A similar example of what just happened here is pawn shops. They purchase items that are believed to be "clean and clear" of any encumbrances. However, when it is brought to their attention that it was stolen, they get to give the item back to the rightful owner no questions asked. The big difference here is they did NOT pay for the barrel from Sazerac but they profited by selling the bottles (at what was surely an inflated price). Bourbon Junkies is now out what they paid for the barrel with no way to recoup those costs. (Of course, they now have 40ish bottles they could sell, but that part is logistically problematic.) That store owner KNEW what he had and took advantage. He deserves whatever backlash he gets in return until he makes those that have been shorted whole. I'm sure he made out well enough on the sales of the bottles he stole to reimburse and still have some profit leftover.
It's also on the Sales Reps. The Rep saw a barrel pick available in his system and sold it to his buddy Retailer. The Rep also made commission on the sale. 👎👎👎
The sales rep wouldn't have known it wasn't for their account until after it was delivered and they saw the stickers. They also probably wouldn't have been the one to release the allocation to the account. Allocations are almost always hidden from inventory for regular sales reps and allocation decisions are almost always made by a district/regional/area/product/... manager or higher. Also, within the last few years most sales reps for big distributors like RNDC and SGWS were moved to salary. The only monetary incentives most of them have left is to make X number of placements at X number of accounts of for example Jameson Orange, Wheatley Vodka, or whatever stuff the producers are trying to push into the market.
Guys, the Bourbon Junkies name and likeness should be your trademark. They sold bottles of Barrel Pick Eagle Rare with your companies name on it. They profited off your name,likeness, and reputation . I think any profits from those sales should go to you plus attorney fees for compensation.
The store has astroturfed the hell out of their Google reviews. About a dozen new 5 star reviews all done 4 days ago after MONTHS of zero reviews. Shady as hell.
Happened to pick up a bottle when I heard an 🦅 store pick was floating around DC. I was not familiar with the Bourbon Junkies brand beforehand, but to hear how the shop owner procured the barrel is terrible business practice, at best. Glad the news made it back to you guys in time for the distributor to repo some of the stock. Subscribing to your channel for how you guys handled this whole fiasco, and won’t be returning to that poor excuse for a business in the future.
Ive seen this happen before, and i fully think you should be compensated for your time and money. Its completely on the distributor. They shouldnt just be able to give away something that does not belong to them. Also the store owner sounds like just a straight up bad person.
Problem is that it, by law, does belong to them. The laws need to change to get them to be a function of distribution at the behest of the distilleries and not their own say. e.g. - get rid of the useless middleman.
@@LeatherDaddy97 It's not a grey area, otherwise there is easy route of litigious recourse (which isn't an obvious option). The laws are old and outdated. They only benefit the middle man nowadays. The laws were made on a precedent of ease of monitoring alcohol sales prior to the internet for the sake of taxation (didn't want you brewing your own) and under the guise of "moral" heresay. There's no real need or convenience for the distributor anymore. I wonder how much money goes into lobbying to keep the status quo at the cost of the distilleries and the consumer... Both the generator and the consumer in this instance would advocate for law changes because the greed and theft have become outright stupid and obvious. You think the Bourbon Junkies would've gotten their EHT barrel pick if they didn't have the exposure that they do? NOT. A. CHANCE. I call bullshit on the "mistake" and bullshit on distributors creating and supplying secondary markets by proxy (your local guy who has boxes of BTAC ain't getting that from his local so that only means one thing). I hate the game, and the game is the distributors running on borrowed time and outdated legislation.
@@silver3344 i was speaking more from a moral and doing whats right perspective on the grey area, but i think we all know that business and morals dont typically mix. I get that theres ways to deal with it, but the damage is done
@@LeatherDaddy97 I agree with your take on that. I'm just passionate about how stupid and outdated the whole system is. And I'd bet so much money this happens every other week and nothing is ever done to "make it right". Just by reading some of the comments of similar stories, it just confirms what is already known.
I just left a comment on his Instagram page and it was deleted withing a minute and I was blocked. hahaha what a scum bag. Oh and he's from Ethiopia so of course why would he care about the country and it's citizens that allowed him to flourish in America where he couldn't in that failed state.
That sucks; I'm glad you were able to figure out what happened and got a replacement (as much of a bummer as it is). My group "lost" a 1792 pick last year, and it was never located (and we were never given a compensatory pick). I guess it's something that happens with our ridiculous 3-tier system, but it doesn't make it any less of a disappointment. Cheers gents!
