Today I give you the behind the scenes info you are all asking for. How do I get my allocated bourbons? Well I want to know how you all get yours as well! Patreon - / everydaydrinker
I've found low level allocated items (Blanton's, Eagle Rare, Weller SR) at MSRP from the grocery store. People forget to ask the liquor employees at grocery stores. My grocery store does not put allocated items on their shelves and does not advertise it but will go get it for you from their store room if you ask. Unfortunately, they don't sell rarer items.
I got a Michter's 10 Rye and a Michter's Barrel Proof Rye from having a bourbon account with a local store. It's basically a points system based on how much money I spend in the store. The owner will send me a text if he has something allocated available, but I'm sure I'm nowhere close to the front of the line for the best bottles since I just started shopping there about a year ago. Plus I still like to hit other stores to see what they have as well. I got lucky and scored a Jack Daniels 12 year at another store just by asking if they got anything delivered that day...I guess that approach works every now and then lol.
It took me 4 years of going to the same place and spending thousands of dollars to make the relationship. Now I get a text to let me know what's coming in and if I wanted anything