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Posted: 3/9/2024 2:08:04 PM EDT
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The state raffle for rare liquors opens next week. I will be able to pick 5 to be entered in. The only one I know is Don Julio which I love. Help me decide on which to put in for.
Blanton’s Single Barrel 1 Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel 3 Don Julio 1942 Ultima Reserva 3 E.H. Taylor Jr. Small Batch 1 Eagle Rare 17 year 4 George T. Stagg 1 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year/107 Proof 1 Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 year 1 Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 year 2 Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 year 3 Sazerac Rye 18 year Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 year Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year 3 Weller 107 Antique 1 William Larue Weller 2 Thanks! |
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Don Julio 1942 Ultima Reserva
Eagle Rare 17 year Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 year Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 year Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year |
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Don Julio
PW 23 WLW ER 17 GTS |
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Blanton’s Single Barrel
Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel Don Julio 1942 Ultima Reserva 1 (since you said you like it) E.H. Taylor Jr. Small Batch And one of these: Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year/107 Proof Sazerac Rye 18 year (personal choice) Weller 107 Antique |
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Thanks! I have cut my consumption way back due to a couple surgeries but the pain meds are about done. It would be nice to get one of these.
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Curious if you know what the pricing is on the bottles offered?
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Opportunity knocked but I was in the shower.
OK, USA
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Originally Posted By SpeyRod: The state raffle for rare liquors opens next week. I will be able to pick 5 to be entered in. The only one I know is Don Julio which I love. Help me decide on which to put in for. Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel 1 Eagle Rare 17 year 2 George T. Stagg 1 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year/107 Proof 1 Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 year Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year 1 William Larue Weller 1 Thanks! View Quote Pick 5 from this list. DJ is readily available here and we don't have a state controlled distribution system. I can source it for you. |
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It depends on if you are actually going to drink them. Everyone’s palate is different, but the only decent Pappy (to me) is the 15.
Otherwise BTAC all day long and the Blanton’s STFB - though being a single barrel it’s a crap shoot The last group at 125-proof (or so) is pretty good. If you’re going to trade/sell them grab all the Van Winkles you can. That being said I have an extra GTS that I would trade for an Eagle Rare 17….. |
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Originally Posted By SpeyRod: The state raffle for rare liquors opens next week. I will be able to pick 5 to be entered in. The only one I know is Don Julio which I love. Help me decide on which to put in for. Blanton’s Single Barrel 1 Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel 1 Don Julio 1942 Ultima Reserva 3 E.H. Taylor Jr. Small Batch 1 Eagle Rare 17 year 2 George T. Stagg 1 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year/107 Proof 1 Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 year Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 year 1 Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 year 2 Sazerac Rye 18 year Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 year Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year 1 Weller 107 Antique 1 William Larue Weller 1 Thanks! View Quote If it were me: 1st Choice - Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 year 2nd Choice - Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 year 3rd Choice - Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 year 4th Choice - Eagle Rare 17 year 5th Choice - Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year |
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Originally Posted By bondservant2: It depends on if you are actually going to drink them. Everyone’s palate is different, but the only decent Pappy (to me) is the 15. Otherwise BTAC all day long and the Blanton’s STFB - though being a single barrel it’s a crap shoot The last group at 125-proof (or so) is pretty good. If you’re going to trade/sell them grab all the Van Winkles you can. That being said I have an extra GTS that I would trade for an Eagle Rare 17….. View Quote These will be kept and consumed. |
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Originally Posted By SnprPSG1: If if were me: 1st Choice - Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 year 2nd Choice - Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 year 3rd Choice - Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 year 4th Choice - Eagle Rare 17 year 5th Choice - Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year View Quote Noted. Raffle opens at 9am. I am going to have my wife put in and one other friend. |
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Originally Posted By SpeyRod: Noted. Raffle opens at 9am. I am going to have my wife put in and one other friend. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By SpeyRod: Originally Posted By SnprPSG1: If if were me: 1st Choice - Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 year 2nd Choice - Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 year 3rd Choice - Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 year 4th Choice - Eagle Rare 17 year 5th Choice - Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year Noted. Raffle opens at 9am. I am going to have my wife put in and one other friend. Good Luck to you Sir!! Worth mentioning, here are the Runner-Ups if none of those TOP 5 are avail. No particular order, ALL are very good bourbons. Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year William Larue Weller E.H. Taylor Jr. Small Batch Weller 107 Antique |
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I put in for the rare ones and my wife put in for the higher odds bottles.
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it really depends on what your intentions are. if you want to make money and flip them or actually keep them and drink them.