Left a review on the store. I am in the DC area and we were all wondering about those bottles when we started seeing them. Glad to know what actually happened.
You guys are 100% within your right to press that store owner for selling a pick that he knew damn well it wasn’t his. Glad the distributor is making right for you guys!
Thank you for being transparent upfront and honest with us. That's what matters to me the most. Between having to explain the name change of Virtue and this we all see how much you can about your Patreons. I would be interested in purchasing a 2 ounce pour if that were an option.... IMO the distributor should be disciplining the rep and the store. They knew exactly what they were doing and likely underestimatd who the barrel pick was made for. The EHT pick is way better IMO though so that's awesome! Hopefully it will be a large yield. Perhaps you can talk Sezerac into letting you pick more then one barrell :) As always, keep up the great work. Cheers everyone!
That is not cool. That store owner knew he had somebody elses allocation. To sell it without any effort to figure out why and who is not good business.
Buffalo trace should just squeeze the distributor with their supply. Your suspended from ordering buffalo trace products for 60 days. If it happens again, it’ll be permanent. They choose who they sell to and have no problems diverting inventory elsewhere. Glad they are making it right for you
I agree with you. If the distributor messes up again, Buffalo Trace needs to drop them permanently. Another thing is that BT is not off the hook. They picked a distributor, but the distributor isn’t the one who made a deal with them. It’s 100% on BT to make it right.
I dont comment much but thank you for leaving the ending in. Unlucky situation but am happy to hear about them recovering a few cases and the EH Taylor pick.
This is why I don't patronize any of my "local" liquor stores with any type of loyalty or relationship building. Everyone of the store owners I've met locally at this point are shady AF. I 100% never pay for anything out of their stores that is significantly over MSRP. They can all go rot as far as I'm concerned.
I’m in the DMV area and saw people posting about it on FB. Sorry that happened to you guys. I didn’t snag a bottle. I think you all were fortunate that they are in a sketchy part of town which DEFINITELY hindered a lot of potential buyers
That is unfortunate that happened, I'm glad you got some cases back, ER is one of my favs and I have tried any EH Taylor yet. This actually pissed me off, I can tell y'all were just livid.
I live close to DC and was curious about the store. Google maps says the store is permanently closed, but if you call they are in deed still open. I wonder if they updated their profile to alleviate some of the attention.
A fan of your channel, and Michigander who lives 20 minutes from that store. Too bad I didn't know- i would of ran up there, bought as many as I could, and sent them straight to you guys.
Was very excited about the chance of an BJ's Eagle Rare pick and this just sucks but an EHT pick will be even better. Especially if it's less than the $100 it would cost me to pick one up locally.
Saddest truth is this will be the quickest "Come around" on a "Go around" in a long time. That owner knew exactly what he had, and risked the biscuit but he seems to fail to understand the bourbon community is loyal.
I dont think he knew EXACTLY what happen. I think he knew he got someone elses barrel (he probably didnt even have a barrel pick in line) but he didnt know whos barrel it was, and didnt think he would get caught because he had no idea how big of a following the bourbon junkies have.
@@jacksmith2315 Exactly... He figures he's dicking over some little 30 member local club of drunks who got ungodly lucky... and he might get a couple whiney phone calls impotently raging at him for being a bad man... He comes to find out he's dicking over a 100k+ subs youtube channel... plus all connected/associated channels; because you know this is not knowledge that's going to only be restricted to this channel. That and he's possibly an accessory to theft now... and since he essentially told them over the phone that he planned to keep selling the bourbon that they HAD PAID FOR AND OWNED... he knowingly distributed stolen goods... probably well into whatever the cutoff is in DC to be a felony... AND there's probably some interstate commerce crimes that went on as well... He F'ed up bad and they basically have to convince the Junkies and whatever store they were working with to not pursue this... or we're talking maybe losing their liquor license/store and maybe even jail time.
Hire an attorney and sue the store (if they refuse to do their part to help make this right). The threat of bad press with the power of a real lawsuit - no one needs that on their business. Glad to hear that distributor is owning their mistake!
Last time I checked somebody selling an item with your brand on it is probably illegal. I would look into that. Send them a letter to Cease selling the Eagle rare and recoup your losses.
