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Anyone want to mule this up to the SF Bay Area? Asking for a friend.

Great price. Best of success and health with the return to the UK!

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If there are still bottles remaining after the most recent tranche offered yesterday (to folks who had acquired of multiple offerings in the past, but skipped the 2017 offering), then those bottles would be offered to the “true waiting list”. As of the email announcement recd yesterday, there were 2...

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This answer would’ve been markedly different a few weeks ago, before a decent chunk of my wine collection changed to new ownership. So the current verticals of note are: Dom Perignon - 16 of the 17 vintages from 1985 to the present (no longer have the 1992 vintage currently, and not really looking f...

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Weller FP PS bottles are definitely out there. Here’s the Loch & Key:

https://www.whiskyauctioneer.com/lot/24 ... f-loch-key

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PSA for folks who like Bedrock. Was at the Concord, CA location.......

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Considering how expensive my kids’ tastes are, I’d welcome them becoming vegetarians.......

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Will be out with my kiddoes on the golf course. Have fun, y’all!

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I think this is apt......

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B. Buzzini wrote: ↑July 7th, 2020, 6:26 pm
ERPark wrote: ↑July 7th, 2020, 6:23 pm
B. Buzzini wrote: ↑July 7th, 2020, 5:10 pm

Hey Gene...are you popping now?
Hmmm, that sounds like a pretty good idea! Will have to grab one next time I hit up the offsite.....
Curious...how many cases you have?

3 & 2

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I bought several cases of the '02 regular label, and a couple of cases of the Warhol. Opened one regular label last year, and wished I had waited. Way too young. Not popping another one until 2020. At the time, Costco was selling the Warhol for the same price as the regular label........ Hey Gene.....

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I didn’t participate in this recent ex-cellar raffle. I looked up what I got in the previous ex-cellar sale, and noticed that bottles disbursed this time around are of noticeably more recent vintage:

2003 En Cerise
2006 Widowmaker
2008 Bionic Frog

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Costco now sells 08 DP Lenny Kravits edition (same price as the regular bottling) Those hit Costcos here a few months ago. Bought a few cases from one location that had them priced the same as regular DP - $148.99 at the time. Haven’t seen any in stores recently, and regular DP pricing is now $155....

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Larry Stein wrote: ↑July 2nd, 2020, 12:15 pm I was told I probably paid $24 for '80 Cros Parantoux and that my cost for Echezeaux would've been ~$35. But still...

Ya coulda been rich, but ya p!$$€d it all away instead!

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Any theme, or just drink whatevs?

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I’ve never used anything but sugar, salt and pepper. And I use several X more sugar than salt. If your first batch is too salty, you can use it as a guanciale/pancetta substitute in carbonara or other dishes calling for salty pork. Make sure you flip the bag(s) over daily to get even coverage from t...

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OF 1920 for $37 for a 750ml? That’s crazy cheap. Buy it/them.

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Ah, missed that. Hope it met or exceeded expectations!

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How much was the WTKS? Don’t see that on either menu pics.....

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Andrew Kotowski wrote: ↑June 26th, 2020, 4:43 pm Making way through this list. Weller 12 down, couple more to go!

Early Times BIB for $6 is dive bar pricing.

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It’s not just cork. I had a 200ml bottle of Johnnie Walker Gold that was a gift with purchase of JW Blue. The JW Gold bottle fell on its side unbeknownst to me. I didn’t discover this until several years later, when it began to leak thru the screw top metal capsule.

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A few **cases** of a whisky!!??!! Dang. Did you buy for personal consumption, investment, some of both, or something else? That quantity strikes me as crazy. I was a whisky drinker before I became a whisk e y drinker. The GlenDronach fell into my lap at an amazing price point, so I would’ve been fo...

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Curious if anyone may know if coverage extends to situations when you’re personally transporting wines from a location to your offsite or home cellar? I have a couple cases I will eventually need to bring back to the West Coast, and was thinking of securely packing them and checking them on an airli...

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Glendronach does some really, really good stuff, especially if it’s been finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. Went deep on a few cases of the 19 year single cask from 1995........ 47DFD6A5-EC36-40C5-88BB-4468AE73FE54.jpeg Sounds good! Found some via winesearcher - offered in London at the equiva...

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Glendronach does some really, really good stuff, especially if it’s been finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. Went deep on a few cases of the 19 year single cask from 1995........

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Not sure if every carrier that quotes wine coverage does so in the same manner. I provided a spreadsheet with retail/auction values to my insurance broker. He came back with a few choices, and they all said the spreadsheet was great. However, similar to as mentioned above, they quoted essentially a ...

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Not certain anyone would like to get a fraction of the overall value of their collection, should it be stolen or lost due to some catastrophe........

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Anything planned for tomorrow? Funny how my wife was asking me how come I haven’t been doing any Zoom happy hours recently. Told her I’ve been kinda busy, but it has been awhile.

