B. Lomax Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 After falling down Matt’s video blog rabbit hole, I recently joined the blog. He does a wonderful job by the way. 62 days until Wonder of the Seas. After a decade of attempts and several previous postponements, my wife and I finally booked a cruise. Life happens. We purchased the drink package, and I was scouring the internet and all the blogs to get a better idea of the “ultra-premium” liquor options at bars like Mason Jar, in case I see something I would want to pay over’s on for the package. I have only been able to find the limited and standard offerings and menus but not the ultra-premium offerings, possibly because those can vary more frequently. I’m specifically looking for current ultra-premium whisky prices at Mason Jar, Schooner, Cask and Clipper, or any others that people would recommend. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get the most current bar and premium/ultra-premium liquor options, both under and over the $15 limit for the drink package for Wonder of the Seas? I’ll take all the help I can get at this point. Thanks! NikiM and tingtang 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Lomax Posted March 18 Author Report Share Posted March 18 @GatorCruiser has been a big help in this department. Thanks for the recon at Mason Jar! GatorCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Wonder is such as awesome ship. You will absolutely love her. Cruising is just the best! B. Lomax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Welcome to the boards! If you’re really into ultra premium, I suspect you will a bit disappointed with the whiskey selection. There are certainly some premium choices, but I don’t recall any stellar options with any of the liquors. Not to say you won’t have fun checking things out, though! B. Lomax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 On Harmony in January, the English pub, Boot & Bonnett, had a couple of selections from Whistlepig that were not available anywhere else on the ship. 6 year and 10 year rye. No extra cost with the drink package! I would expect that the English pub on Wonder (Pig & Whistle?) may also have those (and maybe some others worth trying?) B. Lomax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey79 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 10 hours ago, KristiZ said: Welcome to the boards! If you’re really into ultra premium, I suspect you will a bit disappointed with the whiskey selection. There are certainly some premium choices, but I don’t recall any stellar options with any of the liquors. Not to say you won’t have fun checking things out, though! I’ll agree with this assessment. I have always been rather disappointed when it comes to Royal’s whiskey and scotch selections. Don’t get me wrong they’re not bad, but I can get as good a selection at most restaurant bars. If you like 12 year scotch, you’ll be fine. Outside of that, it’s all blends which I’m personally not a fan of. I don’t see it as Royal being cheap. They are just buying the ones that they can get good volume on so there’s parity between ships and bars. Surprisingly, the pool bar on Allure had just as much of a selection as the inside bars did. I did manage to score some free Johnny Blue from The Collection but it cost me a couple of LV and Gucci hand bags for the girls. B. Lomax and KristiZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Current scotch selection at schooner here on Wonder. SPS, WAAAYTOOO, B. Lomax and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Lomax Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 Thanks for all the responses! @GatorCruiser thanks for the scotch selection pic. Appreciate the info! You guys are awesome! GatorCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey79 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 45 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: Current scotch selection at schooner here on Wonder. I had about half that on Allure. They canceled the Macallan tasting event on me too. Now I have another reason to be glad I booked Wonder next year. GatorCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 @B. Lomax check out this pic of what I bought today. This is just a sampling of what I got. Bought 5 bottles , Blantons gold , blanton barrel strength , wild turkey 12 year , some rare willet wheated and something called schenks which is supposed to be somewhat rare. SPS, JohnK6404 and WAAAYTOOO 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Lomax Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 @GatorCruiser that photo looks glorious! So excited for you. Great stuff. Great finds. Did you get these at Gulhomars? Thanks for sharing the welcome news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 @GatorCruiser Man, I would love to get my hands on some Blanton's Gold and Barrel Strength! The bottle of Single Barrel I have is fantastic. Just so hard to find in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 2 minutes ago, SPS said: @GatorCruiser Man, I would love to get my hands on some Blanton's Gold and Barrel Strength! The bottle of Single Barrel I have is fantastic. Just so hard to find in the wild. Gulhomars has every blantons made including a few bottles of blantons char which is 2k. You just gotta get to St Maarten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, GatorCruiser said: Gulhomars has every blantons made including a few bottles of blantons char which is 2k. You just gotta get to St Maarten My favorite stop in st maarten. TXCoastPatriot and GatorCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 If you’re looking for liquor or cigarettes, St. Maarten is your place ! GatorCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 On 3/22/2024 at 3:24 PM, GatorCruiser said: Gulhomars has every blantons made including a few bottles of blantons char which is 2k. You just gotta get to St Maarten Well, that's good to hear. Rhapsody takes me there next January! GatorCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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