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Hey Bourbon guys. Hit the trifecta in Asheville today
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Mar 21, 2023, 5:32 PM
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Just stopped in the ABC for grins, rarely find anything. Today was a little different!
Employee said I have some in back I was gonna get rid of today. Lucky me!
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Re: Hey Bourbon guys. Hit the trifecta in Asheville today
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Mar 21, 2023, 5:34 PM
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Not even going to ask what that set you back. Enjoy!
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Re: Hey Bourbon guys. Hit the trifecta in Asheville today
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Mar 21, 2023, 5:36 PM
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I can send you my shipping address at your leisure
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You must be out of town, lol.***
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Mar 21, 2023, 5:39 PM
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Nice catch
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Mar 21, 2023, 5:45 PM
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Not always easy to find these bottles.
Hopefully you didn't pay too much over $80.
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Re: Nice catch
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Mar 21, 2023, 7:09 PM
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NC is regulated so shouldn’t be that bad
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What letters? I see an N
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Mar 21, 2023, 5:49 PM
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I need both Ns and the S to have a complete set. Got lucky and the first five I bought over the years were different letters. Not so lucky this year.
If over 21, click below
https://www.warehouseh.info/stoppers
Message was edited by: arlingtonVA®
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Re: What letters? I see an N
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Mar 21, 2023, 6:32 PM
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Was just about to post there is a secondary market for stoppers. And people will pay outrageous amounts for specific bottling dates.
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Re: Hey Bourbon guys. Hit the trifecta in Asheville today
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Mar 21, 2023, 5:53 PM
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There’s a store here in Suwanee, GA that will get a box every other month or so and sell for $65, one bottle per customer. And yes I could just go out and come back to a different register but since I need no introduction, I play by the rules
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VA ABC controls the "legal" sale. TLDR
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Mar 21, 2023, 8:57 PM
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In Virginia, the ABC stores rule. AFAIK. I am sure there are other avenues available. I have not pursued those options.
When I firsted headed down the bourbon trail, I could walk into the ABC and get Buffalo Trace or Eagle Rare. More than one bottle. To my unsophisticated palate, they were great value. High $20s or low $30s for 750 ml bottle. Could easily spend twice as much or more for stuff I did not like any better. Remember, unsophisticated.
I was not alone. It reached a point where these items could not be found. If you did, you could only buy one bottle a day. You learned which days the local ABC stores got their weekly shipments to improve your odds.
Eventually VA ABC started sending out emails to announce when specific stores had "limited drops" available for purchase. If you got there within five minutes, you might have a shot (we are densely populated and lots of teleworkers nowadays). One bottle only. They could have 10 brands, but you could only get one. Fortunately for me, I can get to two ABCs in five minutes. You don't know what they have until you walk in the door. Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare are common. Blantons appears on occasion. I did get Elijah Craig 18 year one time and a single barrel EH Taylor recently.
VA ABC also has occasional lotteries for the "privilege" of buying some limited releases. If you win, you pay retail. No secondary market markup. I finally "won" this month. For a few pennies short of $90 (plus tx) I got the Van Winkle 12 Year Special Reserve (pic attached). The 23 year is in the next lottery. If I don't win, I save well over $300.
Has Buffalo Trace cornered the bourbon market?
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Re: VA ABC controls the "legal" sale. TLDR
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Mar 21, 2023, 10:32 PM
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Congrats on the Van Winkle.
My first experience with Buffalo Trace was sometime between 2015 and 2017 at the recommendation of a VA ABC store employee. In fact, I had never even heard of it until then. I knew little about bourbon.
I bought a bottle of Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare that day. I opened the Eagle Rare, and mixed it with cola or ginger ale, as I always did with bourbon. The Buffalo Trace set unopened for several months. At some point, I opened it and mixed it with cola or ginger ale.
If I knew then, what I know now, I would have bought much cheaper bourbon to mix with soda and make cocktails. I now have a 1.75L bottle of Eagle Rare that I bought after a VA ABC store drop. I've passed on buying Buffalo Trace at least five times and Eagle Rare several times in the last few months.
At this point, the only reason I am looking out for E.H. Taylor or Blanton's is for a close friend. For myself, I have been looking into good, not-hyped-up alternative bourbons that I can find fairly easily in Virginia, or when I travel.
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Re: VA ABC controls the "legal" sale. TLDR
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Mar 22, 2023, 6:07 AM
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In Virginia, the ABC stores rule. AFAIK. I am sure there are other avenues available. I have not pursued those options.
When I firsted headed down the bourbon trail, I could walk into the ABC and get Buffalo Trace or Eagle Rare. More than one bottle. To my unsophisticated palate, they were great value. High $20s or low $30s for 750 ml bottle. Could easily spend twice as much or more for stuff I did not like any better. Remember, unsophisticated.
I was not alone. It reached a point where these items could not be found. If you did, you could only buy one bottle a day. You learned which days the local ABC stores got their weekly shipments to improve your odds.
Eventually VA ABC started sending out emails to announce when specific stores had "limited drops" available for purchase. If you got there within five minutes, you might have a shot (we are densely populated and lots of teleworkers nowadays). One bottle only. They could have 10 brands, but you could only get one. Fortunately for me, I can get to two ABCs in five minutes. You don't know what they have until you walk in the door. Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare are common. Blantons appears on occasion. I did get Elijah Craig 18 year one time and a single barrel EH Taylor recently.
VA ABC also has occasional lotteries for the "privilege" of buying some limited releases. If you win, you pay retail. No secondary market markup. I finally "won" this month. For a few pennies short of $90 (plus tx) I got the Van Winkle 12 Year Special Reserve (pic attached). The 23 year is in the next lottery. If I don't win, I save well over $300.
Has Buffalo Trace cornered the bourbon market?
Seen BT has adds on the Yellowstone series. That in itself would definitely drive up sales.
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Re: VA ABC controls the "legal" sale. TLDR
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Mar 22, 2023, 6:16 AM
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Have never even saw a bottle in any store, let alone held one. GREAT SCORE
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Re: Hey Bourbon guys. Hit the trifecta in Asheville today
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Mar 21, 2023, 7:03 PM
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Good for you. I passed on a bottle last October, and haven't seen a bottle in store since. At this point, if I did, I would be buying it for a friend to help keep his cabinet stocked.
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Thanks for posting this
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Mar 21, 2023, 7:40 PM
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Friend!!!!! I’ve never seen a half gallon bottle. Do they have different stoppers?
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Re: Hey Bourbon guys. Hit the trifecta in Asheville today
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Mar 21, 2023, 10:59 PM
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You da man 2k! I am quite jealous 😉.
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