IMO, just because they are more rare and more expensive doesn't mean they taste better (of course that is subjective). |
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Originally Posted By whitson01: it really depends on what your intentions are. if you want to make money and flip them or actually keep them and drink them. IMO, just because they are more rare and more expensive doesn't mean they taste better (of course that is subjective). View Quote These will be for my consumption. I would be perfectly happy with either Blantons or the Eagle rare. We will see what the draw brings. Last year I got nothing. |
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Ok, my wife and I are in and I have two friends who put in. Still long odds but you can’t win if you don’t play.
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Originally Posted By SpeyRod: Ok, my wife and I are in and I have two friends who put in. Still long odds but you can’t win if you don’t play. View Quote Attached File |
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Originally Posted By bondservant2: It depends on if you are actually going to drink them. Everyone’s palate is different, but the only decent Pappy (to me) is the 15. Otherwise BTAC all day long and the Blanton’s STFB - though being a single barrel it’s a crap shoot The last group at 125-proof (or so) is pretty good. If you’re going to trade/sell them grab all the Van Winkles you can. That being said I have an extra GTS that I would trade for an Eagle Rare 17….. View Quote I too have some for Trade - Blanton's Single barrel, Eagle Rare, EH Taylor Small Batch, & Good'ol Buffalo Trace |
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Armorer: Glock, Colt M16/AR15, SIG, & Remington
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Opportunity knocked but I was in the shower.
OK, USA
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@SpeyRod How did it go?
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Larueminati and founder emeritus, Knights of Leander
Proud supporter of Team Ranstad Tennessee Squire "Every time a Garand ejects its clip an angel gets its wings." RIP, I-M-A-WMD |
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Originally Posted By mad_mardigan: Lol, I bet you would View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By mad_mardigan: Originally Posted By bondservant2: That being said I have an extra GTS that I would trade for an Eagle Rare 17….. Lol, I bet you would Not sure why you think that’s funny…? George T. Stagg is typically the King of the BTAC lineup, older and has WAY more positive reviews this year than the Eagle Rare 17. I just was lucky enough to get (2) this year. |
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Had dinner at a better restaurant locally last night. A shot of Blantons straight from the barrel was $29. I passed but hoping to try one soon.
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Originally Posted By SpeyRod: Had dinner at a better restaurant locally last night. A shot of Blantons straight from the barrel was $29. I passed but hoping to try one soon. View Quote When better times come around again (I believe they will) I want to start trying to collect the letters. The one taste of Blanton's I've had, was amazing. It was NOT straight from the barrel. Can't even imagine that. |
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Wine is sunlight held together by water~~Galileo Galilei Well-behaved women rarely make history~~Marilyn Monroe |
Originally Posted By justsayin: Sftb and Gold are heads and tails over standard. Of course it's a mixed bag due to the single barrel bottling. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135145/20240108_183713-3087399.jpg View Quote Had a pour of a Blanton’s Gold store pick and both the wife and I were unimpressed. Tasted like a Hot Tamale candy. Ended up dumping 1/2 of it out. And I like Blanton’s. |
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Interesting. I’ve drank a bunch of Blantons but always the off the shelf stuff. I do want to try some variants. I should have been keeping the tops…
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Results:
This year’s first quarter event ran from March 11th to 17th and attracted entries from 32,822 Oregonians; Chance-to-Purchase events are open to eligible Oregon residents only. This event offered 354 bottles, which is the largest number of bottles ever made available during the Chance-to-Purchase program. There were 156,457 entries across all products offered and entrants were able to choose up to five different items. If a winner was selected in the separate drawings for each product type, the winner’s remaining entries were disqualified from subsequent drawings in this event. Attached File |
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Born with a low tolerance for bullshit
KY, USA
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Originally Posted By SpeyRod: Results: This year’s first quarter event ran from March 11th to 17th and attracted entries from 32,822 Oregonians; Chance-to-Purchase events are open to eligible Oregon residents only. This event offered 354 bottles, which is the largest number of bottles ever made available during the Chance-to-Purchase program. There were 156,457 entries across all products offered and entrants were able to choose up to five different items. If a winner was selected in the separate drawings for each product type, the winner’s remaining entries were disqualified from subsequent drawings in this event. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/152968/IMG_2420_jpeg-3176301.JPG View Quote Did you get anything? |
Nobody ever wakes me at 2 in the morning telling me that my grass is out on the highway.~~Radiopat
Wine is sunlight held together by water~~Galileo Galilei Well-behaved women rarely make history~~Marilyn Monroe |
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