This sounds like it's legally actionable against the distributor. The value is going to be a vague number because of the non-barrel expenses. But I hope you guys feel that you are made whole without having to go to litigation.
can you explain some of the pick process? (You videoed the fun part!) Did you have to prepay for the barrel bottling or do you get invoiced with delivery? Did the retailer get free eagle rare(THEFT) or did he get a bill? Did you still get charged for the 9 cases that you ended up getting back? It still sucks because I know you picked a killer cuvée. What proof will E H Taylor allow. Barrel or Bond?
The owner knew he didn't have an Eagle Rare pick, and that was a very underhanded thing to do. He then wanted to play the victim because he got caught smh
The Reps for those companies make commission and have a salary. At least here in CA they do. Sometimes allocated items just show up in their system. (It's called Red Truck for RNDC) Allocated items aren't supposed to be open like that but sometimes they are by mistake. When that happens Reps are supposed to notify management. "Aggressive" Reps sometimes place the orders before the system can fix the issue because it makes the store owners happy and they make the commission. I was with a RNDC Rep a few months ago and Jack Twice Barrel popped up as an open item to order for anyone. The Rep took advantage of the mistake and made the sale right in front of me. My guess is when the Bourbon Junkies Barrel showed open in Red Truck system he probably called the owner and asked if he wanted it and the owner said yes not knowing it was for the BJ's. My money is on the Rep that represents the Sazerc portfolio in that account that caused this problem.
What a shame, I was so excited for you guys and that video of the process of getting your pick. Why can’t anyone do their job correctly on something you ordered. This also shows what type of shop the D-Bags are that accepted the wrong order and kept it. We get wrong items shipped to us all the time and we call the distributor to send them back. Not a lot of people are honest anymore.
Y'all took it easy on them, that's about as low as it gets. I've seen smaller stores end up with larger chain's picks if they don't sell out (my favorite local store gets tons of RR SPs, ECPBs, and KC SiBs from stores/bars/restaurants and sells them at or below MSRP which is awesome) but this is borderline theft, especially with an ER SP. Signing up for your Patreon in hopes that we get a fully NSFW rant. I'm talking that feeling when you're 3-4 whiskies deep on the golf course and couldn't hit the ball straight if your life depended on it and might as well be putting with a hockey stick a la Happy Gilmore. They want the smoke, give it to them! Cheers fellas!
A store in MA received 1/2 a barrel from a store in CA. The SP was Boom Boom Room and they said it was on them to make it right and ship so they kept and sold them.
Lame that it happened, and how the store responded BUT silver lining is the admission of guilt from the distributor, and a better pick from BT. Not to mention i feel like this should be a message to the industry. Do the right thing, and dont mess with the BJ fam!
That's likely a defamation of character lawsuit since the store's unethical action of accepting your product resulted in your name being now associated with secondary pricing, potentially leading to less subscribers and less add revenue on youtube. I highly encourage you to consult with a lawyer on this, especially since the store owner is being so unprofessional with you
As a recent subscriber and person into the whiskey hobby, this is sad to see happen. I'm interested in joining the Patreon and would like to get in on the picks when they release. What is usually the best tier to have availability for those?
Two different SKUs EHTSB and EHTBP. So just like you can’t get Eagle Rare bottled at barrel proof, you can’t get EHTSB at barrel proof, just at 100 proof. Highly unlikely they will get an EHTBP, those typically go to restaurants and bars
It's 1000% on the distributor. I understand the store owner anger, but he's just taking advantage of a golden goose that fell into his lap. I can't blame him for that. The rudeness is meh, but people suck.
I have been waiting for 3 years for a Buffalo Trace Barrel Select. It never seems to happen when there are 60,000 applications and 400 barrels to select. How do you guys keep getting selections from them???
If it's not yours, then why are you taking it.... pretty simple..(dang did I just agree with Sean)... thankfully you are being taken care of, I've seen so many others being told SOL. Cheers Everyone and have a Great Weekend ahead...🥃🥃🥃🥃
You know it's funny this happened to you guys. A similar thing happened with a local liqour store in my hometown in AZ. Saw they had gotten in some eagle rare, noticed the sticker as a store pick... look at the sticker and see "safeway and Albertsons" which obviously the local store is not a grocery store. Owner there has some sort of connection with the distributor and snaked away a barrel pick from them. I know things may be slightly different between what group pics and what a large retailer pics but man what a scumbag thing to do with a product that in my eyes should be a guaranteed thing you guys get. And stores wonder why you would rather buy from a large or chain retailer.
I just called the store and they said they returned all the Eagle Rare and no longer have it in stock. DC is about 45 minutes away, so I can’t confirm as I don’t have time to drive in today.
