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Amarula is a product of SA wine/spirits behemoth Distell. They list AV Imports of Columbia, MD as their US importer for Amarula. AV's phone number is 410 884 6463. Beyond that, I gots nothing.

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*UPDATE* According to the brand manager for Beam Global (who imports Plymouth Gin) the fruit cup is no longer being made.

Fruit Cup is now being made again, I just picked up a bottle along a bottle of Cherry Marnier, and some impossible to find Makers Mark Black label.

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Fruit Cup is now being made again, I just picked up a bottle along a bottle of Cherry Marnier, and some impossible to find Makers Mark Black label.

Where did you find the Cherry Marnier? I love it in champagne cocktails. Thanks.

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Joe generally carries the full Clear Creek line, so I'd start with him for the Douglas Fir. BTW it goes great with St. Germain Elderflower, Junipero gin, and lemon juice. :(

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At the risk of post-whoring myself, let me just repeat what I said in the Bitters thread, since this product has been mentioned in this thread:

Finally, FINALLY, I have Angostura Orange Bitters to sell in the store!

Man, how long has this taken, two years? More? It seems like forever.

So happy to have them. Wish that they were in a larger bottle, but I'll take what I can get.

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I'm pretty sure I saw a bottle or two at Ace. Hmmmm. . . sensing a theme here . . . :(

Also, if anyone is in Virginia, ABC carries "Captain Applejack" which is Laird's Bottled-in-Bond Apple Brandy relabeled for VA ABC.

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Does anyone know where I can find the Laird's bonded Applejack?

I've seen a few different bottlings of Laird's at Central Liquor in the past year - not sure of their current inventory.

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Amarula is a product of SA wine/spirits behemoth Distell. They list AV Imports of Columbia, MD as their US importer for Amarula. AV's phone number is 410 884 6463. Beyond that, I gots nothing.

*UPDATE* Amarula is back in D.C. We have it now at Ace again :(

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I would like to find small or mini bottles of maraschino and herbsaint. Pernod will work if Herbsaint is not available. I've got cocktail recipes I want to try that call for very small quantities of each, and I don't want to buy a 750 knowing that it will oxidize into blandness before I use it. I've asked at a few places with no luck. Anyone?

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I would like to find small or mini bottles of maraschino and herbsaint. Pernod will work if Herbsaint is not available. I've got cocktail recipes I want to try that call for very small quantities of each, and I don't want to buy a 750 knowing that it will oxidize into blandness before I use it. I've asked at a few places with no luck. Anyone?

I don't pay attention to anise-flavored liqueurs, because I don't like them very much. Maraschino, on the other hand, I love in cocktails. I've never seen maraschino in any size but 750ml, and doubt you'll find smaller bottles anywhere. But is oxidation really a concern? With distilled spirits?
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I don't pay attention to anise-flavored liqueurs, because I don't like them very much. Maraschino, on the other hand, I love in cocktails. I've never seen maraschino in any size but 750ml, and doubt you'll find smaller bottles anywhere. But is oxidation really a concern? With distilled spirits?

I'm told it is by various sources including a rather well-researched thread at the Ministry of Rum. Ed Hamilton suggests using it up within six months of opening, and the rule of thumb was backed up with side-by-side testing of near-empty bottles with newly opened ones. Apparently, quite a bit of complexity will be lost due to oxidation over time. Potential solutions included transferring to smaller bottles to reduce contact with oxygen, using one of those wine air-sucker things, and drinking more.

Edited cuz I can't spell.

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drinking more.

Always a good plan!

A gentleman was driving late one night and a cop pulled him over. He had been weaving.

The cop asked him if he had been drinking and the man said "no". He was a juggler and he just wanted to make sure he had all his juggling equipment with him and he got distracted.

The cop said that if he could juggle, he was probably sober and the cop would let him go. So, the juggler got out of the car and got his equipment, which happened to be torches. In a minute he had the torches lit and he was not only juggling them but catching them under his leg.

As this was going on, another man, who had tippled a few too many weaved up and pulled over to see the sight, not realizing there was a cop there. He looked at the show going on road side. After a monute, he shook his head and walked up to the cop. He then said "just put the cuffs on me now. If that's the damned sobriety test, I might as well go to jail as kill myself."

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I have a feeling I know the answer to this question, but do any DC stores (Hello, Joe?) have Creme de Violette? I'm in VA where the ABC store managers haven't even heard of it, much less have access to it.

