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Bought 4 bottles of the GoT Lagavulin for $25 and I have to say that it is the best bargain for Scotch drinkers who like smokey, peaty ones. Poured one GoT and one regular 16 year old, and I cannot tell the difference. So, go for it, if not for you, for a nice inexpensive gift.

Noah, here is my answer to your 2nd question. Some "small" wine collectors, and I am a couple of notches below that, get more utility out of owning a wine rather than drinking that wine. So if people post that a wine tastes young that means more storing, owning, and bragging rights to owni...

RIP Frank.

RIP, so sorry.

Thanks for the comparison! Noob question - do you pop and let it open up in the bottle of the glass? I don’t drink a lot of champagne but am opening an 08 Dom in a few weeks. Dan, some people will even decant Champgne to let it open up. I just open it up, leave it in the fridge, take it out for 30 ...

Had them both at different times, and wow, hard to describe. But Mel wanted to compare them, so last night we opened both. Both wines are superb. I do not drink them on a regular basis due to price, but I drink decent Champagne routinely, as long as the price is right. Both wines smelled fantastic u...

Geoff F. wrote: ↑December 29th, 2020, 3:11 pm Seattle SODO has 2016 Evening Land Anden Pinot Noir for $58 (vs. $99 at winery)
2010 Dom is $150
Cristal is still $230 (unclear which vintage as it was behind the tag)

I'm guessing the Cristal is the 2012, at least this is what they have in San Diego.

Sold.

All together 4 magnums plus one Cognac for $4k. Only pick up in San Diego. Basically all bottles priced at $800 each, which is at least 20% less than lowest WSPro

.The Sparkys can also be picked up up for $3400.

Dave McIsaac wrote: ↑November 3rd, 2020, 3:53 pm
Otto Dobre wrote: ↑November 3rd, 2020, 11:48 am Palinca (Romanian plum brandy)
Does this differ from Pelinkovac??

I think they are different, Dave. The Palinca is not sweet, more like pear brandy.

Palinca (Romanian plum brandy)

Segura Viudas Rose Cava only $8.

Piper Heidsieck and Duval Leroy. Both can be found at my local store from time to time at under $30, and that's when I load up.

How about the OF 1870 Original Batch?

I got a case of the #8, a $14 Cabernet some time ago. it was ok, but nothing special. Maybe I opened too soon.

Thanks Mark.

Hello, I have emailed Hennessy for a possible release year but nothing so far, so I give this a try.

It is a bottle of Hennessy Paradis with serial number L3 239 10 00099.

If anyone could help, much appreciated.

Thanks,
Otto

I missed the original offer from Claudine Wines, so I ordered 2 Cabs and 2 Bordeaux blends to take advantage of the $50 off for first customers. Today, I opened the Bordeaux blend, which goes for $32. No decant, just pop and pour. The wine is simply fantastic, full of dark fruit, but not over the to...

Anyone had the Pappy 23? Is that a white whale? It’s oaky... I have some of the 23 from stitzel weller juice and it’s great but you have to really like oak. Agreed, and I feel the same about the 20 year old. But the 12 and 15 are fantastic, at least to my palate. But I cannot afford them now. [head...

I have a bottle of Blanton's Original Single Barrel, 93 proof, no age given. Purchased in Romania a few years back.

Never been into bourbon, but was at the store picking up some wine today and grabbed a Blanton's Original Single Barrel ($62} and Eagle Rare Single Barrel 10yr ($35) I didn't really know what to ask for. And don't really know if I got anything good or for a good price. What should I get next time? ...

Kermit Lynch imports a nice Dijon style mustard that has a nice spicy kick. Bought mine at my local wine shop. Very good stuff.

Eric White wrote: ↑June 4th, 2020, 12:07 pm in for a case, feels like very little downside

That's what I said!

I may understand the post if we talked about some outliers, but here we are talking about a few points. So yeah, we have differernt tastes.

I am sipping right now 2017 Stag's Leap Chardonnay. I drop in an ice cube, and softness the wood quite nicely.

Marzemino Dolce.