And it’s gotten worse because BT decided to only work with one distributor in the state, and they picked the worst one. They literally picked the one who had been caught selling straight to the secondary themselves.
too bad that happen to you guys! But same time im glad, cause you have a way to expose whats going on, I bet that was not the 1st time, Now what can be done, so things like that never happen again, maybe intercepted a barrel pick from someone else, will make you lost your license ? also the distributor have to pay a huge fee, i hope that will not be just a slap on the hand and keep going.
I know everyone has their own palate, but I would be a lot more excited about an EH pick over an eagle rare lol. Both fantastic bottles for their respective prices, but EH just has something special. Sorry for the situation but glad they're making it right for you!
Something VERY similar happened with a 1792 pick that Eureka Burger’s The Whiskey Club had selected for the program. A liquor store in my area(central California) was advertising bottles of 1792 barrel select with a TWC sticker on them. A guy from Eureka reached out to the owner in the comment section and was told that they had to take it up with the distributor and the store wouldn’t stop selling the bottles.
Is any way to go legally after this store owner? Mistakes are happen, he purchased this barrel and makes some profit. At list he can share some profit with you guys or reimburse you for your effort to pick the barrel.
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Giving this a shot! Cheers!
That owner 100% knows how that works, and knew what he was doing was wrong. He's playing the victim because he got caught, what a tool.
I’m furious
That store needs to be exposed
@@apeekintime Unless the owner and distributor are tight. Makes one wonder how such a big address mistake was made.
A similar example of what just happened here is pawn shops. They purchase items that are believed to be "clean and clear" of any encumbrances. However, when it is brought to their attention that it was stolen, they get to give the item back to the rightful owner no questions asked. The big difference here is they did NOT pay for the barrel from Sazerac but they profited by selling the bottles (at what was surely an inflated price). Bourbon Junkies is now out what they paid for the barrel with no way to recoup those costs. (Of course, they now have 40ish bottles they could sell, but that part is logistically problematic.) That store owner KNEW what he had and took advantage. He deserves whatever backlash he gets in return until he makes those that have been shorted whole. I'm sure he made out well enough on the sales of the bottles he stole to reimburse and still have some profit leftover.
@@everyday.grease or if it was the first time..
It's also on the Sales Reps. The Rep saw a barrel pick available in his system and sold it to his buddy Retailer. The Rep also made commission on the sale. 👎👎👎
Yea f that guy too
Sales reps shouldn't have access to allocated items. At least that's how we do it
The sales rep wouldn't have known it wasn't for their account until after it was delivered and they saw the stickers. They also probably wouldn't have been the one to release the allocation to the account. Allocations are almost always hidden from inventory for regular sales reps and allocation decisions are almost always made by a district/regional/area/product/... manager or higher. Also, within the last few years most sales reps for big distributors like RNDC and SGWS were moved to salary. The only monetary incentives most of them have left is to make X number of placements at X number of accounts of for example Jameson Orange, Wheatley Vodka, or whatever stuff the producers are trying to push into the market.
Not the sales rep its the brand manager
The Sazerc BDM should know better. Shame on him if that's the case.
Guys, the Bourbon Junkies name and likeness should be your trademark. They sold bottles of Barrel Pick Eagle Rare with your companies name on it. They profited off your name,likeness, and reputation .
I think any profits from those sales should go to you plus attorney fees for compensation.
The store has astroturfed the hell out of their Google reviews. About a dozen new 5 star reviews all done 4 days ago after MONTHS of zero reviews. Shady as hell.
Yep, just left a 1 star of my own. These guys are on high alert.
The guy also hides negative Google reviews so that you can only publicly see the good ones
@@jrlanger42 Yeah, your review looks to have disappeared. I just left a 1 Star, lets see if it sticks.
@@joeosullivan52why are businesses even allowed to do that, I didn't even know that they could on Google. Where's the integrity in that?
You could always call the store and ask why theres so many fake reviews
Does the caption on the reel say "Our ER Store Pick is Finally Here" and they never even picked a barrel?? 😮
I was going to comment the same thing! Kind of negates the “I didn’t know” excuse.
Oh yall put the REEL in there too?! 💀💀
Happened to pick up a bottle when I heard an 🦅 store pick was floating around DC. I was not familiar with the Bourbon Junkies brand beforehand, but to hear how the shop owner procured the barrel is terrible business practice, at best. Glad the news made it back to you guys in time for the distributor to repo some of the stock. Subscribing to your channel for how you guys handled this whole fiasco, and won’t be returning to that poor excuse for a business in the future.
