Trey Hendrickson Update

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(9 hours ago)WeezyBengal Wrote: No offense, but you come off just as bad as the people that got in "your bourbon market". The gatekeeping is lame. 

I didn't give bourbon the time of day until COVID hit and my sister gave me a bottle of Weller Antique for my birthday. Now I love it. Sue me. 

Yes, BT is good at marketing and there is a lot of hype around their products, but they produce some damn good bourbon. Are we going to sit here and act like Stagg, ER, EHT, the antique collection, etc. aren't some of the better bourbons you can purchase? Even if it wasn't allocated, I'd be drinking ER as my daily driver. 

I love KC 12, Rare Breed, OF 1920, RR 10 year, etc. as much as the next guy...but if people wan't to wait in line to purchase their ER because it's a novelty for them and they like it, then let them. You just come off as having sour grapes because you can't get any. 

I'm not "Gatekeeping" anything, I don't even have a gate. I lived in Lawrenceburg (home of Wild Turkey and 4 Roses) for 22 years, and work about 2 blocks from BT distillery in Frankfort. I have enough friends working at the distilleries that if I really wanted it, I could get it. Yes, BT makes damn fine bourbon, and when I find ER or EH Taylor for retail at the liquor store I buy it (I do not like Weller except for the 12 year) As for people who stand in line to buy it because they like it, that doesn't bother me at all. It's the people who buy in and immediately try to flip it for 3 times what they paid for it before they even drive off that I dislike. They're basically nothing but another form of ticket scalper. Meanwhile, Old Forester Statesman, Michters Small Batch, 4 Roses and Noah's Mill are my go to's.