If you make it to San Juan, Puerto Rico the Founder's Tour at Bacardi is fantastic. And because I took the tour I was given a 20% discount on purchases in the store. This is a very special rum that can only be purchased in one place - the company store in San Juan. The only product 30 bottles...

The price was right (retail-ish as the grocery store tends to charge just a wee bit more than liquor stores). My buddy in Arizona said he found the Midwinter Night's Dram at $150 (I paid $180) and the Eagle Rare was $45 (which is maybe a few dollars more than liquor store). But I most...

Yet another great trip to the local grocery store! The Midwinter Nights Dram is amazing - a great rye whisky expression. If you can find it, grab it (my buddy in Arizona is telling me he's found it at Total Wine).

Really lucked out yesterday - found this at a local grocery store. Been chasing this to no avail all over the place! Love the Wild Turkey 101 - and want to see what the additional age will do for it! (Excuse the placement on the pet food aisle shelf - was trying to mess with my son who is a...

I have not seen the Kilchoman Sanaig Cask Strength - but I fear that is going to be somewhat of a unicorn. Not a lot of places carry Kilchoman (about the only place around here I usually see it is at Binny's). I will keep an eye out because you just never know!!!

I'm not much of a a peated scotch fan, but the Octomore sure does get my attention! I recently finished off a bottle of the sister non-peated Black Art - one of the best Scotches I've ever had. But it's gone up about another $100 a bottle since the last time I bought it... :mad: I instead...

Seems to be a LOT more of the BT HTF's around these days - I also grabbed a bottle of Weller SR at our local grocery store last week. Had not seen it around for the last year! Also had access to a few bottles of Eagle Rare, EH Taylor and Blanton's (picked up another bottle a few weeks ago)...

I still can't believe I found something like this in a grocery store - at SRP...

Picked this up at our local grocery store - for $45! This was produced by the guy who started Whistlepig. He sold Whistlepig and now has started a new distillery. Well worth $45 if you're partial to rye whiskey! 👍

I've had a couple of tastes and it's a very nice $50ish bottle of whiskey. It is a bit less intense than bourbon and even American rye whiskeys (such as Templetons or Whistlepig), but it is a very nicely balanced, routine kind of drinking whisky. I did taste the vanilla notes (pretty subtle)...

Not sure what to make of this whiskey (going to open it soon), but for $50 retail how bad could it be? The son and I were just taking about how Canadian whiskeys were stepping up their game - hopefully this is an amazing example of that! We shall see!!!

I think I lucked out - retail at a local grocery store of all places…. 🥰 UPDATED: At the urging of my son, I've cracked this bottle to sample the contents and all I can say is "where have you been all of my life!!!" Amazing nose (likely sounds crazy, but I could definitely smell traces of the...

I hate gougers with a passion!!! I'd never pay over retail for Blanton's. And I really only buy it to give as gifts for friends - I like a lot of other whiskey's over Blanton's. Just gave a bottle of Blanton's to my son-in-law for his birthday.

Oh yeah! Rare Breed! ♥️ I am especially fond of the Rare Breed Rye. But I could not agree more on the best Old Fashioned being made with Rare Breed. Was very blessed when visiting the Wild Turkey distillery that they had a few bottles of the Master's Keep Unforgotten for sale in their...

There's another one!! And the Isaac Bowman Port Barrel Finished bourbon. For $40ish... Yeah - that's some good hooch!!!

That's a great point. And I'm also really liking Benchmark (made by BT) better than Blanton's. I can buy the most expensive versions (small batch, single barrel, full proof, etc) for $20-25 and all are very worth the $$$

I actually get more of a Angel's Envy mixed with a wee bit of Templeton's Rye (just a smidge), Woodford's Reserve, and Rabbit Hole finish. It does taste complex, but not ostentatious. That's just me though. 😁 :cool: But I completely agree - for the price it's not worth the effort. In the...

Love Bruichladdich! Just finished my bottle of Black Art recently. Enjoyed the last of it with my son - who agrees it's one of the best whiskey's he'd had. Unfortunately - the price just keeps climbing... Love the Classic Laddie and Port Charlotte (even though I'm not a huge fan of peated...

Our local grocery store has had a regular stock of Buffalo Trace, though it's stored in the backroom. I love to make Copperheads with it (2 oz. BT, 1/2 oz. of Amontillado Sherry, 1/2 oz. of Drambuie and a couple of shakes of orange bitters). I've tried a lot of other bourbons in the...

The newer version of Rendezvous is definitely good, but I still think the OR was the best. I finished my first bottle in record time - and surprisingly managed to find another bottle recently that must have been lost in the back room of the liquor store - priced at original pricing! Funny that...