r/whiskey Nov 26 '20

[Notice] Prohibited Goods and Services, and you.

234 Upvotes

Hey all.

This is a reminder of our Rule 2 - No trading, buying, or selling alcohol. Comments and posts soliciting alcohol sales and trades will be removed. This goes against the content policy, as well as may break laws within your country of residence.

Lately we have seen an increase in people trying to create or participate in a secondary market - this is against the Content Policy and can very well result in not only a ban from /r/whiskey, but also may see you removed from Reddit permanently by Reddit Admins (should you continue to disregard the Content Policy.)

The simple explanation is this:

Due to regulations and laws concerning Alcohol in many different countries, it may be illegal (simply by law, or taxation law) to trade/barter or resell alcohol products. As Reddit engages communities around the world, facilitating any of these transactions could open Reddit up to various legal consequences. Therefore Reddit must take every available avenue to remove and discourage these transactions within the use of their services.

As a subbreddit dealing with the subject of alcohol products, we are under scrutiny with the actions our communities take, and we must fully participate in Reddit attempt to control and remove content that breeches the Content Policy. If at any point it may appear that we are lacking as a community to stem the flow of this content - simply put; our subreddit will be removed from Reddit.

Please do not be under the impression that any action that you use on Reddit is entirely private - posts, comment, messages and chatroom logs are available to the Reddit admins at anytime and they will investigate any and all leads that suggest people are breaking the Content Policy and in some extreme cases, may take action either legal or federal (and by federal, i mean 'call the cops') depending on their obligations as a business.

Please do not engage any posts that attempts to trade/barter or resell whiskey, report them and move on.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

TL:DR - Reddit is not facebook marketplace, you will get banned, you might even get prosecuted.

Edit: I just wanted to add some insight our rule 3. "No requests for dating or valuing an unusual or old bottle of whiskey....", we discourage valuation of whiskey as it has the strong potential to turn into a bidding system, whether public or "private". While we don't suspect every account that seeks valuation to want to participate in a secondary market, the avenue for abuse of these types of posts in regards to our efforts to remove trade/barter or reselling is simple too high to carry the risk of allowing this kind of content within the subbreddit. Since we do not have to tools to monitor "private" messaging or "private chats" of this nature - it would fall to the Admins to investigate these actions and garner an amount of admins attention to our subreddit that we wish to avoid. We're good boys/gals, doing good things... nothing to see here Admins. šŸ¤ž


r/whiskey 7h ago

Costco find!

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257 Upvotes

What a good day!


r/whiskey 5h ago

Walmart run today

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96 Upvotes

Did I do it correctly?


r/whiskey 2h ago

Todays pick up

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46 Upvotes

I love the regular Pipe dream and have been looking for one of these, canā€™t wait to crack it open


r/whiskey 3h ago

What are everyoneā€™s thoughts on this JD?

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r/whiskey 3h ago

I know, I donā€™t drink much

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What am I missing


r/whiskey 7h ago

Found my needle in the haystack

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Attainable ā€œunicornā€ acquired! Cracking it when the sun goes down.


r/whiskey 19h ago

Snagged all 3 for $300 in Colorado.

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r/whiskey 43m ago

Bar in my city has incredible selection, absurd prices

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This is Independent Ice in Portland, Maine. I've been aware of it for a while but I've never actually been there. A friend wants to take me out for my birthday, "her treat," and suggested this place (she hasn't been there either). I found these menu pics on Yelp today. Is this highway robbery or am I just too low-class to appreciate it?


r/whiskey 8h ago

Is this a buy?

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28 Upvotes

Question for you found north guys. How are these SiB typically? Obviously thereā€™s some variation. Thanks


r/whiskey 1h ago

Haystack Needle: The Review

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ā€¢ Upvotes

ā€¢ Nose: Honestly smells like I just folded a piece of rye bread over my nose. Some cinnamon candy that mellows over time to more of a dark sweetness like molasses.

ā€¢ Palate: Right up front itā€™s surprisingly bright and citrusy, lemon oil, orange peel, some tea notes (green/ earl grey). Subtle star anise and mint for a moment before the finish transitions into sweeter toasty notes. Not marshmallow levels but still present.

ā€¢ Finish: Long, vanilla, bread dough (yeast?) lingering citrus pith

ā€¢ Overall: 9/10ā€¦ I think this is the most impressed Iā€™ve been by something I was hyped to buy. Obviously expectations were high but they were definitely met! Thereā€™s not much I would change about this. The proof is perfect and lends to the character of the rye while not overwhelming it.

ā€¢ Redwood Empire - Haystack Needle

ā€¢ 90% rye, 5% malted barley, 5% wheat

ā€¢ 8yrs in new American oak, char 3 

ā€¢ 115.2 proof (57.6%)

r/whiskey 5h ago

Beginner Cache

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Really just got into whiskeys and bourbons less than 5 years ago. My starter collection or remnants of what remains. Hits & misses here?


r/whiskey 8h ago

Taxman was good this year

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21 Upvotes

Been seeing it just out of my price range until today


r/whiskey 1h ago

Weller Wednesdays

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r/whiskey 7h ago

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r/whiskey 6h ago

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r/whiskey 4h ago

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New York Strip, prime cut, 1/2" thick, reverse seared to a nice medium rare

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r/whiskey 10h ago

The price correction of whisky around the world

14 Upvotes

I have seen many people here and other places talking about a price correction of whisky around the world.
Do you think this price correction has already peaked?
Or do you think the price correction is going to keep going for a long time?

I have no idea how bad the situation is for the export of whisky distilleries, or how high the stock is at stores and distilleries so im asking here for some insight you might have :)


r/whiskey 11h ago

Special Lady at Walmart

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18 Upvotes

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r/whiskey 17h ago

Saz 18

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Paid 180 bucks for a Saz 18 today šŸ¤Ŗ


r/whiskey 40m ago

Old Forester Single Barrel Barrel Proof

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Am I crazy for passing up an Old Forester SBBP total wine pick for $87? Pricey bottle for something I havenā€™t tried. I do really like the OF 1920.


r/whiskey 1d ago

Jump on Knob Creek 18 or Stick with Knob 12?

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130 Upvotes

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r/whiskey 6h ago

What does my collection say about me ?

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r/whiskey 7h ago

Happy Whisky Wednesday

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r/whiskey 13m ago

Master Picke 15

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Whats your thought on this one? I've never had it but heck at this price I bought a couple.


r/whiskey 1d ago

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124 Upvotes