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I was at Norfolk Wine & Spirits, Norfolk MA and saw this on sale. It was $30 marked down from $60. This is MGP's newly created brand. It's excellent. I went back and bought two more Saturday, stumbled upon a tasting and the owner came over because I hadn't seen him in awhile. Agreed the price was crazy. If you live local, it's an amazing store with frequent tastings, great store picks and a huge Scotch inventory (also now lots of rum and mezcal).

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Any suggestions for a top shelf anejo tequila?
I am aware of Don Julio 1942 and know it tastes great.
It’s a gift for a good friend and a top shelf 18 month anejo is something he would appreciate.
I'm okay going up to about $250-$300 if it's worth it
 
Chin Diesel said:
Any suggestions for a top shelf anejo tequila?
I am aware of Don Julio 1942 and know it tastes great.
It’s a gift for a good friend and a top shelf 18 month anejo is something he would appreciate.
I'm okay going up to about $250-$300 if it's worth it
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Yikes. Don’t do that. Forelaza Anejo. Probably $100 even. Best stuff there is really. The Reposado is really nice. G4 is also very good. Either one will be a very good choice. Don Julio is marketing
 
HuskyHawk said:
Yikes. Don’t do that. Forelaza Anejo. Probably $100 even. Best stuff there is really. The Reposado is really nice. G4 is also very good. Either one will be a very good choice. Don Julio is marketing
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Thanks. Looks like scarcity can affect pricing for Fortaleza. I'll look for a bottle. Any other suggestions?
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Chin Diesel said:
Thanks. Looks like scarcity can affect pricing for Fortaleza. I'll look for a bottle. Any other suggestions?View attachment 107447
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Wow. Those are ridiculous prices. Did you look at local shops? I may need to hoard my unopened Fortaleza Reposado. The tariffs are probably causing people to jack up prices even though the stuff on shelves wasn't subject to it.

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ArteNom 1146
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Tequila Ocho

Those online shops you checked all seem to charge well over retail. Are you shipping it?
For Whiskey and Mezcal this site is good. SharedPour.com

Looks like I need to go buy some Tequilla and Mezcal.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Wow. Those are ridiculous prices. Did you look at local shops? I may need to hoard my unopened Fortaleza Reposado. The tariffs are probably causing people to jack up prices even though the stuff on shelves wasn't subject to it.

G4
ArteNom 1146
Siembra Valles

Siembra Spirits – Siembra Spirits

www.siembrathefutureoftradition.com www.siembrathefutureoftradition.com
Tequila Ocho

Those online shops you checked all seem to charge well over retail. Are you shipping it?
For Whiskey and Mezcal this site is good. SharedPour.com

Looks like I need to go buy some Tequilla and Mezcal.
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Thanks. I will be checking out some local liquor stores along with the military exchange liquor stores to see what is available. I'm hand carrying it for a friend who's a doctor and helped me out with some stuff.
He enjoys a good sipping tequila and has a preference for anejos more than resposados.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Thanks. I will be checking out some local liquor stores along with the military exchange liquor stores to see what is available. I'm hand carrying it for a friend who's a doctor and helped me out with some stuff.
He enjoys a good sipping tequila and has a preference for anejos more than resposados.
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The fancier the bottle, like those skulls or weird shaped painted things, generally the worse the product inside.
 
Cant load a photo for some stupid reason, but I snagged a Nulu double oak at work Sat. With my lovely gift card for working on Xmas and my discount, I was out the door at $33.00 lol. I know its MGP, but they do know how to make good whiskey. And this is good damn whiskey. It tastes like a candy bar, all chocolate and caramel. Its 7 years old, with 2.5 years of secondary oak maturation.
 
