So my local mega liquor chain disappointed me for the last time today. They own 20-30 stores in N Indiana, and they either siphon off the good stuff at the top and sell it to their friends, or they stink at buying bourbon.
Wednesday is delivery day for the stores around me. Today the highlight was...regular Yellowstone, and the big store in town was allocated 3 whole bottles. Woo! Never seen Blanton's there, or Booker's, or McKenna, or any of the nice High West whiskeys. Never a sniff of Weller or Eagle Rare. Not even a Maker's Wood finishing series, or one of the $130 Woodford special bottles. Their last EC Barrel Proof was at least six months ago. On the bright side, when things don't sell, they are big enough that they do run sales and discounts sometimes. Bardstown Discovery #2 is still $99, and they still have plenty.
I will give them a little credit. They did get some Foursquare Sagacity 12 year rum in, and if it was warmer outside, I would have bought one. There are almost no rums that are better than that at a lower price point. My Kirk & Sweeney 23 year is close.