How can I find this pumpkin spice whiskey?

September 17, 2013 6:30 AM

I had no idea how much I wanted a pumpkin spice whiskey until I turned up this via Facebook this morning. But! It's only sold in New England! I can't find anywhere to buy it online and I don't know anyone who lives in New England. Am I out of options? Please let me know if you have any ideas/suggestions for obtaining this. (I live in Seattle, if that helps.) Thanks!
posted by skycrashesdown to Food & Drink (10 answers total)

It's not the same distillery but Corsair does a pumpkin spice whiskey that appears to be available online in some places.
posted by ghharr at 6:45 AM on September 17, 2013

If you really want the Sons of Liberty version specifically, you could put up a post in Jobs to see if you might be able to enlist a friendly local MeFite to procure it for you.

Otherwise, Milwaukee's Great Lakes Distillery has a pumpkin spirit that is seasonally available and can be ordered online here and here, among other places. It's amazing! Wonderful with cider, tastes uncannily like a pumpkin pie.
posted by divined by radio at 7:16 AM on September 17, 2013 [2 favorites]

If you want to make it a little project, you could make your own (substituting whiskey for vodka of course).
posted by showbiz_liz at 7:43 AM on September 17, 2013

Why not ask your favorite liquor store owner if it's something he or she could special order?
posted by brianogilvie at 8:04 AM on September 17, 2013

brianogilvie: if SOL Spirits doesn't yet have a partnership with a wholesaler in Washington State (which it would appear they do not) it's doubtful that a retailer could manage to get their hands on any without jumping through major hoops, if at all.
posted by komara at 8:26 AM on September 17, 2013

Best answer: Theoretically, they should have this at the liquor store down the street from my house. I'd be willing to mail it to you. (Wait, is that legal?)
posted by woodvine at 8:57 AM on September 17, 2013

I am able to order a whiskey (not this one) which has no local distributor or wholesaler in my state through a local liquor store but only if I order it by the case, which I am happy to do. So, if you can afford it or are willing to take the risk on a case of whiskey you may not like, you may have more success trying to order a case than a single bottle if it's not available at your local liquor monger.

Great Lakes Pumpkin Spirit has none of the attributes of a whiskey, despite the description and the aging in barrels. I was hoping for something warmer, richer with more flavor from the mash than it had.
posted by crush-onastick at 9:44 AM on September 17, 2013

woodvine, you can send it legally, but not through the U.S. Postal service. It's considered a controlled substance. UPS will do it, but just iterate a food item when listing content. In the past, sometimes they have been weird about it.
(That was some time ago, when I still had the time and energy to brew my own beer.)
posted by annsunny at 10:01 AM on September 17, 2013

I can say, thanks to a recent conversation with my rep, that FedEx does not like to ship anything above 14% alcohol - in other words, wine and beer are okay, port and anything more alcoholic are not.

That does not stop enterprising individuals from packing up whatever they want and dropping it in the FedEx system unlabeled.
posted by komara at 9:29 PM on September 17, 2013

I have the same dilemma, except I would like to have it by Saturday for a brunch event I'm going to (Pumpkin Spice Irish Coffee?!), and I'm in the D.C. area. Maybe we could try a home infusion of whiskey with pumpkin and spices?
posted by sparringnarwhal at 11:14 AM on September 19, 2013