Can't get it up here north of the border but, through a wine distributer I am able to order a case. Would like to hear from someone who knows their stuff and has tried it before I order.
Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15:
We need to get together at some point Lew, now that I'm living here. And I need your secrets on scoring these rare-ish bottles.
I live in the poor west valley but we should definitely meet up. I will gladly share my bourbon with anyone wanting to try some.
Originally Posted by phisherman:
Lew is just going to quietly snicker when he contemplates people calling crappy green label Weller or McKenna 10 "rare-ish" bottles.
Sorry if you dig the green label Weller; that stuff is bad. And it's absolutely insane that people are hoarding it.
Agreed on the Weller SR. It is not great and I won't EVER search/buy another bottle.
Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15:
I've seen one bottle of McKenna since moving to PHX and they were asking $90.
I'm pretty indifferent on Weller Special Reserve, but I've not seen a bottle here either.
This. Phoenix is a bourbon wasteland for the most part. Need to have connections to find when things hit shelves because the allocation sucks and things are gone quickly.
Originally Posted by phisherman:
The last year has been really silly. Even 6 months ago, there would have been 12+ bottles of McKenna 12 at any given time on the shelves.
Age stated bourbon has gone nuts. I can't explain it. People are chasing bourbons that are seriously not good to mediocre at best. Not sure why.
Stick with Elijah Craig small batch, store picks if you can. Those are usually very good.
Bourbon popularity has gone crazy. Mckenna was a good $40 bottle. Now it's going for secondary prices in many stores around here. It's decent but it's not something amazing either.
I'm not a heavy drinker, so after finishing some of these bottles I will be sticking mostly to store picks and the decent lower level bourbons you can easily find without having to open your wallet wide. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCUnited:
Thoughts on 4R small batch select? Felt a little steep at $65 so passed.
Screw that! Im a big 4R fan too. But for around that price i can find a barrel proof single barrel store pick. I have a obsq almost 10 years aged that is my favorite one so far. I don't have all 10 recipes yet. The small batch select is good but i bought it for $55 and i thought that was a little high for what it is. [Reply]
Anyone do any CV shopping? I have a bottle of Smoke Wagon Single Barrel waiting on me, along with those Bulleit and Wathen's I bought right before I got sick.
Plus that bottle of Pappy's from O.City, of course.
