Ken Gargett Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 came across mention of it in this article. wondering whether anyone has had the chance to try it? https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/why-people-camp-out-in-freezing-temperatures-for-this-whiskey?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=121516 - MUNCHIES&utm_content=121516 - MUNCHIES+CID_634869cc2d56f3a6e6ef5a8619e618d8&utm_source=Campaign Monitor&utm_term=Why People Camp Out in Freezing Temperatures for This Whiskey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corylax18 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 @Ken Gargett I just saw this post. Yes, I have tried the regular stranahans, and their snowflake version for the last 5 or 6 years. I am not a huge Whiskey fan, but I am friends with 3 brothers who camp out with their brother in law every year. They also volunteer during the bottling and labeling (there is quite a wait list for this as well) but you are paid with a very low number bottle for that year. So in total each of the 4 are able to procure 3 bottles a year. Of the 12 atleast 6 to 8 are sold before they even get there hands on them depending on the year for 2 or 3 times the sticker price, locally. If they were willing to ship the prices paid can get crazy. Im not sure which years they have open right now, but I'm sure I could grab a sample or two for you. PM me if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Corylax18 said: @Ken Gargett I just saw this post. Yes, I have tried the regular stranahans, and their snowflake version for the last 5 or 6 years. I am not a huge Whiskey fan, but I am friends with 3 brothers who camp out with their brother in law every year. They also volunteer during the bottling and labeling (there is quite a wait list for this as well) but you are paid with a very low number bottle for that year. So in total each of the 4 are able to procure 3 bottles a year. Of the 12 atleast 6 to 8 are sold before they even get there hands on them depending on the year for 2 or 3 times the sticker price, locally. If they were willing to ship the prices paid can get crazy. Im not sure which years they have open right now, but I'm sure I could grab a sample or two for you. PM me if you're interested. amny thanks, and thanks for the offer. i was more interested in finding out about them, rather than chasing a bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrusso14 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Pretty sure @Avrus discussed this on one of his shows. Not sure if it was he or his co-host at the time. I don't know much about it, any reviews seem to be positive tho. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corylax18 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 They do a special one off blend each year, Its kept secret until release, so each is a different beast. The one I sampled was very heavy on Rye compared to their normal blend, but was aged in Sherry casks to help cut the bite. I did not enjoy it at all, but, I am not a whiskey guy, rye in particular. I can probably dig up their bottles this weekend and send some photos of the labels describing the blends and ageing process. Won't help you taste them, atleast you can get a better idea of the differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 5 hours ago, Corylax18 said: They do a special one off blend each year, Its kept secret until release, so each is a different beast. The one I sampled was very heavy on Rye compared to their normal blend, but was aged in Sherry casks to help cut the bite. I did not enjoy it at all, but, I am not a whiskey guy, rye in particular. I can probably dig up their bottles this weekend and send some photos of the labels describing the blends and ageing process. Won't help you taste them, atleast you can get a better idea of the differences. many thanks but please don't go to any trouble. i was simply curious as had never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar Surgeon Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 On 1/8/2017 at 6:00 PM, jrusso14 said: Pretty sure @Avrus discussed this on one of his shows. Not sure if it was he or his co-host at the time. I don't know much about it, any reviews seem to be positive tho. Yup, that was my co-host Robby and he paired the Snowflake on two different episodes. One was the most recent which was the farewell episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMR_AtknkbQ The other was the Padron episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSBOILP2AFc I also had the opportunity to try it on last year's Cigar Safari as one of the guys in the attendee group was from Colorado. It did not last long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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