Deepelm said:
Cant load a photo for some stupid reason, but I snagged a Nulu double oak at work Sat. With my lovely gift card for working on Xmas and my discount, I was out the door at $33.00 lol. I know its MGP, but they do know how to make good whiskey. And this is good damn whiskey. It tastes like a candy bar, all chocolate and caramel. Its 7 years old, with 2.5 years of secondary oak maturation.
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The various single barrel MGP bottles from different bottlers are some of the best things going. I've loved all my Tumbling Dice bottles so far.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Any suggestions for a top shelf anejo tequila?
I am aware of Don Julio 1942 and know it tastes great.
It’s a gift for a good friend and a top shelf 18 month anejo is something he would appreciate.
I'm okay going up to about $250-$300 if it's worth it
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Actually, Bacardi Anejo Cuatro.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Thanks. I will be checking out some local liquor stores along with the military exchange liquor stores to see what is available. I'm hand carrying it for a friend who's a doctor and helped me out with some stuff.
He enjoys a good sipping tequila and has a preference for anejos more than resposados.
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What did you end up with? I found that Arte Nom 1146 is about $85-90 at my local shops. So the online prices that were double that are pretty far off.
 
HuskyHawk said:
What did you end up with? I found that Arte Nom 1146 is about $85-90 at my local shops. So the online prices that were double that are pretty far off.
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I'll be looking around on Friday. From what I've seen, I won't find that price along the western gulf coast in Florida. I'm also waiting to hear back from some friends of Mrs. Diesel who own a few liquor stores in the area. I know he enjoys a good tequila and has gone on several site visits to different distilleries.
 
I love Bourbon but have never been much of a Rye fan. When in NOLA I embraced the local and enjoyed a Sazerac Cocktail or twenty. I'm nearly done with my second bottle since I got back in early December and about to restock. I have wondered if a better Rye would improve upon the cocktail or if it's sacrilege to substitute the eponymous liquor. Also, the $30-$35 price point is near where I stop for mixing booze, so would it be wasteful? Thoughts?
 
AreBee1969 said:
I love Bourbon but have never been much of a Rye fan. When in NOLA I embraced the local and enjoyed a Sazerac Cocktail or twenty. I'm nearly done with my second bottle since I got back in early December and about to restock. I have wondered if a better Rye would improve upon the cocktail or if it's sacrilege to substitute the eponymous liquor. Also, the $30-$35 price point is near where I stop for mixing booze, so would it be wasteful? Thoughts?
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Sazerac is a barely legal rye (meaning just over 50% rye). It's cheap, no very high abv. If you want a little more spice or a little more overall flavor and punch then yes. Pikesville is a good mixer, a bit of a step up. But if you aren't a rye fan you may not like something that's at or close to 100% rye (like Whistle Pig 10 year).
 
AreBee1969 said:
I love Bourbon but have never been much of a Rye fan. When in NOLA I embraced the local and enjoyed a Sazerac Cocktail or twenty. I'm nearly done with my second bottle since I got back in early December and about to restock. I have wondered if a better Rye would improve upon the cocktail or if it's sacrilege to substitute the eponymous liquor. Also, the $30-$35 price point is near where I stop for mixing booze, so would it be wasteful? Thoughts?
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Pikesville as Hawk mentioned. Old Forester rye is excellent and under $30.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Sazerac is a barely legal rye (meaning just over 50% rye). It's cheap, no very high abv. If you want a little more spice or a little more overall flavor and punch then yes. Pikesville is a good mixer, a bit of a step up. But if you aren't a rye fan you may not like something that's at or close to 100% rye (like Whistle Pig 10 year).
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Wonder if the 110 proof would overpower the cocktail. It's kind of a mix of delicate flavors in small amounts (Absinthe and Peychaud's Bitters). Any thoughts on Redemption, Woodinville or Elijah Craig?
 
AreBee1969 said:
Wonder if the 110 proof would overpower the cocktail. It's kind of a mix of delicate flavors in small amounts (Absinthe and Peychaud's Bitters). Any thoughts on Redemption, Woodinville or Elijah Craig?
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It really depends on how you like it. In a Sazerac I might agree there is minimal benefit to higher proof. More rye spice? Yes, that could help. Sazerac rye is very mild. Piggyback Rye would be a good example for lower proof but 100% rye. It was basically meant to be a higher tier mixer.

Woodinville I don't know well enough. It's also 110 and 100% rye. I'm not a huge fan of Elija Craig's rye, but that's just me. The Russell's Reserve is good, but is a 51% rye. Redemption is not one I'm fond of.

In something like an Old Fashioned (more my choice of cocktail) I find that a higher proof, stronger profile rye really shines.
 
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