Local rare whiskey dealer?

[mcantar18c]

Anybody know of one? By locally, I mean anywhere in the state.

[Guylee]

Like to get a little tipsy while you watch the phone porn, do ya?

[Graves]

I believe there is a member here who runs a pretty nice whiskey house. I don't imagine he's okay with to go cups, however.

After anything particular, or looking to browse?

[Mtn.man]

Fireball,,,,,

[rondog]

Fireball,,,,,

Now you're talkin'! Break out the good shit.....

[Ah Pook]

Now you're talkin'! Break out the good shit.....

We has son transients whooping it up this summer. They bought a 1/2 gallon of FB and proceeded to go to town on it. I guess one of them was bogarting the bottle. The other three started a whoopin' on him, inside the van. Cops and EMTs come, strap the loosing side of the fight to the board. Right as they are about to put him in the meat wagon all that FB comes up in a projectile fountain. I doubt he had a fun ride down the hill.

[theGinsue]

I saw this article and thought of this thread:

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/l...k-in-2015.html


A. H. Hirsch (wax seal bottles)

Photo via Drinks Planet
As the subject of Chuck Cowdery’s book The Best Bourbon You’ll Never Taste, this bourbon is a thing of myth. The whiskey was distilled in 1974 near Schaefferstown, Penn. and purchased by Adolph Hirsch when the distillery went belly up. Expect a delicate nose and subtle flavor profile that lives up to the hype.


George T. Stagg

Out of all of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection releases from this year, the Stagg has been widely reported as the best. But enthusiasts will go out of their way to track down any and all vintages of this bourbon. This year’s is hot, balanced, and has a lot of caramel, vanilla and oak.


Pappy Van Winkle

Not to be confused with Old Rip Van Winkle, the Pappy line has gotten a lot of attention over the past few years. It’s bottled at 15, 20 and 23 year increments, and people rave over it. Each age statement is completely different (and varies from year to year). It’s worth tasting, if not just for the bragging rights.


Very Very Old Fitzgerald (18-year-old)

Photo via RecentEats
This is a wheated bourbon, which means the distiller substituted wheat for rye in the spirit’s mash bill. In terms of rarity, the Very Very Old Fitzgerald is difficult enough to find that few images exist on Google.


William Larue Weller

This is another member of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. It’s a wheated bourbon, so most years tend to be very soft, smooth bourbons. This year’s falls a bit flat next to the Stagg, but is still luxuriously hot with strong oak and vanilla notes.

[Bitter Clinger]

Colorado Whiskey

[GunsRBadMMMMKay]

I've found the occasional old bottle of discontinued or odd ball stuff sitting on dusty shelves in liquor stores in the old parts of aurora and commerce city before.....some still had the old tax stickers on it and everything lol. As for someone dealing strictly in rare stuff I have no idea, might try asking your local store owner to inquire with his/her distributor if you are looking for something in particular.

[Ah Pook]

What kind of rare whiskey?

Small batch
Old leftovers
Short runs
Test runs

Not sure who specializes in hard to find whiskey. Up here Liquor Mart's selection beats the hell out of Hazels.

Breckenridge Distillery is doing a lot of test batches but not sure where to get them. Maybe call.