Son went back to school last week... He's 20, so, can't legally purchase, but, I've been helping to educate him some on beer and Bourbon. Finding leftover Bush Light in the fridge all summer got too cringey for me. I'd pick up the occasional mixed 6 from the Kroger and he's appreciating Asian (Singha and Sapporo) and Canadian (Molson Golden) and I've tried my best to upgrade his cheap domestic choice to at least Coors banquet, but, alas, I have a leftover half case of Bush Light in the fridge. I guess I'll be making some beer-can chicken soon.
There's a hole in the wall bottle shop down the road from his place in Tucson that he's been talking about.... says they have a lot of the Bourbon's he sees in the house. He calls me on Saturday excited about this place having 7 version of Smoke Wagon, 1792 Full Proof and 1792 12-year... Their prices are on the scalping side ($100 for Full proof that I pay about $45 for when I can find it here)... but... they do have it on the shelf...
The owner strikes up a conversation with my son after seeing him exploring the good stuff on his shelf... Son was up front about not yet being of age but looking for things for his father... The owner asks him to wait and he'll grab something out of the office for my son to show me.....
EH Taylor OFC (Old Fashioned Copper), vintage 1995. Price $5,000/bottle.
Pictured is the last of the three he was selling.
The OFC distillery is currently Buffalo Trace.
http://ofcvintages.com/
http://ofcvintages.com/latest-release.html
I have no idea how this guy got his hands on this stuff, but, I'll definitely be paying him a visit next time I'm in town...