Bourbon & Rye

[HuskyHawk]

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).

 

[Chin Diesel]

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

 

[HuskyHawk]

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

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

 

[Chin Diesel]

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

Thanks. Looks like scarcity can affect pricing for Fortaleza. I'll look for a bottle. Any other suggestions?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Thanks. Looks like scarcity can affect pricing for Fortaleza. I'll look for a bottle. Any other suggestions? View attachment 107447

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

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/tequila/anejo/g4-tequila-anejo/p/192640750?s=1701&igrules=true

ArteNom 1146

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/tequila/anejo/artenom-seleccion-1146-anejo-tequila/p/171979750?s=1701&igrules=true

Siembra Valles

Siembra Spirits – Siembra Spirits

www.siembrathefutureoftradition.com

Tequila Ocho

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/tequila/anejo/tequila-ocho-anejo/p/105326750?msockid=36c0425f896d6e820a7c56c288f96f3e

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.

 

[Chin Diesel]

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

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/tequila/anejo/g4-tequila-anejo/p/192640750?s=1701&igrules=true

ArteNom 1146

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/tequila/anejo/artenom-seleccion-1146-anejo-tequila/p/171979750?s=1701&igrules=true

Siembra Valles

Siembra Spirits – Siembra Spirits

www.siembrathefutureoftradition.com

Tequila Ocho

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/tequila/anejo/tequila-ocho-anejo/p/105326750?msockid=36c0425f896d6e820a7c56c288f96f3e

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.

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.

 

[HuskyHawk]

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.

The fancier the bottle, like those skulls or weird shaped painted things, generally the worse the product inside.

 

[Deepelm]

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.

 

[HuskyHawk]

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.

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.

 

[Deepelm]

I've loved all my Tumbling Dice bottles so far.

I have one from Jay's program that is delicious.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I have one from Jay's program that is delicious.

You inspired me to this bottle kill

 

[DennieEddy]

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

Actually, Bacardi Anejo Cuatro.

 

[DennieEddy]

You inspired me to this bottle kill
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All at once?

 

[temery]

This Is the World's Best Bourbon, According to the World Whiskies Awards

The 13-year-old bottled-in-bond bourbon was "reserved for a momentous occasion."

www.yahoo.com

 

[HuskyHawk]

This Is the World's Best Bourbon, According to the World Whiskies Awards

The 13-year-old bottled-in-bond bourbon was "reserved for a momentous occasion."

www.yahoo.com

Unobtanium. No doubt very good.

 

[HuskyHawk]

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.

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.

 

[Chin Diesel]

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.

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.

 

[Chin Diesel]

@HuskyHawk, I ended up getting Herradura Legend.

 

[Chin Diesel]

@HuskyHawk , one of the guys on the golf trip brought this.

It's damn tasty.

 

[HuskyHawk]

@HuskyHawk , one of the guys on the golf trip brought this.

It's damn tasty.

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Never heard of that. Assume it is made in Mexico? So many Americans, including lots of celebrities going down there and getting labels on Tequilla and Mezcal.