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My dad was career military, so we moved around a bit, but I mostly grew up in south Mississippi. I joined the Marine Corps after high school and went to boot camp at Parris Island. After weapons training at Camp Pendelton, I spent a year as a squad leader in a mortar section of a weapons platoon in Okinawa, Japan and South Korea. I went through Marine Security Guard School in Quantico, VA after that and then served at three American Embassies in Copenhagen, Denmark; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and finally as part of the security detail for a UN conference in Nairobi, Kenya. After the Marines, I went to school at Ole Miss and got my degree in accounting and became a CPA. I spent six years with two of the largest international public accounting firms and then spent over twenty years managing a tax department in several large corporations. I'm now semi-retired, but I do have a small sole proprietor tax practice focusing on individuals with complex tax reporting needs. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I don't think you'll ever see EC18 for $70-$80 again...or at least for a long time. The Heaven Hill gift shop price is intentionally high so as not to compete with local liquor stores and to discourage flippers. I think the actual suggested retail price these days is around $139, which is still high. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You can find it if you want to take a trip up to Bardstown, KY and visit Heaven Hill. After you go on the tour, they will sell you a bottle for $199 in the gift shop.

I'll add one addition to my comment above. If money is tight or you have other goals for the funds, I understand if the wife doesn't understand the purchases. In many cases though, our wives are not fans of the brown spirits, and don't understand why we need so many kinds, especially if they are happy with just about any clear spirits with sweetener of some kind added. [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No, I've actually bought more than that in one purchase many times, but the wife still doesn't understand and never will. My larger purchases are usually for really good store picks or for favorites that are being phased out, such as age stated products that are losing their age statement...Elijah Craig 12 year that now has no age statement to name one of many. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

This has been discussed quite a bit on the CMP forum. I'm pretty sure this is going to happen, but will still be a while. I suspect that there will be a lot of Rack and Field grade offerings out of this. The Rack grades are usually only sold at the stores so buyers can look them over before buying since they are the worst condition rifles. I wouldn't be surprised if many are furnished with new wood and possibly barrels and sold as Service grades or Specials. If I remember correctly, prices for Rack grades are around $500, and the price goes up by grade from there in about $100-$150 increments. I have several from CMP, but may pick up another if these ever make it here. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hell, if Cutty Sark is all you've ever tried, you might even be impressed with Glenlivet or Glenfiddich 12 year old Scotch, but do yourself a favor and try the other two I mentioned. Cheers! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I didn't think I liked Scotch when I was younger either...mostly because all I had tried was cheaper blends or extremely young (NAS) single malts. You should try a glass of Balvenie Doublewood 12 year or Macallan 12 year sometime. They are reasonably priced, and not peated, so they are good entry Scotches for beginners. Good Scotch might surprise you. I love good Bourbon or Tennessee Whiskey too, but sometimes I'm in the mood for something else. I like a Rusty Nail better than Drambuie straight up because Drambuie by itself is too sweet for me. Since it's a Scotch based liquor, you just add Scotch to cut the sweetness, and it's called a Rusty Nail. A blended Scotch like Dewar's or JW Red is usually used in bars to make Rusty Nails, but I sometimes like to use Jameson's Irish Whiskey to make a Rusty Nail. I prefer Dewar's or Famous Grouse over JW Red if you want to use a blended Scotch, and I wouldn't ever drink JW Red neat. JW Black will give you a hint of peat smokiness if you want to experiment a little, and I will drink JW Black neat. Cheers, and I think you will enjoy your new Larceny purchase. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Some very good choices there. I'm not a huge fan of Bulleit and haven't tried Barrell Whiskey, but I love the Barrell Bourbon batches that I have. Elijah Craig 12 year is one of my favorites. The new NAS version isn't quite as nice as the 12 year old Elijah Craig, but it's still pretty good stuff. Dickel Barrel Select store picks are usually always good. I always have Drambuie in the house too, since a Rusty Nail is one of my favorite cocktails. Looks like you need some Scotch or Irish Whiskey to go with all that Drambuie though. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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Boy, I'm glad I live so close to MSSA...only about a 15 minute drive, and all the amenities and range options you could ask for. Unfortunately it's a long drive for you guys from Nashville, and it's also a membership only club. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

