The Bourbon Thread

[Kris_Patten]

Anyone know if BTAC and Pappy will be dropping soon in WA state? Also why are we the last state to get anything?

Because this state is a joke when it comes to hard to get spirits, and when they do get them they jack the price anyway.F…k Wash. liquor industry!
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Ever follow overpricedbourbon on Instagram? WA liquor stores are on it regularly for head shaking prices, Costco is on for good prices, albeit the taxes after the fact are brutal regardless of their fair starting margin.

The more whisky thay goes to Kroger/Safeway/Costco the fairer the prices are marked up and close to MSRP…caveat the taxes don’t let them get close after the till. Safeway and Kroger eat the 17% which helps consumers and Costco works at 10-13% so they are doing what they can, but you can’t get around liter or spirits sales tax at register.

[Andrew_Kotowski]

Picked up some Willett Pot Still at $53.99 yesterday at QFC (Sammamish). Kills me to see it discounted down to $40 in CA… but at least I’m seeing it now?

[alan_weinberg]

Picked up some Willett Pot Still at $53.99 yesterday at QFC (Sammamish). Kills me to see it discounted down to $40 in CA… but at least I’m seeing it now?

I bought 2 b here in CA Saturday but I won’t tell you what I paid. They were out of the $83 1.75 liter size. It’s my go to.

[Alan_Rath]

Have seen High West Midwinter recently at Whole Foods. K&L has blown through two batches in the past few weeks, put it on your email alerts if interested.

[GregP]

Bought a few bottles of Bulleit Barrel Strength @ $20 per earlier this year at Costco (Summerlin, Las Vegas). Angel’s Envy @ $38.

[Scott_G_r_u_n_e_r]

Picked up some Willett Pot Still at $53.99 yesterday at QFC (Sammamish). Kills me to see it discounted down to $40 in CA… but at least I’m seeing it now?

I bought 2 b here in CA Saturday but I won’t tell you what I paid. They were out of the $83 1.75 liter size. It’s my go to.

Saw some of those at the local costco. Can’t recall price. That bottle annoys me though. It’s like the la gardine bottle of whiskey

[Mike_Maguire]

Picked up some Willett Pot Still at $53.99 yesterday at QFC (Sammamish). Kills me to see it discounted down to $40 in CA… but at least I’m seeing it now?

I bought 2 b here in CA Saturday but I won’t tell you what I paid. They were out of the $83 1.75 liter size. It’s my go to.

Saw some of those at the local costco. Can’t recall price. That bottle annoys me though. It’s like the la gardine bottle of whiskey

I saw those too Scott, $65 out the door.Last year in Cali. $85 for the 1.75.

[BLittle]

Total Wine has Hancock President’s Reserve in stock for $50. Had last year and a very smooth sipper so picked up a pair

[Josh_Grossman]

Just picked up an Old Pogue and Wilderness Trail Barrel-proof Rye

[Mike_Maguire]

Ok, I have to fess up , I did pick up a Four Roses Limited Edition at the Gig Harbor Costco.$157+ $35 in taxes=$192 out the door, I am weak

[Leonard_Taylor]

Going to a lottery tomorrow afternoon which I am sure will be packed. Which of these would be on your top 5 if you got the chance to only buy one bottle?

George T. Stagg
Weller Antique 107
Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Yr
W.L. Weller 12 Yr
Elijah Craig 18 Yr
Thomas H. Handy
Michter’s Toasted Sour Mash
E.H. Taylor Single Barrel
E.H. Taylor Small Batch
Wild Turkey Master’s Keeper Cornerstone
Kentucky Own Straight Rye Batch 3
Blanton’s Single Barrel
Buffalo Trace
1792 12 Yr
1792 Single Barrel
1792 BIB KSBW
McKenna Single Barrel
Smooth Ambler Big Level Wheated

[ERPark]

^^^ depends on if those are at MSRP or close, or jacked up to secondary market pricing or close.

[MChang]

Stagg

[Leonard_Taylor]

^^^ depends on if those are at MSRP or close, or jacked up to secondary market pricing or close.

This is in NC where all the stores are owned and run by the state so there are no markups

[Ryan_Kilkenney]

The big gets are Stagg (my favorite among the bunch), Van Winkle, Thomas Handy (rye), and Elijah Craig 18. Weller 12 is very good and would good get at retail price.

[ERPark]

^^^ depends on if those are at MSRP or close, or jacked up to secondary market pricing or close.

This is in NC where all the stores are owned and run by the state so there are no markups

So the first 8 plus the Kentucky Owl rye are the ones that will likely get scooped up first. Blanton’s probably rounds out the 10th spot, or maybe the Henry McKenna 10 year SiB. Then it’s personal preference after that. EHT SmB, Buffalo Trace, 1792 SiB and Smooth Ambler BLW can be procured fairly readily in most areas of the country.

Based on the gap between MSRP and secondary market pricing, the VWSR 12 year is the prize if you’ve got the whole list to pick from. 2019 Stagg is being derided by a lot of aficionados as the worst ever, but it still gets plenty of love. THH rye, EC18 and W12 would round out my first 5 picks.

Good luck!

[MChang]

people are deriding GTS because it has the lowest ABV of any stagg; “only” 116 proof. I really like both it and the 2018 version which some people also dislike, more than prior years. I have 2016 and 2018 in the bar currently. I agree that the lot B is likely going to be the most expensive on the secondary market by 100 or so, but I like it much less than the GTS; I doubt anyone could tell the difference between it and the W12 blind.

[Andrew_Kotowski]

Clearly not bourbon, but some context for the discussion re: WA State above. Same thing for Willett 4 year, etc.

[Jim_Brennan]

Have we had a discussion of how long an opened bottle of whiskey lasts? I was always under the impression that once you open, the only real risk is slow evaporation, but recently I heard someone argue that it changes once you open it, and that it drinks best in the first 3 or 4 months.

[Ryan_Kilkenney]

That seems short to me. My rule of thumb is to drink within a year.