Best & worst Bourbon?
Oct 22, 2015 | 12:41 pm
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Wait those are euro prices... and euro bottlings so only 70 cl bottles.. skip them.. just kidding... Amazing prices.. I can't even wrap my head around those prices.. they clearly had to ship the bottles across the ocean and yet are a huge magnitude cheaper than you can find within spitting distance of the distillery.... does that US system (distillery->distributor->retail) plus US alcohol taxes really add that much?????
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Oct 22, 2015 | 12:52 pm
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Wait those are euro prices... and euro bottlings so only 70 cl bottles.. skip them.. just kidding... Amazing prices.. I can't even wrap my head around those prices.. they clearly had to ship the bottles across the ocean and yet are a huge magnitude cheaper than you can find within spitting distance of the distillery.... does that US system (distillery->distributor->retail) plus US alcohol taxes really add that much?????
Oct 22, 2015 | 1:25 pm
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Oct 22, 2015 | 1:27 pm
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Oct 22, 2015 | 1:43 pm
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Yes, it's a slang word that is not owned by the dollar. However as this is a US dominated thread I probably should have said "euro-bucks". Sorry. Maybe someone can do the full Euro-dollar conversion and 70 to 75cl or whatever it is.
Oct 22, 2015 | 2:20 pm
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Still, it's a great deal on some great bourbon.
Oct 22, 2015 | 6:05 pm
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So a good deal and even better where prices are above $30 in the US
Oct 23, 2015 | 3:56 am
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Oct 23, 2015 | 8:42 am
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Probably more like $0.53/cl for me. I re-checked my local shop and the going price for the single barrel is $39.99. $0.27 is an excellent deal.
Oct 23, 2015 | 12:06 pm
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Pastis, Scotch, Spanish Brandy, etc. I just wish they could get some of the more rare Bourbon in. You can also buy a jug of 96% grain alcohol and make your own liquor. Limoncello, yum!
Oct 24, 2015 | 9:49 am
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Oct 24, 2015 | 10:55 am
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Yes, they had them in stock. I've kind of given up walking door to door around the neighborhood looking for these special releases. 9 times they aren't in stock and the 10th the store is asking hundreds of dollars for them. I wish I could find a 2013...would love to do a '13, '14, '15 vertical tasting!
Oct 24, 2015 | 1:05 pm
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Down that area Perfect Pour is solid. They have had barrel selects in the past but not sure about right now. If you want Pappy hit up Pine Orchard but be prepared to pay secondary prices. Silver spring is considered Montgomery county I think so availability is searchable online.
Stopped by Perfect Pour this morning and marveled at some of the Scotch available for far better prices than in VA (didn't buy any, though; I was there for bourbon). Picked up Orphan Barrel's Rhetoric 21-year expression--I'm not entirely sold on Orphan Barrel, but hey, it's not everyday you can find 21-year-old bourbon for $100 instead of 5x-10x that price. Also picked up a Filibuster blend of rye and bourbon I hadn't come across before.
Not sure if I'll stop this evening in Silver Spring or not; I think I've spent my budget on booze for the week already, and have trips out west coming up soon which means I'll be bringing back anything and everything I don't see around here.