[Watching The World Burn]

Originally Posted by Maynard

Sorry to hear this. Where are you? I'm upstate NY and they have been steadily discounting it (originally about 110 and I got one, then it was 90, and I liked it so got 2 more; then they dropped it to about 75). Might be a purely local thing if they bought a case and thought they were going to get stuck w/ it.

I like it a lot - reminds me a lot of the cask-strength 10. At 110 I wouldn't have stocked up, but definitely worth it esp at lower pricing.

Canada...lol. But I was in Myrtle Beach and that's where Total Wine and Spirits said they had three bottles, but when I went there, out of luck.

I'll have to keep my eye out next time I'm in the States.

[hubbahubba]

A friend went to Ireland last summer, today he handed me this. What a nice fellow.

[Josh-PA]

Originally Posted by hubbahubba

A friend went to Ireland last summer, today he handed me this. What a nice fellow.

Middleton does a really nice job with their tours and tastings

[hubbahubba]

Originally Posted by Josh-PA

Middleton does a really nice job with their tours and tastings

He really enjoyed it.

[WhiskyPat12]

Nice to see the Irish and Scotch getting enjoyed. Hosted a bottle share tonight, had some good stuff brought out.

[Josh-PA]

Where are you guys buying your harder to find bourbons? I'm in Pennsylvania and we have a horrible state run liquor store system. I'm close enough to Delaware that I frequently go down there to stock up. I'm OK with going the secondary market, but have no idea what sites are reputable and fair. I started watching Unicorn and Good Bottle auctions, but would love to hear any other tips / tricks to track allocation releases, get a heads up when something good is coming out, etc. Just for personal consumption (been searching for any of the allocated Michters bottles (10yr / toasted) for a couple months with no luck).

[WhiskyPat12]

I hate paying for shipping, but here in the Houston area we are pretty blessed with good distribution. Much better than where I used to live in CT. I've only used Seelbachs, but that doesn't have super rare stuff. Unicorn Auctions has good reviews from friends of mine.

PA is tough since it's state run, do they do any lotteries? Some state run monthly or yearly lotteries where it's luck of the draw. Not sure how DE is...

Mostly it's about finding a store (in DE) you like, and make some friendships with the people behind the counter. Talk to them, let them know what you are looking for, and spend your money at that store. The common phrase is "It's all about relationships." That's how I get hard bottles, I've got a few stores I frequent and they know me.


Also - as boomer as it is, FB can be a good way to get info fast. I use it almost completely for whisky. Find some local whisky/bourbon groups and join.

Originally Posted by Josh-PA

Where are you guys buying your harder to find bourbons? I'm in Pennsylvania and we have a horrible state run liquor store system. I'm close enough to Delaware that I frequently go down there to stock up. I'm OK with going the secondary market, but have no idea what sites are reputable and fair. I started watching Unicorn and Good Bottle auctions, but would love to hear any other tips / tricks to track allocation releases, get a heads up when something good is coming out, etc. Just for personal consumption (been searching for any of the allocated Michters bottles (10yr / toasted) for a couple months with no luck).