Halifax Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 ^ Dammit man... Don't ruin it for me. :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectic1 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Sorry Rod...just posting what information I have been given regarding the ORVW 23 decanter. My logic most times is flawed, but this time I would have to say, I would make the same decision today that I made 2 years ago and that doesn't happen very often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifax Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Sorry Rod...just posting what information I have been given regarding the ORVW 23 decanter. My logic most times is flawed, but this time I would have to say, I would make the same decision today that I made 2 years ago and that doesn't happen very often! Bob... My guess is that when I eventually crack one open I will be like... "Hell yeah! This is the best bourbon I have ever had!" I suppose that would be the appropriate reaction given the price, packaging and aura surrounding this bottling. Sometimes our expectations and preconceived ideas influence our taste buds. What I'd really like to do is taste it blind, and totally not expecting it. Then see if it stacks up to the price paid. So... Who has one open on their bar? Samples? Anyone...? Anyone...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman1099 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 . So... Who has one open on their bar? Samples? Anyone...? Anyone...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectic1 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I have one open and offered a pour to Bob when he was here..... he declined.... :skep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQ Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I have to say even though I'm not a big collector this presentation is a different deal than just a bottle of bourbon. I have a set and I'm very pleased I bought one. Even the price looks good now that some rip-off artists are selling the regular Pappy 23 for $400 a pop. Your current Van Winkle collection is not complete without this set and with only 1,500 produced not everyone will get one. My 2¢. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonNOOG Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I have to say even though I'm not a big collector this presentation is a different deal than just a bottle of bourbon. I have a set and I'm very pleased I bought one. Even the price looks good now that some rip-off artists are selling the regular Pappy 23 for $400 a pop. Your current Van Winkle collection is not complete without this set and with only 1,500 produced not everyone will get one. My 2¢. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroInBourbonMD Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I bought one of these a couple of months back when I stood in line early one morning at The Party Source in N.KY for their fall 2011 Van Winkle release when they some how had 2 sets available at regular retail prices. At the time I was very naive as to what was a good deal verse a one time opportunity as I was just really trying to figure out this new bourbon habit I had developed! Fortunately, I convinced myself to buy the decanter set and it has been the single most unregrettable bourbon purchase I have made to date. At the time I was under the impression that the decanters were an annual release, which I was informed they were not while standing in line (thanks to some new bourbon friends!). I'm not sure what the special occasion will be when I finally crack it open, but I am anxiously awaiting that day! Whatever it is, it will definitely include my close bourbon friends because there is nothing better than sharing a magnificent bourbon with good friends who appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOWK Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 there is nothing better than sharing a magnificent bourbon with good friends who appreciate it!For me, finding someone to appreciate good bourbon is no easy task. It's always pearls before swine whenever I offer something top shelf. I have given up on bringing "good" bottles to my local friends' houses because I just can't watch it go down in a shot glass followed by a beer...I'm glad that I've found a few guys that I CAN enjoy good whiskey with, even if I have to travel a ways to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris24 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 This is probably in vain, but does anyone else have a retail lead on one of these? I figure because of their price they might not be all evaporated like the Pappy Van Winkle's, but I thought I'd check. I passed up a bottle a while ago for $400 and I've regretted it since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luther.r Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Add me to the list of people who would be interested in a lead on one of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer&Bourbon Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I stated this here before, but since people are chiming in, I'd also like to find one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjk Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 A guy can dream, can't he - would love to procure a bottle. I had the chance to pick one up a little over a year ago. I cannot count the times I have kicked myself for not grabbing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroMedic Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I think any of us who passed on these back in the day would love to get there hands on a bottle. I know i would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Lamplighter Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I think any of us who passed on these back in the day would love to get there hands on a bottle. I know i would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradleyC Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Back in the day? These were released in 2009. Is 25 months ago really back in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neat Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 the store owner said it was 2 young fellas from AL with an SUV packed full of whiskey in the blacked-out window rear compartment & backseat. They told him that it was all purchased that day from stores all over town. They said they had spent $4-5K but he said it looked to be at least $10K from what he saw. They told him quite openly that they could not get such things in AL and bought it all for resale to collectors. holy crap! there are no "professional" dusty hunters willing to cross state lines and buy up dusties in bulk in order to sell for profit?:bigeyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neat Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 holy crap! there are no "professional" dusty hunters willing to cross state lines and buy up dusties in bulk in order to sell for profit?:bigeyes:oops! that "no" should be "now". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbible Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 A liquor store just outside of Nashville just sold their last ORVW 23 decanter for a reported 699.00. The distributer purchased it. tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hershmeister Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 And to think I had the chance to buy one for 350 at my local store... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonNOOG Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 A liquor store just outside of Nashville just sold their last ORVW 23 decanter for a reported 699.00. The distributer purchased it. timSnagged mine just outside of nashville about a month ago for $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris24 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Snagged mine just outside of nashville about a month ago for $400.Jealous. :cry:I love the thrill of driving 300 miles to pick up a rare few bottles like I've done in the past. If I knew a store in the west/mid-west that had a bottle, I'd totally make a road trip out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonNOOG Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Jealous. :cry:I love the thrill of driving 300 miles to pick up a rare few bottles like I've done in the past. If I knew a store in the west/mid-west that had a bottle, I'd totally make a road trip out of it.It most definitely was a road trip. Left at 9am and returned about 6pm. 3 hr drive each way with a stop in nashville to eat and visit with my brother.Normally I wouldn't go out of my way to pick up bourbon. But, for this, I would have driven further. It's a sight to behold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restaurant man Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The whole package is really cool. I havent opened mine yet. picked mine up when it was released after much indecision. (can bourbon really warrant this kind of price?) I should have bougt two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroMedic Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Found this tucked away in a locked case in the corner of a shop covered in dust. I never even saw it, the gf pointed it out to me knowing i like the pappy stuffs and she had never seen one of these. I think there was a whopping 45 seconds from the time I saw it until the time i paid for it. I still get butterflies thinking i finally got one, and at MSRP!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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