Can't find that Willett 4 year anywhere in Phoenix and will run you $80+.

Cask strength? Where?

There is no Willett Rye that's not cask strength as far as I know. I saw a stack of it at Lukas just last weekend. Maybe $56.99?

hmmm what Lukas I was at the one on Flintlock up north and didn't see that. Not saying its not true but don't really venture out of the general area I live anymore. But willing for a good price.

Gotta live small out here in SD, but here's an idea. No easy way to photo all the stacked bottles or in the wine slots (mostly wine), so this is the best I've got for now. My beer cellar is in a closet, so not seen here.

https://i.imgur.com/6fP020X.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/w5Mmhqx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gXeUf9J.jpg

Outstanding...

Bro do you even Arizona Bourbon Society?

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There's a blueberry cider named Blueberry Spaceship made in central Arizona that she might like, made by Superstition Meadery. It's widely distributed, I've seen it around KC.

I had a couple YOLO pours last weekend... found Pappy 12yr after seeing it on a few other menus and striking out. It's one of those "to the style" drinks that's outstanding and worth the pour for an incredibly smooth drink.

And then one I didn't know existed, Jefferson's Marian McLain... and it was ****ing outstanding. It's one you don't want to try because you're afraid of falling in love with it and will splurge for a bottle.

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No ****ing way! I don’t think mine has that. I hope you bought one!

The Lukas up north is terrible. OP and Martin City are both better, cleaner stores.

I was out at Lukas in Martin City yesterday and they had stacks of 4 year old Willett rye for $54.99.

Anyone wants anything from buffalo trace, let me know

Yeah Lukas online shows up in several locations. May get out later to pick up some. If not if they still have it later next week.

Where did you find that awesome bar/liquor cabinet?

And the Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye? I’ve not seen that before. Any good?

Congrats

I do. what are you able to get?

Scored some 1792 small batch. I recall some of yall speaking highly of it a few years ago

Picked these up the other day

Nice score! Did you pay MSRP, or a marked up price? I'd like to pick up another bottle or two, but the liquor store markups are crazy.

$60 each.

Only place I've seen that price is Costco, and they never have it in stock. Hell of a find for you.

Damn whered you find them at?

Walked into Hy-Vee at the right time. Liquor distribution is a little different in Iowa anyway

Jesus talk about winning the lottery

BTW this Small Batch 1792 very very good

Is that the Kirkland one?

No I could be wrong but I believe Sazerac. Sazerac Rye is another allocated I really want to try.

1792 is made by Barton, who also makes the Kirkland Small Batch bourbons for Costco.

The Sazerac Rye is good, definitely worth grabbing.

I'd heard that, which is what got me asking. Supposedly, a great deal if you can get it at Costco, and it's starting to hit shelves now.

Interesting

Try the Full Proof, another nice one in the 1792 line.

My wife had the night off so just got home from Price Chopper as she needed some things for Dad's Day dinner. I milled around in the liquor department. Low and behold the fabled WT Rare Breed cask strength was on the shelf 2 bottles. I grabbed one then I saw Old Overholt rye BIB and another new one Ezra Brook's 99 both on sale both at 20 bucks each. The Wife said one bottle so RB it was.

So when got home I cracked it open and poured one neat. My first impression was smooth super sweet thick and oily with a late bite kick. The finish was ok but not lasting. Not disappointing but for the price have had much better. This is just a first impression good but I expected more.

Bingo. Not bad, I like Rare Breed but not worth the usual price these days. Go back for the Ezra 99 on sale, it's worth the extra trip.

I've got some Old Forrester King Ranch that I've been sipping on that's real nice.

Got a bottle of Weller single Barrel that I'm waiting for just the right time to open.

You guys are killing it!

Anyone mess with any of the Ezra Distillers Collection bottles?

Grabbed one on sale this afternoon along with a Del Bac Dorado

Sippin’ on a little Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight tonight. I feel taken advantage of though. It is not uncommon to see this sell for around $60, but don’t buy it at that price because it can be had in the $40 range or even slightly less if you poke around the various liquor stores. And $40 is what I paid today. But at the next stop as I was looking for a rum I still hadn’t found I saw Yellowstone for $25. I visibly recoiled when I saw it, feeling a little sick over having already bought my bottle. I’ve never seen it at that price before. I know where I’ll be going next time I want more of it though.

Pretty tasty juice with a sweeter finish

Grabbed one from Skyline out here in PHX on sale sub $40 which I'd do again

https://i.imgur.com/X1fZ4H0.jpg

Grabbed a Makers Wood Finishing Series BEP while out this morning as well

Let’s ****ing go!!!!!

First time.

Brah meet me at Phoenix City Grill sometime

I've heard good things

Holy balls that place looks amazing.

Anytime. That place is supposed to be legit.

