When you say "buying a few barrels"...you are talking bottled whiskey right?
Buffalo Trace shortage?
- Thread starter Frozen Toews
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Let me clarify...I am taking it you mean you are purchasing however many bottles/cases 1 barrel creates.
My confusion is from knowing that they do actually sell full barrels but I don't get the feeling you are getting those or maybe I'm wrong?
My confusion is from knowing that they do actually sell full barrels but I don't get the feeling you are getting those or maybe I'm wrong?
javajunkie
BoM July '12
no, dude, i went down with my GM and the owner and did a barrel selection for our stores, we BOUGHT TWO SEPARATE single barrels of BT. which were then bottled and tagged specifically for our stores. it was cool as shit, but in all honesty terrifying for an alcoholic. but, whatayagunnado, it's a job i enjoy. o)
javajunkie
BoM July '12
"springs reserve" one and four, out of a six barrel selection.
Nice, sounds like a sweet gig!
when I did the KBT a few months back.. there was some guy at woodford buying a bunch of single barrels for the same purpose.. he was going to have them bottled and tagged for one of the casinos out in vegas (they wouldnt tell us which one)...
Were the 6 barrels from totally different parts of the warehouse? Like different floors, etc?
"springs reserve" one and four, out of a six barrel selection.
javajunkie
BoM July '12
... which is THE ONLY way to get a single barrel iteration of woodford, FWIW.
EDIT: and, yeah, TOTALLY different locations within the rackhouse. springs reserve 1 was, to me, bright and playful, where 4 was more restrained and subdued, but both within the BT flavor profile. all the barrels were within months of each other's age, and the location where they were stored, and the implied microclimate conditions, were the only differentiating factors.
EDIT: and, yeah, TOTALLY different locations within the rackhouse. springs reserve 1 was, to me, bright and playful, where 4 was more restrained and subdued, but both within the BT flavor profile. all the barrels were within months of each other's age, and the location where they were stored, and the implied microclimate conditions, were the only differentiating factors.
I got the impression they werent even going to put the woodford name on it...
the way they explained it.. this particular casino pays a bloody fortune per barrel (like an unreal stupid amount of money).. and then has their own name/brand put on the label.. then hands out the bottles as exclusives to their high rollers/whales as a "perk".. the average joe visiting the casino cant just order up a glass.. its reserved for the guys making 6 figure bets staying in the penthouse suites..
the way they explained it.. this particular casino pays a bloody fortune per barrel (like an unreal stupid amount of money).. and then has their own name/brand put on the label.. then hands out the bottles as exclusives to their high rollers/whales as a "perk".. the average joe visiting the casino cant just order up a glass.. its reserved for the guys making 6 figure bets staying in the penthouse suites..
That really sounds awesome, I would love to do that.
I think it would be cool to go help create a barrel one day, put your name on it and go back and pick it up 10-15 years later.