James E Pepper 15 year?

[smknjoe]

Nope. They go for $70 around here and still might not be worth it.

[dSculptor]

Alright good to know.

[Wryguy]

I paid $60 for my JEP15 bourbon, and it's very meh. Not bad, not great, I get a dill note that doesn't play well with the corn sweetness. And I've revisited this bottle a few times since opening it a couple weeks ago. If it was $40 it'd be properly priced, and I will not be buying this again. This, the JEP 15 rye and the JEP NAS bourbon have all underwhelmed, but the NAS rye is fine IMO.

[shoshani]

This, the JEP 15 rye and the JEP NAS bourbon have all underwhelmed, but the NAS rye is fine IMO.

[Wryguy]

The JEP rye actually isn't NAS, per se; there's a very small note on the back label that reads "Aged over 2 years". So it's not an exact age statement, but there's no absence of one either.

[wadewood]

When this 1st came out, it sold for about $60 for the 15 YO. Then they released an NAS version and 2nd batch of 15 YO. The NAS is around $40 but the 15 had big price increase and now $130-$150. You might still find stray bottles of 1st batch for $60. Other than price, I don't think there is anyway to tell what batch is what.

I bought a couple at the $60 price point and thought is was pretty good at that price point. For $140 no way.

[tigerlam92]

When this 1st came out, it sold for about $60 for the 15 YO. Then they released an NAS version and 2nd batch of 15 YO. The NAS is around $40 but the 15 had big price increase and now $130-$150. You might still find stray bottles of 1st batch for $60. Other than price, I don't think there is anyway to tell what batch is what.

I bought a couple at the $60 price point and thought is was pretty good at that price point. For $140 no way.

Thanks for the details. I had always been confused with the assumed pricing changed.

Still can't see how they raised prices so much on second release.

[wadewood]

Thanks for the details. I had always been confused with the assumed pricing changed.

Still can't see how they raised prices so much on second release.