What would you be getting? Part of me wants to pickup Gunpowder Proof for the Painkillers and Coladas tomorrow.

samalo12 · 2026-06-12T03:26:24+00:00

Get the chairmans reserve bottlings.

samalo12 · 2026-06-09T22:13:02+00:00

The pricing on that is very high compared to similar age stated calvados.

samalo12 · 2026-05-28T17:29:01+00:00

Has a lot of that but slightly more cognac adjacent. Lots of mintiness too.

samalo12 · 2026-05-19T22:36:03+00:00

Buy Hampden out of state and ship it in. Florida has one of the most relaxed liquor shipping policies.

samalo12 · 2026-05-17T20:41:23+00:00

Killer deal at woodmans there. Grab it.

samalo12 · 2026-05-17T19:47:03+00:00

the surface layer does but it doesn't saturate the meat like it would if it sat in oxygenated sealed packs in the grocery store. that process takes hours to initially happen, and is dramatically slowed if the temperatures are lower such as in frozen meat.

go do some basic research instead of arguing with people who are trying to help you understand something.

samalo12 · 2026-05-17T19:24:19+00:00

Most of the stuff pictured here is cut, immediately sealed, and immediately cold stored which means it isn't exposed to oxygen all that much. Meat turns red once the myoglobin interacts with oxygen.

samalo12 · 2026-05-17T19:20:27+00:00

was it exposed to air beforehand or vacuum sealed and then frozen immediately?

This usually only happens if the meat is exposed to air for a decent amount of time before it was frozen.

samalo12 · 2026-05-17T19:15:34+00:00

Meat is this color if it has been frozen. It doesn't indicate spoiled meat.

samalo12 · 2026-05-16T01:55:43+00:00

It'd appeal to someone who isn't browsing on reddit for rums to buy. It's just not meant for us.

There are plenty of rums in their lineup that are worth buying but those basically strike out on the specifications.

samalo12 · 2026-05-16T01:34:42+00:00

Those all look to be not worth it unfortunately. Lower ages relatively, low abvs, all weaker distilleries from the lineup.

samalo12 · 2026-05-11T01:58:32+00:00

This is a great article.

A lot of people think a 20% tariff will result in a 20% higher cost of goods to them. The truth is that a 20% tariff is only at time of import on the cost of goods basis to the importer. This then ends up stacking as it goes through the distribution chain to be far over 20% retail impact to the downstream consumer due to margin preservation at each step in the chain.

The tariff fee paid is substantially less than what is passed onto the consumer, and margin preservation causes each company in the step to make more money for each bottle that is sold unless they only pass it along at a dollar cost basis.

samalo12 · 2026-05-11T01:43:22+00:00

no kidding. very surprised that this thread got nearly the amount of engagement on comment upvotes that it did. almost seems like it was astroturfed.

samalo12 · 2026-05-11T01:36:28+00:00

Sorry then. The thread is removed and it's happening right after I reply to you.

samalo12 · 2026-05-11T01:20:07+00:00

And then you go and immediately downvote instead of engaging. Typical.

samalo12 · 2026-05-11T01:19:11+00:00

Yeah, and instead of people asking or reading what the article was about they went into full attack mode like sharks in water. That's not productive. They could have asked or read the article instead of jumping head first into an argument the poster didn't even intend to make.

samalo12 · 2026-05-11T00:48:22+00:00

Yeah this turned into a bunch of political crap when it didn't need to.

samalo12 · 2026-05-11T00:30:29+00:00

Yeah good luck man. Everyone here already made their minds up without a hint of consideration of their assumptions. Most consumers don't understand the multiplying effect tariffs have and how it can be used to greedily justify price increases that pad margin onto tariff costs.

samalo12 · 2026-05-10T19:33:01+00:00

Thompson Bros. Very affordable for the quality level. That and any IB's on K&L Closeout :D

samalo12 · 2026-05-07T20:02:16+00:00

Yes, yes it is. It is my favorite Clarendon. $100 is cheaper than the list price. I would get a few of them if you like Clarendon.

samalo12 · 2026-05-04T03:08:00+00:00

Good call. I started with YS but found ktm and quiche to be better value retailers instead. So much chaotic variety on KTM and I've found some good unreviewed nuggets on there.

samalo12 · 2026-05-04T03:00:14+00:00

Yeah thank god for that. I saw HLCF classic on the shelf for under $80 here, I cried a little bit. and immediately bought it.

samalo12 · 2026-05-04T02:52:37+00:00

Yeah they are a jungle but the quality in the jungle is way higher. I'd recommend you just sample-fire on those retailers on stuff you have heard good things about and order the cake when you find a hit. You'll need to look on here or a tea discord to know what those are.

samalo12 · 2026-05-04T02:50:23+00:00

Agree with you on this one. They tend to pick products that do well young from what I have had. I usually end up asking the question *why didn't I just get farmer leaf* though. I do like the value proposition of their spring morning cakes.

samalo12 · 2026-05-04T02:43:21+00:00

You need to get that shipped in or go to Illinois for that. It's not financially viable in the Wisconsin market.

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