Post #216881 by Tipsy McStagger on Thu, Feb 23, 2006 6:48 PM

hmmmmm...... It's been awhile since I needed demerara, but I think sam's has a better selection of booze, particularly rums...you can find some strange stuff. binny's, in my opinion is too limited....they cater to the mainstream, so you aren't likely to find much in the way of rums ouside of bacardi, capt. morgan, and whatnot.

sam's can be pricey on some items and deals on others, so it's hit or miss....they also carry the pisco in the moai bottle and the new limbo drummer bottle of rum that's a throw-back to the old 50's style bottle. i personally, though I despise tequila, like the bottle with the sombrero hat cap and tiny gun holsters on it's side that holds a small shot glass in each one!! I found most of the recommended rums in the grog log at sam's as well.

as for the websites, the items being posted are those that probably sell the highest percent-wise.....i doubt that demerarra 151 is a big seller by and large, which would explain why that and other more obscure items are never shown as being available on websites....they're trying to capitalize on the shoppers with simpler demands...the connessieur almost always has to make his/her selections in person....

anyone else in chicago care to chime in?? I know ya'll drink, so where do you get your hootch??