Step up your game. Learn your local market. Learn that there are other great bourbons that are easy to get.

I've managed to find enough OWA to be able to drink it regularly without standing in any lines. I picked up my 3rd bottle for 2023 last week.

This year I've manged to buy Stagg, EHT SmB, HMcK10, Eagle Rare, HH BiB, OWA, WSR, Bakers, plus a slew of other great bourbon bottles that are often on the shelf.

No bribes, no standing in lines for hours. I work 60+ hrs a week and don't have time for that nonsense. Buffalo Trace is not the only great distiller out there but Sazerac markets their products very well and has convinced way too many that their products are the only ones you should be seeking.