there ever had anything good!07fta07 said:
Walked into a TW in Houston today anfter lunch and they had 1 each of Bombergers, Shenks, 4 Roses OESF, Michters Sour Mash toasted, and OFBS pick sitting on the shelf. Just missed the EHT SiB and SmB supposedly.
one MEEN Ag said:I swear, houston has got to be the epicenter of high end bourbon never being in stock.Sazerac said:
EHT just on a shelf at TW?
I've never seen one on a shelf in Houston at a big box
Least not in the last 5 years
I stumbled into one rando shop recently looking for some good buys, they had a large amount of relatively rare stuff. Asked what the price was..."not for sale!" Well thats one way of running a business.
Turns out the guy uses the nice bottles as bait to get you to buy your regular crap from him. You could only cash in rewards dollars from buying other stuff from him to get access to buy the good stuff. The thing was, he didn't really have enough regular customers walking in to to run that gambit. Nor the selection or price to make it worth while.
I've been looking for some Elijah Craig Single Barrel for a while, he had it, but I would have had to buy about $500 in crap I wouldn't drink to get access to it buying it.
Streetfighter 02 said:
What about a Handy at Spec's?
AgDev01 said:
Unfortunately no EHT in todays drop. Was a mix of Bookers, Eagle Rare, Blanton's, and Michter's US1 Sour Mash. Went ahead and grabbed a Blanton's. Edit - There was also some Jefferson's bottle avaialbe that idont even remember what it was.
I know Michter's stuff i've had is very hit and miss has anyone had the sour mash and is it worth the 50 bucks or so?
Second the Bourye and it is no longer available outside of Utah.digging tunnels said:
Anyone ever been to High West Distillery? Anything worth bringing back besides the MWND (if that's even available)?
I went in December. Sign at the front desk said "We don't have MWND or BOURYE".digging tunnels said:
Anyone ever been to High West Distillery? Anything worth bringing back besides the MWND (if that's even available)?
