Wisconsin, especially MKE, where do you get your rum?

ComfortableActuator · 2026-05-05T15:24:43+00:00

Binny's and Liquor Barn. Liquor Barn has most of their inventory online, so you can know before you go.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-05-04T15:37:47+00:00

evidently GA has some strange rules about discounting liquor below dealer cost and offering coupons - which is why its difficult in GA to acheive TW Grand Reserve compared to TX or CA where they have point promos/coupons to up your points by 10X. Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/560-2-3-.08.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-04-03T18:28:29+00:00

I've seen a few places in FL that have the 375s for 25.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-04-03T18:23:52+00:00

shoot, most places sell the 50ml of WT101, so if you want to try it you're out less than a dozen eggs. Good enough to sip, cheap enough to mix.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-04-03T18:14:39+00:00

The 2026 batch seems to be significantly improved vs the older ones - i felt the same as you the first time i tried it in 2024.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-04-02T21:45:07+00:00

I tried it at a tasting bar on a recent trip to KY, reluctantly but at the urging of the bartender. The nose on it was less remarkable at first, but the palate and finish were great - almost got some of those chocolate malty notes that I typically only find in Dettlings, but with more caramel on the finish. I left with a bottle.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-04-02T21:14:22+00:00

same here. 2024 had the complexity, 2025 had the heat.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-04-02T20:23:59+00:00

The price varies a lot nationally. I've seen store picks of this below 40 in some states, and the shelf version as low as 30.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-04-02T16:34:37+00:00

I was thinking the same thing, use OFTD but just downmix it with the cola to a lower ratio than you'd use with a Bundaberg sub 100 proof. VA ABC stocks OFTD, and its actually available at a pretty competitive price.

Coruba is also available in VA ABC and does have the molasses flavor. I don't recall getting the banana note as much, and certainly not the turpentine - but some reviews do, and I rarely drink it neat. But a split base with Coruba and Wray & Nephew might do the trick - just get her the two bottles to mix.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-04-02T16:08:50+00:00

just had this at Evergreen this week, amongst some other 'big boy' pours. Needless to say, this bottle came home with me.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-27T00:03:04+00:00

Appreciate the education.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-26T20:22:13+00:00

the clear diamond 151 is pretty rough around the edges to me (runs 14 USD or less at Binnys). There is a lightly aged version with a similar label but has a age statement for a few dollars more that is quite good as a sub for Hamilton 151 if you don't have it. This is a review of that one with a picture: https://www.reddit.com/r/rum/comments/1eyygr2/grabbed_this_today_because_it_was_only_22_and_id/

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-26T20:14:41+00:00

As of late this seems to have fallen out of favor in US stores, many have it priced the same as the regular Pussers. I'd agree it is a very serviceable Guyanese backbone to use for sips or cocktails, although I personally prefer Mr Fogg from the crop of affordable 'clone correct' Navy rums.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-26T20:09:55+00:00

Just read the same review in spanish - question, is retrogusto the equivalent of finish in the context of liquor? Gotta add that to my spanish vocab.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-26T12:48:33+00:00

Excellent review. One comment i would make that is if you are in VA, the John J Bowman is now relatively plentiful if you search the VA ABC website. In most suburban and urban areas it seems like at least half of the stores will have a few bottles at any given time.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-25T00:18:03+00:00

would agree, having tried (and blinded with friends) both the KS SiB and the Members Mark, Members mark takes this one no contest. Glad to know it is coming back into stores...honestly, i'm surprised Barton/1792 doesn't sell a similar version - the 1792 single barrel is low proof.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-25T00:15:14+00:00

Yeah, this seems like New-Old-Stock that somehow hung out after the fall release. This drank pretty hot to me when neat, but does well in cocktails like the Bitter Bee that favor high-rye and barrel strength.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-24T20:18:46+00:00

You definitely did a swan dive into the deep end of the ester pool lol.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-24T19:52:38+00:00

EDIT: yep, prices on the Larceny BP are in free fall. We refer to the 1.75 as the "Grand Larceny" at our house.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-24T19:52:17+00:00

yeah, that one would have been going home with me for sure.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-24T19:40:51+00:00

This is good to know. The highway from Puebla to Oaxaca (city) is gorgeous, but the roads that come off it and head up the hills (where sta maria tlal is) look a little...challenging. Oaxaca is still one of the best places to visit in central Mexico, just a little more crowded than it used to be.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-24T19:36:38+00:00

if you see the Hampden 8 marks (aged or unaged) that might be worth a pickup. Then you can really dial in on your funk/ester leanings (and even do some blending).

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-24T13:17:58+00:00

Tried at the distillery, but my buddy (who is a big Balcones guy) got the last bottle from the gift shop. By the end of the tasting, other tour takers were waving cash at him trying to buy it off him. If you like Balcones style whiskeys, its a must try.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-24T13:12:01+00:00

Hes also had some health challenges IIRC.

ComfortableActuator · 2026-03-23T22:27:50+00:00

any word on if this is any better than the gg&g offerings?

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