(ri)1 - The Right Price

[tommyboy38]

I opened mine up and rather enjoyed it. Maybe it's not the finest rye around but it was good whiskey.

[wadewood]

ri(1) is on sale here in Houston at Specs for $19.99 (after $5 off with Spec's keycard). I bought my first bottle. Rittenhouse Rye BIB is now up to $22.

There were only 2 bottles on the shelf at Spec's downtown. Could they be clearing this out?

On price front, also noticed Ridgemont Reserve is now priced under $20. Maybe I was just not paying attention, but I'm pretty sure this used be $25-$27.50 here in Houston.

[p_elliott]

I'd buy it for $19.99 I would have bought all they had at $19.99.

I would have made a mistake that stuff is awful.

[PaulO]

I got scared off when I heard it comes from the same recipe as JB Rye

[wadewood]

My impression is that it is the Makers Mark of ryes. It's a bit dull, not a lot going on, very easy to drink. (pre apologies to the Makers drinkers & Dale).

That said, on the rocks with a 5-6 dashes of bitters, makes a good drink. For $20 a pretty good buy.

[StraightBoston]

Wade, that's a really good comparison to Maker's Mark! I found the ri(1) to be smooth and tasty but unobtrusive, and ultimately overpriced (a description that applies equally to the standard MM red wax.)

[TBC]

averages about $45 here, I found it for $30 and was happy with that, but for 20 bucks? They may not have known what they had their hands on. I woulda jumped all over that as well.

[Master_Photog]

It's about $40 here in Indiana too, Wadewood is dead on about making this a drink - sipping neat definitely reveals its youth.

Chuck

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[squire]

More than $30 here, I'll pay for the whisky but not the bottle.

[Parkersback]

I had my first pour of this, this week it was poured down the sink. The nastiest tasting rye I have ever had and I like Rye whiskey.

My favorite local store dropped the price to $25 and I started scrolling this thread to see if I should pull the trigger.

After reading this, I just unloaded the gun and put it back in the cabinet.

On a similar note, it's funny that there was a thread recently on how Beam is raising prices, because I am seeing prices drop a bit. In the last week I've seen Baker's for 34, KC for 30 and KCSB for 39.