Out of curiosity, what was the store selling it for?
$50 plus the crazy 10% tax on liquor in DC.
you love walmart huh?
Ive seen this happen before, and i fully think you should be compensated for your time and money. Its completely on the distributor. They shouldnt just be able to give away something that does not belong to them. Also the store owner sounds like just a straight up bad person.
Problem is that it, by law, does belong to them. The laws need to change to get them to be a function of distribution at the behest of the distilleries and not their own say. e.g. - get rid of the useless middleman.
@@silver3344 yes but when theres a preset buyer i find that to be a grey area
@@LeatherDaddy97 It's not a grey area, otherwise there is easy route of litigious recourse (which isn't an obvious option). The laws are old and outdated. They only benefit the middle man nowadays. The laws were made on a precedent of ease of monitoring alcohol sales prior to the internet for the sake of taxation (didn't want you brewing your own) and under the guise of "moral" heresay. There's no real need or convenience for the distributor anymore. I wonder how much money goes into lobbying to keep the status quo at the cost of the distilleries and the consumer... Both the generator and the consumer in this instance would advocate for law changes because the greed and theft have become outright stupid and obvious. You think the Bourbon Junkies would've gotten their EHT barrel pick if they didn't have the exposure that they do? NOT. A. CHANCE. I call bullshit on the "mistake" and bullshit on distributors creating and supplying secondary markets by proxy (your local guy who has boxes of BTAC ain't getting that from his local so that only means one thing). I hate the game, and the game is the distributors running on borrowed time and outdated legislation.
@@silver3344 i was speaking more from a moral and doing whats right perspective on the grey area, but i think we all know that business and morals dont typically mix. I get that theres ways to deal with it, but the damage is done
@@LeatherDaddy97 I agree with your take on that. I'm just passionate about how stupid and outdated the whole system is. And I'd bet so much money this happens every other week and nothing is ever done to "make it right". Just by reading some of the comments of similar stories, it just confirms what is already known.
Just left a review on that D.C. shop. Such a scummy thing to do, especially after they found out it was not theirs and they continued to sell it.
This is the way
It won't show up. He is deleting all of them and blocking the people that left them.
I just left a comment on his Instagram page and it was deleted withing a minute and I was blocked. hahaha what a scum bag. Oh and he's from Ethiopia so of course why would he care about the country and it's citizens that allowed him to flourish in America where he couldn't in that failed state.
@@everyday.greaseI doubt he'll keep it up after 2,000 bad reviews come pouring in on him. 😂
What's the name of the store
This sounds like some backroom money deal shenanigans and they're making it right at the risk of social media exposure.
Also all the "wonderful" people in the whiskey community who immediately posted all those bottles on secondary.
That sucks; I'm glad you were able to figure out what happened and got a replacement (as much of a bummer as it is). My group "lost" a 1792 pick last year, and it was never located (and we were never given a compensatory pick). I guess it's something that happens with our ridiculous 3-tier system, but it doesn't make it any less of a disappointment. Cheers gents!
Left a review on the store. I am in the DC area and we were all wondering about those bottles when we started seeing them. Glad to know what actually happened.
They are actively deleting negative reviews on Google.
The rap music playing over the Instagram clip of the stolen barrel is the cherry on top.
You guys are 100% within your right to press that store owner for selling a pick that he knew damn well it wasn’t his. Glad the distributor is making right for you guys!
Thank you for being transparent upfront and honest with us. That's what matters to me the most. Between having to explain the name change of Virtue and this we all see how much you can about your Patreons. I would be interested in purchasing a 2 ounce pour if that were an option....
IMO the distributor should be disciplining the rep and the store. They knew exactly what they were doing and likely underestimatd who the barrel pick was made for. The EHT pick is way better IMO though so that's awesome! Hopefully it will be a large yield. Perhaps you can talk Sezerac into letting you pick more then one barrell :) As always, keep up the great work. Cheers everyone!
100% This. Don't liquor stores and distributors get "tagged" for this?
1. This is crazy. Sorry that happened.
2. Great opportunity here…wax dipped Taylor tube, “Theft Survivor” or “Grand Theft Eagle”
That is not cool. That store owner knew he had somebody elses allocation. To sell it without any effort to figure out why and who is not good business.
This store is the scum of this earth.
you love walmart huh?
@@shamanschlong🧐…Not sure I understand?
