MikeK and Art and I crossed paths at the Sampler in Bardstown in April, and I invited them to share some samples I had in my room, and parted with a 375ml bottle of ND Old Taylor to Mike. While I certainly was not fishing for a quid pro quo, Mike more than quo-ed my quid (or is that quid-ed my quo?) when he emailed me a couple of weeks ago to offer a second set of the BTEC that he'd gotten from the store where Art got his.
Hence, we arranged a trade for some of my older bottles. While our packages were crisscrossing the country, I also happened to run across the only case shipped to my area still intact at the retailer who received it. He sold me two more sets and, inspired by Mike's example, I've offered them to other bourbonistas to enjoy.
Anyway, I've added my notes about the French Oak to Mike's in the tasting reviews, and will be glad, too, to contribute impressions of the Twice Barreled and Fire Pot soon.
Thanks, Mike, for sharing the wealth, and thus allowing me to do the same.