I'm driving in from Globe to drop the wife off at Sky Harbor tomorrow afternoon then putting Vans on the ground

I'll let you yall know how it goes

I picked up a bottle of Chicken Cock Kentucky Straight yesterday. With a name like that how could I resist, right? I am enjoying it quite a bit though. We’ll see how it holds up through the end of the bottle, but I could see this having a permanent place in the liquor cabinet.

I’ve lost the ability to post pics taken by phone so here‘a a link to their website instead (I really want to try that Island Rooster rye, but not at a $200 price tag) -

https://shopchickencockwhiskey.com/

It's a good spot for sure. they also sell bottles

To-go is my first angle

I have almost purchased chicken cock many times but never pulled the trigger. Worth it?

Being a cheep date tonight. Knob Creek Single Barrel. 4oz pour. Neat. Time to fire up the grill.

LMAO

Knob Creek is my standard go to bourbon, but appreciate many others. Just was gifted a bottle of Uncle Nearest that I will add to my rotation.

Buffalo Trace used to be my regular go to. Now it’s hard to find and expensive when you can. I’ve switched to Elijah Craig. I can get it for $25 a bottle

I just got a bottle of that. I have not cracked it yet. What did you think?

Really enjoy their rye, it's dangerous.

I’ve been quite pleased so far. A review I read when trying to decide on purchasing it liked it but, thought it was a bit over priced in comparing it to other traditional style bourbons. I don’t mind paying $60 for a bourbon that has a rather distinct flavor that suites my palate, and this is just that.

This place is Him

Could've been my timing on a Sunay afternoon but I was the only person at the bar and ol boy kept feeding me barrel pick after barrel pick before I was like bro I have to drive back to Globe

Seriously though grabbed a pour of Del Bac single barrel plus their Yellowstone pick to-go. This place is super friendly and legit.

https://i.imgur.com/zOqsiCo.jpg

I bought a bottle last summer as a bit of a joke based on the name, but it was legitimately good. Killed the bottle out by the pool with a handful of friends. It is a touch pricey for what it is, so I'm not sure if I'd get it again barring a sale.

Agree, that place looks awesome...

My neighbor bought a barrel of Knob Creek (owns a liquor store!!!) and MAN OH MAN is it tasty.

Barrel! Wow! That would be great for my weekly poker nights.

J. Rieger Whiskey out of KC is shockingly good.

If you haven't already, check out Pitch, they have some cool barrel picks to try and buy to go as well. The food is a little pricey but really good. they have two locations, one in north Scottsdale and one in south Scottsdale

Thanks for the rec. That place looks legit, will definitely check out.

Well they send it to the store bottled, but personalized in the label. The send the store samples from different barrels, you pick one, then they bottle it and send it to you.

It's god stuff...

You used to be able to pay for a custom tasting at some of the distilleries and could get an actual barrel with your own customized blend or even a single barrel (no blend). They would even allow you to customize that stamp burned into the lid.

I know Jack Daniels did this and I think a few others.

That, I think, is how this worked. In this case they bought one of the six samples that were sent, but no blending. It's quite potent too... As for the branded barrel, I don't think that happened. But they sent three samples in one box, and three more in another after he passed on the first three, and the boxes are a keeper too. And they even sent a bottle of their spring water to clear the palate between tastings.

It's not cheap, but it sure sounds like a fun thing to do if you're in the business.

It would be an awesome thing to have in the home bar.

Sorry for the general post (lack of quoting), but I remember seeing someone post about 1792 Small Batch on here a while back, and looking back I must be overlooking the post that I saw.

Finally got to try it this weekend.

Probably my new preferred Bourbon in that price range.... Very good stuff.

100% agree..

This seems to be a thing more recently; at least locally to me.

Friend of mine owns a liquor store in town, he bought a barrel of Makers. My golf club bought their own barrel. They all went for a tasting, picked their blend, had it bottled and sent to them. I've got one from each.

It's awesome...

Here are the two I picked up. One on the left is from my buddy at the liquor store. One on the right was given to me by my bartender friend at the club. Zoomed in you can see the blend they picked.


https://i.imgur.com/JzYnXt7.jpg

What do the numbers in the blend mean?

I honestly don't know for sure. I'm sure someone in here will know.

Staves are the pieces of board that are used to make the barrels. The listing you see on the bottles are the staves used in to make the barrel to create the desired flavor profile. The number next to the stave is the char level.

1 is a 15 second char
2 is 30 seconds
3 is 35 seconds

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

Hopefully they stick around.

I'm far pickier about beer, so I usually know what I'm getting into and rarely disappointed with a purchase... and a 22oz bottle of course goes far quicker.... compared to bourbon, where there's just a ton out there (and so much of it sounds great on the surface), and collecting it like beer would make for a lifetime supply 10 times over., so I rely much more on goof bourbon bars to try stuff or try before I buy.