Happy Friday!
You know it’s going be a good Friday when you walk into your local place and your Bourbon guy tells you they just got some Elmer T. Lee. Not sure about where you are, but it’s been a few years since I’ve seen it on the shelves in my locale. So anyway, a nice little Father’s Day gift to myself. It’s one helluva Bourbon at its under $40 price point.
So this week I am going to share some private listings with you for each of the expressions of Pappy Van Winkle. These are “buy now” prices so if you want one just shoot me an email and if it is still available you get it.
Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year – $2250+S/H
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year – (Non- Stitzel-Weller) – $1500+S/H – Sold
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year – (SW Juice) – $1750+S/H – Sold
Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year – (Non-SW) – $1200+S/H –Sold
Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year – (SW Juice) – $1600+S/H –Sold
Van Winkle Rye – 13 Year – $1150+S/H
Van Winkle 12 Year Lot B – $625+S/H – Sold
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year – $525+S/H – Sold
This Week’s Auctions:
Tuesday, June 20 – Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year – (Opening Bid $1099)
Thursday, June 22 – Van Winkle 12 Year – (Opening Bid $549)
The auctions start at 7pm EST and end at 11pm EST. If you can’t or don’t want to go online to bid just send me your top bid for each bottle and I will place it at the appropriate time.
This Week’s Four Shots
Everything You Need to Know About the Country’s Ultimate Bourbon Festival
“Here is the extensive list of distilleries who will be showcased at the fest: Heaven Hill, Buffalo Trace, Angels Envy, Barton 1792, Jim Beam, Bulleit, Boone County Distilling Company, Four Roses, Maker’s Mark Distillery, MB Roland Distillery, Michter’s Distillery, New Riff, Brown-Forman, Woodford Reserve Distillery, Kentucky Peerless, Rabbit Hole, Smooth Ambler and Limestone Branch Distillery. Yeah. That’s a lot of bourbon. Plus, the who’s who of the bourbon industry will also be there, including folks like Julian P. Van Winkle III of Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery and Trey Zoeller of Jefferson’s Bourbon.”
The 10 Best Bars in America for Rare Bourbon
“Bourbon is America’s spirit, and it would be hard to argue that anyone else can serve it better than us. But what parts of the U.S. serve bourbon better than the rest is a harder question to answer. The criteria for a great bourbon bar are many, but these days nothing is quite so important as access to rare bottles and hard-to-find pours.
With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of 10 of the best places to go when you really want to try something special, whether it’s an old bottle from a long-gone distillery, something from before prohibition, or just a hyped-up pour of a whiskey you can’t find at your neighborhood bar.”
Three Perfect Bourbon Cocktails for Father’s Day
“The timing of Father’s Day—right at the starting shot of summer—makes the holiday the perfect moment for cocktails. The weather is warm, the vibe is relaxed, and everybody’s in the mood for something cold, refreshing, and a little bit celebratory. Neat whiskey is great, but times like these call for something a bit more involved.
Many of you will be cooking out for Father’s Day, so we’ve selected three cocktails ideal for the backyard setting.”
Jim Beam Releases Special Cubs Edition ‘Game 7 Batch’ of Bourbon to Commemorate World Series
“If your company has yet to make a buck off of the 2016 World Series champions, you better take a page out of James B. Beam’s playbook and cash in before it’s too late.
Coming off last night’s shutout loss courtesy of Jacob deGrom, the Chicago Cubs are the current owners of a 31-32 record, good enough for second place in the weak NL Central. But despite their struggles on the field this season, the city of Chicago and the raucous Cubs fanbase is still in celebration mode from last year’s drought-ending title run.
Nothing mixes better than whiskey and a hot summer day, so get in line for Jim Beam’s “Game 7 batch” of bourbon. The going rate is $18.”
Cheers and Enjoy the Chase!
-Chris