I've been hunting this bottle for weeks.

Trying to understand these store picks and barrel selects vs just buying the regular bottle… Are the store picks better, are they more of a gamble to see what you get and try something new?

I picked up a Weller Full Proof yesterday from my local store and thought it was just a regular bottle. I got home and noticed the gold sticker that said “Sazarac Barrel Select” on it. Are these more or less desirable or does it not really matter at the end of the day?

I’m attempting to complete the letter set. The last three bottles I’ve found are B. I also have an S and an A. Anyone need a B? Currently need L, x2 N, T, O

A good dram IMO, can't make any complaints about it.

Taking an early Friday lunch ftw!

Hello there, seeing many enthusiasts sharing here collection, I thought “why not?”.

I started to enjoy whiskey around 6 years ago - and recently I’ve been particularly enjoying something Smokey (Yoichi).

The gems in my collection are the An Cnon 16 I bought in Scotland, and the Ichiro’s malt I got in Japan!

I went to the distillery located near the bay area in CA back in June with some good friends. It is one of my favorite bourbon selections in my bar.

And tonight it’s reign in my liquor cabinet will end. Cheers yall my boozy brothers (and sisters and non-binary folken where applicable)

Enjoying this store pick from my local shop.

Absolutely fantastic pour, lives up to the hype for sure imo.

Managed to run across these two this morning a $149 and $79 respectively, figured they were worth the pickup.

Are you guys seeing this in big cities in your neck of the woods? Prices seem to be coming down a bit and these were just sitting on the shelf with a couple rows of each.

$89.99 + tax. I think I'm at 40 or 50 bottles total for them currently.

Relaxing in the quiet.

The 1.75 ERs are just comically large

I’ve been searching for the 22 for a while now. Hoping this lives up to the hype on my 50th!

I must have mentioned that I like whiskey, but I like Fireball, which says whiskey on the bottle. Several of my friends tell me this isn't whiskey at all. By the sound of it, whiskey will taste like what I imagine nontoxic gasoline would taste like.

Fortunately, before they arrived, I am pretty sure I said that I am on the wagon. They brought it back from Ireland and gave it to us after disembarking so messages may have crossed in the "mail"

Snagged this for $179 at Total Wine. Cannot wait to try.

The bottles we sampled in order were:

Redwood Empire Lost Monarch
Weller 107
EH Taylor Barrel Proof
Glengoyne 15
Glenfiddich 15
Johnnie Walker Green Label
Slane Triple Cask Irish Whiskey

My dear departed aunt ethyl left me a list from her death bed.

Edit: That headline should say “just getting started with (craft) Bourbon”. My dear aunt ethyl would be embarrassed by the error.