I just went to Amans in Wind lake last weekend for the first time... It wont be the last time I go there. You guys need to hit up Liquor Guys in Wauwatosa. They are doing great things since moving into their new location. Probably my favorite store between picks, selection and prices. (they raffle most if not all of their allocated stuff)
I was up in Madison in March... Woodman's is insane. Easily one of the best liquor stores I've even been to due - great selection (particularly if you drink more than bourbon) and insanely low prices. Best tequila prices I've ever seen. I hunted around Wisconsin, up by the Dells, and down along I-90. Found some good stuff, like 1792 BIB, 1792 Full Proof picks, 4 Roses SB Picks, and random bottles not available in Missouri. Overall, the selection was good but Tequila was the highlight in Wisconsin. When I crossed I-90 into IL I had better luck. Found tons of very interesting bottles at Binny's. Binny's is just absurd though.
Wisconsin is a mixed bag of availability. We’ve had a lot of luck South of Madison and North of Milwaukee. Agreed fully on IL. We’ve find a lot of bottles south of the State-line.
Milwaukee here. Got to Amans sometimes. Prices at Consumer Beverage are WAY better. They do have allocated bottles and they do not jack you on the price. Everything is dollars lower or equal to total wine and way cheaper than Amans
This is my first video I watched from you channel on a bourbon hunt. I liked the stores but when you are inside it was hard to follow. You seldom showed the bottles and prices up close. I don't know what others watching your channel for but I love bourbon hunting videos that go slow, don't jump around and frame the bottles and prices in the camera such that you can see the bottle and the price. I am in Iowa and go to Wisconsin on trips and would love to watch more of your videos especially if they were more informative of the unique, hard to find bottles and the prices. I am going to subscribe to watch more of your videos to see if they are informative. Your filmer often zooms in and zooms out so fast that it is hard to catch the prices.
Hey, thank you for the feedback! I did notice the camera work. It is not my best, but it is basically my first time doing it. There will be many more to come, and hopefully, it will improve with time. Thanks for watching, Dennis!
Thomas S. Moore is a "premium" line from Barton 1792. Really, it's more of their experimental finishing line ever since Sazerac took over. If you ever have a Buffalo Trace rep doing tasting at one of your local stores they almost always bring some TSM. They don't push the brand but it is a Sazerac product. Down in Missouri they can't sell the stuff. Lately Total Win has been marking it down to $45. At $45 it's tempting but the samples I've tried aren't that great. The madeira finish might be my favorite so far, but I am a big fan of Madeira finishing. The Cognac is also pretty decent. Both really make the whiskey inside (which is 5-6 years old) taste much older.
I was in shyt hole Milwaukee last Saturday. Went to 12 liquor store each one more ghetto than the next. Only found one bottle of blantons for 200 lol fk that
