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Velvet Falernum to the US |
van Oosten
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From: Batavia
|  Posted: 2008-03-07 7:05 pm Permalink
Martiki bought most every last bottle in CA, but maybe you should wager a zombie (or your bottle) that you can find a bottle at retail in CA!
The Taylor's Velvet Falernum should be back in stock in CA just a few more weeks.
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gonegoannas
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From: Long Beach, CA
| Posted: 2008-03-08 08:35 am Permalink
It is available at BevMo at least the southern CA stores. I have purchased it at the Huntington Beach and Long Beach locations...It was in stock in Long Beach on Wednesday.
Jeff
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bewarethe151
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From: Los Angeles, CA
| Posted: 2008-03-08 12:27 pm Permalink
Are you sure that you are talking about Taylor Velvet Falernum? I have shopped the store in LB of which you speak and have never seen it. When I asked today, they had never heard of it and the BevMo computer shows that it is not a product which they carry, company-wide or even have a vender.
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gonegoannas
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From: Long Beach, CA
| Posted: 2008-03-08 12:52 pm Permalink
If this is what you are looking for then yes. It is with the Rum. Cant remember exact location in LB but the Huntington Beach store it is on the top shelf in the middle of the rum selection.
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bewarethe151
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From: Los Angeles, CA
| Posted: 2008-03-08 3:31 pm Permalink
Thanks. I know the stuff well and went through the rum and mixer section with a fine-tooth comb. A BevMo employee helped. No joy in Long Beach, the place on PCH which you enter from "behind the complex" away from PCH. Anyway, I will try HB tomorrow, but this must have sold out when Martiki went on his hunting trip for Forbidden Island.
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bewarethe151
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From: Los Angeles, CA
| Posted: 2008-03-09 6:35 pm Permalink
No Taylor's Velvet Falernum at BevMo in Huntington Beach. It's not in the system. We'll need to wait for the "grand reopening" under the new importer/distributor. Of course there are those lone bottles out there...somewhere...
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sneakyjack
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From: NYC Area
| Posted: 2008-03-10 07:12 am Permalink
I'm still looking east coast style- In the NY area. I noticed it was to be in New Jersey mid March. My liquor store guy has a standing order when "it comes in"... If it comes in . Any updates?
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jingleheimerschmidt
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From: santa rosa, calif.
| Posted: 2008-03-10 09:18 am Permalink
I just ran out of Falernum myself, was planning on making a bunch of Corn n' Oils and my favorite liquor store in town was all out. I was bummed, went over to the rum section, and a load of Lemon Hart just showed up. I grabbed a bottle of Lemon Hart, and what do I find hiding behind...Velvet Falernum! I hope it wasn't one of you guys.
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hiltiki
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From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2008-03-12 2:10 pm Permalink
No Falernum to be found anywhere in San Fernando Valley. I just went to a few Liquor stores and Bev Mo. Came home and called all the rest. Nope, nowhere at all. I also called Walley's in Westlake,( no was the answer). Finally called Hi Time Wine. They were the first place that knew what Falernum was and told me it will be coming in soon and for me to call to find out when. And they already carry St Elizabeth Spice liquor as of today.
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alohacurrent
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From: Sacramento
| Posted: 2008-04-10 10:19 am Permalink
Just a heads up that Hi Times now has John Taylor's Falernum for $17.
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hiltiki
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From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2008-04-10 11:07 pm Permalink
I can't believe this , I was just there on Monday long trip from SFV, and they didn't have it and didn't know when they would be getting the Falernum. Damn
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bewarethe151
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From: Los Angeles, CA
| Posted: 2008-04-11 06:19 am Permalink
It's there now at $17.99.
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Mr. NoNaMe
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Joined: May 10, 2006
Posts: 1866 | Posted: 2008-04-15 6:01 pm Permalink
Interesting.
I must have had my bottle of Velvet for at least a year now. More, for all I know. I think I picked it up at Bevmo, but it has been a year so I am not 100% sure.
Cheers.
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leisure master
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From: The exotic village, NYC
| Posted: 2008-04-16 04:08 am Permalink
For those who can't find it, here's a website selling the Velvet Falernum. They also have a few interesting rums and whiskeys too.
Prices seem somewhat comparable to local stores and free shipping for orders of $100 and up. If you're not in NY, hopefully your state will allow you to buy booze from another state.
http://www.DrinkUpNY.com/Velvet_Falernum_p/s0548.htm
it's not bad, but definitely not as good as home-made. Check out this recipe, which I used a couple of weeks ago and was very happy with the results, even though I can't cook at all.
http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2006/07/28/falernum-8/
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Melintur
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From: Portland, OR
| Posted: 2008-04-16 08:25 am Permalink
If anybody wants a pictorial of making your own falernum, I have a photo essay of my fourth batch of Falernum (based on Paul's recipe, above) at my Cocktail Web Column. (I am still in search of a better term than 'blog')
I'll have phase II up Today or Tomorrow.
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