Buffalo trace should just squeeze the distributor with their supply. Your suspended from ordering buffalo trace products for 60 days. If it happens again, it’ll be permanent. They choose who they sell to and have no problems diverting inventory elsewhere. Glad they are making it right for you
I agree with you. If the distributor messes up again, Buffalo Trace needs to drop them permanently.
Another thing is that BT is not off the hook. They picked a distributor, but the distributor isn’t the one who made a deal with them. It’s 100% on BT to make it right.
Can't believe they sold your barrel pick with your logo on the bottle!
I dont comment much but thank you for leaving the ending in. Unlucky situation but am happy to hear about them recovering a few cases and the EH Taylor pick.
This is why I don't patronize any of my "local" liquor stores with any type of loyalty or relationship building. Everyone of the store owners I've met locally at this point are shady AF. I 100% never pay for anything out of their stores that is significantly over MSRP. They can all go rot as far as I'm concerned.
if only you and everyone held this attitude towards absolutely every business owner.
@@shamanschlong Who says I don't? Which business owners outside of the ones I mentioned do you think I should?
I’m in the DMV area and saw people posting about it on FB. Sorry that happened to you guys. I didn’t snag a bottle. I think you all were fortunate that they are in a sketchy part of town which DEFINITELY hindered a lot of potential buyers
Where can I get one of your picks? Especially Eagle Rare.
That is unfortunate that happened, I'm glad you got some cases back, ER is one of my favs and I have tried any EH Taylor yet. This actually pissed me off, I can tell y'all were just livid.
We have done store picks at our stores and every distillery keeps you updated on the process, I'm surprised you guys got no updates.
I just got blocked by Conner Market for asking if they had any left, haha clowns.
Its a shady place only hard core taters will travel
This is wild. Waaaaay more excited about EHT vs ER
Yes 100%
Yep...eagle rare is ok...but for a few dolllars more...eht is the best at $50...period
I live close to DC and was curious about the store. Google maps says the store is permanently closed, but if you call they are in deed still open. I wonder if they updated their profile to alleviate some of the attention.
Wow! Great recovery effort!
A fan of your channel, and Michigander who lives 20 minutes from that store. Too bad I didn't know- i would of ran up there, bought as many as I could, and sent them straight to you guys.
Stub your to like Jack Daniels is hilarious.
I hate "liking" this video, but it's important to get this out there
I got a bottle from this store and saw the sticker and thought it was a mistake 😂
Was very excited about the chance of an BJ's Eagle Rare pick and this just sucks but an EHT pick will be even better. Especially if it's less than the $100 it would cost me to pick one up locally.
wow crazy. Sorry it happened. Glad you get an EH Taylor pick. keep up your good work. cheers
Thanks for sharing the video the way you did.
The homies and brothers say thank you and are enjoying your juice . .
Saddest truth is this will be the quickest "Come around" on a "Go around" in a long time. That owner knew exactly what he had, and risked the biscuit but he seems to fail to understand the bourbon community is loyal.
I dont think he knew EXACTLY what happen. I think he knew he got someone elses barrel (he probably didnt even have a barrel pick in line) but he didnt know whos barrel it was, and didnt think he would get caught because he had no idea how big of a following the bourbon junkies have.
@@jacksmith2315 Exactly... He figures he's dicking over some little 30 member local club of drunks who got ungodly lucky... and he might get a couple whiney phone calls impotently raging at him for being a bad man... He comes to find out he's dicking over a 100k+ subs youtube channel... plus all connected/associated channels; because you know this is not knowledge that's going to only be restricted to this channel. That and he's possibly an accessory to theft now... and since he essentially told them over the phone that he planned to keep selling the bourbon that they HAD PAID FOR AND OWNED... he knowingly distributed stolen goods... probably well into whatever the cutoff is in DC to be a felony... AND there's probably some interstate commerce crimes that went on as well...
He F'ed up bad and they basically have to convince the Junkies and whatever store they were working with to not pursue this... or we're talking maybe losing their liquor license/store and maybe even jail time.
Hire an attorney and sue the store (if they refuse to do their part to help make this right). The threat of bad press with the power of a real lawsuit - no one needs that on their business. Glad to hear that distributor is owning their mistake!
I died when the Sean Paul- give me the light reel started playing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 this would only happen to you guys lmaoo
Last time I checked somebody selling an item with your brand on it is probably illegal. I would look into that. Send them a letter to Cease selling the Eagle rare and recoup your losses.
love the guy arguing that it wasnt your pick 🤣some people are just a lost cause
Sorry to hear about that hopefully the situation gets corrected as seems fit to the Junkies.
