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These wines are beautiful. And David is great.

I just tried the Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof and was blown away. I haven't had JD since college days so I was completely surprised by this. A friend said it was Banana Bread in a glass and I totally agree. It is a little hot and for me a small clear cube does wonders. $70 and worth every...

Is it just me, or is the whiskey / bourbon market totally overheated, with far too many new offerings in market (or coming) and many at prices that are too high? It's just nuts. On weekends there are lines around the stores that begin 4-5 hours before they open. People are stalking delivery trucks ...

Yes. All day. It’s great.

BTW Leonard, the Belle Meade website says that they no longer bottle the Reserve at cask strength but instead blend down to 108.3% and label it as simply "Reserve" which they say is the "sweet spot". Their single barrel is bottled at cask strength. Thanks Kelly. I will have to l...

Mike and my quoting was showing up weird. Anyway, Mike, please let us know what you think of the Belle Meade Reserve. You don't know me but I bought a bottle of Belle Meade reserve this past Monday for the first time. And I can tell you it has become one of my favorites. It is so complex with overw...

I thought this was fantastic and fun. Thoroughly enjoyed it. My futures purchase is in and I joined the Wolfpack Club.

Mike and my quoting was showing up weird. Anyway, Mike, please let us know what you think of the Belle Meade Reserve. You don't know me but I bought a bottle of Belle Meade reserve this past Monday for the first time. And I can tell you it has become one of my favorites. It is so complex with overw...

The bourbon exchange is a scam

Kelly Walker wrote: ↑December 9th, 2020, 3:29 pm
Leonard Taylor wrote: ↑December 9th, 2020, 2:52 pm Eagle Rare also!!!!
10?

10 bottles? Hell yeah! The regular ER is a 10 year old bourbon. That's the one. I would kill for the 17. It's in the lottery. But it's Eagle Rare Rare

Eagle Rare also!!!!

Leonard, where are you located in NC? If I run across a few bottles of EHTSMB, I'll let you know. I received the email for the Mecklenburg County lottery on Saturday. The lottery includes the EHT Single Barrel this year. I laughed. Funny stuff. James James, I am just outside of Charlotte. Man, I wo...

Can't help myself - when at Target, I have to pick up at least on E.H. Taylor Small Batch at $42.99. Good bourbon at a great price. I am sure you take this for granted and I'm happy for you. In NC you never see this. Or unless you are at the store when the delivery truck comes you never get a chanc...

Can't help myself - when at Target, I have to pick up at least on E.H. Taylor Small Batch at $42.99. Good bourbon at a great price. I am sure you take this for granted and I'm happy for you. In NC you never see this. Or unless you are at the store when the delivery truck comes you never get a chanc...

Thanks Adam. I haven't all the offerings from Mitchner but I love the small batch bourbon and single barrel rye. Almost hoping I don't get picked for this one. I would rather have something to drink instead of something to sell.

Our local county, state owned, ABC is having an email lottery. One of the bottles is 25 year Mitchner's Bourbon (Single Barrel I assume). Selling for MFSRP $1,000. Is this worth it? I am seeing secondary pricing on Wine Searcher for over $5,000. True??

I have one available. Pick up in Charlotte only.

Just tasted the 2019 Diochon Old Vines and it blew me away. $24

Kelly Walker wrote: ↑October 3rd, 2020, 7:17 pm A few friends over for some rotisserie chicken.

My favorite Weller was the Antique.

I like rotisserie chicken

Long time lurker, first time poster... Signed up 6/25/2012 Made it 9/28/2020 Allocated: 3 x 2019 En Cerise 3 x 2019 Callioux Put in for pretty much everything on the waitlist...but not holding my breath there. Assume you mean wish list and not wait list. They did not grant any wish list wines to an...

Long time lurker, first time poster... Signed up 6/25/2012 Made it 9/28/2020 Allocated: 3 x 2019 En Cerise 3 x 2019 Callioux Put in for pretty much everything on the waitlist...but not holding my breath there. Assume you mean wish list and not wait list. They did not grant any wish list wines to an...

That's funny Tony. If you ask me I find Eagle Rare 10 year incredible and very hard to beat for a daily drinker. Around $30 IIRC. My tastes just cannot justify spending over $100 for anything. It is mostly just hype and demand from trophy hunters after that. There are some people that spend ridiculo...

More bad news:Dear Friends, We are heartbroken to share the news that our winery burned to the ground yesterday. But, rest assured, we will rebuild and be there for you. We still have wine and we are still in business, so all is not lost. Thank you all for your loyalty and incredible support. It mea...

Jeff_D wrote: ↑September 25th, 2020, 4:23 pm Goose egg on wish list. Was hoping to at least get En Chamberlin Syrah, figured would get lucky in this crazy year.

Did you get an email indicating you did not get any wish list wines? I wish listed several but I have heard nothing about it from Cayuse.

