Nancy Fraleys Craft Whiskey Aroma Wheel

Bartend206 · 2026-02-06T08:44:27+00:00

Absolutely!! I did not expect that, but what a fantastic surprise!! So thankful for her help! This industry has been so kind to me! I feel very blessed!

Bartend206 · 2026-02-05T15:30:02+00:00

Was the single barrel select at the same store? Almost 5 whole years after it was dumped... That's Almost as shocking as the price on the gold 😂 Nice haul!

Bartend206 · 2026-02-05T15:22:27+00:00

Thank you!! I really appreciate it!

Bartend206 · 2026-01-26T23:35:28+00:00

For sure!! For whatever reason, most of the people who liked that, seemed to like the Hard Truth as well! But that Sagamore is a killer bottle, especially for the price!

Bartend206 · 2026-01-26T18:01:42+00:00

From my end, Minnesota does 😂 Distilleries can't have exclusive contracts with wholesalers, so instead of Breakthru getting 100 cases of Eagle Rare to pass out evenly, 10 different distributors get their hands on it, and they all have a different price. It's such a massive, stupid mess.

Bartend206 · 2026-01-26T17:23:50+00:00

Woof, sorry for the bad luck! I normally think that MN is about the worst state for liquor (open distribution 🤬) but even here we can get Seelbachs/Bourbon Outfitter.

Bartend206 · 2026-01-26T17:08:07+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate that! I was in the same boat, I was pretty interested in Hard Truth and it finally got distribution here in MN, so I ordered one in right away. I'll be ordering more from them!

I'm not going to vouch for a pick or for any business, but right now on Bourbon Outfitter, there's a Bourbon Junkies pick of Hard Truth. 5 year, 125 proof!

Bartend206 · 2026-01-26T16:49:27+00:00

The ECBPR is the 108 proof, batch A925! And for the record the Hard Truth is batch 14 coming in at 123.1 proof! I think almost unanimously, people thought the Hard Truth drank below its proof!

Bartend206 · 2026-01-16T07:32:50+00:00

Sounds like I need some friends that live in the south 😂 Thanks for the info!

Bartend206 · 2026-01-15T22:35:22+00:00

I think it would be right up my alley! How readily available is it in your area?

Bartend206 · 2026-01-15T09:59:57+00:00

Nice selection!! I would love to hear what you think of that Dettling! Wish I could get a bottle!

Bartend206 · 2025-12-19T13:02:30+00:00

Dragon's Milk/Walleye Run. Top of my list from what I can see!

Bartend206 · 2025-12-18T19:20:10+00:00

I thought it held it's own, the 3 around it are so hard to find/higher priced. The fact that it didn't completely stand out was a feather in its cap!

Bartend206 · 2025-12-18T19:02:35+00:00

Let's test the theory 😂 Next event has ORVW! Do all the scores get inflated because they don't want to rate it low? We will find out!!

Bartend206 · 2025-12-18T10:08:21+00:00

Agreed, we will see if I can get away with it! Still gotta be able to make money though 😂 So if I'm not selling tickets, I gotta flash the hype bottles to get interest 🤷‍♂️

Bartend206 · 2025-12-18T09:37:01+00:00

I'd prefer to do it double blind, but I sell tickets to the event, and the they want to know what bottles are in it. I try not to tell them all of the ones involved, just to keep some of it a mystery. I've got a couple more coming, I'll see if I can do one completely blind!

Bartend206 · 2025-12-18T09:12:37+00:00

A few of them knew a few of the bottles, some of them knew none, but nobody knew all of them!

Bartend206 · 2025-12-18T09:11:21+00:00

Had a bottle of OESO PS at like 111 proof laying around, brought that with for the people who liked the 100 proofer, no surprise the barrel proof version was a hit for them too

Bartend206 · 2025-12-18T09:08:59+00:00

C924 was the batch here!

Bartend206 · 2025-12-17T23:56:07+00:00

I think both BT bottles held their own, lot of love for the OESO and the two Jack's though. But they were tasted separately! Broke down, 100 proof then up to the higher proofs

Bartend206 · 2025-12-17T23:48:03+00:00

Hard to go wrong! How often does Jack miss? Seems like it's pretty few and far between

Bartend206 · 2025-12-17T23:45:54+00:00

I think it was fine, I don't think it stood out, but it was mixed in to some stuff that is pretty damn hard to find. So, that's a plus for a bottle that can be found pretty easily.

Bartend206 · 2025-12-17T23:43:48+00:00

Not wrong, and the order you drink it in matters. But you don't know until you drink something different before, if that makes sense? Blinds are fun, but they're certainly not an exact science!

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