This sounds like it's legally actionable against the distributor. The value is going to be a vague number because of the non-barrel expenses. But I hope you guys feel that you are made whole without having to go to litigation.
can you explain some of the pick process? (You videoed the fun part!) Did you have to prepay for the barrel bottling or do you get invoiced with delivery? Did the retailer get free eagle rare(THEFT) or did he get a bill? Did you still get charged for the 9 cases that you ended up getting back? It still sucks because I know you picked a killer cuvée. What proof will E H Taylor allow. Barrel or Bond?
Bourbon Junkies are my fav!!
The owner knew he didn't have an Eagle Rare pick, and that was a very underhanded thing to do. He then wanted to play the victim because he got caught smh
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Wild stuff. But that's awesome you get a Taylor pick. Cheers!
That sucks so bad so sorry for you guys much love
I don’t like getting litigious, but I would be calling my attorney and having them contacting the distributor and the D.C. liquor store.
Sorry to hear that guys. Condolences
This happened with a Rare Character bottle in a local group here recently
Wonder what a bottle is going to go on the secondary🤔
The Reps for those companies make commission and have a salary. At least here in CA they do.
Sometimes allocated items just show up in their system. (It's called Red Truck for RNDC) Allocated items aren't supposed to be open like that but sometimes they are by mistake. When that happens Reps are supposed to notify management. "Aggressive" Reps sometimes place the orders before the system can fix the issue because it makes the store owners happy and they make the commission.
I was with a RNDC Rep a few months ago and Jack Twice Barrel popped up as an open item to order for anyone. The Rep took advantage of the mistake and made the sale right in front of me.
My guess is when the Bourbon Junkies Barrel showed open in Red Truck system he probably called the owner and asked if he wanted it and the owner said yes not knowing it was for the BJ's.
My money is on the Rep that represents the Sazerc portfolio in that account that caused this problem.
OMG!!! Win!!! EHT!!! My favorite!!!!!! Will it be Single barrel?!?
Wow! That’s some crazy ass stuff! Mistakes happen but what happens next is what matters.
That store owner should never get any Sazerac pick or allocated stuff again.
Boycott that store!
What a shame, I was so excited for you guys and that video of the process of getting your pick. Why can’t anyone do their job correctly on something you ordered. This also shows what type of shop the D-Bags are that accepted the wrong order and kept it. We get wrong items shipped to us all the time and we call the distributor to send them back. Not a lot of people are honest anymore.
Y'all took it easy on them, that's about as low as it gets. I've seen smaller stores end up with larger chain's picks if they don't sell out (my favorite local store gets tons of RR SPs, ECPBs, and KC SiBs from stores/bars/restaurants and sells them at or below MSRP which is awesome) but this is borderline theft, especially with an ER SP. Signing up for your Patreon in hopes that we get a fully NSFW rant. I'm talking that feeling when you're 3-4 whiskies deep on the golf course and couldn't hit the ball straight if your life depended on it and might as well be putting with a hockey stick a la Happy Gilmore. They want the smoke, give it to them! Cheers fellas!
Glad you guys are getting some justice
Woohoo! Psyched for the EHT...pick a good one.
A store in MA received 1/2 a barrel from a store in CA. The SP was Boom Boom Room and they said it was on them to make it right and ship so they kept and sold them.
The boom boom room is a live music venue and Bar in SF that was owned by John Lee Hooker before his death
How much was a barrel?
does anyone expect any scruples from anything in / around Washington DC?
The store owner steals the barrel and is mad at being caught. The distributor owns this issue as well through gross incompetence if nothing else.
I bet that store owner doesn't use their turn signal
Lame that it happened, and how the store responded BUT silver lining is the admission of guilt from the distributor, and a better pick from BT. Not to mention i feel like this should be a message to the industry. Do the right thing, and dont mess with the BJ fam!
That's likely a defamation of character lawsuit since the store's unethical action of accepting your product resulted in your name being now associated with secondary pricing, potentially leading to less subscribers and less add revenue on youtube. I highly encourage you to consult with a lawyer on this, especially since the store owner is being so unprofessional with you
Not surprised a DC store did that to you guys.
I’m all aboard with the EH Taylor !!
As a recent subscriber and person into the whiskey hobby, this is sad to see happen. I'm interested in joining the Patreon and would like to get in on the picks when they release. What is usually the best tier to have availability for those?