So I was gifted a bottle from my cousin who likes Trump a lot. I do not know the price, so that will not be involved. The wine is drinkable, it has notes of black currant, and cherry, but it also has a green note that overwhelms anything that is good about it. I can drink it, but not recommend it, u...

I have a hard time differentiating between any Schraders. RBS, CCS, ToKalon, LPV etc, they all taste the same to me. I love them all, but I just cannot tell one from another, and this goes for Sparky too. This happens with other wines. I can't tell a Pride Merlot from a Pride Cabernet. Guess not ref...

Just discovered Maracame Anejo - if you can find it, get it. By far the smoothest tequila I've enjoyed, full of cinnamon and creme brûlée - this is absolutely fantastic stuff in every way. $55-60 is a steal for juice of this quality. Thanks for the tip, Todd. Picked up a couple for $120 all inclusi...

Educated Guess.

We had this at Fleming's with a nice steak. The wine is excellent as all the other Schraders from that vintage. A big wine for sure, but enough tannins and acid to live up to the richness of a nice fat rib eye steak. Lots of dark fruit, and everything is balanced. But for the life of me, I just cann...

$900 per magnum.

Each one for $1000 (20% below lowest WS Pro) Prefer pick up in San Diego, as I do not want to ship.

Has anyone tried the Old Forester 1910? I like it. Not as strong (harsh) as the 1920, with a little sweetness on the finish. Good substitute for Blanton's. I don't find the 1920 harsh at all; it seems smooth to me. By the way, I picked up a bottle of the 1920 at the local Total Wine yesterday, and ...

I love Champagne, drink it regularly. But since I cannot afford and drink the uber expensive ones, my go to wines are Piper Heidsieck and Duval Leroy.

Educated Guess

Bought a case of Piper Heidsieck with no sales tax and no shipping.

1.75L Adictivo Extra Anejo Tequila $129
0.75 L 23 year Kirk and Sweeney Dominican Rum $38

Down in San Diego.

bradkaplan wrote: ↑November 24th, 2019, 6:08 pm
Otto Dobre wrote: ↑November 24th, 2019, 5:11 pm Costco has a 2 bottle package of Old Forester for $64.99. Includes the 1920 Prohibition and the 100 proof bottle.
Wut? I need to check that out. That's basically the price of 1920 by itself.

That's crazy, Adam.
Mark, do a search for item # 1645570.

Costco has a 2 bottle package of Old Forester for $64.99. Includes the 1920 Prohibition and the 100 proof bottle.

Delbeck Champagne

The Morena Costco has lots of new goodies. All first growth are 2016 Lafite $699 Margaux, Mouton $599 HB $549 Also 2016 LMHB $469 Trio of 2006, 2008,2009 Pontet Canet $479 Pack of 5 bottle "Parker Selection" from 2009 all 100 points, $1749 Clos Fourtet Cos Pape Clement Blanc Poyferree SHL ...

World Market has 2016 Educated Guess Cabernet for $12.70 with purchase of 4 bottles or more. Now the 2016 vintage is not at the level of the 2015, but at that price I cleaned up the 18 bottle inventory at my store. Costco has it at $19. Another wine they have that is very drinkable at a good price i...

Could not resist and got a case from their latest sale, I mean who can resist Paloma at $35. Finally got the wine and had to open one. Well, there is a reason for this sale, the wine is maturing fast. It is still very good, and for those who appreciate mature notes of leather with no noticable tanni...

The 1996 Salon is probably the best Champagne that I've ever tasted, thanks to Jeff Nowak. The wine was very delicate, but it tasted like an elixir of the gods. Never had it since then, and maybe that is a good thing.

2016 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sonoma County, very nice wine for only $11. Good fruit, decent depth, I think that is one of the best Cabernet bargains around.

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Thank you folks. Will go with biz though not terribly happy with the choices. The first class was on a 747, and the price of $3.5k seemed doable. But I will save $1k per person, so $2k all together. That will give Mel a lot of shoppig choices in Romania. The transatlantic flights are not the best, b...

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