Was able to score a bottle of Blanton's and Eagle Rare yesterday. Just missed out on a bottle of Weller 12.
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My friend won a raffle and got a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 15 for $100. He’s already been offered $1200 for it.
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Weller 12 is tough to get ahold of unless you know someone at the store and they maintain a reservations list.
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They have an Ocean, too. Aged at sea. Not sure WTF that accomplishes other than sloshing it around in the barrel, but it's selling well.
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The idea is that it ages quicker and more evenly since it sloshes around and more alcohol has more direct contact with the barrel.
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I haven't paid any attention whether it's barrel strength or not.
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The store I frequent sent out a tweet saying they had bottles of Blantons, Weller 12, EH Taylor and Eagle Rare, limit 1 bottle and first come first serve.

Guy in front of me got the last bottle of Weller. I "settled" for Blanton's, wife came in and grabbed an Eagle Rare.
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It isn’t.
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Didn't think so.

The new reserve has a spiffy seersucker bag, though.
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I never had Oceans so I can’t make any judgment on it. I have had a rum called 7 Fathoms which is using the same sort of idea. It is aged at 7 fathoms under the surface so the ocean currents rock it around as well. It was super smooth and flavorful.
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Haven't seen that one.
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cant buy retail in US.
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Jefferson’s Ocean has a retarded price point for what it is.
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That would explain that. We did get in some Pusser's last week that I might grab.
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I picked up a second bottle of Smooth Ambler Old Scout. I liked the 1st bottle so much that I went back to Costco to get another but of course gone. Was getting last minute stuff for New Years At a Grocery and went into their Harry's Liquors and low and behold they had. Also had Old Scout Contradiction so I am gonna try it to.
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