Thanks,

Sandy

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I have a feeling I know the answer to this question, but do any DC stores (Hello, Joe?) have Creme de Violette? I'm in VA where the ABC store managers haven't even heard of it, much less have access to it.

Thanks,

Sandy

At least in 2008, Ace was the place (which you surmised, it seems). ;)

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I have a feeling I know the answer to this question, but do any DC stores (Hello, Joe?) have Creme de Violette? I'm in VA where the ABC store managers haven't even heard of it, much less have access to it.

Thanks,

Sandy

Oui, oui, Ma'amselle ;) As much as you like.

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I am looking for Thomas Jefferson Ale in Nova. I know I can get it at Eventide for consumption, but I am looking for a store that sells it. Has anyone seen it around?

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I actually got a super speedy response from Chris Turner at Hop and Wine Beverage in Sterling! I thought I would post the response in case anyone else was looking for it:

To find Thomas Jefferson Ale try Whole Foods Market or Total Wine and More. Also, in Arlington you can try Westover Market.

Wooohooo. Or perhaps Waahoooo is in order! I will try Whole Foods in Arlington first and let you know.

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According to their website it is only available around Philly.

I bought plenty of it in Pittsburgh. Try going to the Pennsylvania liquor control board's website - they'll tell you on a store-by-store basis who in PA has it.

(Sorry, don't have the link on me - try Google.)

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I am looking for Thomas Jefferson Ale in Nova. I know I can get it at Eventide for consumption, but I am looking for a store that sells it. Has anyone seen it around?

So I read an article in my Alumni magazine for Western Maryland College (McDaniel College now), and found out that the founders of Yards Brewing are fellow WMC alumns who started brewing beer in their dorm bathtubs. It made me very proud. It was a hilarious article.

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I bought plenty of it in Pittsburgh. Try going to the Pennsylvania liquor control board's website - they'll tell you on a store-by-store basis who in PA has it.

(Sorry, don't have the link on me - try Google.)

And remember, you can have anything that's in stock in the PA system shipped to any PA state store for you to pick up.

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Does anyone know of a DC liquor store that stocks Casa Noble tequila? I recently tried it at Oyamel, and it bowled me over. I've been keeping an eye out for it ever since, but have had little luck.

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Does anyone know of a DC liquor store that stocks Casa Noble tequila? I recently tried it at Oyamel, and it bowled me over. I've been keeping an eye out for it ever since, but have had little luck.

PAULS LIQUORS

5205 Wisconsin Ave NW

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Distance 1.4mi

SHERRYS WINE & LIQUOR

2315 Calvert St NW

District of Columbia, DC 20008

Distance 1.6mi

1 W DUPONT CIRCLE WINE &

2012 NW P ST

District of Columbia, DC 20008

Distance 2.5mi

DICKSON WINE

903 U St NW

District of Columbia, DC 20001

Distance 2.8mi

BEST IN LIQUOR

1450 P St NW

District of Columbia, DC 20005

Distance 2.9mi

BARREL HOUSE LIQUOR

1341 14th St NW

District of Columbia, DC 20005

Distance 3mi

SCHNEIDERS LIQUORS

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District of Columbia, DC 20002

Distance 4.8mi

CHAT'S LIQUOR

503 8th St SE

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Interesting. Chat's said they hadn't stocked it in years. Will check out the others.

Thanks!

PAULS LIQUORS

5205 Wisconsin Ave NW

District of Columbia, DC 20015

Distance 1.4mi

SHERRYS WINE & LIQUOR

2315 Calvert St NW

District of Columbia, DC 20008

Distance 1.6mi

1 W DUPONT CIRCLE WINE &

2012 NW P ST

District of Columbia, DC 20008

Distance 2.5mi

DICKSON WINE

903 U St NW

District of Columbia, DC 20001

Distance 2.8mi

BEST IN LIQUOR

1450 P St NW

District of Columbia, DC 20005

Distance 2.9mi

BARREL HOUSE LIQUOR

1341 14th St NW

District of Columbia, DC 20005

Distance 3mi

SCHNEIDERS LIQUORS

300 Massachusetts Ave NE

District of Columbia, DC 20002

Distance 4.8mi

CHAT'S LIQUOR

503 8th St SE

District of Columbia, DC 20003

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I'm getting tired of being taunted by my friends in New Orleans who have access to Abita Strawberry Lager - and I'm hearing conflicting reports that we might not see it at all in DC this year.

