Hey Bloof, Remember when we were discussing how the 20 yr van winkle was out of stock everywhere? I found a store that keeps it in stock @ $109 +tax. They also have plenty of the 13 yr van winkle rye along with many other high end liquor.
I was rather surprised by this find in a small town store being that all of the stores in my town act like the 20yr bourbon is rare as hell and hard to get. Then they mark up the price like it's the last shipment of OpusX for the year!
I asked the owner about it, it seems that they have several bourbon/rye lovers that buy at this store, several were complaining that the store kept running out of the 13yr rye and the 20yr bourbon. It seems that this owner knows some people, he ended up talking to a member of the family at the distillery and now has regular shipments. I took the story with a grain of salt until I was at the counter talking to the young college girl ringing up my sale. I mentioned how I was surprised they had this bottle in stock. She looked up and asked matter of factly "do you want some more?" I said no, that I was just surprised as it is sometimes difficult to fine. She looked at me like I was nuts and replied that all she has to do is make a phone call when ever they need more.
I have found my new liquor store.
I was rather surprised by this find in a small town store being that all of the stores in my town act like the 20yr bourbon is rare as hell and hard to get. Then they mark up the price like it's the last shipment of OpusX for the year!
I asked the owner about it, it seems that they have several bourbon/rye lovers that buy at this store, several were complaining that the store kept running out of the 13yr rye and the 20yr bourbon. It seems that this owner knows some people, he ended up talking to a member of the family at the distillery and now has regular shipments. I took the story with a grain of salt until I was at the counter talking to the young college girl ringing up my sale. I mentioned how I was surprised they had this bottle in stock. She looked up and asked matter of factly "do you want some more?" I said no, that I was just surprised as it is sometimes difficult to fine. She looked at me like I was nuts and replied that all she has to do is make a phone call when ever they need more.
I have found my new liquor store.