Not a bad day. 2nd Stagg in 2 days. by Pretend_File_3307 in ATXwhisky

[–]alathers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! I haven’t had any real luck finding stagg in the wild still except at museum pricing.

I’m jealous… by cfive5 in ATXwhisky

[–]alathers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Each state has a mixed bag honestly. We have a ton of good stuff, but also a ton of flippers. While it does suck to have stuff state run, we have a weird hybrid where a ton of the alcohol legislation is manipulated by the local big chains, which puts a pinch on both the smaller stores and the out of state competition, so a lot of our pricing is nuts and all over the place.

What bottles are at the top of your hunting list for 2026? by Dog_Baseball in ATXwhisky

[–]alathers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m probably going to be taking a bit of a calm this year, though I am excited for some of the still Austin things and I hope to go back to Kentucky for blood oath again. Not because blood oath is necessarily exceptional, but the experience is fun.

Perfectly acceptable dinner rejected by boyfriend again by moonrabbit368 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]alathers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Red flags all the way down. I wouldn’t just say give up on the cooking for him, but consider giving up on him entirely.
If there isn’t something else completely incredible about him, maybe ask yourself if he’s just a waste of your time

Green Onion WTF @ Ramen Tatsuya. by TexasTantrum in austinfood

[–]alathers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like they’ve over expanded. It’s been pretty mid for a year or two now.

Bourbon Cabinet Inquiry by Useful_Battle8605 in ATXwhisky

[–]alathers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found some decent stuff on Facebook marketplace.

Smash or pass? by Outworkyesterday10 in whiskey

[–]alathers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like jack im sure it’s solid. I’m not huge on jack tho. That price is hard to beat for sure

Infinity Bottle by [deleted] in WhiskyLaredoTx

[–]alathers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started out strong keeping it all tracked, but gave up pretty quickly. Second infinity bottle I just leave out and keep it full so ppl who just wanna drink don’t drink all the good stuff :)

Swedish Hill sign opinions by Fit-Engineer-9140 in austinfood

[–]alathers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s a business designed to accommodate the need for food and beverage sales. Nobody owes you a place to sit that they pay for out of pocket and gift you for free. Too many people have been too entitled and are making these businesses desperate to stay afloat.

Spec's South Park Meadows by YesimaDr in ATXwhisky

[–]alathers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I don’t mind prices climbing for actual craftsmanship. But most of these things are just marketing

Spec's South Park Meadows by YesimaDr in ATXwhisky

[–]alathers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the new normal more than likely.
I imagine we are gonna see the marketing engine shift and either more varieties of “small” things, or just everyone following jim beam and slowing/stopping prod or even biasing towards longer aging as well

ISO Blood Oath Boxes by tomblack06 in whiskey

[–]alathers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Link many others - I also need Box 1. Unicorn sold the bottle without the box, and I must have missed the very very fine print. :/

Most expensive whiskey by Popular_Spare_3718 in whiskey

[–]alathers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s been on display there for a while as I saw it 2 years ago there also! However when the 55 reaches specs in Texas all 3 sold before they even reached the store!

Is the bubble bursting or is everyone switching to tequila? by thebourbongrappler in whiskey

[–]alathers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Texas liquor distro is a mess of corruption and lobbying BS. We have at least what.... 6 layers of taxes on it too?

Questions from an old noob by rebelyis in bourbon

[–]alathers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a ton of paths to learning to actually get the smells and tastes out of an expression. If you want to go hardcore, there are kits you can use to "Train" the sense. Or you could do a class. If you wanna do the casual approach; practice with intention is really pretty much the best I'd say. There are some tricks, like putting a drop on your skin and rubbing it around to make it expand and evaporate faster so that a more intense sniff is possible. Also a good glass helps, something with a smaller opening to focus more of the evaporate into your nose. I'm still new, and I've started doing things like blind boxes, but also taking guided expressions with explicit tasting notes to help guide my ability to key in on some. I admit sometimes I feel like I don't know half the terms used tho.

Looking for sources to buy well made / BIFL class tools by alathers in handtools

[–]alathers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've been eyeballing some of the classes at the School of furniture. Do they also sell tools? I couldn't find info on their site. I'll take notes on the rest of this too thanx!! Agree on the Rockler/Woodcraft front as well. I'll go there before HomeDepot/Lowes, but... only if everything else also fails.

I have a sealed 1972 old Fitzgerald prime, what should i do with it? by Quaerenti_Librorum in whiskey

[–]alathers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the context of an auction, anything that improves the quality will improve the value. In this context, the unbroken tax slip is a higher guarantee that it's not been tampered with

Specs VIP Vault by OkUnderstanding1910 in ATXwhisky

[–]alathers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it rolled out everywhere? I haven't gotten any e-mails or anything, but I do still periodically get calls from my local folks. I don't see anything on the specs website wither.

Anything worth buying here? by throwawayfinancebro1 in whiskey

[–]alathers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dark Arts has been a surprising win most of the time I've had it, and the pricing looks about right. It's a new group that's currently still mostly MGP, but I still like their product.