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^ The dark rums are everywhere, but the white is elusive.

Indeed.

Its ludicrously bad marketing notwithstanding, 10 Cane rum has a similar flavor profile (even though it's not charcoal-filtered to clearness).

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Indeed.

Its ludicrously bad marketing notwithstanding, 10 Cane rum has a similar flavor profile (even though it's not charcoal-filtered to clearness).

Bah. Twice as much coin, and I don't get to support Haitian industry. Plus, I think 10 Cane is aged, or maybe blended, no? I love that grassy, fresh cane taste in the Barbancourt. I'm set for a while, but it would be nice to have a reliable local source.

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Bah. Twice as much coin, and I don't get to support Haitian industry. Plus, I think 10 Cane is aged, or maybe blended, no? I love that grassy, fresh cane taste in the Barbancourt. I'm set for a while, but it would be nice to have a reliable local source.

All true, all true.

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Good afternoon! So, I'm looking for the '07 Glen Manor Hodder Hill. I really enjoy the '08 and would like to try the previous vintage. I've searched online and called some retailers without success. I'm pretty confident no retail location has it in stock anymore, so I'm curious to know if anyone has any spare bottles. I'd be willing to pay a good price for it, especially if its been stored well. I'd offer a trade, but my cellar is young; mostly filled with easily procured local wines.

Cheers

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The November Van Winkle shipment seems to have trickled into parts of Maryland but I haven't heard anything about any of the DC retailers receiving things.

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So the producers of Armagnac have quietly been commercializing la Blanche Armagnac now that it is no longer forbidden in public. Will it languish in le trou Gascon, or will it find life as an alternative to eau-de-vie, marc, pisco, and other clear distillates?

Has anyone encountered it (perhaps the Laubade) in the DC market?

An intriguing NYT article from earlier this year.

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The Domaine d'Esperance Armagnac Blanche (imported by the most excellent Nicolas Palazzi) is available in DC through Ledroit Brands. It is excellent. Retail penetration is small so far; best to have your retailer contact Ledroit.

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Anyone seen Bitter Truth Apricot Liquer? I've seen the Sloe Gin, but I tried the apricot at Repeal Day recently and it was awesome.

Sadly, I live in VA, where ABC rules with an iron fist.

I'm also on the lookout for SAGE (by AITA) and this Pine Gin that @merc340 is lusting after...

I've seen Luxardo at many places, including Liquor shops in Cleveland Park as well as my lowly local ABC store (Arlington)

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I got some of the Sage at Ace Beverage, if I remember correctly. Joe could probably help you with the apricot liqueur as well.

(As a fellow Arlington-ian, I drive to Ace every weekend.)

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I'll have to start placing my orders through you SeanMike!

My boyfriend called Ace Beverage and the person that answered the phone said that he doesn't carry the Apricot Liquer but he carries something "much better". I'll be researching that.

How's the sage? I didn't like RHUBY at first (almost empty!), but it really grew on me and the one that I thought would be my favorite (SNAP) is still mostly full.

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How's the sage? I didn't like RHUBY at first (almost empty!), but it really grew on me and the one that I thought would be my favorite (SNAP) is still mostly full.

Oops. I don't have the Sage, I have the Rhuby (which they had to rename for some reason "Rhubarb Tea" or something like that).

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I'm also on the lookout for SAGE (by AITA) and this Pine Gin that @merc340 is lusting after...

I saw three AITA liquors at the ABC store on Fillmore in Arlington last week - Root and Snap, can't remember the third.

Anyone see Fernet Branca in VA recently? They used to carry it at the Quincy store but they've stopped. I've seen it in D.C. but its $10 more than what ABC was charging...

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Probably the Rhuby, or Rhubarb, depending on how it's labeled.

Fernet got taken off the list at VA ABC - I think it's special order only now, if it's still available at all. I know some bartenders and other enthusiasts have been lobbying to get it back...

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I'll have to start placing my orders through you SeanMike!

My boyfriend called Ace Beverage and the person that answered the phone said that he doesn't carry the Apricot Liquer but he carries something "much better". I'll be researching that.