While Starbucks has apparently hired a good number of veterans, I still can't help believing that the announcement about hiring refugees was a political statement in response to the Trump administration's recent policy changes on immigration and refugees. Therefore, I'd rather support companies that stay out of politics as best they can since to do otherwise has the potential to alienate approximately half of your customer base depending on which side of a political issue that you stand. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I'm sure someone may have converted to .30-06, but I don't think it was necessarily a common thing. I think Mausers were more commonly converted to a lot of different calibers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's doubtful that whoever sporterized this rifle would have spent the money to change the caliber. The barrel looks like the original barrel that came with it, but shortened with a modified front sight. I don't think you'd be able to convert it back to its original military configuration so I'd just leave it like it is. You can take it to a gunsmith to confirm the caliber or if you have a gun sled, you can strap the rifle in and fire it with a string tied to the trigger from a safe position. I've done this a few times with rifles I wasn't sure about. Afterwards, examine the fired cartridge for any signs of a headspace problem or indications that the chamber is larger than .303. Obviously, if a .303 cartridge doesn't fit initially, then it has been downsized to a smaller cartridge. I doubt that will be the case. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I guess we will just have to disagree on this. While it's not one that I drink all the time, I think it has the perfect amount of heat and is very flavorful. I think it's one of the best value bourbons available at the low $20 price point. Most of the bourbons I drink on a regular basis are in the $25-$40 range, but occasionally I want a value pour like WT101. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

From what I can see, it looks like an Enfield. The box magazine should hold 10 rounds unless it's been modified or an after market one. Golden State made a bunch of Sporters out of Enfields, but it would be marked on the barrel if they did this Sporterization. Definitely need to be able to see the whole rifle and the wrist area. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I guess that would explain the similarities in the taste profile to ETL then. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was looking at a bottle of this the other day, but picked up a few more bottles of Booker's before the upcoming huge price increase. I'll have to consider picking up a bottle of the John J Bowman single barrel the next time I see it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I'm sure many have already heard, but in case you haven't, and you are a Booker's fan, you better buy while you can. According to Beam/Suntory, they are increasing the MSRP to $100 at the first of the year and reducing the number of annual releases from 6 to 4. I think that is a huge mistake on Beam's part, but I'm also suspicious whether or not this is just a ploy to clear the shelves of the current sitting inventory and then change their mind to just a slight increase in price. I know I'm not a buyer at $100...too many other options. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lots of good choices at $30 and under. Some of my favorites are Evan Williams Single Barrel, Henry McKenna Single Barrel Bottled in Bond and Elijah Craig Small Batch. If you want to try other wheated bourbons, then Weller Special Reserve, Old Weller Antique 107 and Makers Mark are good choices. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

It's pretty good stuff. For those that don't care for the "vitamin" flavor sometimes found in Dickel No12, the Barrel Select doesn't really have any of it, so they should give it a try. It is an extremely smooth bourbon. I can find it for $36 in some shops in the Memphis area. It's definitely worth it at around that price.

I know from what I've read that some of the Woodford Reserve Master's Collection series have not been that good. However, I've now had a chance to try this year's Brandy Cask Finish that I bought a few days ago, and I have to say that it's pretty darn good. It might be a bit heavy on the wood flavor for some, but dark cherry and spice notes really accentuate the overall flavor. I liked it neat, and opted not to try it with any water. It's pricey at close to $100, but I'll probably buy more if I can find them. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Maybe I'll have to see if I can find a small bottle and give it a go someday. Some of the flavored and sweetened whiskeys work well as a mixer, including Fireball, but I don't usually enjoy them by themselves because they are just too sweet and syrupy. Someone gave me a bottle of Crown Royal Maple once as a gift...it took me years to drink it. I usually added regular whiskey with it to cut the sweetness, which is what I occasionally do with Fireball when I'm in the mood for that hot cinnamon bite without so much of the sweet. About two parts cheap mixer whiskey with one part Fireball makes them both better. Cheers! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I haven't tried any Japanese whisky yet, but I keep looking at them when I'm shopping at liquor stores. One of these days I'll pull the trigger on one and give it a try. I have tried or have most of the others pictured. I heartily agree that Monkey Shoulder is worth the price, but it's an even better value below $30. I'm not sure I'll ever try the Crown Royal Vanilla...I'm just not a fan of sweetened, flavored whiskeys. I notice that your WR is a Cool Springs W&S store pick. I stopped in there last week when I was in the area for business. It's certainly a big store and has a lot of store picks, but I didn't think their prices were that great. I actually liked another nearby shop better, Red Dog W&S...actually made a few purchases there. They had a store pick of Stranahan's for $40! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Picked these two up yesterday. I've read good things about both of them this year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk