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NC Bourbon Drop News, Guides and Reviews
Allocated bourbon guides, NC ABC drop news, reviews, and NC lottery updates.
Glen: The Bourbon Assistant Who Knows Every NC ABC Board
Glen is built into your Pro dashboard and knows NC ABC delivery patterns, shelf windows, community sightings, and product history. This is a complete walkthrough of everything you can ask him and what you get back.
The New Dashboard Layout: How Every Change Leads to More Bottles
The new Pro dashboard wasn't a cosmetic redesign. Every change — the overview briefing, watchlist availability scores, Favorites Finder placement, Glen's Take — exists to close the gap between raw data and a decision. Less interpretation work means better routes and more bottles found.
Bourbon NewsWild Turkey Austin Nichols Archives: Everything You Need to Know About This Release
Wild Turkey just launched a new annual limited-edition series honoring its most legendary vintage bottles. The inaugural release is a 16-year, 120-proof beast built to recreate the cult-status "Cheesy Gold Foil" era, and it is the first Wild Turkey collection to carry Associate Master Blender Bruce Russell's name alone.
GuidesHow to Hunt Allocated Bourbon in NC: The Pro Member's System
Three Pro tools built for serious NC bourbon hunters: use Hunts to plan and track multi-stop bottle runs, Sighting Alerts to get community intel between drops, and Favorites Finder to know which NC ABC boards are worth the drive before you leave the house.
Bourbon NewsPredicting the Drop: How 100 Million Bottles Are Shaping What Comes Next
Our database has now tracked over 100 million bottles distributed across North Carolina. Here is how we are using that data to build a model that predicts when allocated bottles will arrive and hit store shelves.
ReviewsKnob Creek 21 Review: Is It Worth the Price in North Carolina?
Knob Creek 21 Year is a heavy hitter - both in price and quality. In my opinion, it is significantly better than Knob Creek 18 Year offering.