Have you ever had it before buying that bottle?
I've tried ETL a couple of times, and for $40 I'd be all over it. $100 is probably at the point I'd have to decline, I can see why you were reluctant. Don't get me wrong, it's a really good bottle if you like the sweet (and I do), but fuck me, the secondary price is just idiotic.
Yes. Over the years, I've gone through many a bottle of Blanton's. Back when it could be had for a reasonable price. I've still got several bottles squirrelled away, but since they seem to have gotten scarce, it was hard to turn down one more.
I agree, the prices these days are out of control. Considering how the prices have gotten, I can still barely believe that good aged bourbon like Russell's Reserve 10yr and Bulleit 10yr can be readily found at regular prices. I've seen Henry McKenna 10yr go from $30 per bottle to closer to a hundred. Hell, It wasn't that long ago I was buying Weller 12 for $30 off the middle shelf, but now, if you ever even seen any, it's like $500 and it's just not worth that.
Blanton's moves consistently in central Ohio for $110, up from about $90 in 2020. OWA goes for around $90 when it used to be $70 also. Frankly, I think there are plenty of good bottles that I'd take over those ones anymore. For me, Russell's just doesn't miss. I'm not ponying up $325 for the 13yr but the 10yr is easily as good at it's price point. I've also gotten very much into the Penelope offerings recently as well as Pinhook. Definitely recommend either of them if you see them.
Down here in Texas, you don't even see OWA anymore. At any price. I was never really a fan anyway, but it's a good barometer of price changes apparently.
I've decided that any individual that buys a bottle of bourbon with the sole intention of reselling it for profit is a faggot.
Yeah, for a cheap rye, I like it a lot.
I used to go do the lines and wait for something good but then I realized how stupid it was when you're just as likely to find something delicious sitting on the shelf. I'm never going to go line up at 5am like I've seen some assholes do, and yes, the people that are taking the pictures in their cars to immediately put on the trading/sales groups are huge fucking bitches.
Sure thing. I just finally bought a Pinhook a few weeks ago but I'll always have it in the house. It's like $39 here and drinks 3 times as expensive IMO. Penelope Barrel Strength, Architect, and Toasted are also fine offerings that are usually under $65. Also, Barrell Bourbon has some great stuff. Then there's 4 Roses single barrel and small batch select that are always sitting on shelves and never disappoint. Allocated bottles are for losers.
Yeah, fuck lining up and fuck paying a premium. Like you said, I'll grab something off the shelf, enjoy it just fine and not look like a faggot.
How much of that shit do those twats have to do to make any real money? Just get a fucking job, douchbags, and leave the liquor to us drunks.
Based on the secondary prices I see on some shit, a lot. A couple of weeks ago a bunch of EHT Straight Rye hit Columbus which I think is $50 retails and it was selling on secondary for $225-250.
I guess, but how much/how often can you get a 400% return? When all that stuff hit Cbus, could you buy all the liquor store had, or do they ration it?
Usually, these stores ration out allocated or rare products.
They ration it normally, one bottle per person, but dudes will have their wives, cousins, kids, parents go to all the different ones and get the bottles for them too. It's a lot of bullshit.
In Michigan, I ran across Driftless Glen Bourbon. It's made in Wisconsin and I was like, WTF? But I think it's pretty damn solid. It's not cheap, but I wasn't expecting much because Wisconsin.
Value to price it's hard to beat Milagro silver and Tito's Vodka.
The biggest surprise whisky for me was Rebel Yell 10yr. Let's face it, Rebel Yell is a bottom shelf bourbon and I wasn't expecting much from the more aged version. It blew me away. Then, after it was on the market for 5 years or so, it disappeared and I've never seen it again. I've still got a couple of bottles on hand, but I've never seen a nonallocated whisky just disappear like that.
Good to know. i've been seeing the casamigos tequila commercials lately and I was wondering about their products.
I was hesitant at first because I don't really get into celebrity brands, but the reposado is bangin'. It's not cheap - around $55 for a fifth. I'd skip the blanco and anejo - they aren't bad, but I don't think they're remarkable. I haven't tried the mezcal.