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Who Collects Bourbon?

DocHolliday

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11/2/15
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NE Texas. Tyler/Longview area


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Ya I could see the east side being a lil tougher to get some of the hard stuff. When I lived in Dallas I could get Wellers at any time basically. Now that I'm in Grand Rapids, MI its a struggle to find anything. I can find Blantons about once a year on a certain time of day at a big store around here. I can get Eagle Rare anytime. But E.H. Taylor. and things around there... Hell no. I was in Minneapolis back for the final four in 2019 and I walked into Targets Liquor store(sounds weird in Texas) and theres a whole row of E.H. Taylor, and Four Roses Single Barrel just sitting there. My wife thought I was crazy when I stocked up. I'm glad we drove. :)
 

watchoself

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Rum here but my bourbon aged rum bottles from foursquare are the perfect choice for all parties


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divemax

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Ya I could see the east side being a lil tougher to get some of the hard stuff. When I lived in Dallas I could get Wellers at any time basically. Now that I'm in Grand Rapids, MI its a struggle to find anything. I can find Blantons about once a year on a certain time of day at a big store around here. I can get Eagle Rare anytime. But E.H. Taylor. and things around there... Hell no. I was in Minneapolis back for the final four in 2019 and I walked into Targets Liquor store(sounds weird in Texas) and theres a whole row of E.H. Taylor, and Four Roses Single Barrel just sitting there. My wife thought I was crazy when I stocked up. I'm glad we drove. :)

Wow, I really don’t understand the priority of distribution around the country. It’s not as if there is low demand here.

I’ll be in Galveston next week and they have a very large Specs Liquor store. I called and the associate I spoke to made it sound like they have Blantons but basically reserve it for people with a lot of rewards points. I’m going to try and sway the store manager if I can! If not, I’ll stock up on some other hard to find bottles.


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DocHolliday

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Wow, I really don’t understand the priority of distribution around the country. It’s not as if there is low demand here.

I’ll be in Galveston next week and they have a very large Specs Liquor store. I called and the associate I spoke to made it sound like they have Blantons but basically reserve it for people with a lot of rewards points. I’m going to try and sway the store manager if I can! If not, I’ll stock up on some other hard to find bottles.


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Good luck buddy. I love Galveston! We used to go there for the 4th of July every year! Eat at Gaido's if you get the opportunity!!! Good luck with your hunt!
 

divemax

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Well, my trip to Galveston has been good so far! The manager of Specs was kind enough to sell me a bottle of Blantons. It is not on the shelf and he said he wouldn’t normally sell it to anyone without a lot of rewards points, but I guess I just asked in a really nice way! Also picked up a couple of other hard to find bottles.

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tlabowski01

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I don’t collect but I appreciate and drink bourbon! Current bourbon on my bar cart is Corner Creek 10 yr. one of my favorites for sure.

I’m actually watching “Neat: The Story of Bourbon” on Hulu right now as I sip my nightcap.


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APjumbo

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I’ve never heard of heavens door but I noticed it’s 50% so I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out next time I’m down south.
 
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GarySul

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Huge bourbon collector here, I’m starting to move back to scotch because of the allocations/ artificial demand. Who knew buffalo trace would pull a Rolex and sell all products over MSRP to a select few.


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patrickseacoast

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Huge bourbon collector here, I’m starting to move back to scotch because of the allocations/ artificial demand. Who knew buffalo trace would pull a Rolex and sell all products over MSRP to a select few.


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It’s sickening. Had my local source abc store ask me for $80 for Eagle Rare that I’ve purchased from total wine for $30 previously.... (in 2020 no less.)


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patrickseacoast

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Well, my trip to Galveston has been good so far! The manager of Specs was kind enough to sell me a bottle of Blantons. It is not on the shelf and he said he wouldn’t normally sell it to anyone without a lot of rewards points, but I guess I just asked in a really nice way! Also picked up a couple of other hard to find bottles.

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What you accomplished in your trip is disgustingly amazing. What did the Blantons go for if I may ask for scientific purposes? I paid retail for a same sized May 2020 run and they hit me for $139. For a $69.99 MSRP bottle.


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divemax

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What you accomplished in your trip is disgustingly amazing. What did the Blantons go for if I may ask for scientific purposes? I paid retail for a same sized May 2020 run and they hit me for $139. For a $69.99 MSRP bottle.


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I paid retail price for the Blantons. As far as I can tell, Specs doesn’t jack up their prices like some others. Yes, it was a wildly successful trip!!! I can’t even find Buffalo Trace locally.


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nwhite21

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Well, my trip to Galveston has been good so far! The manager of Specs was kind enough to sell me a bottle of Blantons. It is not on the shelf and he said he wouldn’t normally sell it to anyone without a lot of rewards points, but I guess I just asked in a really nice way! Also picked up a couple of other hard to find bottles.

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Blantons is the way to go my friend ☝️


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