Anyone have an extra ETL they would trade for an EW12 (Japan)?

Located in CS but travel to Houston frequently.

betadawg1 said:

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Anyone have an extra ETL they would trade for an EW12 (Japan)?

Located in CS but travel to Houston frequently.

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I do. I'd love for a trade.

AlaskanAg99 said:

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betadawg1 said:

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Anyone have an extra ETL they would trade for an EW12 (Japan)?

Located in CS but travel to Houston frequently.

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I do. I'd love for a trade.

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Trade done!

As of yesterday, Gunter's Liquor off 183 in Austin had the following:

Gunter's:
$55 small batch EHT
$50 Eagle Rare 750ml
$109 ER 1.75
Weller 12 ($89) and Antique ($79)

I walked out empty handed, but figured someone may be willing to pay.

i'd pay for the W12, but nothing else.

TamuKid said:

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As of yesterday, Gunter's Liquor off 183 in Austin had the following:

Gunter's:
$55 small batch EHT
$50 Eagle Rare 750ml
$109 ER 1.75
Weller 12 ($89) and Antique ($79)

I walked out empty handed, but figured someone may be willing to pay.

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That's not terrible. Antique is now 69.99 retail, I believe... W12 has a lower retail but has higher demand.

Believe OWA107 is $49.99 MSRP from BTD, now.

The prices are certainly less than secondary for the W12 and OWA. And if you needed one for a gift or were running low yourself, they'd be a good buy.

I think ER and EHT SmB are too common to pay a ~50% adder on, though.

TamuKid said:

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Believe OWA107 is $49.99 MSRP from BTD, now.

The prices are certainly less than secondary for the W12 and OWA. And if you needed one for a gift or were running low yourself, they'd be a good buy.

I think ER and EHT SmB are too common to pay a ~50% adder on, though.

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Too common, and just not good enough to justify that cost. ER is great because it's an outstanding whiskey at $29-$35. At the $50 point though there are just too many easily available bottles that are far better.

ETA- I'd pay the OWA price though. I think that one is worth it and definitely stands up to other bourbon in the $70-$90 range.

TamuKid said:

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As of yesterday, Gunter's Liquor off 183 in Austin had the following:

Gunter's:
$55 small batch EHT
$50 Eagle Rare 750ml
$109 ER 1.75
Weller 12 ($89) and Antique ($79)

I walked out empty handed, but figured someone may be willing to pay.

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I'd jump on the Weller 12 all day for that price. Secondary is $150ish all day long.

Does anyone around Houston have a Willet Family Rye they'd be willing to let go of? I had a sip at a bottle share and loved it!

3 year, 4 year, or something older?

Looking to trade or purchase?

On the second Bottle of my SAOS Dickel stuff and I am impressed. This one is 110 proof.

IBMs_Watson said:

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3 year, 4 year, or something older?

Looking to trade or purchase?

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I'd prefer to purchase.

The one I had tasted was a 7 year I believe but those can get pricey. Something below a $100? I'm not exactly sure of the pricing of these so if anyone can help me out I'd appreciate it.

I still contend that Four Roses offerings are the best price per pound right now, followed by SOME of the Old Forrester offerings.

Need to pick up a 4R. Never had it, and have heard good things. What do you recommend, single barrel, small batch select, regular small batch?

I like the SiB. 4R BP store picks are cool because you can get some of the more unique recipes that are bottled for regular SiB.

speaking of store picks, some time ago I was on one of the Facebook secondary market pages, and I happened to get in on a buy of these bottles of Russel's Reserve Single Barrel that was dubbed "Sweet Candy" and accompanied by a picture of Homer drooling. I'm not going to lie, I bought it because of the damned packaging. It was a store pick from some California operation I've never heard of.

Anyway, I cracked it way back when and I thought it was pretty solid but nothing earth shattering. Drank about 2/3s of it. Then, I started acquiring other stuff and kind of forgot about it. I had a pour of it last night after sitting opened (but corked) for a year or more, and I'll be damned if I don't find it to be absolutely delicious now. I don't know if having it opened changed it, or if it more my taste has changed, but has anyone else had this happen with an opened bottle that hung around for a while?

TamuKid said:

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Need to pick up a 4R. Never had it, and have heard good things. What do you recommend, single barrel, small batch select, regular small batch?

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I would get all 3 of Small Batch, Small Batch Select, and Single Barrel.

Small Batch Select is pretty much a stronger version of the Small Batch. Single Barrel is a completely different recipe and stands in its own.

I drank them side by side and this is true. Both excellent but both very different.

Between Russels and 4R SB, those are pretty much my daily drinkers now that its hard to get so many of BT stuff and EC.

What are the sites you can see secondary pricing?

I know bottlebluebook but isn't there 1-2 others? TIA.

WOW.

I have a w12 1.75what's that going for these days?

The good news is that Willett 3yr is not too hard to find. Willett 4yr is a good deal tougher but you will see it on shelves if you're persistent (MRSP ~$50, Secondary ~$85). Willet 5yr+ will never see a store shelf and secondary prices range quite a bit, but expect to pay ~$300.

mazag08 said:

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TamuKid said:

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Need to pick up a 4R. Never had it, and have heard good things. What do you recommend, single barrel, small batch select, regular small batch?

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I would get all 3 of Small Batch, Small Batch Select, and Single Barrel.

Small Batch Select is pretty much a stronger version of the Small Batch. Single Barrel is a completely different recipe and stands in its own.

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Four Roses Single Barrel is easily among my top favorite bourbons. Easily found for $40, to boot.

I don't know if I just happened to get a particularly good bottle, but I'm nearly to the point where I'd put Noah's Mill up against anything at this price point. It's delicious.

LCE said:

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WOW.

I have a w12 1.75what's that going for these days?

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From looking at a couple FB groups, looks like $275-$325. Insane to pay that in Texas though. We get quite a bit of Weller. For example, Special Reserve is everywhere in Texas... not so in a lot of states.

I agree. Weller 12 is probably my favorite bourbon. Definitely top 3. I usually find a 750ml around once every 5-6 weeks on the shelf for less than $30 in nw Houston. The smaller Spec's that don't sell wholesale alcohol to bars and restaurants are the best bet.

IBMs_Watson said:

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The good news is that Willett 3yr is not too hard to find. Willett 4yr is a good deal tougher but you will see it on shelves if you're persistent (MRSP ~$50, Secondary ~$85). Willet 5yr+ will never see a store shelf and secondary prices range quite a bit, but expect to pay ~$300.

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There is no way this is accurate right? I still have a few bottles of 8 year I haven't opened up yet, and though I really like it you could usually find a bottle a few times a year. No way it sells for that much.

Yeah problem is I've been searching for it for the last few weeks in north west Houston. Over twenty stores chatting with the owners and they haven't seen any for 6 to 12 months :/

Willet Estate 4 is one I always buy when I see it. Down to my last bottle because I haven't seen any on the shelves in 4+ months. Haven't seen any estate at all for that matter.