Did you ever find out what the "something better" was? I'm in the market for one and from my reading the Winter & Rothman Orchard Apricot looks like a good option for the price. I called the MD distributor and the closest place that might have it is pretty far, although not impossible to get to. I also need to check with the MC liquor stores, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen it in DC anywhere?

While I'm posting, does anyone know how interchangeable citrus and orange vodkas would be in a recipe? When a recipe doesn't specify a specific vodka, but just says citrus vodka, could I use an orange vodka instead? I'm guessing it could make a significant difference in flavor since if I understand correctly the citrus vodkas tend to be more lemon based. Thoughts?

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Did you ever find out what the "something better" was? I'm in the market for one and from my reading the Winter & Rothman Orchard Apricot looks like a good option for the price. I called the MD distributor and the closest place that might have it is pretty far, although not impossible to get to. I also need to check with the MC liquor stores, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen it in DC anywhere?

I bought a bottle in DC, either Ace or Macarthur.

While I'm posting, does anyone know how interchangeable citrus and orange vodkas would be in a recipe? When a recipe doesn't specify a specific vodka, but just says citrus vodka, could I use an orange vodka instead? I'm guessing it could make a significant difference in flavor since if I understand correctly the citrus vodkas tend to be more lemon based. Thoughts?

I would consider a generic citrus to mean lemon.

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I say use the orange vodka. If the recipe is a Cosmo, it calls for a orange twist -- I would just use a lemon twist instead. I feel the flavor disparity between orange and lemon vodka is less than between Noilly Prat sweet vermouth and Punt e Mes.

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Did you ever find out what the "something better" was? I'm in the market for one and from my reading the Winter & Rothman Orchard Apricot looks like a good option for the price. I called the MD distributor and the closest place that might have it is pretty far, although not impossible to get to. I also need to check with the MC liquor stores, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen it in DC anywhere?

While I'm posting, does anyone know how interchangeable citrus and orange vodkas would be in a recipe? When a recipe doesn't specify a specific vodka, but just says citrus vodka, could I use an orange vodka instead? I'm guessing it could make a significant difference in flavor since if I understand correctly the citrus vodkas tend to be more lemon based. Thoughts?

Winter & Rothman Orchard Apricot was in the liquor store on the corner of Mt. Pleasant and Irving, last time I checked. They also have yummy shrubs.

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[Full disclosure, blah, blah, blah]

The Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot is pretty popular amongst our cocktail friends (and our pour-some-in-wheat-beer-or-sparkling-wine home bartender friends). The base of it is the eau-de-vie of the apricot (plus apricot juice, sugar, and water), so it has a lot of fruit intensity. We also dialed back the sugar a bit. Happy to answer other questions about it.

[Full disclosure blah blah blah]

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I've seen this...Montbisou Framboise...listed in a few recipes lately, but am not familiar with it.  Is this just a raspberry liquor?  Can I swap Chambord?

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I've seen this...Montbisou Framboise...listed in a few recipes lately, but am not familiar with it.  Is this just a raspberry liquor?  Can I swap Chambord?

It's fairly widely available, I think. I know I have had a bottle of it within the last ten years, although I guess that doesn't say all that much. I used it in raspberry sorbet. But yes, it's just a raspberry liqueur, and although I don't remember ever tasting Chambord, I imagine they're roughly interchangeable. Google says they have the Montbisou at Total Wine, if that does you any good. It's cheaper than Chambord.

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Last night at a wine tasting event at Oya, I had the excellent yet unusual sparkling pineapple wine, Hula O' Maui from Tedeschi vineyards in Hawaii. It was fruity, yet not cloyingly sweet and very refreshing. I saw that you can order direct from the vineyard, but the shipping costs are rather high from Hawaii to DC.  Anyone know of a retail store in DC that sells this wine? 

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Anyone know of a retail store in DC that sells this wine?

Vino 50 Selections handles the wholesale in VA, DC, and Maryland so email andrew@vino50.com to find out who carries it.

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So I've hunted around on winesearcher.com as well as looked at the actual producers website (which didn't have anything around importers) with no luck, so I'm wondering if anyone might know what would be my best place to start to try and find if I can order this locally somewhere:

Paxxo Rosso Del Veneto, Stefano Accordini 2010

I had it at Lupa this past weekend while in NYC (see the Help Wanted NYC Thread) - the sommelier brought it out as a replacement and it was truly delicious.  He'd mentioned it was an off menu wine that he'd just gotten his hands on.

