Bought 8 Bottles This Week....(Pictures)

[Lost Pollito]

If you get a nice price I see no harm. The beef I have is with folks that simply try to buy up all the goods, and then charge on a supply and demand kinda level. Stagg should be $50 - $70 , not above the 100 dollar mark. I know we're in a free market, but that just gets me a little angry. Also, beware of fakes. And now I call a truce with those that like e-bay.

[davek]

If you get a nice price I see no harm. The beef I have is with folks that simply try to buy up all the goods, and then charge on a supply and demand kinda level. Stagg should be $50 - $70 , not above the 100 dollar mark. I know we're in a free market, but that just gets me a little angry. Also, beware of fakes. And now I call a truce with those that like e-bay.

I agree with Lost Pollito....people are selling Eagle Rare 17 for $135 + shipping on ebay. That is just robbery.

[Special Reserve]

I'm surprised that people will pay $250 for a bottle of WTKS with a pewter top. Greater than 5 times it's retail value.

Additionally, I understand the high price for the VOF and VVOF, but I won't pay it.

[cowdery]

I was going that way with my initial guess, but riddle me this:

The HH fire in Bardstown was in early November 1996, so that's just over 12 years ago.

Any whiskey made at HH-Bernheim would be younger than 12 years as would any contract whiskey made elsewhere between the fire and when HH took over at Bernheim.

So...EC 12 is either HH-Bardstown or non-HH whiskey made elsewhere under contract prior to the fire, correct?

Heaven Hill acquired whiskey that was already in barrels when it acquired Bernheim, so it could be Bernheim whiskey, it could also be Beam or Brown-Forman (who produced for HH when they didn't have a plant, BF still does), or it could even be some DSP-31 that's a little over 12 years old, or some mixture of some or all of the above, so the question is actually even trickier than it at first appears. The fact remains, though, that the EC 18-year-old is almost surely DSP-31 whiskey and the 12-year-old most likely is not, although it might be.

[p_elliott]

If you get a nice price I see no harm. The beef I have is with folks that simply try to buy up all the goods, and then charge on a supply and demand kinda level. Stagg should be $50 - $70 , not above the 100 dollar mark. I know we're in a free market, but that just gets me a little angry. .

Some of the internet retailers are getting in on the action here as well, as I've posted else where one sites has Wm Larue Weller for $214.

[Buffalo Bill]

Omit the duplication of the Maker's and replace it with a bottle of Rock Hill next to that Blanton's, then we have a perfect line-up. Blanton's & Rock Hill Farms go together like Pitt & Angelina, always bucking for attention! BB

[Lost Pollito]

Some of the internet retailers are getting in on the action here as well, as I've posted else where one sites has Wm Larue Weller for $214.

Well. I hope they get stuck sitting on it, because that price is unfair.

[Dramiel McHinson]

Jumping right into it....am I...... :bigeyes:

Dave, I started down a similar path myself when I first decided I wanted to broaden my horizons in the whisk(e)y department. I found after a short while I needed a plan as there was no possible way to buy all the bottles I was interested in. The other problem I ran into was I kept opening bottles to try and ended up with a lot of open bottles and not enough friends to help me drink it. This is where our friends at SB come in handy.

I plan to pay for my youngest daughter's college with whiskey. Here's how it works. I open and drink one of my many coveted bottles of whiskey then, after a while, my daughter comes in and asks for money. Being in a very good mood, as I sip on my Pappy Van Winkle, I give her money. She comes back the next night and we repeat the process all over again. The whiskey keeps me happy and it helps me forget the pain I endure every time I open my wallet.

Your plan may be different, but you need a plan. Otherwise, you get caught in an endless journey limited only by the storage space you are able to provide.

Remember, we're here for you if you need help:icon_pidu:

[davek]

Dave, I started down a similar path myself when I first decided I wanted to broaden my horizons in the whisk(e)y department. I found after a short while I needed a plan as there was no possible way to buy all the bottles I was interested in. The other problem I ran into was I kept opening bottles to try and ended up with a lot of open bottles and not enough friends to help me drink it. This is where our friends at SB come in handy.

I plan to pay for my youngest daughter's college with whiskey. Here's how it works. I open and drink one of my many coveted bottles of whiskey then, after a while, my daughter comes in and asks for money. Being in a very good mood, as I sip on my Pappy Van Winkle, I give her money. She comes back the next night and we repeat the process all over again. The whiskey keeps me happy and it helps me forget the pain I endure every time I open my wallet.

Your plan may be different, but you need a plan. Otherwise, you get caught in an endless journey limited only by the storage space you are able to provide.

Remember, we're here for you if you need help:icon_pidu:

My plan.......have a "different" bottle for each day of the YEAR.

Then start all over again each year.

My plan :bigeyes:

[wku88]

I dunno. Sipping Old Fitz BIB right now, and the label says "Distilled DSP1, Bottled DSP31" Still some darn good whiskey. Would be a good wheater replacement for the redundant Makers. Well, mabey a Weller 12 would do too...CHOICES, MAN, CHOICES!

[bvscfanatic]

I dunno. Sipping Old Fitz BIB right now, and the label says "Distilled DSP1, Bottled DSP31" Still some darn good whiskey. Would be a good wheater replacement for the redundant Makers. Well, mabey a Weller 12 would do too...CHOICES, MAN, CHOICES!

So much bourbon, so little time :slappin:

[Dramiel McHinson]

My plan.......have a "different" bottle for each day of the YEAR.

Then start all over again each year.

My plan :bigeyes:

Excellent Plan! In a pinch, Booker's True Barrel Bourbon counts for two bottles due to the high alcohol content not to mention the concentrated bourbon taste.:drinking:

[cowdery]

My plan is simple: to always have whatever it occurs to me to drink.

[Dramiel McHinson]

My plan is simple: to always have whatever it occurs to me to drink.

I'm adding a tab A to my plan based on recent learnin' I received from the masters.:bowdown:

The main plan now reads, maintain cat in catbox squinty eyed happiness by enjoying good bourbon while handing out life savings to kids. Tab A reads, have whatever desired on hand. Tab A line 2 reads, maintain whatever desired on hand with sufficient quantity to last one year if budget becomes constrained due to education costs for kids.

This is a living document that will grow as I receive further guidance.

[cowdery]

I would suggest "move and don't give the kids your new address," but I'm sure you've already considered that, probably daily.