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Saw a 1970 Duc de Loussac Bas Armagnac at Costco a couple days ago, marked down to $99.99. I know nothing about the producer.

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It is hard to rail against somebody drinking a $20k bottle when my $100 bottle last night would be considered by most people a stupid waste of money. Anyone who drinks cheaper wine than I do is a peasant, and anyone who drinks more expensive wine than I do is a wastrel. Nice observation, Goldilocks!

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Of the several Costcos I’ve recently been to in the past couple of weeks, they’ve all had the ‘08 Dom P for $159.99. Guess that’s the new normal.....

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12 Btls 1999 DRC La Tache in OWC $108,800 1 Btl 2007 Keller Riesling G Max $2,048 3 Btls 2005 DRC Romanee Conti $64,000 Thanks! The DRC RC pricing doesn’t seem that egregious. But the LT and G Max are definitely [tease.gif] You cannot be serious that the 2005 DRC/DRC is $20.000.00+ per 750, and tha...

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Betty C wrote: ↑June 16th, 2020, 12:12 am
P Turk wrote: ↑June 15th, 2020, 5:56 pm
Betty C wrote: ↑June 14th, 2020, 6:46 pm

Is that a Jorge? Your sear looks mighty fine.
Thanks! No, a 16 oz boneless ribeye. It was one of the thicker ones, though, and maybe the camera angle , too.
Yeah, must be the angle!

That’s what she.......oh wait, never mind.

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R.Oesterle wrote: ↑June 16th, 2020, 9:41 am
ERPark wrote: ↑June 15th, 2020, 1:23 pm Which ‘99 DRC hammered for $10K/bottle?
12 Btls 1999 DRC La Tache in OWC $108,800
1 Btl 2007 Keller Riesling G Max $2,048
3 Btls 2005 DRC Romanee Conti $64,000

Thanks!

The DRC RC pricing doesn’t seem that egregious. But the LT and G Max are definitely

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Which ‘99 DRC hammered for $10K/bottle?

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Nice notes, Blake!

As I don’t get the Envoyer emails anymore (my choice), wondering what a decent price for the 2012 Cristal is currently? I’ve been offered 6 packs for $1300 plus tax through a wine sale offered by my country club.

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Four Roses 2019 Limited Edition - looks like it’s spectacular, MSRP at $140. Found it at a shop, but at $399. Way overpriced, or is that reasonable for secondary market? 4R special releases typically don’t get that level of markup, unless they’re something truly special like the Al Young 50th bottl...

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Craig G wrote: ↑June 9th, 2020, 10:13 pm I’m so confused by w.fu and c.fu.

Should you ever be in the presence of both of them, you’ll likely be made to learn that one is much better looking than the other.

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Unless this was a prearranged “pick this, and we’ll trade for that and that”, I’m just speechless.

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Alfert was 19th on the list. What’d he snag?

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Another vote here for the Weller 107. Pricey, but delicious. Speaking of such Bourbons, you folks should check out the Old Pogue Master's Select. My CT review: Very good: Very, very peppery, with nutmeg, black pepper, white pepper, orange peel, and hints of surghum syrup. Fragrant, long finish. My ...

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Condolences to you for the loss of your friends. Sounds like both of them lived life well.

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Haven't see that one, Kris. Bob's Liquors on Lake City Way had some I think, but I was clueless and didn't buy. Does it have a green plastic screw-on lid? Weller Special Reserve (WSR) has a green label and green METAL screw on lid now. Old Weller Antique 107 has a red label, and red metal cap with ...

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I am biased and bitter as we just lost Heaven Hill Ouch, sorry to hear that...... [pwn.gif] Doesn't replace the tonnage, but the pleasure of now selling Four Roses blunts the pain a tad, especially after talking to their team and Distiller Brent Elliott today, couldn't be happier! If you get access...

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Acquired a trio of reds from the 2000 vintage for this......

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I made it up, obviously (patented) I did about an hour, 250 degrees, pan-seared. Awesome. Next time, with a cut that thick, I’ll do same temperature but high smoke for more flavor You sure you didn’t get the recipe from your junior high school girlfriend? You know, the one no one ever met, b/c “she...

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Flannery Tomahawk, reverse-seared in the smoker Reverse sear using your smoker? Where’d you ever get that idea? [wink.gif] So how low did you smoke it at? And the result.....? I made it up, obviously (patented) I did about an hour, 250 degrees, pan-seared. Awesome. Next time, with a cut that thick,...

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Todd F r e n c h wrote: ↑May 31st, 2020, 6:54 pm Flannery Tomahawk, reverse-seared in the smoker

Reverse sear using your smoker? Where’d you ever get that idea?

So how low did you smoke it at? And the result.....?

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Tremendous recap of what was a great get-together, Blake. Hope we can pop some corks again together soon!

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Can’t wait for the Barrel Strength store picks to start hitting the streets!

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