MM Proof Change

[squire]

Ho(s)? Gosh, I guess it's true, you can get anything off of Craigslist.

[Yeti]

This is from last week, but I haven't seen it mentioned.

http://spiritsjournal.klwines.com/kl...kers-mark.html

K&L selling Triple Ms (Maker's Mark Mistakes) for $5 each to clear them out. Also blowing up the notion that these are some rare and limited item.

[squire]

At that price I would buy it and take a few friends with me to get additional bottles.

[MarkRuck]

Whoa......$5?! It will still take a while for them to 'blow out' their stock if they limit it to one bottle per person. But, that is a heck of a deal

[UncleJohnsBarrel]

This (not surprisingly I think) sold out within 24 hours. I remember seeing this one day, thinking "Hell for $5 why wouldn't I get one?" and by the time I checked their stock the next day when I was gonna go it was gone.

K&L is a great store that actually tells you what their stocks are like in case you wanna decide to make a purchase or maybe wait a while. Unfortunately, that also means you can tell when something is just gone (and in this case not coming back).

[MarkRuck]

I stand corrected.....less than 24 hours is not long at all. Even non-bourbon drinkers would be lured in to buy a bottle at $5.

[UncleJohnsBarrel]

I stand corrected.....less than 24 hours is not long at all. Even non-bourbon drinkers would be lured in to buy a bottle at $5.

I just got this funny image of some oblivious person walking into K&L, seeing Makers Mark for $5.00 and buying one for a party thinking "Makers for $5.00. Its always $25 when I buy it for parties, what a steal!" but with little clue as to the anger their newly purchased bottle inspired.

[squire]

How many customers went to the store without checking first, more than a few I expect.

[Martian]

The only bottle of MM I ever purchased was about 35 years ago. I bought it because I liked the label and the red wax top.The MM proof change controversy's national attention has been remarkable. The subject came up in conversation I had with a complete stranger. I thoroughly enjoyed this long thread.

[cowdery]

I wonder if Dale or any other resident Ambassador can tell us if the Maker's Mark community is pressing the company about the long-term question of capacity expansion, in particular the plan that was supposed to be imminent eight years ago. And if not, why not? Beam is investing in everything else, why aren't they investing in what is supposed to be their crown jewel? (More about the postponed expansion plan is here.)