I live in DC; never heard of this store. It’s also in a really, really sketchy neighborhood.
Distributor for Michigan can sell it to store in DC. Huge Area!!
The store the BJ picks goes through is in DC
Wow, so sorry guys. That's an insane series of events. EHT pick I think is better too tho, so congrats on that!
The advantage of the EHT pick... is you CAN have that one bottled at Barrel Proof... can't you? And EHT BP is for sure more desirable than ER.
Two different SKUs EHTSB and EHTBP. So just like you can’t get Eagle Rare bottled at barrel proof, you can’t get EHTSB at barrel proof, just at 100 proof. Highly unlikely they will get an EHTBP, those typically go to restaurants and bars
It's 1000% on the distributor. I understand the store owner anger, but he's just taking advantage of a golden goose that fell into his lap. I can't blame him for that. The rudeness is meh, but people suck.
Looks like the post has been taken down....I went to go look for it and couldn't see it on IG or FB
How can we get a bottle of that EH Taylor when the time comes and it’s distributed?
That’s the cool part. You don’t
Bottles are sold through bourbon outfitters via patreon links in order of tiers top down
I have been waiting for 3 years for a Buffalo Trace Barrel Select. It never seems to happen when there are 60,000 applications and 400 barrels to select. How do you guys keep getting selections from them???
They said in the video, it was someone in their community ( a viewer/patron) that got selected and gave it to them. Maybe pay closer attention.
124,000 subscribers and a guy who probably could not afford to buy the whole thing!
I got that, but barrel selects from BT are very hard to come by.@@red5standingby419
That is what we call in the Bourbon Community a 'dick move'. Sorry that happened guys, glad you're seeing some positive out of it though.
sadge but EH Taylor is a upgrade for sure.
If it's not yours, then why are you taking it.... pretty simple..(dang did I just agree with Sean)... thankfully you are being taken care of, I've seen so many others being told SOL. Cheers Everyone and have a Great Weekend ahead...🥃🥃🥃🥃
You know it's funny this happened to you guys. A similar thing happened with a local liqour store in my hometown in AZ. Saw they had gotten in some eagle rare, noticed the sticker as a store pick... look at the sticker and see "safeway and Albertsons" which obviously the local store is not a grocery store. Owner there has some sort of connection with the distributor and snaked away a barrel pick from them. I know things may be slightly different between what group pics and what a large retailer pics but man what a scumbag thing to do with a product that in my eyes should be a guaranteed thing you guys get. And stores wonder why you would rather buy from a large or chain retailer.
I'm angry for you guys. That store is foul
Please share the store so we can never shop there
That store is in Anacostia. I seriously doubt yo will be going there any time soon.
Its corner market liquors in dc
@@LeatherDaddy97 Anacostia is part of DC. SE part of DC.
@@gkm072159 i never said anything to the contrary
I just called the store and they said they returned all the Eagle Rare and no longer have it in stock. DC is about 45 minutes away, so I can’t confirm as I don’t have time to drive in today.
They're back with JHOB, so it's confirmed they returned what was left
This happens ALOT here in Texas.
And it’s gotten worse because BT decided to only work with one distributor in the state, and they picked the worst one. They literally picked the one who had been caught selling straight to the secondary themselves.
This would never happen in a State run liquor distribution State.
too bad that happen to you guys! But same time im glad, cause you have a way to expose whats going on, I bet that was not the 1st time, Now what can be done, so things like that never happen again, maybe intercepted a barrel pick from someone else, will make you lost your license ? also the distributor have to pay a huge fee, i hope that will not be just a slap on the hand and keep going.
I know everyone has their own palate, but I would be a lot more excited about an EH pick over an eagle rare lol. Both fantastic bottles for their respective prices, but EH just has something special. Sorry for the situation but glad they're making it right for you!
Sorry this happened…. Sounds like everyone is going to make it right, except the store owner.
I believe in Dan's HIGH HOPES!!!!! Let um happen.
Something VERY similar happened with a 1792 pick that Eureka Burger’s The Whiskey Club had selected for the program. A liquor store in my area(central California) was advertising bottles of 1792 barrel select with a TWC sticker on them. A guy from Eureka reached out to the owner in the comment section and was told that they had to take it up with the distributor and the store wouldn’t stop selling the bottles.
Wow…..so shady. Glad you at least got 9 cases back.
Is any way to go legally after this store owner? Mistakes are happen, he purchased this barrel and makes some profit. At list he can share some profit with you guys or reimburse you for your effort to pick the barrel.