Where can I get blantons?
Blantons and other sought after bottles are purchased the moment they hit the shelves. Unless you’re there upon delivery, you need someone setting them aside for you
Over the years the ways of scoring rare and sought after bourbon has changed drastically, The days of stopping into the liqour store on your grocery store run and getting something you’ve been looking for are slim to none, Here are some ways I have found that have scored me countless bottles all of 2024!
Early Bird gets the worm
One of the ways I was able to get Weller special reserve , eagle rare , EH Taylor and stagg jr was simply go around to the big box stores in my area(not TW or LB) and ask these simple questions. First we need to know if they sell their allocations first come first serve, if they dont then your chances are very low of getting anything since everyone wants these bottles. The question to ask is ” how are you releasing your allocations?” this is the most important question to ask because if the store holds the bottles for an allocation drop where theres people in line for 12 hours, then you have no chance even if you see the delivery truck pull in. For example, a place I regular gets the delivery truck every tuesday around 10-11 am , I know the only way they sell their allocation is first come first serve, and one bottle per person per day. My second tuesday of knowing this i showed up early, around 9:15 AM, the delivery driver was inside rolling around cases. Right before I asked if they had gotten any allocated bottles I see the delivery driver out of the corner of my eye with a case of eagle rare. I asked the store worker what else he had gotten and he handed me a sheet of everything they got ( Weller Special reserve 1.75 , eagle rare , blantons , eh taylor , and stagg jr. He was able to sell me one of each and told me it would probably be another 4 or 5 weeks before they received any more allocated bottles. Their is no need to purchase anything because unlike a small store you can trust they will be honest with you about what they have and when they are expecting more. Keep in mind they never know what the truck will be bringing(in terms of allocated bottles), they just know the day of week and approximate time that the truck will arrive
Lotteries and raffles
Lotteries and raffles are an easy way to get rare bottles without over paying or waiting for hours in a line. The best part is even if you miss the unicorns their are always a lot of solid hard to get drinkers mixed in with the handful of van winkle and BTAC. You will be able to find raffles and lotteries in your area and you can also pay for raffle entries for causes in other states just make sure before purchasing tickets that it stats “winner need not be present” and that they will ship the bottle, If they wont they will give you at least 14 days to arrange pick up where you can pay for transport or make arrangments to pick up locally, i personally know a freind in texas that joined a charity raffle based in KY, he Won a PVW 23 YR for his $100 ticket while supporting a good cause in the process. Google and facebook will be your best bet on not missing out on any drops, subscribe to as many newsletters as possible.