Heard from the bourbon guy at the 'big shop' I get store picks from around me in NY that it's very Oak forward. They should be shelving it soon, so I'm looking forward to Tom's thoughts before buying it.

I got invited to a private Bardstown tasting event later this week at the same shop with Bardstown VP of Product Development. The shop did a single barrel tasting earlier in the year at the distillery of their Origin series, so I'm looking forward to seeing what came out of that!
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You won't have to wait long, Mike.... :-)

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Hoping I can find some this weekend
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What’s anyone’s thoughts on the JD 12 year? Found a bottle locally, at $90. Didn’t buy, but could go back if it’s worth that price. I’m enjoying my SB barrel strength store pick from another store.
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I don't know if anyone else watches the SLB Drinks folks on YT, but they've got their thoughts on the new Booker's up. They don't recommend it. Their one positive: good mouthfeel.
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MSRP I think is around $80 and in the capital region of NY, I've only seen it for $200 and above! For $90 I'd give it a shot, worst case, share it with some friends!

For comparison for $90 I can get two HH BIB, or, a bottle of 9yr KC store pick and a bottle of OGD 114, or, WT Rare Breed and OGD 114 and a few bucks left over, or, a bottle of Barrell 34 and a cheap lunch!
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That was one of the review vids I watched. The other was The Mash and Drum. His video wasn’t even 6 minutes long, he hated it that much.

Thanks Mike. Unfortunately my friends are more the mixer crowd. Not worth buying it to mix with Coke. As for the HH, I have such a hard time paying the price they want for it now that it’s widely distributed. When I would travel to Kentucky for work I’d pick it up for $15.
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JD12 is going for $275-300 on secondary Bob. I have a bottle and it's tasty but I much prefer the JD Barrel Strength picks. For $90, I'd at least buy it for trade bait.

I'll probably try the new Booker's before watching any reviews so I can go into it without preconceived notions.
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Looking forward to seeing what you think, so I know what to do if I see one this weekend
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I plan to get to it soon, Clay. :-)
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Snagged a bottle of Sazerac Rye for not a lot over msrp.
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Killed off my Copper Sky single barrel, it wasn't even in the same league as the last CS I had (Hazmat bottle).

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Someone help me stop! Lol. Went hunting upper east side of metro Detroit. Heard from a few owners near me that the upper east side gets more allocated stuff. Figured what the heck. Total Wine was a bust. Store worker tried to push their cheap juice off onto me. No thanks. Next store I went to had good selection, with some really nice store picks. Talked to the owner for a bit. They work off a point loyalty system for their allocated stuff. Because he was the first one with a KC barrel pick, I grabbed one of those. Then went with his recommendation on the MM stave finished bottle (they had two different selections). Because I was grabbing those, he let me get the Eagle Rare at msrp. The Saz is from yesterday.

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Bob is plunging headfirst down the rabbit hole!
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You guys aren’t helping. Trying to decide which one to crack open later. Need to set my palate before continuing with Ben’s blind tastings.
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Here's some help, open them all and start sampling! :-):-):-)
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Cracked open the MM. the nose was fantastic. The taste, not so much. Very much dominated by the wood staves used to finish. But, it was the first pour, hopefully it gets better now that the bottle has been opened.
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Picked up a Penelope 4 Grain Barrel Strength (116.6 Proof) tonight. It's been quite a while since having this and thought it would be worth giving a revisit to since MGP acquired the brand recently and some of the Penelope labels will likely become partially allocated soon.
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