I would REALLY appreciate any help.

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Vino 50 Selections handles the wholesale in VA, DC, and Maryland so email andrew@vino50.com to find out who carries it.

Just out of curiosity, is this type of thing considered OK without a referral from someone who knows someone?

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Just out of curiosity, is this type of thing considered OK without a referral from someone who knows someone?

I e-mailed Jake Parrot out of the blue to see where I could get Dolin Blanc in Richmond, and he was more than helpful.  Distributors are in the business of selling their products, so I think they don't mind the occasional e-mail asking where you could find their product.  A lot of times distributor websites also carry that information or invite you to contact them.

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I e-mailed Jake Parrot out of the blue to see where I could get Dolin Blanc in Richmond, and he was more than helpful.  Distributors are in the business of selling their products, so I think they don't mind the occasional e-mail asking where you could find their product.  A lot of times distributor websites also carry that information or invite you to contact them.

Exactly. I've e-mailed a handful of distributors over the last couple of years trying to track down their products. Without fail, the responses have been prompt and friendly.

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Goose Island King Henry

Is this still produced ? I can find nothing about current release schedule, and the official website appears to categorize it as a thing of the past.

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Goose Island King Henry

Is this still produced ? I can find nothing about current release schedule, and the official website appears to categorize it as a thing of the past.

King Henry was a one-off brew from Goose Island.  Some speculators have bottles for sale on beer collector websites.  Looks like they'll set you back around $150 a pop.  The newest Bourbon County series was released earlier this month, and it did include a Barleywine, just not barrel aged.

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I have been reading great things about Monkey 47 gin, but so far I have had no luck spotting this primate in my normal hunting range and really do not want to have to order it from The Whiskey Exchange - I always get a bit carried away when I order from them, plus the shipping from the UK is brutal.

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I have been reading great things about Monkey 47 gin, but so far I have had no luck spotting this primate in my normal hunting range and really do not want to have to order it from The Whiskey Exchange - I always get a bit carried away when I order from them, plus the shipping from the UK is brutal.

A few places in New York show having it online, Crush Wine and Spirits and Le Du Wines.  This probably means you can get it in DC, since it does get imported.

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Hey Pras,

If the DMV market is anything like it was down here, then the beer geek places sold out the day it came in.  The grocery stores might still have it sitting around.  I'd check Harris Teeter, Giant, Safeway, etc...I know it's still around at Kroger in Richmond (which is the same company as HT).

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Yeah, too bad the Maryland grocery stores (for the most part) around here don't carry beer.  I hit up this one store tonight, and they had 4-12 packs.  I took 2 to the counter and the guy refused to sell them to me because he was going to return them because he was mad he wasn't sent more.  I told him I would buy all 4 on the spot and he still refused.  Maybe I will hit up the shoppers up the street that sells beer.  They usually get good allocations.

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So in my hunt for Beer Camp, someone had a very good theory regarding the short supply in the area and it makes alot of sense.  The Beer Camp festival stops in Philadelphia this weekend.  For this reason, they shifted the supply up north to Philly.  This person was told that in a week or two the DC area will receive a large shipment.  Here's to hoping this theory/intel is correct.

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Arrowine's "Beermonger" (his name on Twitter is TheBeermonger but I can't remember his real name) had a retweet today saying they had some at the Potomac Yards HT.

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Good news, I was able to score a beer camp 12-pack in Mt. Airy.  A very nice person I work with got it for me!  I guess its still around if you hunt it down.

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Not sure if it is as difficult to come across as it has been in the past, but I was able to get 3-Stars Pandemic Porter at Costco in DC today.  Also not sure how much a bomber usually goes for, but it was $7.99.

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Any DR members have any luck hunting down orange wines in a retail setting? Much as I love grabbing a stool at the Red Hen and savoring a glass I'd really like to take a bottle (or 20) home to relax with. I've tried schneiders, calvert woodley and arrow wine to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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After years of phone calls, emails, and other searching, I FINALLY acquired the Maraska Maraschino Liqueur today.

http://www.maraskausa.com/individual-products.html#maraschino

Been after this since, oh, at least 2008. :)

You have me interested. I'm a huge fan of the Luxardo - it would definitely make my top 10 list from that other thread if I ever got around to making it. How do the two compare?

Unfortunately I never get into DC.

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