Nice score. You need to find an auction site, stat :D What is the secondary market price? $80-100+. The more recent releases have received stellar reviews from folks, so they may be more desirable at auction. The first couple of releases were panned. The Bottle Blue Book value is $100-120. I have f...

Been drinking Four Roses Single Barrel. Really enjoying it. Distinctively different profile then the Small Batch which I find has a sweeter note on the finnish. Didn't know you were into bourbon. I got it bad. I highly recommend you go to Frugal's and get the Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series. It ...

Well to me it’s like telling your wine club members f*ck Off. Which is what I’m doing.

Saw the 2017 today at Costco in Charlotte for $50. I looked up what I paid directly from the winery via the club $95 with shipping.

the very best method we've found is the partial or directional freezing method. we bought a cheap Coleman cooler, fill it with water, stick it in the freezer, and let it freeze most of the way, but not completely. it freezes from the top down, all the impurities in the water stay in the water as th...

Steven King wrote: ↑June 14th, 2020, 5:13 am
Leonard Taylor wrote: ↑June 11th, 2020, 3:30 am Anyone try the Knob Creek 15 just released? Worth it?
From the description, had to buy. Not tasted yet tho

Good to hear from you Steven. Hope you are well. My son picked up one for me in Greenville, SC but he hasn't delivered it yet. I love KC though.

Anyone try the Knob Creek 15 just released? Worth it?

Garrison Brothers Balmorhea Just got this today and first time tasting. The color is incredibly dark. The nose is brooding caramel, bananas, some slight smoke, vanilla bean. Palate is just amazing chestnut, caramel, mouth coating vanilla. A bit hot on the nose and somewhat on the tongue but with a t...

OK. Back up now but it was definitely down for a while here. Thanks.

Just tried logging on and Bad Gateway. Anyone else having issues?

Just got an Old Forester Single Barrel made just for our county and the local bourbon club. 250 bottles made. Incredible.

I've had one for probably close to 20 years and it is just standing tall.

Our little local wine club just did a limited zoom virtual tasting with David. Thank you so much for joining us for this David. It was very informative and fun. These wines are very good and I highly recommend them. They are definitely worth the investment.

Bill, This is off topic but can you tell me when the Berserker Day wines will ship?

John Peacock wrote: ↑March 31st, 2020, 3:48 pm
Leonard Taylor wrote: ↑March 31st, 2020, 12:58 pm Wow. Mystery wine is 2008 pinot from Willamette Valley. Didn't even know it existed.
I'm pretty sure it is Chehalem Mountains fruit, I think they traded pinot noir grapes for syrah.

Thanks John. Is this a one time thing for Gramercy? I am just astounded that they made a pinot.

Wow. Mystery wine is 2008 pinot from Willamette Valley. Didn't even know it existed.

I could have easily rated this 100. I only got one bottle and couldn't wait to try it. Explosive nose jumps out of the glass. Dark as night. Probably would never guess pinot just on the looks. On the palate there is a good dose of oak, sweet vanilla, intense blackberry, incredibly complex, you just ...

Opened a 2013 Horsepower Sur Echalas Syrah last night. Two hour decant. It is incredibly funky. Read stinks. No fruit, olive brine, raw meat, bitterness. I don't know how this gets so much love but I understand different palates. To each his own. My wife wouldn't drink it and demanded I open up some...

Jim F wrote: ↑March 26th, 2020, 10:18 am There are more deals out there than in the linked list. Keenan 20%. Seavey I think had free shipping. Howell Mountain vintners and growers association has a list of specials. And more......

I am not seeing the 20% discount on Keenan's website. Do you have to be in the club to get that?

I just don't see how you can beat the 1920. Damn, it is incredible.

This is truly a shame. I have attended this event for the past ten years. I feel sorry for all the other wineries, restaurants, B&B's, Uber Drivers that will lose out because of this.

Just returned also and a shout out to Pallet and HSL. Great food and reasonable corkage. HSL is quite loud however.

Sorry if this is a dumb question. Is ETL distributed once a year in the fall or is it distributed regularly throughout the year like Blantons? I see Blantons about once a month but never come across ETL. Thanks for any info. Neither one is ever seen in NC. If you are at the store the minute the tru...

just moved everything from Chubb to Pure , saving 10% Do you mind sharing what your premium is with Pure based on the percentage to your wine value? Mine is with Pure on a separate rider and my premium is .006% of my wine value. But the value they are using is quite a bit higher that the community ...

just moved everything from Chubb to Pure , saving 10% Do you mind sharing what your premium is with Pure based on the percentage to your wine value? Mine is with Pure on a separate rider and my premium is .006% of my wine value. But the value they are using is quite a bit higher that the community ...

One is really best off to get the whole package (including homeowners) from one carrier. Chubb, Pure, and a couple other do this. It is hard to do one off and then I always worry about the actual coverage when needed. As noted above Chubb is great on a claim. I have used Chubb and now use Pure who ...

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